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THE COVINGTON NEWS
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BELMONT DENNIS
Editor and Publilhar
LEO S. MALLARD
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
Christian Home Week, Mothers Day
If ever our nation and community needed to
stress the need of Christian homes; and to honor
Christian mothers - and fathers - the time is now!
Recent tragic revelations of the breaking down
of basic tenets of the Christian Faith, running the
gamut from petty theft and drinking to manslaugh
ter, in our own back yard, have forcefully pointed
this up. We may dismiss moral regression in dis
tant places with a few head-shakesand expressions
of regret; buL as with any great tragedy, when it
comes home to us, we face the stark “moment of
truth.’’
Flouting the laws of convention are dangerous
symptoms of moral laxity; and the decay of a nation
begins when its womanhood loses its virtue. For
when this criterian of honor is no longer held sac
red, other facets of the moral code lose their
significance.
Dr. J. D. Unwin of Cambridge University, in a
recent study of eighty civilizations covering 4,000
years concluded that a society either chooses sexual
promiscuity and decline, or alternatively, sexual
Things being what they are these days, it’s
refreshing to be able to come out four-square
in favor of something. And what we are in favor
of on this fine spring day is bikes . . . bikes for
kids and grownups, too, ridden for recreation
and fitness, or just for the fun of it.
We were apprised recently that over 60 million
Americans ride bikes every year, making cyc
ling - according to the Athletic Institute - the
country’s Number One Participation Sport. It is
a happy irony indeed, that in this age of super
sonice transports and rockets to the moon, the
bicycle, invented in 1816, is becoming the country’s
favorite vehicle.
May is American Bike Month, and we’re glad to
join in this national salute to the hearty breed of
cyclists who have made their sport grow in popul
arity in spite of the constant harassment ofblaring
horns, speeding cars and noxious fumes.
More than 200,000 miles of bike paths and trails
(low cost and on a "matching funds” basis, we’re
happy to note) are planned for state and national
parks in the next decade. Local cycling enthus
iasts have succeeded in the designation of more
than 200 Bikeways in towns and cities across the
country . . . turning lightly trafficked roads into
History Boars Out For Law
J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI), recently had some obser
vations on law and order. He stated:
"A Noted American Philosopher once observed,
"Every form of government tends to perish by
excess of its basic principle.” And history bears
him out. The decay of a republic begins when its
citizens turn liberty into license, responsible free
dom into irresponsible indulgence, respect for law
into defiant disobedience, and indignant concern
into apathetic indifference.
"This decay certainly cannot exist in an open
society which is governed by an informed, moral,
and energetic citizenry. It can and will exist in
the United States if we refuse to face the total
picture behind the facts and figures and continually
find naive excuses for deliberate acts of greed,
lust, and avarice.
"When we remember there is a murder every
hour in the United States, let us also remember
the heartless apathy of those who do not want to
get "involved”; when we read there is a forcible
rape every 21 minutes, let us also recall the
hoodlum who is judicially tapped on the wrist and
allowed to return to the streets; when we remem
ber there is a robbery every 4 minutes and a bur
glary every 25 seconds, let us also think of the
hard-working citizens who aro forced to close
their businesses because of repeated criminal acts
against their private property; and when we try to
visualize the suffering caused by the more than
3 million serious crimes last year, let us under
stand that volume of misery is borne by hundreds
of thousands of human victims and their families.
"Law enforcement is a relatively easy job in a
Business And Industry Seek College Graduates
There has been considerable concern expressed
over the lack of enthusiasm which many students
in college today express for a career in business
and industry. Many of them feel that the real
challenges, opportunities and satisfactions lie in
government service or in non-commercial
research, educational or social service activities
connected with colleges, universities or foundat
ions. Might not part of this attitude be attribu
table to a publicity factor?
Writing in The New York Times Magazine, An
drew Hacker, with Cornell University, lists six
individuals who filled six of the most important
offices in the United States at the beginning of
this year. Three of them are familiar to almost
everyone, Ronald Reagan, Governor of California,
Lester Maddox, Governor of Georgia and Lurleen
Wallace, Governor of Alabama. Few people in the
United States would know the other three either
by sight or name—Haakon Romnes, chairman of
American Telephone and Telegraph, Gordon
Metcalf, chairmanofSears, Roebuck & Companyand
Otto Miller, chairman of Standard Oil Company of
California. The political figures are known because
they are “news”. They are involved in major
controversies and issues. Their actions it is sup
posed will leave a lasting impact on the lives and
affairs of millions of people. But, the other three
men, virtually unknown, are in positions of far
greater power and influence. They head combined
corporate organizations that employ over a mil
lion people with five times the combined payroll
of California, Georgia and Alabama—the states
governed by Reagan, Maddox and Mrs. Wallace.
Their companies’ total sales add up to some S2O
billion while the three states California, Georgia
and Alabama collect only around $4 billion in ta
xes a year.
Mr. Hacker observes, “Though these men are
representative of America’s industrial and finan-
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May Is Bike Month
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discipline and creative energy”, and stated, “Any
human society is free to choose, either to display
great energy, or to enjoy sexual freedom; the evi
dence is that they cannot do both for more than one
generation.”
All of history points to mankind’s moral discip
line of mind and body as the prime requisite of his
survival. Not only ar ewe facing decisions on moral
issues, as parents and young people, but, the fun
damental question of survival. We have often made
erroneous decisions; let us hope that we, in our
community and as a nation, shall not be guilty of
stupid decisions.
And, as the nation observes Christian Home Week,
let us thank God for the Christian homes that are
holding the standards of Godliness and decency;
and be humbly grateful, as we pay tribute to the
Christian mothers who are sincerely trying to
“bring up their children in the nurture and ad
monition of the Lord.”
We shall, on this Mother’s Day, with their child
ren, “Rise up and call them Blessed.”
cycling routes for family fun and recreation.
During American Bike Month, hundreds and hun
dreds of schools. PTA’s, police, civic and service
organizations will be cooperating with the bicycle
industry and local bike retailers in conducting bike
radeos, field days, races and inspections, insuring
that our kids and their bikes are ready for a
spring and summer of riding fun. Most dealers
will be offering a free cycling leaflet, which we’ve
read and found most interesting. It tells of places
to go and a special physical fitness message from
the venerable Dr. Paul Dudley White. The good
doctor advises all of us to ride a bike for our
heart’s sake, and once this piece is out of the
typewriter, we may just take him up on it
Anyway, it’s Bike Month and we’re for it
Riding a bike presents a rare opportunity for
man, woman and child; to get someplace under
his own power, at his own pace; to feel the breeze
in his face and the sun on his back; to see and
hear and smell the bounties of nature; to commune
with his fellows or be blessedly alone, pedaling
down some country lane.
It sounds good, doesn’t it? Care to join us in a
bike ride?
totalitarian country. There, the law is what a
few people in power say it is, and police may
“legally” do any act which will sustain the ruling
group or further their policies. In a democracy,
law enforcement is a tremendously difficult and
an increasingly complex task, operating in the total
range of human conduct yet subject to the deli
cate balance between individual freedom and com
munity security.
"The framework of our government did not just
“happen”; it grew from blood, sweat, and tears.
Nor were the Constitution, the Bill of Rights,
and the Declaration of Independence produced from
the chance scribblings of men practicing part
time citizenship. Never before in history was a
nation blessed with more talented men exercising
such fantastic intellectual precision in formulat
ing basic tenets which guarantee freedom under
law.
“Law Day, USA, is indeed a time for rededica
tion to the principles which make freedom under
law possible. May 1, 1967, was the 10th anni
versay of this special day which has been set
aside by the Congress and the President to remind
all Americans of their magnificent heritage.
"The theme of Law Day, USA, “No man is above
the law, and no man is below it,” is particularly
apropos for law enforcement which must insist
that any violation of law be promptly and im
partially investigated without apology to anyone,
regardless of who or what may be involved.
“Our commitment to the principle that all men
are created equal demands no one be below the
law; and let those who seek to be above the law
know that their schemes will be defeated and ex
posed by a vigilant law enforcement profession.”
cial leadership, the curiosity is that the holders
of such pervasive power and influence should remain
anonymous—even invisible to the public eye’’ The
fact is that corporate managers just aren’t news
worthy. If they are successful, their companies
are not involved in controversy and strife, which is
after all the basis of news. Discussing what it takes
to become the president of a major corporation,
Mr. Hacker describes an unremitting routine of
dedication to furthering the interests of the com
pany which a young man must follow throughout
his life from the time he joins the enterprise of
his choice. After a lifetime spent adapting them
selves to their company’s requirements, Mr. Hack
er suggests that corporation presidents may leave
little imprint of their own individuality on the
character, goals or performance of the organizat
ions which they head. Many people familiar with
corporate operation would be in sharp disagreement
with this view. Despite the size of an organiza
tion, decisions must finally be made by individuals.
Every company faces the necessity of producing
in a competitive market a service or a product
that many people need or want-- something for which
they will voluntarily pay. If it fails to be creative
in this effort, even the biggest corporation will
cease to exist.
It seems doubtful if presidents of major cor
porations could leave individuality and personal
vision out of their mental processes in forming the
decisions required of them. There is no text
book formula to be followed in the commitment
of billions of dollars of capital to worldwide
enterprises affecting hundreds of thousands of jobs
and the shape of the future for tens of millions of
people. Y oung people should consider this as they
seek a career that offers challenge and the op
portunity for an individual with ability to leave the
world a better place than he found it.
OUR WEEKLY LESSON FOR
Sunday School
Devotional Reading: 1 Kings
8:54-61
Memory Selection: I know that
thou canst do all things, and that
no purposes of thine can be
thwarted. Job 42:2
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
God Will Prevail
Young People-Adult Topic: God
Will Prevail
We examined last week the
char acter of the early Christian
church. While basically the early
church was like the modern chu
rch, nevertheless because of the
vast difference between ancient
life and modern many situations
developed which appear to the
modern Christian as extraordin
ary and frequently bewildering.
Today’s lesson deals with the
second arrestof the apostles Pet
er and John. We read in Acts
4:1-3 that the priests and captain
of the temple and Sadducees were
grieved over the fact that the
apostles preached the doctrine
of Christ and his resurrection
from the dead, “and they laid
hands on them, and put them in
hold (prison) unto the next day:
for It was now eventide.” The
following morning they were bro
ught before the ecclesiastical
authorities, who demanded, “By
what power, or by what name,
have ye done this (healed a lame
man and baptized many into the
church)”?
Then Peter preached a re
markable sermon which amazed
even his accusers. Os course
the priests, scribes, Pharisees,
and Sadducees had no answer, for
the man who had been healed
was standing beside Peter and
John and “they (the authorities)
could say nothing against it”
(Acts 4:14).
So the same old routine of
frustration, bewilderment, and
anger was re-enacted. The ec
clesiastical authorities com
manded the apostles not to speak
at all nor teach In the name of
Jesus. But of course their stric
tures were futile, since the apos
tles returned to the Christian
“company, and reported all that
the chief priests and elders had
said unto them.”
Layona Glenn
i Says .. .
God placed every human being
in the world for a purpose, and He
stated that purpose when He gave
Adam dominion over the creat
ures He had made and told him
to subdue them. To Adam He had
given the power to do this by en
dowing Him with a triune person
ality similar to His own, which
He had not given to the other
creatures. With this power came
the responsibility to govern and
direct the animal kingdom and
make it a blessing to the earth.
He had no other need for men
and women than this, at least if
He had He still has not made it
known.
To facilitate this and make the
work a success, He constituted
the family as the recruiting sta
tion and training center, and pro
vided for the home, and it is to
the home that we must look for
the training of the people that
carry on the work of the civili
zed nations.
In His inspired word God laid
down the guide-lines for this tr
aining. Truth, honesty, unself
ishness, co-operation, obedience
to rules, respect for the rights
WjOSPJTAL
Patients Admitted During Past
Week:
Mrs. Betty Jordan and Baby
Girl, Mrs. Carolyn Herring, Mrs.
Leila T. Payne, Mrs. Charlen
Crenshaw, Mrs. Lila Stone, Leon
Harper, J. E. Brown, Mrs. Karen
Loyd, Miss Pam Jones, Mrs.
Ruby Marchman and Baby Girl,
Erskine Baird, Mrs. Margaret R.
Hodges, Dock W. Moon, Curtis
Whatley, Timothy Lynn Jackson,
Mrs. Florence Blackstock and
Baby Boy, Mrs. Patricia White
and Baby Boy, Mrs. Nan Bo
hannan and Baby Girl, Miss Pen
ny Vaughn, Joseph Sears, Mrs.
Lou V. Williamson.
Mrs. Geneva Chapman, Ric
hard Hart, Stacy Lee Willard,
Mrs. Mamie Chamblee, MJ's.
Virginia Townsend, Mrs. Olive
M. Peters, Miss Merilynn John
son, Mrs. Carol Sarann Kent,
Mrs. Patricia Arthur, Sidney
Woodruff, Thomas Russell, Lon
nie Lowe, Mrs. Myrtlce Mont
gomery, Tommie Willard, Mrs.
Diane Johnston, Mrs. Cora Burn
ette.
Stoney Hamm, Mrs. Shirley
Benton, Jessie Brown, Harold
Jeffries, Miss Ruby Brown, Mrs.
Lillie Ruth Blake and Baby Girl,
Mrs. Rena Maude Rhodes, Mrs.
Rosa Nell Jones and Baby Boy,
Robert Lee Johnson, Mrs. Inez
Seats, Mrs. Sara Louise Belcher
and Baby Girl, Willie James
Belcher.
Patients Remaining In Hos
pital:
Mrs. Cora Burnette, Jobe All
good, Henry Adams, Erskine
Baird, Aubrey Dean Bennett, J. E.
Brown, Mrs. Mamie Chamblee,
Mrs. Clara B. Cannon, Mrs. Sa-
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Then there was a great out
burst of enthusiasm on the part
of the Christian community.
"And when they had prayed, the
place was shaken where they
were assembled together; and
they were all filled with the Holy
Ghost, and they spake the word
of God with boldness” (Acts 4:
31).
The opening part of chapter 5
(from which today’s lesson is
taken) deals with the sin and death
of Ananias and Sapphlra, his wife.
Again the apostles were put “in
the common prison,” but an angel
of the Lord opened the prison
doors and brought them forth.
Imagine the surprise of the aut
horities when the next morning
they found the prison “shut with
all safety, and the keepers stand
ing without before the doors.”
But when they opened the doors
the prisoners were gone. Peter
and John Immediately repaired
to the temple and began teaching
the people. This time the aut
horities brought the apostles
“without violence; for they fear
ed the people, lest they should
have been stoned” (Acts 5:26).
Again the authorities threat
ened the prisoners, commanding
them to teach no longer “In this
name.” “Ye have filled Jeru
salem with your doctrine,” they
said, “and intend to bring this
man’s blood upon us. Then Peter
and the other apostles answered
and said, We ought to obey God
rather than men.”
The officials of the Jewish
church which persecuted Jesus
and demanded of the Roman
governor that he crucify Jesus
were men conspicuous for their
religious ardor. In fact, they
made a business of religion.
Some of them owned booths near
the temple where sacrificial ani
mals could be bought or where
Roman money—for a fee—could
be turned into money acceptable
for use in the temple area. Some
of these men were good men—
in fact, we study about one such
today. Nicodemus, and Joseph
of Arimathea, who burled the body
of Jesus, were also of this
variety.
of others, righteousness, and the
fear of God.
If the home turns out honest
well trained men and women that
are willing to work for the good
of humanity and the cause of
righteousness; that are brave
enough to stand against sin no
matter where It Is found, then the
home Is fulfilling its mission on
earth, and the men and women
who are directing the home are
doing their part In subduing the
If the home fails In this; if it
sends out men and women who
have no more strength of ch
aracter than to follow the forces
of evil, instead of leading the
forces for good; doing whatever
the crowd is doing, instead of wis
ely directing the crowd, what hope
is there for an Improvement
in the terrible conditions in which
we find ourselves today?
Let us all band together, make
our homes what they should be,
direct instead of following the
crowd, and honor our homes,
our churches our society and
our country and our Master.
die Cofer, Whatley Curtis, Mrs.
Mina Downs, Mrs. Mae Hilliard,
Homer Holifield, Mrs. Brownie
Heard, Mrs. Lucy Henderson.
Mrs. Diane Johnston, Emmet
te B. Loyd, Lonnie Lowe, Mrs.
Myrtlce Montgomery, Mrs. Ol
ive Peters, Thomas E. Russell,
Joseph Sears, Mrs. Lila Stone,
Mrs. Rebecca Shaw, Mrs. Ce
cil Smith, Jimmy Stone, Mrs.
Virginia Townsend, Tommy Wil
lard, Mrs. Lou Williamson, Sid
ney Woodruff.
Mrs. Sarah Belcher and Baby
Girl, Willie Barnes, Mrs. Jessie
Brown, Miss Ruby Brown, Willie
James Belcher, Jimmy L. Free
man, Olin Richards, Mrs. Inez
Seats, Mrs. Inez Smith, Mrs.
Annie T. Williams, Jack Wright.
§ §
| 'PvitoKatb I
Mrs. H. Y. Plemmons has re
turned to her home with Mr. and
Mrs. D. O. Shlrah after a month’s
visit in Orlando, Florida with her
daughter, Mrs. B. E. Campbell
and family.
** * *
Sincere sympathy Is extended
to Mr. Eugene Studdard and ot
her relatives In their bereave
ment at the death of his mother
on Saturday, May 6.
•* * *
Miss Elizabeth Willis and Miss
Pauline Hardman were weekend
visitors of their respective fam
ilies In Elberton.
** * «
Dennis Hammonds of the Uni
versity of Georgia was the week
end visitor of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Hammonds.
»• * *
YOUR NERVES MAY BE
REAL ‘LIVE WIRES’
A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION
of how physical sensations such
as touch and hearing are trans
formed into electrical messages
that nerves carry to the brain
has been suggested by two New
York University scientists.
Their explanation Is based on a
physical phenomenon called piez
oelectricity that occurs In cer
tain mineral crystals. If they
are squeezed, twisted or stretch
ed they generate a tiny current
of electricity. Conversely, if
electricity is applied to them,
they contract or expand. The
scientists say that this effect
apparently also occurs in most
if not all plant and animal tiss
ues and may account for a num
ber of biological phenomena that
appear to be mechanically in
duced. tt is this same pheno
menon that makes a crystal or
ceramic cartridge work In a
phonograph, and Is the principle
used In most low-priced micro
phones. Piezo is from the Greek
word for “press.”
SOMETIMES you can put out a
fire by giving it a real “snow”
job. Mobile carbon dioxide fire
extinguishers, reports Cardox,
Chicago, can discharge up to
300 pounds of inert carbon diox
ide snow and vapor per minute
to cool and smother industrial
fires. Each fire-fighting “trans
itank” unit holds 750 pounds of
liquid carbon dioxide.
PART of the CELERY PLANT
now thrown away when the crop
is harvested can be processed to
obtain the oil that gives celery
salt its flavor, say Department
of Agriculture scientists. At
present, oil used in manufac
turing celery salt is extracted
from seeds or made syn
thetically.
THE LOWEST NUMBER of
measles cases during the past
21 years was reported In 1966,
reports the Communicable Dis
ease Center. Preliminary fig
ures Indicate that the 1966 total
will be about 60,000 cases less
than the 1965 total.
THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCAT
ION of a mental Institution, In
dependent of the clinical or soc
ial status of the patient, signif
icantly Influences how soon a
patient will be released, reports
a University of Wisconsin psy
chologist. “As the distance from
the state hospital to the home
Increases, the likelihood of re
lease decreases,” he said. “This
is true not only in the rate of
early release (under two mon
ths), but also in the chances of
remaining in the hospital longer
than six months.”
Milledgeville
Hospital’s Now
’Central State
Milledgeville State Hospital is
no more.
The official name of the State
Health Department’s mental hea
lth facility in Baldwin county is
now Central State Hospital.
The name change followed pas
sage by the 196.7 General Assem
bly of a bill introduced by Baldwin
legislators and signed Into law by
Governor Maddox In April.
Dr. Addison M. Duval, direct
or of the Health Department’s di
vision of mental health, commen
ting on the new designation for the
130 year old institution said,
“The name, ‘Central State Hos
pital’ more accurately reflects
the role the hospital will play as
new regional hospitals are open
ed around the state. Patients will
be treated in the hospital nearest
their home.”
Dr. Duval added that it is too
early to spell out the exact coun
ties Central State will serve, but
“obviously Lt will treat patients
from middle Georgia.”
Mrs. E. L. Digby returned on
Saturday, May 6, from the Pied
mont Hospital where she under
went corrective surgery last
week.
** * *
Sincere sympathy Is extended
to Mrs. Marge Day, Mrs. Louise
Mills, and Miss Sally Mills In
their bereavement at the death
of Mrs. Lizzie Mills on Friday,
May 5, after a brief Illness due
to a broken hip.
** * *
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ATLANTA STADIUM - MAY 12 - 8:00 PM
Man’s faith In Almighty God
still exists In America, but the
evidence of it has become almost
extinct In our indifferent age that
finds most people in the pursuit
of pleasure.
This faith, which can come only
to an individual who has made
his peace with God, provides the
Individual with the optomlsm to
live and face the future, and the
comfort of heart to maintain
sanity and live on when touched
by death.
There was an opportunity to
witness such faith in action this
weekend in our hospital and to
see the peace, quiet, and un
doubtlng acceptance of fate, or
God’s plan, as a family of five
began the long road of physical
recuperation from Injuries re
ceived In an automobile accid
ent. . .and the mental and emot
ional adjustment to the loss of a
three and one-half year old son
and little brother.
The father has remained a pil
lar of strength to his family and
an Inspiration to their many fri
ends who have come to offer
comfort and service In the fam
ily’s hour of grief and need. He
has told friend after friend: “just
give thanks to God that we still
remain together as a family unit,
even without “Rickie”, and thank
Him that it wasn’t any worse than
it is.”
“God loaned him to us to keep
for three and one-half years,
wonderful years. . Jie was a
By J. Shelby Cook, Pastor
Loganville - Walnutgrove Meth
odist Churches
Several weeks ago we drove to
Florida to spend a few days.
One of the highlights of the trip
was a carriage ride In St. Augus
tine. There we saw the oldest
house in America. It stands as
a monument to man’s building
genius.
Building houses is big bus
iness. Places that are fields
and pastures today, can very qui
ckly be changed into streets with
houses surrounding them. lam
constantly amazed at the variety
of sizes and shapes of the houses
being built.
This Is to say nothing of the
art of building houses. Archi
tects, carpenters, brickmasons,
painters, electricians, and plum
bers all add their special touch
to complete the house. Some
one said that there is nothing
more satisfying to a person than
building a house. Day by day
one can see It take shape. Some
thing beautiful and useful Is cre
ated.
Despite the claims of the build
ers, they cannot build a home.
They build a house. Ronald R.
Meredith reminds us that we
must grow a home. This is
where the danger lies. We some
times think that because we have
a nice house with all the modern
lent at the Newton County Hospital
this week.
** * *
Friends remember Whatley
Curtis who is a patient at the
Newton County Hospital after suf
fering a heart attack last week.
♦* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hogan
entertained with a family dinner
on Sunday, May 7, In honor of
M/Sgt. and Mrs. Malcom Hogan
prior to Mr. Hogan’s departure
for service in Viet Nam. Those
sharing In the day were: Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Hogan and fam
ily, Conyers; Mr. and Mrs. Tho
mas Hogan and family, Miss Opal
Hogan, Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Clay, Macon; Mrs. Martha
Nichols, Mrs. Grace Edwards,
Almon Community; Mr. and Mrs.
Earnest Roberts and family of
Monroe; Mrs. Roy Miller of Cov-
Thursday, May 11,1967
Faith Sustains Man's |
Existence
BY: Leo S. Mallard
1 bundle of joy in our family. But
> God saw fit to take him back
t from us for some reason we
t don’t understand. But, as I look
t at the world today, I can’t help
but be thankful that he will never
know war. • .the Korea’s and Viet
» Nam’s.. .or the increasing prob
; lems of a teenager, the sit-ins,
> race riots, the marches against
» anything In authority.
i “He lived three and one-half
1 wonderful years. . Jiappy years
. . .and his memory will live
j on In our hearts forever. . Jor
s this we can be thankful.”
> Faith is not instantaneous. B
■ grows In those who accept and
• know God. . .those who know
> self-discipline and practice daily
I responsibility to God and their
. fellow man in a morally decaying
. society.
. The family unit Is still the
i base of our democratic society
i and the character that Is built
Into the being of each child in
the home will eventually change
. the course of American morality
I or contribute to the sickness of
■ our age.
Individual faith comes from
God. Self-discipline and respon
s slbility are the by-products of
respect for God’s authority in
I this world. Each person can
bear self-examination of life and
• Its purpose In God’s master plan,
i Don’t you believe that God is
dead.. .He lives through the faith
। of each individual and His power
to heal, comfort, and guide exists
l for those who seek.
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gadgets, that we have a home.
Homes are not built with wood
and nails. Neither are they
built with brick and mortar. Hou
ses are built In this way, but not
homes. Homes must grow,
When a couple Is united In
marriage, the home Is estab
lished. From there it must either
grow or remain dormant. Grow
ing a home is like planting a
garden. If the right seeds are
planted, the garden will be pro
ductive provided the weeds are
not allowed to take over.
Paul said that whatever a man
sows, he will reap. This is a
law of nature. If one plants
corn In his garden, he knows
that com will grow.
The same is true With our
homes. If we plant the seeds of
hatred, this is what we will reap.
On the other hand, If we plant
the seed of love and nurture It,
we will reap love.
A genuine love between two
persons is a wonderful thing.
It changed Elizabeth Barrett
Browning from an invalid Into
a person who was able to climb
mountains. This can be true In
your home. Nurture love, pull
the weeds out that are trying to
choke It.
Leave the building of your
house to the experts. Their bus
iness Is to build houses. Your
main responsibility Is to grow a
home.
Ington.
•* * *
Miss Emily Killen has had her
mother from Moultrie, as her
guest this week at the
Teacherage.
** * *
Mrs. Rebecca Shaw remains a
patient at the Newton County Hos
pital recovering from a broken
hip.
** * *
Mrs. Mae Hilliard Is a patient
at the Newton County Hospital
having suffered a broken hip In a
fall at her home In Porterdale.
Based on farmers’ plans as of
March 1, the total acreage of
peanuts to be planted In Georgia
this year is 500,000 acres, the
same as last year, according
to the state Crop Reporting Ser
vice.