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| THE COVINGTON NEWS |
Z 118 — 122 PACE STREET, COVINGTON. GA. — 30209 Z
Z BELMONT DENNIS
Z Editor and Publisher
LEOS. MALLARD
= Assistant to Publisher
■ OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
Z NEWTON COUNTY
: AND THE
3 CITY OF COVINGTON
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Easter will soon be here again. And, though few
may know it the theme of Easter is older than
Christianity itself. In the modern world, it cele
brates the Resurrection of Christ. But similar
rites were held in times long before Relived. Rit
uals of rebirth, historians tell us, were common
in the ancient civilizations.
Now Easter is greeted with sunrise services, and
these date back to the medieval custom of praying
while the sun begins its club into the heavens. One
legend holds that the rays of light which break
through the clouds on Easter morning are angels
dancing for joy. This is, indeed, a happy time--even
as it is a time for thoughts of those aspects of life
which go far beyond the mere material.
Covington Not Listed In 'Operation Bootstrap'
Like the proverbial sword of Damocles, the
serious threat of plant closure dangles constantly
over the one-industry town. Even a temporary
shutdown can cause workers and local merchants
much hardship, but when the plant closes,
permanently, the one-industry town is jolted to the
cold stark reality of the community’s complete
dependence upon those factory jobs (We’d say
even the two plant towns) In recent years, several
Georgia towns have seen their economic mainstay
disappear as outmoded plants were forced to close.
One of these towns is Rossville, long identified
as the home of the Peerless Woolen Mills. To
hundreds of workers this Walker County plant was
literally their life blood. Peerless Mills were ac
quired by Burlington in 1952, and closed in a few
years throwing 1,765 persons out of work. The
Future was dark! However, a CITIZENS
COMMITTEE formed to study various courses of
action. They purchased the mill property. Then the
Rossville Development Corp., was created “by for
ward-looking Rossville businessmen’’who realized
that something had to be done —immediately and
aggressively. Sixteen days later the RDC pur
chased the 1,250,000 square feet of space and within
six weeks, had its first tenant. Quilted Textiles.
Today the Mayor reports that business is better
than ever in the city’s history.
This information comes from Georgia Develop
ment News. . .Georgia has many new plants. We
do not see Covington in the list Packaging Corp,
of America will build a $4 million dollar, 200,000
sq. ft. moulded pulp ’ products plant in Macon’s
Airport Industrial Park; GAINESVILLE is getting
a soy bean processing plant with a processing
capacity of 15 million bushels beans annually,
producing soy bean oil and meal. ROYSTON:
Portable aluminum buildings, pickup truck covers
and camper bodies will be manufactured at a new
plant there.
Landing Gear ASSEMBLY PLANT STARTS AT
MARIETTA with 8,000 sq. ft.; by Eclipse-Pioneer
Div. of Bendix Corp. Eclipse just recently re
ceived a $4.3 million contract to supply Lockhead
with C-141 landing systems.
LITHONIA Gets Fuel Tank Plant $200,000. . .for
production of motor vehicle fuel tanks. They also
get another new plant D. M. Weatherly Co. is con
structing 8,000 sq. ft. pipe fabrication facility there.
DOUGLAS gets a $200,000 push-button plant for
Kerr-McGee Fertilizer Company ALSO a bulk feed
mill for Rite-Diet-Feeds. . .LEWIS FERTILIZER
BUSINESS begun near CAMILLA. . .GEORGIA
We pause to pay loving tribute to Elder Clayton
Hays, who, with his pioneer family, played a great
part in the building of this great Christian Com
munity, in which we are honored to live. His pass
ing is of inestimable loss to the County and State.
He had lived with two of his wonderful daughters,
who have followed in the footsteps of their parents,
and carried on the tradition of the family, in putting
God first in their lives. This family contributed
greatly in God’s work here on earth, not only in
higher education in Church and school circles; but
their works “for the least of these,’’reflects in the
lives of hundreds of people.
Recently, he lost one of his dear daughters, lov
ingly known as “Miss Clara Mae” by thousands of
people in religious and educational fields tlirough
out Georgia, as well as in home and community
circles. One of the most touching scenes we have
ever witnessed, was the great manner in which he
let God take over, kept his chin up, as did his family,
The other day a New York City detective sang
“God Bless America.” There’s nothing remark
able about that. Policemen sing “God Bless
America” every day. But this uniformed thrush
made the grievous error of doing so before an
audience containing a high concentration of kooks
and exhibitionists attending a “read-in” at Town
Hall.
The self-ordained intellectuals were participat
ing in afamiliar ritual—condemning U.S. nastiness
to the Communists in Vietnam. The detective is a
member of the bomb squad. There hadbeen a tele
phone threat to bomb the building. He was sent to
inspect the place and to make sure the audience
wasn’t blown to smithereens. He was detailed to
stay on and protect the crowd. He couldn’t believe
his ears — and now he’s in trouble. At last re
port he was scheduled to be hauled up on depart
mental charges, and that can be serious, indeed,
when you consider the highly liberal complexion of
the new faces in New York’s City Hall.
The way the impromptu concert broke out, 1,500
do-it-yourself foreign policy experts were squatting
in Town Hall waiting to hear Joel Oppenheimer.
He’s what you might call an intellectual’s poet,
complete with tangled, shoulder-length hair. Joel
was waiting in the wings to wow the audience with
golden Oppenheimerese when out popped the detec
tive singing “God Bless America.”
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Easter Will Soon Be Here
Tribute To Elder Clayton Hays
No Place For Patriots
(Best Coverage: News, Pictures, and Features)
In many communities, elaborate Easter parades
are held, and ladies appear in their new finery--a
flamboyant Easter hat has become something of a
tradition. And then there is one of the most charm
ing of customs--the Easter egg hunt for children.
Easter bunnies, the eager children are told, laid the
eggs. And this, too, has its origins in antiquity—in
pre-Christian times the rabbit was a symbol of
abundant new life in the spring season.
Easter thus combines a rich mixture of laughter
and solemnity. Both are good—both are needed by
the soul of man. Let all enjoy this Easter—and, in
enjoying it, pray that the spirit of He who was Re
surrected from the dead will some day rule this
world.
POWER TO SPEND sll4 MILLION in 1966. The
largest in the utilitys history. The expenditure
will average nearly half a million dollars a day,
with the largest portion — some S3O Million
going for the plant Harllee Branch, near
MILLEDGEVILLE. These two units will be com
pleted in 1968, and a fourth $52 Million unit is
scheduled to be placed in operation by 1969,
bringing total cost of the plant to $l7O Million.
The majority of the 400 of the nations 500
largest industrial corporations maintain offices
in ATLANTA. . .
GAINESVILLE $2 Million expansion, Atlantic
Steel Galvanizing unit. FITZGERALD PLANTS
in $400,000 Expansion. . .A $250,000 expansion
by G & L Steel Corp. . .8188 STEEL & SUPPLY
has completed a 40,000 sq. ft. SBO,OOO addition
to it’s MACON PLANT. J. P. Stevens to increase
MILLEDGEVILLE FINISHING PLANT. . .will be
expanded 34,000 ft.
VALDOSTA COTTON MILL. . .100 new looms
for weaving cotton blend fabrics. . .and a 12,000
sq. ft. building now under construction. DECATUR
. . .Dixie Snack Foods. Inc. recently expanded
into a 24,000 sq. ft. plant. LAWRENCEVILLE
GARMENT PLANT DOUBLING FACILITIES. . .
FITZGERALD MEAT PACKER COMPLETES
$150,000 EXPANSION; VIDALIA GARMENT COM
PANY has broken ground for a 58,500 ft. expan
sion.
Lithonia Lighting expansion to total over 120,000
sq. ft. in expansion at CONYERS; CLARKESVILLE
MILL TO ADD PILOT KNITTING PLANT. . .A
4,600 sq. ft. warehouse is being constructed or
added to CHAMBLEE plant of Standard Cap &
Seal, Inc. Ely & Walker Co. Inc. has under con
struction at its LaFayette shirt plant an addition.
Curtis Inc., Subsidiary of Rusco Industries will
break ground for NEW MILLION DOLLAR PLANT
at MILLEN; $25 Million paper mill for RICEBORO
. . .A $6 Million EDA loan to aid was approved;
METALUX CORP, will be moved from Atlanta
to AMERICUS PLANT; International Industrial Park
is a 120 Acre development recently announced for
Atlanta area LARGE INDUSTRIAL park for Douglas
County—44o Acres. . .cost $500,000.
DID NOT SEE ONE THING FOR COVINGTON,
FELLOWS?? Let’s get on the Red Carpet Tour
next year. . .Forty executives of prominent Mfg.
companies are expected to be Guests on this
tour on April 6-Bth. . .Starts in Atlanta ends in
Augusta. Think all this over!
in this loss, when their hearts were sorely torn.
Yet, as he left the casket, he stooped and kissed her
and said: “Goodbye, Clara Mae.” That goodbye
was, we know, “Till We Meet Again,” and the time
was not long. We can visualize that reunion with his
wife, Miss Clara Mae, and others.
At a time like this we always stop and say: “BE
STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD!” It is so brac
ing to know we have a loving Father, and know He
cares for and does that which is best for us at all
times. He giveth, and He taketh away. We pray that
the loving arm of our Lord and Saviour will brace
this family for His going HOME, for here God’s love,
care, and dominion is without beginning and without
end. We can see God on land and on sea; in the sun
rise and surely in the golden sunset; in the dewdrops
and in the rainbow, which was a token of the covenant
between God and man.
Yes, our hearts bleed with the family, and we
rejoice for having had the joy of his friendship.
If the fellow had burst out with the thrilling
notes of “The Internationale’’ things might have
gone differently. But “God Bless America?’’
Poet Oppenheimer was equal to the occasion.
Sensing that something ineffably evil was taking
place he yelled; “Get off. What do you think you’re
doing here? We’ve been hearing that song long
enough.”
Having heard somewhere that all intellectual
type liberals are passionately devoted to freedom
of expression, the detective appealed to them;
“Can I be heard? Are you going to let me be
heard?”
In true intellectual-type liberal fashion, back
came a resounding “No!”
The detective walked off the stage, and we sus
pect he’s still walking — pounding a solitary beat
somewhere in the outer reaches of New York
City. For the vengeful Town Hallers were not
content just to get the detective offstage. They
made it plain they’d have him arrested unless
they were assured he’d be hauled up on depart
mental charges.
The moral; don’t sing patriotic songs to in
tellectuals.
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
POUR WEEKLY LESSON FOR
K Sunday School
THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH
Devotional Reading: Ephesians
2:13-22.
Memory Selection: I tell you,
you are Peter, and on this rock
I will build my church, and the
powers of death shall not prevail
against it. Matthew 16:18.
Intermediate-Sen lor Topic:
What Is the Church?
Young People-Adult Topic:
What Is the Church?
The word “church” is dis
tinctly a New Testament word.
In English It is derived from
words that mean “Lord.” The
church therefore is the house
of the Lord. In the New Test
ament (which is written in Greek)
the word ekklesia is used con
sistently to denote what we have
come to call today “the church.”
All branches of the Christian
Church are united in their con
viction that the Church came into
being in that full sense in which
we now know it on the Day of
Pentecost (fifty) days after Pass
over and approximately that
length of time after Christ’s
crucifixion). The Holy Spirit
had been in the world from the
beginning, but as the followers
of Christ were assembled to
gether after their Lord’s ascen
sion a phenomenon occurred
which inspired those personally
involved and has inspired the
Church ever since.
In a larger measure than men
had ever experienced, the Holy
Spirit came down upon this group.
It appeared unto them in the
form of cloven tongues like as of
fire and sat upon each of them,
"and they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost, and began to speak
with other tongues, as the Spirit
gave them utterance” (Acts 2:4).
There has undoubtedly always
existed some Christian life apart
from the Church. There are
people today In no way connected
with the Church who neverthe
less have a profound faith in
God and live the Christian life.
But on the whole, the true be
lievers of Jesus Christ are to be
found In his Church.
Divided though the Christian
Church is, ther6 exists among
all its branches a unity of faith
and belief because all the bran
ches acknowledge Jesus Christ
as Lord and Saviour.
The Greek word ekklesia, of
which we have already spoken,
means “that which is called out.”
The church was—and still is—
made up of people who are In
the world yet not of it. They
have renounced its sins and fol
lies and have given themselves
to the leadership of Christ’s
spirit. Baptism is the sign by
which the outer world may know
that these people are followers
of Christ and wish to be so con
sidered. This does not mean
that the Church is made up of per
fect people. Jesus set up per
fection as the ideal toward which
we must all strive. “Be ye per
fect,” he said, “even as your
Father which is in heaven is
perfect” (Matt. 5:48). No one
but Jesus has ever attained moral
s Layona film
I Says..
Well, here we are In Cara
cas, the beautiful tropical city
of Venezuela.
As I have seen the city before,
I decided to rest up a bit and let
Mr. Houston and my brother
take in the sights, so off they
went; but, in came a set of Cara
cas newsmen with cameras and
tape recorders, microphones,
and what not!.. .not one of them
speaking a word of English or
Portuguese, and I not speaking
Spanish! It was some show! Fin
ally they found and brought in
a lady who was Spanish speaking
and had a “smattering” of Eng
lish; and she did the best she
could to act as go-between. I’d
like to see the result in to
morrow’s papers, but we’ll be
on the way to Rio!
Let’s get back to where I
left off on the eve of the Bth
when Mrs. Arthur Styson and
Mrs. Sisson came to Wesley
Woods to present the lovely bou
quets of flowers from the Mon
astery, the Board of Missions in
New York; and our W.S.C.S. trea
surer, Miss Florence Little, also
of New York, and one ordered by
my old friends, Admiral and Mrs.
Harold Cox of Brazil. These
were emblematic of the friend
ship between Brazil and the
U.S.A., lovely golden roses with
their green leaves, representing
the National colors of Brazil.
They were tied with a big bow
of red, white and blue tri-colored
ribbon, representing, of course,
the U.S.A.
On the morning of the Bth,
Mr. Houston and I went to the
W.S.B. office where the inimit
able Ruth Kent did her “Day in
Georgia” with me as the subject.
Doubtless most of you saw that,
(which I could not). Bishop Smith
presented me with my round trip
ticket to Brazil! From Ruth
Kent’s we drove to the State
Capitol, where our governor gra
ciously came down to the car
rather than have me go to his
office, and complimented me on
my 100th birthday, and wished me
many more.
That afternoon off we went
to the airport, where we were
soon aboard the big Pan Am plane
w ith photographers with cameras
which ranged from very big ones
to tiny pocket, instantaneous gad-
perfection, yet perfection is the
ideal toward which we must all
strive.
If we did not strive for per
fection, we should not even attain
mediocrity.
Does the fact that the Church
Is made up of imperfect, stumb
ling persons mean that it is
full of hypocrites? Not at all.
A hypocrite is a person who—
according to the derivation of
the word—wears a mask to hide
his true nature. The hypocrite
is a person who wears the mask
of piety to hide his evil. Every
one connected with the Christian
Church knows that persons of
this variety are extremely rare
In the Church. To be sure,
the Church is made up of im
perfect people, but they are try
ing their best to attain the Ideals
# of Jesus, to lead a better life,
and to make their contribution
to the existence of a better world.
One of the necessities of true
Christian discipleship is that one
be willing to separate himself
from persons who tempt him to
evil, situations which entice, and
influences which beguile and de
grade him. The Christian re
solutely takes his stand on behalf
of Christ and his righteousness.
He Is a separated person.
In today’s lesson we find two
figures used to describe the
Church. The first of these (used
by Paul) refers to the Church
as the body of Christ. The human
body Is one and has many mem
bers, yet all the members are
related one to another and work
together.
This, insisted Paul, is the
relationship exsiting between
Christ and his people.
If one part of the body is
damaged or diseased, the rest of
the body is affected. An Injury
or Infected hand causes distress
and may endanger the health of
the entire body, and this for
the simple reason that it is a
part of the body and cannot—
either in health or in disease
or injury—be separated from
the body as a whole.
Sympathy and understanding
should abound among Christians.
We are commanded to bear one
another’s burdens and so ful
fill the law of Christ (Gal. 6:2).
There must be a community of
feeling among Christians, a har
monious working - together, a
mutual dependence. Above all
there must be vital union with
the head (which is Christ him
self) and subordination to that
head.
Also the various functions of
the members of the human body
explain the variety of duty and
dependence of church members
upon one another. The Church
offers a variety of work to its
members, something suitable for
every capacity.
Diversity of gifts, unity amid
diversity, mutual dependence one
upon another—this is the divine
ideal which must dominate our
church life If It would be worthy
of the name it bears and the
Lord it serves.
gets. Amid the flashing and popp
ing as they snapped pictures, the
Pan Am officials gave us the “go”
signal.
Upon arrival at Washington, we
were met by a delegation of
officials from the Brazilian Em
bassy, accompanied by their
wives. The Brazilian Ambassa
dor, Dr. Leitas da Cunha, had
placed at our orders while in
Washington, a lovely limousine
driven by a liveried chauffeur.
They certainly rolled out the red
carpet for this old lady! Not once
did the chauffeur relax his ser
vice till he saw us safe on the Pan
Am for New York.
That day in Washington could
not have been fuller! Nor could
we have made It but for the spe
cial Brazilian car and chauffeur.
First, I was given a citation by
the American Association of Re
tired Teachers at the Mayflower
Hotel. From there we went to a
reception by the Brazilian Am
bassador, Dr. Leitas Da Cunha,
at the Brazilian Embassy, and
were served real Brazilian coffee
in dainty Brazilian demltasse
cups. We were most graciously
treated, a’ la Brazileira!
From there we were taken
to the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, where
we were received by Dr. Robert
Weaver, Secretary of H.U.D.,
and Mr. Houston reported on
Wesley Woods Towers and pre
sented me as the oldest resident.
Thence to the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare,
where we were welcomed by Mr.
John Gardner, Secretary of
H. E. W. From there we were
taken to the White House, where
I was presented by our Congress
man, Mr. Mackay, to our Pre
sident Lyndon B. Johnson.
Mr. Johnson possesses a uni
que power of concentration. He
gives attention to the matter in
hand with the exclusion of all
else. When Rep. Mackay and I
stepped inside his office, he was
engrossed completely in reading
a document, and was absolutely
unconscious of our presence.
Naturally we stood quietly await
ing his attention.
When he finished and noted the
dacument and laid it down, he be
came aware of our presence,
rose and we went forward. When
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The Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mr. Mallard,
The members of the Covington
Service Guild would like to thank
you for the wonderful publicity
you gave to the Diamond Jubilee
of the General Federation of Wo
men’s Clubs. Special thanks go
also to Bob Greer who showed
such kindness and patience while
all the ladies posed for the pic
tures.
The Covington News is always
so generous in giving publicity to
all the projects, especially the
Bloodmobile, that the Service
Guild works on, and we do greatly
appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Guy (Becky) Evans
Corresponding Secretary
Covington Service Guild
Mr. Leo Mallard
Mr. Bob Greer
The Covington News
Covington. Georgia
Dear Leo and Bob:
I would like to take this op
portunity to thank you both and
the Covington News for the fine
support you have given the
N.C.H.S. Rams Basketball Team
once again. The many articles
and pictures you have in your
paper each week certainly create
much interest and excitement
among the people of the county.
To the fans and supporters of
the team, I want to say that the
reception the team received upon
their retrun from the State Tour
nament was overwhelming. It was
an unexpected and happy surprise
for everyone connected with the
team. It means a lot to know
that their many hours of prac
tice, their sacrifices, and their
self - discipline are so ap
preciated. The 1966 Rams will
always be remembered for having
so much heart.
Coach and I have no way of
reaching everyone connected with
the special gift presented to us
Sunday except through your news
paper. We want to express our
deep appreciation to each and
every person who had a part in
it. We both were completely
overwhelmed, and for the first
time in his life, Coach was com
pletely speechless. The people
of Covington and Newton County
are without equal. It is folks
like these who make this THE
place to live.
We want the boys, their par
ents, the fans of Newton County,
and The Covington News to know
that we appreciate each and every
thing they have done for us, not
only this year but all the years
we have been in Covington. We
are proud to be a part of this
wonderful community. And to the
boys we want to say—we love
you! You ARE Number One!
Sincerely,
(Mrs.) Jan Bradley
Mr. Mackay presented me, the
President stepped from behind
his desk and came and took my,
hand, and turned his attention
to me, as completely as he had
given it to the document he had
read.
I apologized for my friends
having imposed on his good
nature, by asking him to honor
one of the poor whites from
Georgia. He laughed and answer
ed me by saying that we were two
alike, for he belonged to the same
class, and that the honor was his.
While he held my hand and looked
deep into my eyes, I said that I
wanted him to know that I prayed
for him daily, and he thanked
me, saying that he surely needed
it. I said that I realized that
his job carried with it the hea
viest responsibility on earth, but
that God was upholding him, and
he had the promise: “As thy day
is so shall they strength be, for
the eternal God is the refuge and
underneath are the everlasting
arms,” and further he had the
promise that “they that wait on
the Lord shall renew their
strength; they shall mount on
wings as the eagle; they shall
run and not be weary; they shall
walk and not faint.” I said, "I
have arrived at the walking stage,
but He still keeps His word.”
He answered, “And will always.”
Then he loosed my hand and
stepped behind his desk, opened
a drawer, took out a small box
and brought it to me opened, as
he said, “I have only a few of
these, but I want you to have
one.” It was a bronze medallion
with his face in relief and the
seal of the U.S.A, on it, and the
date of his presidency on the
reverse. I thanked him, and we
said goodby. May God bless His
servant.
Representative Mackay then
took us to his own office and
placed me in his chair! I told
him I was glad that he and not
I had to occupy it officially.
He then took us to the Capitol
lunchroom where he, Mr. Hous
ton, Mark Twain, and I had lunch.
I reminded him that his mother
and I had breakfasted together
just the day before.
Our Brazilian limousine and
chauffeur took us to our hotel for
a brief rest; then took us to the
Airport, where the Brazilian De
legation, wives and all, saw us on
the Pan Am for New York.
NewGl Bill In
Georgia Starts
On June Ist
ATLANTA — The educational
benefits of the new GI Bill will
become effective on June 1,1966,
The announcement came this
week that the money had been
made available to the Newton
County Board of Education by
the County Commissioner and the
Board of Tax Assessors to give
teachers the 10% county salary
supplement they were demanding.
Our people now have before
them a case that shows clearly
that they can get what they want
done in their county government
if they will stick together and let
their wishes be known through a
body like the Citizen’s “Save Our
Schools” Committee.
It is Important to this county
that this body not disappear from
the scene now that teachers have
been given their pay raise. The
“Save Our School’s” Committee
should continue to function as a
sub-committee of a larger body
Sen. Pennington Reports
State Senator Brooks Penning
ton, Jr. has stated that not only
the farmers, but also all of the
taxpayers of Georgia stand to
benefit becuase of the recent
repeal of the 1? per gallon taxon
kerosine.
“This was purely and simply a
nuisance tax,” he said. “Its
value as a source of revenue for
the State had dropped by more
than 51% over the past ten years.
It interfered with the sales and
use of kerosine by private per
sons, and it had reached the point
where it cost almost as much to
collect this tax as the amount of
money it brought in.”
“Georgia was one of only two
States which Imposed a tax on
this product,” Senator Penning
ton said. “The tax has been a
burden and could almost have
been regarded as a form of
punishment for the farmers and
Science J
^'T’OPICS^g
STOPLIGHTS glow red when
the driver in front of you ap
plies the brakes, but is he mere
ly slowing down a bit or jamming
into a tire-screeching panic stop
that can involve you? You can’t
tell. Present brakelight sys
tems do not provide enough warn
ing Information, but one designed
by a Purdue University student
does. It’s a stoplight of vari
able intensity; the harder you
push the brake pedal, the bright
er and more urgent is the signal
flashed to following motorists.
COMPOUNDS effective against
tumors in mice and human can
cer cells in test tubes are being
derived from plants used for
thousands of years in folk medl-
cine. Extracts of milkweed, dog
bane and woody nightshade have
yielded four active compounds,
organic chemists at the Univer
sity of Wisconsin report. The
researchers caution that none
of the compounds has been test
ed on humans yet.
AN INTENSIFIED study of very
small earthquakes by Columbia
University’s Lamont Geological
Observatory may provide met-|
hods of 'predicting more ac-1
curately the occurrence of lar
ger destructive earth tremors.
The tiny shocks, too small to
be felt by man, are called!
“microearthquakes” or “ultra-1
microearthquakes.” Their im-l
portance lies in their high ratel
of occurrence. A test near Pal- I
mer, Alaska revealed about 7001
very small shocks daily. !
A HOUSEHOLD computer tol
help junior members of the family I
with their homework may soonl
be a possibility. Radcliffe Col- 1
lege is installing a computer ini
one of its dormitories to help!
students with their studies. The I
model, a remote console, is al
telephone extension of a central!
computer in Philadelphia.
ISOLATION and electricity!
help prevent corrosion in under- I
ground high-pressure piping, I
according to Tube Turns. Louis- I
ville. Sections of piping layouts I
are isolated, as far as electric
current is concerned, by use of
insulated joints. Direct current
is then applied to make the buried
pipe negative electrically to the
Pete Wheeler, Director, Georgia
Department of Veterans Service,
said today.
Application blanks and other
information covering the bill’s
educational benefits will be avail
able in late April, he said. 1
The educational program is'
open to all veterans who have ‘
served more than 180 days of j
active duty, any part of which .
occurred on or after February111, 1
1955. Reservists who served six- 1
month active duty tours are spe- t
cifically excluded by the law. c
Those eligible will receive one
month of education for each
month, or fraction of a month they ‘
were on active duty, up to 36 s
months. Courses maybe taken at t
colleges, universities, vocational a
schools, and at the high school
level, if approved by the Georgia
Department of Veterans Service. e
Subsistence allowance of SIOO c
will be paid to a veteran with no c
dependents enrolled as a full- c
time student. A veteran withone
dependent, taking a full course, e
will receive $125 per month, F
while those with more than one n
dependent will receive $l5O per
month. Proportionate rates will
be paid for those taking part
time courses. I
Thursday, March 24, 1966
The People Spoke Out,
County Officials Moved, JI
Teachers Got Pay Raise J
I By Leo S. Mallard M
of people known as the “Better
County Government Forum” or
other appropriate name.
From many inquiries I find that
the people are definitely interest
ed in a body such as this. The
Jaycees started the ball rolling
with the organization of the “Save
Our School’s” Committee and I
feel sure that they will move for
ward to help organize a perman
ent group to work for better
county government through an in
formed and interested public.
The teachers pay raise is just
the beginning. Unless proper tax
revaluation goes through in this
county, money for our future
needs will be lacking. Tax re
valuation by an outside firm with
no personal interest in Newton
County is the only fair and equal
way to revaluate our county taxes.
others who used kerosine.”
I have always supported the
cause of fiscal responsibility, a
general lowering of taxes, and
over-all economy in government.
I believe this cause is best serv
ed by doing away with the most
harsh taxes to begin with, and I
think the most harsh taxes of all
are those totally unnecessary
ones whose only effect is to hin
der and annoy the people who are
forced to pay.”
Senator Pennington pointed out
that kerosine tax receipts in 1954
were $673,000--or 0.29% of the
State’s total tax revenue. While
by 1963, only $325,000 was
brought in by the kerosine tax —
or 0.07% of total State revenue.
“I am proud that every member
of the State Senate and House of
Representatives saw fit to sup
port this legislation,” Senator
Pennington added.
surrounding earth. This rever
ses ever-present anodic currents
and arrests damage that takes
place if the corrosive currents go
unchecked.
NEW DENTAL filling ma
terials that bond into tooth sur
faces may result from investi
gations of the crystal structure
of dental enamel at Georgia Tech.
Researchers hope. .such a bond
will prevent bacteria’s and acid’s
infiltrating fillings.
PERMAFROST, permanently
frozen ground, underlies about
20 per cent of the entire land
surface of the world, say en
gineering geologists of the U.S,
Geological Survey.
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akes the lives of more than 42,000
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