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THE COVINGTON NEWS
118— 122 PACE STREET, COVINGTON, GA. — 30209
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor and Publisher
LEO S. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
Natural Beauty Not Indestructible
Literally billions of dollars are being spent to
enhance and preserve the beauty of the land.
Gigantic recreation areas are being set aside
for public use. Power lines are going under
ground. Wayside parks and rest areas multiply
along the highways.
From an aircraft far above the ground, lakes
and mountains leave an impression of an indestruc
tible playground laced with access roads, resorts
and campgrounds. But, when seen at close range,
Eventually, every housewife, every wage earner,
every social security pensioner, will learn that
there is a direct relationship between the financial
integrity of government and the price of groceries.
When you read, as you do almost daily now, of
the cost of living hitting new record highs, it
seems to be customary to include in the report
an “explanation” of the latest price increase.
Often it has to do with weather (crop failures)
vagaries of supply and demand or some other
special situation.
The blunt truth is that this is just so much
nonsense. The special situations having to do with
the functioning of the free market have not cut
the value of the dollar by over half in the space
of a generation. The depreciating value of money
is directly traceable to government policies. And
under present policies, our money is due to
depreciate at an accelerating rate.
According to a release issued by the Council
of State Chambers of Commerce, the cost of the
various social welfare programs will rise seven
fold from $3.1 billion in 1965 to $21.5 billion in
In the current era, people have been educated
to the idea that someone owes them damages
every time they stub their toe, and the liability
for simply living is becoming so great that the
average person can hardly afford to pay for adequate
insurance. If you give your neighbor a lift to work
in your car and have an accident, he can sue you
and collect exorbitant amounts. If a friend walks
across your property and injures himself, he can
sue you and collect. You constantly read of
Teacher Retires; Study Still Beckons
BY MAE HARDMAN
When Mrs. Carter Robertson
closed the door of her seventh
grade classroom at the Porter
dale Junior High School last week,
she assumed a new role In that
well-earned status we call "re
tirement”. And she, like other
predecessors, will show proof
of Henry Brooks Adams’ state
ment: "A teacher affects eter
nity; he can never teU where
his influence stops.”
How do I know? For thirty
four fruitful, happy years, she
has taught In five Georgia coun
tles--Newton, Washington, Madi
son, Pickens, and Butts--and all
because of a teacher she once
had. As a young student In her
native Hancock County, Georgia,
Amy Garland first aspired to be
a teacher. Why?
"My teacher was the nearest
thing to perfection I had ever
known,” she related. "She was
pretty. I liked the way she dress
ed; everything, in fact. It was
then that I told my father that I
wanted to be a teacher.”
It was not easy to prepare at
the Georgia State College for
Women, and from time to time,
in hot summer sessions at the
University of Georgia, but there
was a goal worth working toward.
"I suppose history was a fav
orite subject,” she said smiling,
"but for many years I taught a
straight seventh grade. However,
when we departmentalized at
Porterdale, I began really delv
ing Into the history of the state’s
people and experiences and have
had fun.”
As we talked, I remembered
another gem: "A teacher Is a
learner who girds her mind from
day to day by fresh explorations
in the great storehouses of
truth.”
Quietly, Mrs. Robertson ex
pressed her own gratitude. “I
shall always feel indebted to Mrs.
Bernice McCullar for the TV
lessons and her “Georgia Note
book” In "The Atlanta Journal”.
She made history so Interesting!”
My friend continued about the
inspirations, "and how heavily I
leaned on Mr. Ben Fortson, our
Secretary of State, especially
when we began our study about
Governor Carl Sanders. I just
wrote him for authentic infor
mation which we needed im
mediately. It came right away,
and students prepared reports
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for our class sessions.”
Because of my own observat
ions, I suggested, “You have often
varied your methodology to keep
interested yourself.”
Mrs. Robertson’s eyes spark
led, “Oh, yes. There were the
governors: organizers, refor
mers, one who followed Roose
velt’s New Deal, and the radicals.
Sometimes we did scrapbooks.
At others, posters or special
reports served a better pur
pose.”
Suddenly, she reminisced, “I
can see Tom Watson now wav
ing his hat from an automobile
as he campaigned for the far
mer.” She Interrupted with a
chuckle, “the children thought
I was Methuselah when I told
them, and of course, they asked,
‘How old are you?’. I just re
plied, ‘When you teach 34 years,
you do see and hear a lot!’ ”
Some years ago, I heard a
principal say, ‘lf I had a child,
I’d like to know he had at least
one year under Mrs. Robertson’s
guidance.’ From that day I have
personally listened to students
and used my eyes as well.
Mrs. Robertson has never pre
tended that history or the sev
enth grade, for that matter, would
be easy. Neither did she feel
satisfied with less than a child’s
best efforts. It was not unusual
for a pupil’s paper to bear a
note, “You can do better” or
“I’m sure you want to improve
on this” or even “This is the
kind of work you should do every
day”!
At the beginning of each school
year, this teacher informed her
students that they would live by
the Golden Rule in this class. As
long as the law permitted it, she
began each day with devotionals,
including scripture and prayer.
Before a year ended, every pupil
had learned to pray extemporan
eously and unashamedly. Only
once did parents openly object
to children’s participation.
Mrs. Robertson has insisted
that children learn to study in
the right way ,• for “time is
passing and no day can be re
lived,” she said.
Have her students excelled?
Yes, of course. Some are home
makers; one is a dentist; an
other Is a minister; others are
nurses and teachers and bus
inessmen and women. Mrs. Ro
bertson made another contri
bution to our conversation, “Why,
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Associate Editor
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the realization comes that natural beauty is highly
fragile and cannot be saved except with the co
operation of the people—you and I.
If you do not believe this, take a look at the
broken bottles on swimming beaches, the jagged
beer cans, paper plates, in short, the monumen
tal piles of offal left by irresponsible multitudes
of people. Do you know what natural beauty is?
If you do, you will think twice before you ever
again throw even a gum wrapper out of your car
while driving along the highway.
1970. By 1970, unless the mood of Congress
undergoes a radical change, the largest expenditure
will be for the poverty program. From an actual
figure of s2ll million in 1965, it will increase to
$3.4 billion in 1970. The figures for elementary
and secondary education also indicate a staggering
increase from $295 million in 1966 to $3 billion
by 1970. Similar increases will take place in a
long list of other government programs, including
urban renewal and various community health ser
vices. This kind of federal government spending,
piled on top of rising war costs, will either
mean virtually confiscatory taxation or a steadily
rising public debt and inflation.
If you ask what this has to do with the price of
groceries and necessities, the answer is obvious.
Prices will rise as your dollar declines in value.
If an attempt is made to substitute price and wage
controls for a free market, the dislocations and
hardships will be the greater in the long run.
There is no substitute for financial integrity in
government any more than there is for individual
integrity.
judgments of SIO,OOO, $50,000, SIOO,OOO and up.
Expecting the other fellow to pay for all the
risks of life has become big business. It is pro
moted by some of the sharpest mercenary minds
who make a profession of litigating damage suits.
It’s time we all realize that although insurance
companies may write the checks to settle out
landish damage claims, we pay the bill in ever
rising costs of essential insurance coverage.
my Sunday School teacher is one
of my former pupils, and I’d
feel lost with any other teacher,
for it is such a joy to sit in her
class.”
Has Mrs. Robertson had any
problems? Her answer again
was, “Yes, of course.” Then
she clarified, “Let me say, how
ever, that these 34 years In the
classroom have been my happ
iest because of friendships with
associates -- teachers, parents,
children.”
“Can you recall your first
year as a teacher?” I asked
curiously.
Her smile broadened, “Surely.
It was a rural school in Wash
ington County, and I was afraid
I’d make a mistake and be cri
ticized by the children.”
We both laughed together.
“Children still criticize/’ con
tinued Mrs. Robertson, “but now
I say, ‘Let’s look up this date
or that one. Afterall, we can’t
all be perfect!”
Then I injected an opinion,
“I think children like to know
we all are just human beings, not
ashamed of admitting our weak
nesses.”
“And what about your thrilling
experiences?” I queried.
Needing no time to ponder,
she replied Immediately, “When
a student came last Monday and
said, ‘Your teaching of history
has Inspired me to want to be
a teacher, and I want to teach
history’, I felt that I was re
warded for any efforts I had
made. I recall another also.
There was a particular pupil
who was so unusual and I al
ways wondered what she was
thinking.”
We spoke briefly about retire
ment. This lady hopes to visit
the new Georgia Archives Build
ing and browse to her heart’s
content. She has already been in
vited to join a retired teachers
organization. She plans to do
more than “fill a pew” at her
own church, and she and “Car
ter” (as she calls him) will do
many things together.
Retirement happiness and sat
isfaction will be inevitable for
one whose dally philosophy Is
“This is a new day God has giv
en me.” I have a good idea
that she’ll keep one ear tuned
to hear the telephone ringing
any school day with a disturbed
principal Inquiring about a sub
stitute.
OCR WEEKLY LESSON FOR4
Sunday School $
THE FALL OF JERUSALEM
Devotional Reading: Jeremiah
18:18—19:1.
Memory Selection: ... the
Lord will not cast off for ever,
but, though he cause grief, he
will have compassion according
to the abundance of his stead
fast love. Lamentations 3:31-
32.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
Decisions and Destiny
Young People - Adult Topic:
The Fall of Jerusalem
The Hebrews (later called
Jews) have had a tumultuous his
tory. All scripture testifies that
God set them aside to render
to mankind the greatest of all
possible services. Through this
nation (springing originally from
the twelve sons of the patriarch
Jacob) God would reveal his nat
ure and his divine purposes to
and for mankind.
The I and II Kings and I and
II Chronicles cover much of the
same material. Before pro
ceeding with the study of this
lesson we should read n Kings
24-25, which give a fuller ac
count of the fall of Jerusalem,
and all of II Chronicles 36.
From the beginning of the
Bible until the end there run
certain themes. One of these—
and It Is extremely Important—
Is that the wages of sin Is death.
If we sin, we must pay. Christ
ianity is the religion of forgive
ness. Through the death of Jesus
Christ the guilt of our sin Is
removed and sometimes the con
sequences also. But this Is not
always true. The guilt of our
sin Is taken away if we confess
our sins and rely on Christ for
our forgiveness. But often we
have to suffer dire consequences
even after the guilt Is removed.
Nineteen civilizations are said
to have arisen on this planet,
come to some maturity, and then
dissolved. Probably the most en
during group In human history Is
the tribe, or nation, of the He
brews. Beginning with Abraham,
roughly two thousand years be
fore Christ, this people has had
an up-and-down history, endured
persecutions, and come through
with more than 13 million sur
vivors, many of them holding
places of honor and Importance
In different parts of the world.
The fall of Jerusalem In 586
B.C. constituted a catastrophe
and turning point In the life of the
Jewish people. Our lesson today
consists of an account of that
fall.
King Josiah of Judah had been
a noble figure. He was the
grandson of Manasseh, who ruled
Judah for fifty-five years and
during most of this time did
everything In his power to des
troy Jehovah worship, to which
his father, King Hezekiah, had
been entirely loyal.
Josiah did everything In his
power to restore Jehovah wor
ship and make It effective in the
lives of his people. Unfortun
ately he became Involved In the
strife between Egypt and Assyria.
Josiah was mortally wounded in
the battle at Megiddo on the Plain
of Jezreel. Johoahaz, son of
Josiah, became king In his fat
her’s stead but reigned only three
months In Jerusalem. He was
followed by Eliakim, another of
Josiah’s sons, who changed his
name to Jehoiaklm. This Je
hoiaklm reigned eleven years in
Jerusalem and was said to have
done evil in the sight of the Lord.
He was captured by King Ne-
Rev. Edgar A. Callaway
Pastor
First Baptist Church
Covington
GENUINE FAITH
“Sayest thou this thing of thy
self, or did others tell it thee of
me?” John 18:34. We live in a
world that makes much use of the
artificial. There are artificial
flowers. Sometimes they look
real, but for the most part they
look so artificial that we are re
pelled rather than drawn by their
beauty. Then, there is artificial
leather. It serves a good pur
pose, but it never Is as satis
factory as the genuine article.
There is artificial color added
to our fruit quite often - oranges
especially. It does nothing for
the taste and one wonders why
the bother to color. Margarine
is colored to make it look like
butter, but it just does not taste
like butter, but most of us go on
using it. Quite often, certain pre
pared foods have a word on the
package label telling that the fla
vor is artificial. However
appealing it may appear, it is
never quite like the genuine thing.
That could be what Jesus had in
mind when he asked Pilate: “Say
est thou this thing of thyself,
or did others tell it thee of me?”
Jesus’ question makes us think
that Pilate’s query “Art thou
the king of the Jews?” was not
so much a question as a state
ment half-heartedly spoken. Pi
late, of course, was in a serious
predicament - one that he did
not like and he would like very
much to get out of it. Yet, to
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buchadnezzar of Babylon and car
ried away a prisoner. With him
went the vessels of the house
of the Lord to be put in the
temple of the king of Babylon.
Joholachln, a child eight years
old, was then put on the throne,
but his reign lasted only three
months and ten days. Then
“Nebuchadnezzar sent, andbrou
ght him (Jeholachln) to Babylon,
with the goodly vessels of the
house of the Lord, and made
Zedekiah, his brother, king over
Judah and Jerusalem.”
We have observed over this
period a steady national decline.
The Hebrew people were appar
ently on the way out. Their nat
ional life, to be sure, had ex
perienced a massive dislocation,
but this remarkable race of peo
ple (now known as Jews) were by
no means at the end of their
resources.
The lesson we observe in this
passage of scripture is that in
difference to the spiritual factors
of human life leads to the dis
integration of any nation foolish
enough to be guilty of such neg
lect. When the Hebrew people
gave up their religion they lar
gely gave up their morality and
stepped down to a lower plane
of everyday living.
Today we are accustomed to
remark that crime does not pay.
Neither does evil of any kind.
The young man Jehoiaklm re
igned a comparatively few years
and paid dearly for the sins of
his forebears. Also he added
to them because he was not
faithful to the religion of his
people. Jeholachln was an eight
year-old child when he began
to reign, and he reigned only
three months.
Evil is equipped with a built
in retribution. If we sin, we
must pay. The guilt of sin Is
removed through divine for
giveness, but the consequences
of sin often remain to haunt not
only the sinner but his descen
dants also.
The Jewish nation was res
ponding to the historical prin
ciple that “righteousness ex
alteth a nation: but sin is a
reproach to any people” (Prov.
14:34).
Zedekiah, one of Josiah’s sons,
was made king over Judah and
Jerusalem when he was twenty
one years old, and he reigned for
eleven years. His life was one
of unrelieved tragedy, much of
which he brought upon himself
and his nation because he was
not faithful to his trust. He
allowed the temple to become
polluted with idolatry. Injustice
was rife throughout the land.
Zedekiah would have been wise
had he submitted to Babylon and
fulfilled his part as a loyal ally.
Instead, he rebelled against
Babylon. His revolt was met
by assault and Jerusalem was
beleaguered until food was ex
hausted. Then Zedekiah tried to
escape with his men of war, but
the Babylonian army pursued and
overtook him, and brought him a
prisoner to the Babylonian king
Nebuchadnezzar.
Zedekiah was adjudged a trait
or. His sons were put to death
in his presence, and his own eyes
were put out.
After this Nebuchadnezzar
without mercy dragged Zedekiah
off to prison in Babylon, where
he remained until the day of his
death. The prophet Jeremiah
cried out continuously against
Zedekiah’s policies but to no
avail.
WnriisJln
Kiut Uy
Jesus, it was more important
for Pilate that he be true to him
self and to believe a thing be
cause he knew it to be true, not
simply because he had heard it.
Suppose that right here in Pi
late’s life there is beginning a
glimmer of the light of faith.
We know that he is troubled
by the accusations against Jesus.
He is going to say, “I find no
fault in Him,” and He will ask
these prosecutors of the Son of
man, “Why, what has He done?”
Pilate’s wife sent word to him
urging him to have nothing to do
with the accusations against “that
just man.” Could it not have
been that Jesus was appealing to
Pilate for a genuine faith? Was
it that Jesus, even in the midst
of His own suffering and trial,
sought an expression of genuine
belief from Pilate?
Well, however we may think
about this experience through
which Pilate was passing, we may
be sure of one thing: Jesus wants
only a genuine faith on our part.
He will never be satisfied for
us to believe because mother and
father believe it, or because wife
or husband may believe. It must
be that we, as individuals, re
sponsible and competent, believe.
It must never be just because
the church sets forth a creed
and we are members of a church.
The creed Is fine as a guideline,
but the real test is that the be
liever believes for real, that his
belief is a personal trust in Jesus
Christ as Saviour and Lord. Only
a genuine faith personally experi
enced will ever satisfy our Lord.
“Sayest thou this thing of thy
self or did others tell it thee
of me?”
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Editor
The Covington News
Covington, Ga.
Dear Mr. Mallard:
We, the members of Georgia
District of the Apostolic Chur
ches of the Lord Jesus Christ,
wish to thank the Covington News
for the publicity given our Camp
Meeting.
Yours truly,
Rev. R. M. Parnell
Georgia District Chairman
June 21, 1966
The Editor of the Covington News
The Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Leo:
As President of the Piedmont
Real Estate Board, the Assoc
iation of Realtors in Newton,
Rockdale, Walton, Jasper Coun
ties, I feel that it is my duty
to make you and our fellow citi
zens of this area aware of an
insidious attempt on the part of
the Federal Government to in
fringe upon one of the basic
rights of the Individual in this
wonderful free land in which we
live.
This attack on our individual
rights comes in the form of Title
IV of the Civil Rights Bill of
1966, presently before Congress.
This title has as its stated ob
jective the prohibition of dis
crimination based on race, rel
igion, or nationality in the sale,
rental, or financing of housing of
any type, or of land to be used
as the site of housing.
Equal opportunity In housing
—an objective attainable through
voluntary action In good will,
but unreachable through law and
coercion—ls not the cause of my
concern and firm opposition to
Title IV of H. R. 14765 and
S. 3296.
My obligation , rather, is to
Inform every home owner in this
area that the human right of free
choice in disposing of private
property will be wiped out if
Title IV becomes law.
Deep in our basic law and
tradition is the concept that a
man’s home is his castle, in
violable, and fully his to dispose
of within his own discretion.
Since the first colonists
brought this concept as an un
assailable human right to our
shores, it has been a noble in
centive to our people, a strong
factor in family cohesion and
civilizing force In American life.
Now it is proposed that Con
gress forget this lofty heritage
and decide that the Attorney Gen
eral may contravene any time a
home owner is alleged to have
practiced racial or religious dis
crimination in the sale or rental
of his property.
Congress is being urged to set
in motion procedures that could:
require the owner who sells or
rents his home to enter into a
contract with a person not of his
choice; tie up transactions in len
gthy delays when allegations are
made; and Impose unlimited dam
ages on a home owner, not for
the manner in which he sold or
rented his property, but for what
a court believes to have been his
thoughts when he did so.
Apparently some social revol
utionists feel that the inviol
ability of the human right to own
property is a primitive con
cept subject to being junked with
population increase, growing ur
banization, and technological ad
vance. I strongly assert here that
it is not primitive, but funda
mental. It is an indispensable
human right and an urgent human
value in a society of free men.
It is Inconceivable that the
people of the United States, at
tached as they are to the human
right to own property, will hes
itate to express their clear dis
approval of the revolutionary
proposal now before Congress.
Therefore, I strongly urge the
citizens of this area to become
Incensed at the possibility of
this pending legislation becom
ing law. Let our representatives
in Congress know how you feel
about home ownership. Let us
use every opportunity to inform
our friends and neighbors that
the human right of home owner
ship will be seriously weakened
by this legislation, which will
convert home ownership into a
kind of public custodianship under
political domination.
Sincerely yours,
Virgil Y. C. Eady, Jr., Realtor
President
Piedmont Real Estate Board
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ADRENAL RUMOR
HAS SYMPTOMS
LIKE DIABETES
MORE than one million Ameri
cans thought to be victims of
diabetes are suffering instead
from primary aldosteronism, an
adrenal gland disorder that can
be cured by surgery. More than
half of the disease’s victims ex
hibit symptoms similar to those
of diabetes, according to Dr. Je
rome W, Conn, University of
Michigan. Primary aldostero
nism Is a hormone imbalance
caused by a small tumor in the
gland. Removal of the tumor
cures the disorder.
THE MOON is probably made
Covington News Now Has
32 Press Awards In 10 Years
The Covington News this year has added two more PJ ess awards
toTeir lSais N t S“l«6. I» the pastOyeor..the taper has
received 32 Georgia Press Assn, and National Editorial Assn,
awards. They are as follows:
GEORGIA PRESS ASSN.:
1956—General Advertising Excellence, first-place.
Local Sports Coverage, First
Fearless Editorial, Second.
General Excellence, Second.
1958—Local News Coverage, First.
Local Society Coverage, First.
Local Pictures, Third.
Typography, Third.
1959—Typography, First.
1960—Local Sports Coverage, First.
General Excellence, Second.
Best Editorial, Second.
Local News Coverage, Second.
Local society’ Coverage, Third.
1961—Local News Coverage, First.
1962—Local Sports Coverage, Third.
1963—Local Sports Coverage, First.
General Advertising Excellence, First.
1964—General Excellence, First.
Religious Editorial, First.
Best Advertising Idea or Promotion, Second.
Agriculture Emphasis, Honorable Mention.
1965—Local Sports Coverage, Second.
Agriculture Emphasis, Honorable Mention.
1966—General Advertising Excellence, Second.
Religious Editorial, Second.
NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION:
(NOW NNA)
1960—General Excellence Contest, Honorable Mention.
1961—General Excellence Contest, Second.
1963—Service to Agriculture, Honorable Mention.
1964—Service to Agriculture, First.
1965—General Excellence, Honorable Mention.
Service to Agriculture, Honorable Mention.
8 ‘Report 'People ।^eoryia x
BY GOVERNOR
CARL E. SANDERS
Georgians have much of which
to be proud as we enter the last
third of the Twentieth Century.
Our State during the past few
years has awakened from a per
iod of economic stagnation and
entered the rushing era of pro
gress. The change has not always
been easy, but the opportunities
and rewards of joining a period
of unprecedented growth and de
velopment are great.
Wlille new Industries have
moved into the State and old
industries have expanded, new
roads were being constructed,
community airports were being
built, and new classrooms were
opening their doors, there has
been a steady population migrat
ion to cities and towns through
out the state. Many of Georgia’s
young neople have left the farm
and moved to urban centers to
find jobs with industry.
But the agriculture Industry in
the state has not withered and
died. In fact, it too has moder
nized and continues to grow and
prosper. Our farms are pro
ducing more, and on less acre
age, than ever before.
Last year, the sale of agric
ulture products in Georgia reach
ed an all-time high of nearly
sl-billion dollars. The cash
income from crops alone
amounted to more than $450-
mlllion dollars.
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In our system of so-called
education, I think that the most
neglected point is the art of
enunciation and projection of the
voice. This is especially im
portant in the case of public
speakers, such as ministers,
lawyers, etc.
The effect of many a fine ser
mon has been lost because of
faulty enunciation which allowed
the “mouthing” of words instead
of clearly pronouncing them and
projecting them to the audience.
The habit of distinct speaking
should be cultivated by parents
when their children first begin to
talk. The child has only the
sound to carry to him the sense
of what is said. He has no know
ledge of the context to guide
him in the meaning of the full
sentence.
I remember very distinctly
one instance of misapprehension
in the minds of my younger
brother and myself. We heard
the grown-ups remark: “A wat
ched pot never bolls.’ To us this
came as, “The washpot never
bolls.” As we played around
in the back yard where the old
fashioned process of the weekly
“washing” went on, including
boiling the white clothing in the
big iron wash-pot, we often stood
by the pot kept boiling by the
wood fire under it, and said to
of the same stuff as earth and the
other planets, except that the
moon gets hotter, stickier and
lighter towards the center, re
ports Stanford University geo
physicist Robert L. Kovach.
STRIPS OF ALUMINUM foil
used to mulch squash, cucumber
and cantaloupes repel disease
carrying aphids. The Depart
ment of Agriculture says that
the protected plants produced
yields up to five times greater
than that of unprotected plants
‘SUPER PIGEON’ is the star
Thursday, June 23, 1966
This was truly a banner year
for the farmers of Georgia.
And, while Georgia agriculture
is not based on a single crop
alone, the economy of several
of our counties does rest on
the dairy Industry. I would like
to pay special tribute to this In
dustry which has played such a
vital role In helping our children
grow stronger, our young adults
more vigorous, and our senior
citizens enjoy the longest and
most productive lives in the his
tory of the world.
The U. S. dairy Industry pro
vides one-fifth of the nation’s
total agricultural Income. In
Georgia, during the past fifteen
years, cash Income from the
sale of milk alone has increased
some sl9-million dollars—truly
an impressive record.
The month of June, at the be
ginning of the summer when milk
products are especially enjoyed
by all people, I have set aside
as Dairy Month In Georgia.
June Is a month to pay tribute
to the nation’s vast dairy Indus
try whose dally work and ded
ication contributed so much to
the nation’s health and prosper
ity every day of the year and an
industry which has contributed
to Georgia’s booming economy.
During this month set aside
in honor of the nation’s dairy
farmers, I encourage you to drink
more milk for it is truly nature’s
most nearly perfect food.
During this month set aside
in honor of the nation’s dairy
farmers, I encourage you to drink
more milk for it is truly nature’s
most nearly perfect food.
ourselves: “They say the wash
pot never bolls, just look at
that! ’ ’
Another example of slurred
speech came with the experience
of a friend of mine whose mother
asked her to go down to the
church and bring her a hymn
book. The child was afraid to
go, and when asked why she didn’t
want to go, she said she was
afraid of the cross-eyed bear!
This turned out to be her mis
understanding of the singing of
the hymn, “The Consecrated
Cross I’d Bear! ”
Parents and teachers should
be most careful to see that child
ren understand the words and
meanings of what they are taught.
Preachers, especially, should
be exercised In diction and in
enunciation, and in projecting
their words, during their train
ing In the seminary. That Is the
place their faulty diction should
be discovered and corrected.
This would contribute greatly to
the success of their ministry.
If this point in training has
been neglected, a person can
detect it for himself by speaking
Into a tape recorder, and then
playing it back to himself, and
doing his own criticizing and cor
rection. We should all force
ourselves to speak clearly and
distinctly.
of a behavioral experiment at
Emory University. The retired
homing pigeon and four other
pigeons are subjects of a study
on pecking behavior. The birds
must choose between pecking a
red or blue window. If the red
window Is selected, they get three
seconds of reward after 100
pecks. If the blue window is
chosen, the pigeons have to peck
200 times for 10 seconds of re
ward. Preliminary analysis in
dicates a preference for the 100-
peck schedule.