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COMMENTS
Throughout recorded history, and no doubt for
hundreds of thousands of years before that, it has
been a tragic fact that the best of the young men
have had to carry the burden of fighting the battles
and the wars in which their families, their tribes
or their nations have been involved, In the United
States today, every person, every family and most
especially those with children know well that civili
zation has not yet progressed far enough o lift
this burden from its young people who now fight
on an Asian battlefield in defense of the ideals and
principles for which this country stands,
During the November 11 observance of Veterans
Day, the nation will pause to honor those veterana
living and dead, who have servedintheU, S, arm
forces in time of war, Itis especiallg fitting at this
time that they be so honored, World War lrl as our
older citizens will remember, was thought to be
the war to end all wars, November 11 was ori-
Plans for tax reform always include various pro
fosals for closing what are popularly called ‘‘tax
oopholes,’”” Opinions differ widely on the matter
of what constitutes such a loophole and care must
be taken to avoid incentive killing double taxation
of income and assets,
National and state income taxes now largely ab
sorb the annual savings of the average individual,
On top of this, we have the capital gains tax on
any increase in value realized in the sale of pro
perty or securities, Now comes the threatened
income tax surcharge, and the question is whether
it should be applied to c:gital ?ins as well as
income, The claim is made that unless it is so
applied, those receiving increased value from the
sales of securities or some other asset would enjoy
a tax loophole. Really, it is a question of how far
Tbm;fhwt Georgia, there is not a county that
does not suffer from carelessly set and tended
trash and brush fires,
In the 1966-67 fiscal gear, ending June 30,
8,829 wildfires burned 38,351 forest acres, More
than 34 percent of the fires and 30 percent of the
acres burned was attributed to debris burning,
Thousands of acres of fields have been planted
with tree seedlings which need many years of
fire-free growth to attain flame resistant size,
Until they do, the hot fires will either set growth
back or kill them, Even extreme heat is fatal
to young trees.
In the case of trash burning, the following of a
few simple rules will save your timber as well
as your neighbors, Fire protection isn’t a secret,
complicated process, g !
All trash should be burned in a container or
cleared area, It could be a wire incinerator with
a lid, or a drum with holes punched in the sides,
The area around the burned should be cleared of
all flammable debris, such as paper, pine straw
Here we go again, The pigeons of peace—
Senators Bobby Kennedy, Fulbright, Church, Javits
and Pastore—are taking a new tack in their con
tinuing efforts to get this country to abandon South
Vietnam to the Communists,
The latest gimmick concerns the elections there,
We are told that unless the elections are 100
perce&“fure, free, unfettered and ‘‘democratic’’
we should pull out, Why, they ask, should we
sacrifice our men in a counfry that doesn’t believe
in democracy?
That kind of thinking is for the birds, Pigeons,
There a\rel lndeed‘h:ome things about the South
Vietnam elections that smell, But the odor is no
worse than that which rose out of Chicago, Kansas
City, Boston and a lot of other cities that could be
named in this country, And the mmlgulation of
the election has absolutely nothhx to do with re
sisting Communist aggression, Politicians arethe
same, in New York, Arkansas and South Vietnam,
Presumably these pigeons are going on the
assumption that Americans are not very brightand
have very short memories, The same approach
has been used to.abandon a succession of anti-
Communist countries which are now having no
elections at all, democratic or otherwise,
Indeed, we are in our present mess in Vietnam
World War I Debt: The Treasury Department
has completed its tabulation of the debt still
owed the United States by World War I debtor
nations, As of the end of the fiscal year last
June 30, the debt had increased $324 million,
in interes(‘uand stood at $21,352,854,709,70,
Only little Finland made any payments last
year: $185,000 toward principal, and $167,982,50
in interest,
Seventeen nations owe the s2l billion, The
big debtors: Great Britain: $9 bmmkdl'-‘rance,
almost $7 billion, Hungary $4 bullonf y more
than $2 billion, and the USSR $659 million,
Os course, Uncle Sam had to borrow the money
in the first place, And the taxpayers have to
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MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Editor and Publisher
LEO S. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
Veterans Day Nov. 11
Killing The Goose
Be Careful About Fires
The Pigeons Os Peace
Noted And Passed
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ginally set aside by Presidential Proclamationasa
time to commemorate the termination of hostilities
in that war which came on the morning of November
11, 1918, In 1926, Armistice Day was established
as a national holiday,
But, the armistice did not last, Since that time
many millions of American servicemen have fought
this nation’s battles on every continent of the earth,
In recognition of this fact, the meaning of Armis
tice Day was broadened in May of 1954 when
Congress decreed that this November day should be
known as Veterans Day with a broader significance
recognizing all those who have served this country
in time of need, The nation will remember them
and carry the hope that time will bfl%n%e day when
the world will see the signing of the armistice
so young men may give their energies rather than
their lives for the building of a better future,
you can go in confiscating an individual’s capital
and resources before kiliing the goose thatlays the
golden eggs,
The president of the New York Stock Exchange
believes that a higher capital gains tax could ac
tually reduce—rather than lncrease-;fotential tax
revenue, Applying the surtax tocapital gains would
tend to freeze capital in present investments, deny
ing it to the capital markets, and retarding business
and industry,
If you own a piece of tfiroperty or shares of
stock, you are subject to the present 25 per cent
capital gains tax if you sell, Ifon top of that a sur
tax of 10 per cent were added, would you be as
interested in selling and putting your money to work
in a new venture? Itis common sense not to put the
capital resources of the nation in a straitjacket,
and other potential fuel,
No burniarif should be done on a windy day,
Even a small breeze can spread sparks and em
bers before the person tending the fire can stop
them, Therefore, the incinerator should be kept
well away from wooded areas and grassy fields,
Likewise, the trash pile should be isolated,
Burning should be done only in the early morn
ing and late afternoon when the moisture content
of the air is high, This prevents the trash from
burning as ‘hot’ as it does in dry air,
Fire tools, such as rakes, hose or shovels
should be kept handy to control any flames which
escape the area, A larger container of water or
a portable water pump are handy to have around
for-emergencies, - —
Additional fires, caused by carelessness, wear
out equipment and tie up personnel, This increases
the cost of the forestry program, Much of this
loss can be eliminated if every Georgan will do
his part by observing outdoor fire safety.
because durln%l the regime of Bobby Kennedy’s
brother this nation connived in the assassination of
Dlemb who certain ‘‘liberals’’ felt was not suff
iciently democratic, During the resulting chaos
the Communists made their greatest gains, Until
we have recovered from that tragedy one might
think that Bobby Kennedy at least, would offer no
further suggestions about promoting ‘‘democracy”’
in Vietnam,
The same *‘liberal’’ elements were determined
to get rid of Batista in Cuba, although he was
militantly pro-United States, They succeeded,
In his place we have Fidel Castrtz who is now
engaged in exporting his brand of democracy to
all the Americas, including Newark, Detroit and
other places in need of liberation,
And it is worth remembering that these 100
percent pure election people had another candidate
a few years backs Mao Tse-tung, the well-known
Agrarian Reformer, You know how many free,
unfettered ‘‘democratic’’ elections he has
permitted,
We think it would be better if the Truth-In-
Voting contingent would fix tningg up in their own
states so that the voting is 100 percent pure,
honest, unfettered and unpurchased, Then the
lessons learned could be copied elsewhere,
pay interest on the government loans, even if
debtor nations do not, .
Continued Protection: Coming up for renewal
in Congress is a special law to frovide round
the-clock Secret Service guard for Mrs, John
F. Kennedy and her children, The Secretary of
the Treasury wants the law extended for another
15 months, because Mrs, Kennedy and the children
continue so be “sought out and subjected to an
noyance by the curious,"
It takes ten agents to provide twenty-four-hour
flroucuon, allowing for time off duty and vaca
ons,
Maybe curious taxpayers are annoyed?
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
LEQO MALLARD
Advertising Manager
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, o
mail matter of the Second
Class.
OUR WEEKLY LESSON FOR ¢
- Sunday School ¢
TRUE WORSHIP VERSUS
POPULAR RELIGION
Devotional Reading: Psalms
119:33-40.
Memory Selection: Man looks
on the outward appearance, but
the Lord looks on the heart. I
Samuel 16:7.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
Are You Sincere with God?
Young People - Adult Topic:
What Motivates Your Religion?
There area number of different
religions holding sway in differ
ent part os the world. Within
our own Christian Church there
are divisions which everyone de
plores but which we are ardent
1y hoping will, before many years
have passed, be overcome in a
reunited Christendom.
Within all branches of the Ch~
ristian Church, however, thereis
the realization that some wor
shipers are true worshipers and
that others are morally and spi
ritually lacking both intheir wor
ship and in their Christian ser
vice. There is a true type of
worship which, within the circle
of Christian faith—and even in
non-Christian religions also—
we recognize as sincere and ad
mirable. The people who wor
ship after this true fashion are
said to live up to their religion.
Cn the other hand, there are
some for whom worship consists
in church attendance, allegiance
to church organizations, financial
support of the church, and a vo
ciferous defense of certain par
ticular beliefs. Many people are
quite sure that the church is
full of hypocrites. Anyone, how
ever, who has had cloze relation
ships with the Christian Church
in any of its branches would deny
this vehemently. Church mem
bers without exception are, of
course, imperfect, stumbling
sinners whose weaknesses are
for the most part confined to se
-Ifishness and bad temper, al
though, perhaps, in the case of a
small percentage of church mem
bers extending to more serious
acts and attitudes.
In the whole of our Lord’s
teaching he conveyed to his con
temporaries, and to us, that both
good and evil are matters of the
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B e
o Yy
This year the U,D,C, is ce=
lebrating its Centenary,” and
many, in referring to the defeat
of the secession refer to itasthe
““lost cause,’”” This isincorrect,
The liberation of slaves which
was the most immediate result
of that war was only one of the
points involved, The all inclu=-
sive principle at stake was the
inherent right of each state to
regulate its own internal affairs,
That principle not only was not
lost, but the struggle for itspre
servation continues till the pre
sent day, and is not confined to
the South, but extends across the
board from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and from the Great La
kes to Key West, and we are all
thankful and proud of our UNITED
States,
Francis Scott Key expressed
this pride so well that finally his
beautiful poem was adopted as
our National Anthem, and should
be memorizedby every loyal Am=
erican, The fact that this is not
done was humorously illustrated
duing the last World war:
A young man was arrested ac
cused of being a spy, and brought
before an examining officer, He
met every test, and was about to
be released, when the examining
officer asked him to recite the
last stanze of The Star Spangled
Banner, Unhesitatingly the pri
soner rattled it off, With a wave
of the hand the examiner said:
““Take him on! there is nota sol=
dier in the American Army that
can do that!”’ That is probably
true, more is the pity. A good
friend of mine went to the lib=
rary and made me a copy, which
I am passing on, with the hope
that each of my readers may clip
the column and learn the precious
anthem;
THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
Oh, say can you seeby thedawn's
early light
What so proudly we hailed at the
twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright
stars, through the perilous fight
"Sufo7 Circus” Scheduled
For Palmer-Stone School Mon.
The Pilot Club of Covington
is sponsoring a ‘‘Safety Circus”
which will be put on at the Pal
mer Stone School on Monday,
October 30, at 9:00 A, M,
Mrs, Cecile Dial of the Pilot
Club and Sergeant Lamar Polk
of the Griffin State Patrol Head
quarters will be present for the
performance by the Special Re
presentative of the International
Assoclation of Chiefs of Police,
Officer Ernest Pressley, Offi
cer Pressley has been a police
officer for twenty-five years,
The ‘‘Safety Circus’’ is anel
ementary school assembly pro=
gram, It features ten highly
trained dogs who perform va
rious tricks, each of which {l
lustrates a particular safety pre
actice, The dogs ride scooters,
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inner heart. ‘“A good tree cannot
bring forth evil fruit, neither can
a corrupt tree bring forth good
fruit'’ (Matt, 7:18-19). Jesus was
in the tradition of the prophets
who preceded him and who laid
upon the conscience of their ge
nerations the responsibility to
live up to the truth they profes
sed.
Amos, who lived about 750
years before Jesus, was a re
markable man. Although classed
as a Minor Prophet, he holds a
prominent place in the moral
teachings of both Judaism and Ch
ristianity. He was the first
prophet whose utterances were
committed to writing either by
himself or others. This unlet
tered man, whose prophecy is a
fine example of pure Hebrew
style, seemed to have had some
thing in his nature which was torn
by any spectacle of injustice. In
the chapters preceding today’s
lesson he lashes out with fury
against those who oppress the
poor and crush the needy. For
some reason he appeared to feel
that the women of the Northern
Kingdom were particularly to
blame for the moral corruption
which prevailed there. He de
clared that they urged their hus
bands to oppress the poor and de
spoil them. His prediction was
that the time would come when
an enemy would swoop down upon
them and when those who now in
dulged in revelry would flee like
cattle from before their conque
rors.
Within a few years after Amos
had uttered his words the Nort
hern Kingdom was overwhelmed
by the Assyrians, and its inhabi
tants were carried off into ca
ptivity.
““Come to Bethel, and trans
gress; at Gilgal multiply trans
gression;. . .and offer a sacri
fice of thanksgiving with leaven,
and proclaim and publish the free
offerings; for this liketh you (is
what you like), O ye children
of Israel, saith the Lord God.”
Moral corruption and religious
piety in unholy alliance! What
could be worse than this? Their
observance of religious forms
involved nothing in the way of sp
irituality.
Q’er the ramparts we watched
-~ were sogallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the
bombs bursting in air, ;
Gave proof through the night
that our flag was still there,
Oh, say does that star-spangled
banner yet wave
Q’er the land of the free, and
the home of the brave?
On the shore dimly seen through
the mist of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in
dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze,
o’er the towering steep
As it fitfully blows, now con=-
seals, now discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the
morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now sh
ines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner!
O long may it wave
O’er the land of the free, and
the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so
vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war, and the
battle’s confusion,
A home and a country should leave
us no more!
Their blood has washed out
their foul footsteps polution,
No refuge could save the hireling
and slave
From the terror of flight, or the
gloom of the grave:
And the Star-spangled banner in
triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and
the home of the brave!
Oh! thus be it ever, when free
men shall stand
Between their loved homes and
Wwar’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace,
may this heaven rescued land
Prase the Power that hath
made and preserved us a na
tion,
Then conquer we must, when our
cuase it is just,
And this be our mottoe: *“‘ln
God is our trust”,
And the star-spangled banner in
triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free, and
the home of the brave!
push baby carriages, jump rope
and perform a variety of other
stunts, showing the children
how to avold accidents, Music
and colorful stage equipment add
to the circus,
Although intended to entertain
the students, the ‘‘Safety Cricus’’
is primarily devoted to encourage
youngsters to play, walk and ride
bicycles safely, Respect for au=
thority and good citizenship also
are emphasized in the perfor
mances, which are given at sc
hools only.
Each year Officer Pressley
travels many thousands of miles
to present his show to elemen~
tary school children throughout
the country, More than 5 million
children in 48 states have seen
the show, and more than 3 mill-
(Our Advertisers Are Assured of Best Resuits)
I Lettow to '
October 18, 1967
The Covington News
Covington Ga.
On behalf of Chairman William
C, Bartholomay, Vice President
Paul Richards and all the mem=~
bers of the Atlanta Braves, we
would like to thank you for the
cooperation extended to us dur
ing the past season, We areloo
king forward to the 1968 season
and we hope that it will provide
many exciting moments for you,
May this winter be a pleasant
one for you and if the Braves’
organization can ever be of as
sistance, please call on us,
Sincerely,
Jerald S, Sachs
Public Relations Director
Lee Walburn
Press Relations Director
October 21, 1967
Dear Editor:
I have just finished reading
the Covington News, lam ser=-
ving with the Air Force in Viet
Nam, I was thinking how many
Newton County people are in the
service, and how many are so
close to each other and don’t
know it,
Do you think you could do an
article for us in the service, like
a picture and address, I am en~
closing my address sothat ifany=-
body would like to drop me aline
or if they are close by they can
look me up, It would be nice to
see a face from home,
My address is:
AIIC James R, Clarke (Randy)
460 FMS Box 4754
APO S, F, Calif, 96303
If some of the guys should
get to Tan Son Nhut Air Force
Base Vietnam, I can be located
at the 460 FMS, Flight Line Ele
ctric Shop, Phone 3370,
Thank you,
Randy Clarke
Editor’s Note: Glad to Randy,
we will be glad to carry the na
mes and addresses of service
men in Viet Nam if the Newton
County people will send them in
to us,
Covington, Ga,
October 23, 1967
Dear Editor:
1 just wanted to say that our
County Fair this year was a
good one, it was the biggest
and best that we have had in a
long time, There were more
rides for young and grown ups
than there have been in years,
The exhibits were real good,
and I believe everybody enjoyed
the wildlife Exhibit, especially
the children, I also heard so
many adults say how much they
enjoyed.it, That was something
new added to our fair and I hope
that it will continue to be on ex
hibit every year, The livestock
was missed very much, but the
wildlife helped to fill in and it
was very good,
I am proud that our County
Fair is growing and has certain
ly improved in the last two years,
Here’s hats off to our Post 32
American Legion for a good
County Fair and more power to
you,
Mrs, J, O, Lawson
Cracker Crumble
.
Saturday Night
ATLANTA—Another sellout is
indicated for the fifth annual Cra=-
cker Crumble at the Marriott
Motor Hotel here, October 28, it
is announced by Georgia Press
Association, sponsor of the an
nual political satire dinner-show,
Some 1,000 people are expected
for the event, which benefits the
scholarship program of the as
sociation,
Highlights of the show iuclude
appearances in skits by Lt. Gov,
and Mrs, George T, Smith in
which they “rent” convicts for a
formal tea and an appearance by
Atlanta Vice-Mayor Sam Mas=
sell, appearing as Comptroller
General Jimmy Bentley, The tra
ditional surprise guest ap=-
pearance also will be featured,
a spokesman for the association
said,
Reservations may be made th
rough the GPA office,
e e e
son have passed the written Safety
Test and become members of Of=-
ficer Pressley's Junior Traffic
Safety Club,
The show has received the per
sonal recommendation of J, Ed
gar Hoover of the F,8,11,, the
National Safety Council, state
safety councils, and hundreds of
local civic organizations, pare=
nts and teacher groups and po
lice departments across the na
tion,
No mention of any commers=
clal organization is made during
the performance or contained in
any literature, All expenses of
the show are borne by American
Trucking Associations and there
is no cost whatsoever to school
or students,
The program takes approxime=
ately 40 minutes but can be re
duced to 30 minutes if necessary,
If additional time is available,
Officer Pressley talks about his
Safety Test and the Junior Traf
fic Safety Club,
Many educators have found that
the ‘“Safety Circus’’ notonly tea
ches safety, but has great value
as a citizenship program and as
a basis for written English and
penmanship assignments,
Comments about the show are
cordially invited, All corre
spondence should be directed to
the American Trucking Asso
clation, Inc,, 1616 P, Street,
Northwest, Washington, D, C,
Our long Indian Summer will
soon be over, but its balmy days
and slightly cool mornings and
evenings have been to the delight
of bow hunters who have taken
to the woods in search of deer,
Archery hunting as a sport is
coming on strong all over the
country and especially during a
warm hunting season, There
are several reasons for this
that come to mind readily.
In the first place, bow hunting
might be considered more sport
ing. . .those of us who have not
killed a deer with a bow and
arrow are well satisfied with
this reason, It is atleast logi~-
cal.
On the other hand, the bow
hunting season gives a hunter
an excuse to ramble in the woods
before gun season, find out wh
ere the deer are feeding, tra
veling, and bedding before the
season opens, Os course, a bow
hunter hunts with a gun during
gun season only because he didn’t
get his limit of two does, two
bucks, or a buck and doe during
bow season!
Bow hunting is also a good
practice in self discipline, Sit
ting still for three hours or more
at the time is nearly impossible,
and if you expect to see deer,
much less get a shot at one,
you had better sit still,
After you arrive on your stand
and sit still for a few minutes
the wonder and fascination of the
woodland comes alive all around
you, Birds begin to light on
nearby branches and twitter their
songs, Unaware of their au
dience, fat grey squirrels romp
through the leaves, search for
acorns, and scamper up and down
the trunks of giant oak trees that
provide their nesting places,
U Puent- Teachen Fepont |
Your Tenth District Director
has been very busy trying to or
ganize and help new PTA Units
within the District. I am happy
to say my efforts have not all
beenin vain, “Parents and Teac
hers are beginning to realize our.
children profit from their work-+
ing together. They know thereis
no better meeting place for work
ing together, or a better place
to build a climate of understand
ing and mutural respect than in |
the school PTA. |
A PTA is a local self-govern
ing unit that plans its programs
and activities to meet the needs |
of children and youth in the
community, Each unit is linked
through its membership and its
acceptance of the parent-teacher
Objects and policies to the state
congress and the National Con
gress of Parents and Teachers., |
Thus it shares in the resour
ces of the entire organization,
such as state and national con-
By Rev, Charles R, Thomas, Jr, 3. The disloyalty of many me=
Pastor of Salem Methodist Church mbers as Christians to their faith
in matters of everyday life and
‘““Now the just shall live by habits,
faith,’”” Hebrews 11:38, 4, The lack of loyalty to the
October 31st will be Halloween, doctrine of the stewardship of
It was also an important day in life,
the church year known as Refor= 5. The ignorance of most ch=
mation Day, This year marks urch members concerning their
the 450th anniversary of anevent background and their faith,
that brought new life into the 6. The disuse that the Holy
Christian Church, It was in 1517 Bible has fallen into in the ave
that Martin Luther nailed his rage church member’s home,
Ninety Five theses to the castle 7. The careless and indiffer=-
church door in Wittenberg, Ger- ent attitude of members toward
many. Luther’s protest against attending the services of wor=
corruption in the Church was es- ship,
pecially inspired by Hebrews 11: 8, The lack of prayer in the
38, He was convinced that sal= average church member’s home,
vation or forgiveness of sins 9. The irresponsible attitude
could not be bought but had to of many elected officials of the
be accepted as the free gift of church in administering the
God. Lord’s work,” Amen,and Amen,
Reformation Day in our coun- I also quote from a Letter to
try was once marked by para= a Catholic written by John Wes~
des and anti~-Roman Catholic de-= ley: ‘‘We ought, without this
monstrations, We can allbeglad endless jangling about opinions,
that we are beyond such im= to provoke one another to love
maturity, However, we seem to and do good works, Let the
have gone to the other extreme points wherein we differ stand
by largely ignoring Reformat- aside, There are enough wh
lon Day, Someone has rightly erein we agree, enough to be
said that it is not so much a the ground of every Christian
time when Protestantism should temper, and of every Christian
be on the march as itisa time action, Then if we cannot as yet
when Christianity should be on think alike in all things, at least
the march, we may love alike, ‘God is love;
Following is an articleentitled and he that dwelleth in love,
“1 Protest’’ adapted from one dwelleth in God, and God in
written a few years ago by a Him,” In the name then, and
Methodist pastor (Lloyd D, Mc= in the strength of God, let us
Neil, Jr,) and nailed to the door resolve,
of First Church, Claremore, Not to hurt one another,
Oklahoma with the title ‘*Nine To speak nothing harsh or un-
Theses’; kind of each other,
The sure way to avold this, is
“] Protest to say all the good that we can,
1. The deadly silence that both of and to one another,
grips the Christian witness of To harbor no unkind thought,
many members, no unfriendly temper towards
2. The indifferent attitude of one another,
many parents toward the Christ= To endeavor to help each ot
fan education of their children, her,”
Thursday, Oct_ober 26, 1963
Cussed Out . ...
Chipmunk Style
By: Leo S. Mallard
The sun dips slowly toward the
horizon and sends shimmering
rays through the branches to bat
he the turning leaves in all their
glory of color, And then, the
hunter’s cutest, but most indig
nant, companion in the woods
makes the scene, He is the chip~
munk, or ground squirrel, and
the woods belong to him, How
do I know?
Well, I happened to change po=
sitions, ;. ad brother ¢Chip’’ saw
my movement and immediately
knew that an unidentified foreign
object or thing was in his do
main, No time was wasted in
sounding the alarm, He let out
a squeal and retreated about ten
yards, fussing all the way,
Finding an old tree stump,
complete with a quick get-away
route, just in case, ‘““Chip” took
his stand and began a thirty
minute tongue lashing superior
to any I’ve received from mem=
bers of the human race,
¢Chip’s’’ chatter dominatedall
other sounds in the area and ot=-
her creatures actually gathered
’round to add a nod of approval,
It’s a guilty feeling, almost one
of shame, for something so big
to be ‘‘cussed out’” so strongly
for so long by something so sm=
all,
After such a tongue lashing no
wonder no deer appeared to feed
on the acorns so plentiful under
the giant oaks, It was almost
dark when ¢Chip’’ gave up his
crusade against his monster, but
we both had satisfaction, , .I left
the woods and unknowingly, he
had put on a show, along with
other members of the cast, on a
stage that never ceases toamaze
and inspire those who venture
into the woods.
.
By Mrs. Robert |, Burall .
Tenth District Director ‘
Georgia Congress of Parents .
and Teachers .
ventions, field and extension ser
vices, publicity, and special pro
grams of parent education. In
addition the local unit receives
a wide range of state and national
‘publicatichs to assist it in its
work.
" Ay’ parent, school principal
or other school official - or,
in fact, any interested person -
may take the first steps toward
organizing a parent-teacher as
sociation. When parents and oth
er citizens take the initiative
in organizing a PTA they should
enlist the support of the school
principal or superintendent and
of several teachers. It is also
an excellent idea to secure the
cooperation of members of the
school board.
As a reminder to all Local
Units=-Check the Goals sheet and
be ready for that first deadline
Dec. Ist. It is the best way
to know you are doing good PTA
work.
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