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More Costly Than War
One hears much these days about the cost of the
war in Vietnam. And to be sure it is costing bil
lions. But far more expensive than all those bom
bers, aircraft carriers, ammunition and armies is
an item that our politicans don’t like to discuss.
Actually, this item is twice as expensive as the
Vietnam war. It is the interest we have to pay on
our national debt. This is now taking 33 cents out of
every tax dollar which Uncle Sam takes from us,
whereas the war in Vietnam takes only 16 cents of
that dollar.
These figures were cited recently by Senator
Warren G. Magnuson in a speech before the Spok
ane Chamber of Commerce in his home state of
Washington. It is not reported that he raged against
this outrage, or even deplored it—or the govern
mental extravagance that brought on the deficits
that made such fantastic borrowing necessary. Like
the head of his party, the Senator seems to believe
that we should have more of the same. A lot more.
Here are his words:
"I wish I could tell you there would be less go
vernment as the years flow on but these figures belie
Vision Is Important In Driving
Motorists who become alarmed at the pro
spect of a vision test when applying for or renewing
their driver’s license will be relieved to learn that
most vision defects can be corrected and may not
result in loss of a driver’s license according to
Dr. J. Keith Caldwell, of Winder, President, Geor
gia Optometric Association.
Dr. Caldwell said, "motorists all over the coun
try are urged to have regular professional exam
inations to detect any undisclosed vision problems
that may exist. Happily, most vision defects can
be corrected, and a motorist with corrected vision
can continue driving without being a safety hazard
to himself or to his fellow motorists, because of
inadequate vision.”
Dr. Caldwell pointed out that good vision is vital
in the development of "defensive driving habits”.
"There are, unfortunately, many people on the
streets and roads who seem to lie deliberately
asking for trouble”, he said. "These drivers
can best be described as ‘accidents on their way
to happen.’ There are many types—the day
dreamer, the speed demon, the sorehead, the read
my-mind driver, and the just plain thoughtless
driver whose mind is on other things instead of his
driving. Go<xi vision or not, these drivers are a
continual hazard.”
One defense against the thoughtless and dan
gerous driver, Dr. Caldwell says, is to develop
special vision habits that will enable the safe dri
ver to "see” a potential hazard in time to avoid
it. This practice applies not only to other dri
vers, but to hazardous situations as well.
"Most people believe they have little or no
control over the way they ‘see’ things", Dr. Cald
well says. "They believe the eye simply sees.
This is incorrect. There are special ways to use
The next time somebody asks you if you’ll deliver
a message to a friend in another city, or down the
block even, you’d better play safe and say no.
Being helpful could cost you as much as SSOO. That
is, SSOO a message.
Carrying a message to Garcia or anyone else is
apparently a federal offense, and there is a penalty
for violation that can run as high as SSOO for each
unstamped “message in writing’’ that is carried.
This interesting aspect of Big Brotherism was
disclosed recently when a steel company in Co
lorado found mail service so unsatisfactory that it
started delivering company memos a id messages
without benefit of the Post Office. To speed things
up it set up its own pony express, an armored
car that shuttled between the company headquar
ters in Denver and its plant offices in Pueblo,
120 miles away.
Everybody was happy except the Post Office.
Despite the fact that Washington is dead set ag
ainst monopolies, and the Justice Department is
constantly warring on monopolists, the Post Office
has a pretty tight monopoly on the delivery of
mail. Just how tight that monopoly is was learned
the hard way by the steel company when it started
Reassurance By The Numbers
A recent study of drug use among college students
has shown that reports of such use are “wildly
exaggerated.”
This, we submit is not news, though it is a
valuable reminder that America’s youth, in college
and out, should not be judged by the antics of the
foolish and often vicious exhibitionists who mono
polize the news.
In getting so much attention these freaks arouse
the resentment of the 99 percent of the college
students who have never touched LSD or the 94 per
cent who have never tried Marijuana. “Why”,
they ask, "don’t they show things as they are, not
just the sensational side?”
The answer is as simple as it is reassuring.
The worthwhile things are not news because these
are the things that most people are constantly
doing. News is made by the kooks, the exhibit
ionists, the inciters of violence and those who
engage in violence. But to say ttiat these people
represent the mores and culture of the United
States is as ridiculous as maintaining that a town
is made up of freaks because the circus is in
town with a full complement of two-headed people,
beared ladies, fire-eaters and sword-swallowers.
The “new left," recently put on another “putsch”
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that wish. They mean monumental social, transit
and pollution problems and new strong efforts tore
shape management of our resources.”
Translated from politicalese that of course means
more debt and still more interest. That is, unless
the public finds it possible to persuade some ad
ministration sometime that it is really fed up with
taxes and demands some extensive pruning of the
budget.
In any case, this fantastic interest burden is the
end result of that strange economic thinking which
John Maynard Keynes insinuated into Washington
years ago, the idea that "we only owe it to ourse
lves.” If we only owe it to ourselves, why is 33
cents being taken out of every tax dollar we pay,
for interest? Why isn’t that 33 cents being credited
against our income tax if we are only paying it
for the use of our own money?
That cynical forumla, "Tax and tax, spend and
spend, elect and elect,” has a further clause which
the politicians don't quote; "Borrow and borrow,
pay and pay.”
vision, and faulty seeing habits are one ot the major
causes of driver failure to recognize a hazard in
time to avoid it. Many drivers simply do not see
the clues that are available if vision is used ef
ficiently.
"Assuming vision is healthy or corrected”,
Dr, Caldwell continued, "the development of good
vision habits is not difficult. The eye has two
different kinds of seeing equipment—sharp center
eyesight and peripheral or fringe vision. Using the
two skillfully, a driver can substantially reduce his
chance ot being involved in an accident.”
Some of the ways Dr. Caldwell recommends dri
vers use their good vision to advantage are;
1) Watch well ahead and to the center of the
traffic lane instead of looking low at the ground or
to the right or left. Let the peripheral vision
catch the lights, movements, and objects on the
fringe, and free the central vision to see what is
taking place ahead.
2) Use the central vision to scan a wide, deep
scene ahead. Do not follow too closely behind
another vehicle or fix central vision on objects too
close.
3) Keep the eyes moving. Never stare at any
thing for more than two seconds while driving.
Force them to move about. This is restful for
them and the movement keeps the mind from stray
ing.
Dr. Caldwell concluded with two final driving
suggestions: adjust driving speeds to permit
stopping or swerving space, and make certain
other drivers see you and know exactly what you
are doing. “Don’t expect the other driver to read
your mind,” he concluded. "That is one of the
tilings that annoy you, remember?”
to deliver its own messages. Postal inspectors
moved in faster than any mailman ever had.
Finally convinced that the steel men were just
trying to improve their operating efficiency and
were not trying to put the Post Office out of bu
siness, the postal inspectors made no attempt to
toss anyone in jail. However, they figured out
how many messages had been hauled between
Denver and Pueblo and handed the company a bill
for $2,000 —for postage due. The steel men paid,
and resigned themselves to the same service they
had been getting from the Post Office, disbanding
their pony express over the Rockies.
Technically, it appears, the individual has the
same out. It’s all right to deliver a message to Joe
Klotz in the next town, or to Danny the bartender
in the neighborhood pub— so long as you first stop
in at the Post Office, buy a stamp and have it can
celled. At least that’s what we understand from
all this.
Somehow we think it can’t be that simple. We’ll
bet that before you're allowed to make your app
ointed rounds you’ll be called upon to take a civil
service examination or at least get a letter from
a district leader or some other political nabob.
to intimidate government officials by a show of
force. They mustered 50,000 fellow-travelers from
throughout the country who had fellow-traveled to
Washington for a “massive demonstration.” But
counter-demonstrations in a number of cities topped
that figure out of the local citizenry. Newark,
New Jersey, of recent riot fame, turned out more
than 100,000 for example.
There are other statistics which indicate mat
American youth is not going left or going down the
drain. At last count we saw there were 5,430,000
Boy Scouts and 3,556,000 Girl Scouts. There were
2,285,600 members of 4-H Clubs. More than
4,000,000 belong to the YMCA and 2,166,476 to
the YWCA. The Boys Club of America had 550,000
members, Junior Achievement lists 105,000; there
are upwards of 600,000 Camp Fire Girls. Space
does not permit us to continue, but there are many
more fine organizations dedicated to leading our
young people in the ways of good citizenship.
This doesn’t mean that we can be complacent
about our youth, or leave the job to those organi
zations. But figures like these tell us that we don’t
have to worry too much about the oncoming lead
ers of the nation.
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Aiiocioto Editor
LEO MALLARD
Advertising Manager
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
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OUR WEEKLY LESSON FOR,
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CAN THERE BE PEACE ON
EARTH?
Devotional Reading: Isaiah
11:1-9.
Memory Selection: He shall
judge between many peoples, and
shall decide for strong nations
afar off; and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and th
eir spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword
against nation, neither shall they
learn war any more. Micah 4;3.
Intermediate - Senior Topic?
Can There Be Peace on Earth?
Young People - Adult Topic:
Can There Be Peace on Earth?
Can there be peace on earth?
Complete and absolute security—
no. Reduced and controlled ar
maments with the realization that
in a world such as ours some
form of national self-protection
must be provided—yes.
This is an Important lesson,
and coming as It does just before
the Christmas season, it combin
es the greatest event In history
(namely, the birth of Christ) and
certain modern problems with
which all nations are struggling
today.
The age In which we live is
undoubtedly the most comfort
able age humanity has known in
all Its history. It Is, however,
the first generation of men ever
to have trembled under the real
ization that we may actually blow
ourselves to pieces or that war
on a worldwide scale Is not be
yond possibility.
So let us approach this les
son with the realization that the
Christmas season Is something
more than the mere giving and
receiving ot gifts. It is a time
when we ponder the significance
of Christ’s birth.
And let us never forget that
Jesus is referred to in the fol
lowing language: “And his name
shall be called Wonderful, Coun
sellor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince
of Peace’’ (Isa. 9:6).
Prophets were, for the most
part, preachers. We have come
so to associate them with fore
telling that we find it hard to
realize that only a very small
By The Rev. George Home
This coming Sunday in many
churches is known as Bible Sun
day, and from many pulpits at
tempts will be made to rein
troduce the Bible to a generation
of people who by and large use the
Bible in some rather odd ways.
Some use the Bible as a sort
of spiritual aspirin to be taken
only at times of spiritual head
aches; some use the Bible as a
resource book to reinforce some
particular prejudice, and some
use the Bible as a piece of an
tique furniture that is looked at,
admired, but never touched, and
some use the Bible as a club
to beat others in shape. Now
using the Bible in these ways
Is tragedy enough, but the oddest
use of the Bible is its non-use
by the non-professing, and It all
seems to be a part of a total
rebellion against anything that
is old, against anything that
smacks of the past. People seem
to be saying that anything that
is old cannot have any relevance
for this new day. Well, I will
be the first to admit that some
of the old is filled with rot and
worms, and has no relevance for
today, but the Bible is not in
this category. The Bible is time
less and what is more it is par
ticularly timely for this day and
age that seems to be so des
parately searching for insights
and purpose. And to add to its
timeliness, its for todayness, is
the fact that it is universal, and
by that I mean it has something
to say to the non-Christlan as
well as to the Christian.
Layona Glenn
Says . . .
When Jesus gave His discip
les the right of petition, and
taught them to pray, He put into
their hands a signed, blank ch
eck on the unlimited bank of
Almighty God. With His infinite
wisdom He established the con
ditions: “IF ye abide in Me,
and My words abide in you, ye
shall ask what ye will and it
shall be done unto you! “John
15:7.
That sounded like a reckless
promise, but it was safe-guarded
by the big, little two-letter word;
IF. If we live in Him, and His
words abide in us, and guide
our every thought and act, we
will, under no circumstances,
ask any thing against His will.
Our petitions will be unselfish
and for the good of others and the
glory of God.
What a wonderful world we
would have if everyone lived ac
cording to those conditions! It
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portion of their utterances had to
do with future events. Most prop
hets were engrossed in the moral
and political situations in which
they found themselves. About
these they spoke. Only rarely
and incidentally did they fore
tell.
We are dealing with a passage
of scripture in this lesson, how
ever, in which a prophet is de
finitely a foreteller. Micah is
speaking about the coming of a
time when peace will be estab
lished on the earth. As to the
meaning of his statement that
certain things will take place
“in the last days,” we are not
entirely sure as to what the pro
phet means. He may simply mean
in the future. He may, on the
other hand, mean a day of judg
ment at the end of that historical
period In which we now live.
We Christians, however, are
inclined to believe that the state
ment "In the last days” desig
nates the time ot the Messiah,
the coming of whom all good
Jews regarded as the very con
summation of all history.
But regardless of the mean
ing of the words “the last days”
what Is the meaning of this first
verse which says that "the moun
tains of the house of the Lord
shall be established in the top
of the mountains, and it shall be
exalted above the hills; and peo
ple shall flow unto it?”
To the loyal Jews, Mount
Moriah, on which the temple
was built, not only stood out above
the lower hills which surrounded
It but stood out in its significa
nce above every other spot on
earth. From the Jewish center
of religion a new order of things
was about to arise. It would
be not transitory but permanent.
It would affect not only the na
tion but the whole race. The
peoples of the earth would flow
unto it.
The nations would say among
themselves, “Come, and let us
go up to the mountain of the Lord,
and to the house of the God of
Jacob; and he will teach us of his
ways, and we will walk in his
paths: for the law shall go
forth of Zion, and the word of
the Lord from Jerusalem.”
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The extraordinary wisdom, in
sights and truths, tested some
3200 years, are for all to use. The
Bible is not exclusively for
Christians. Let us look briefly at
just two of the Bible’s insights.
Love thy neighbor as thyself.
It is essential that we love our
neighbor, if life is to continue,
but just as important is the in
sight that there must be self
love too. Lack of self esteem is
one of the most common emo
tional problems that ministers
have to cope with in talking to
their people. Value of self
gives meaning to life - lack of
it stifles life. The Prodigal
Son lost his sense of self value -
he ate with pigs, he came to
his senses, recognized what he
was saying about himself, came to
the realization of his own value
and went home, and began a new
life. Value of self is vital.
Another insight - Take no thought
for the morrow, or put another
way, stop worrying about the
future. There are plenty of pro
blems in the right now. The
only moment that you are really
alive in the present. Worrv Is
a futile process, and it has yet
to solve anything - it only creates
problems. It stops one from living
creatively.
One final thought about the
Bible - there are some excellent
translations that should be apart
of your Bible library. May I
suggest four: The Revised Stan
dard Version, The Phillips Bible,
The New English Bible, or the
New Jerusalem Bible. Get one.
They make great reading for
this age.
would really be heaven on earth
. . .Just as God Intended it to
be when He created this world
and the human race.
He created man in His own
image, or likeness; that is, giv
ing him intelligence, freedom of
will, and right of choice. We
all possess these powers, and it
is up to us to exercise them.
Let us use these God-given po
wers to direct every act toward
establishing upon earth the King
dom of God.
As we pray: “Thy Kingdom
come thy will be done on earth
as In heaven” let us use all of
our powers to bring about what
we pray for.”
If every member of the Chris
tian church, of whatever denom
ination, will contribute all of his
powers to this end, we can turn
back the tide of evil that is
sweeping over our land. So let it
be J
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Covington, Ga.
December 4, 1967
Editor
Covington News
Covington, Ga.
Dear Sir:
We would like to thank you and
your staff for the publicity given
us this past month on our pre
sentation of the Messiah. Cov
ington is most fortunate to have
a newspaper such as yours.
We are hoping the Covington
Civic Chorus will continue to
grow and with the good job you've
done for us, we’re sure it will.
Sincerely,
Christine Ellis
Secretary
Covington Civic Chorus
Maddox Reveals
Main Reason
He Ran For Gov.
ATLANTA (GPS)—Gov. Lester
G. Maddox addressed the Ken
nesaw Masonic Lodge No. 33
in Marietta the other evening.
In his address, he told his bro
ther Masons why he had sought
the office of governor. Here’s
what he said:
‘ ‘ There are many reasons why I
wanted to be governor. But abo
ve all others, I wanted to see
what one free man could do—
free from the establishment —
free from the shakles of special
interest groups.
“I wanted to see what one free
man could do who was not re
stricted, tied down or controlled
by those who in the past had cal
led all the signals.
“And I can assure you that
Lester Maddox is free to serve
the people of Georgia without
the strings that so often control
government, and Is less obliga
ted to these groups and in
dividuals than any governor has
been in many years.
“The great obligation I have is
that of promoting the best Inter
ests of the State of Georgia and
its people. And with the help of
God I am fulfilling that obligat
ion.”
Urging people to stay at home
and shop throughout the year and
especially at Christmas has a
sounder basis than just as an
advertising gimic used by local
merchants.
Covington stores have grown
from little stores to merchandi
sing centers with greater selec
tions being offered to the buying
public. Price wise, Covington
stores are able to offer their
merchandise at comparable pr
ices with Atlanta in most cases
and in many cases their goods
are priced lower than in Atlanta.
You, the buying public, have
made Covington’s stores grow
in size and in the variety of mer
chandise that they carry because
you have shopped at home.
Let’s look at it another way.
Rather than shopped at home,
you have invested in your home
town. Most of you have made
your money here; many of you
have spent your money here; the
stores where you have spent
your money have paid the sa
laries of local employees; and
in the process the stores in Co
vington have expanded their fa
cilities and now offer a greater
variety of merchandise.
Besides, the local stores of
fering quality merchandise at
competitive prices, what else
do you, as a Newton County cit
izen gain from each local store?
Tax money is the answer.
Every local merchant pays taxes •
and these taxes are used to pay
public official’s salaries, operate
your county government and pay
for improvements, operate the
Newton County school system that
educates your children, and pro
vide other services demanded by
citizens living In Newton County.
Now, if this merchant’s store is
located in the Covington city li
mits, he must also pay city taxes
which pay for city government,
| 'Tea/ku Report J
By Mrs. Robert I. Burall
Tenth District Director
Georgia Congress of Parents
and Teachers
This is the time of the year
for all PTA units to reflect.
Have you been using each com
mittee to its full potential? Have
you as PTA leaders, given your
best to the position you hold in
your PTA? We must - you
know, if we are to fulfill our
PTA objects. Let us develop
the habit of working more ef
fectively with the committees we
have. Give thought to what you
best can do to help these com
mittees to be more effective.
Guiding children toward happy
fruitful lives is the aim of our
Georgia Congress of Parentsand
Teachers. Teamwork does it,
so team up today. Together
we build a better world for every
Herman Talmadge
REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE
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(Editor’s note: The following is Senator Talmadge’s
final column for 1967. His weekly newspaper reports from
W ashington will he resumed when the Second Session of the
90th Congress convenes in January.)
SESSIONS OF CONGRESS are increasingly getting longer.
Probably gone for good are the days when Congress would
adjourn sometime in July or August.
This is due of course to many factors, including the rapid
growth of our country and the complexities of modern society.
The fact is, there are more people—our population has now
reached 200 million—and more problems that often defy solution.
The lengthy sessions of Congress in recent years are indica
tive of the mammoth social and economic problems facing the
United States, plus the troublesome world situation and the
apparently never-ending war in Viet Nam.
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THE UNITED STATES is in the greatest period of economic
growth in history. We are now enjoying the longest era of un
precedented economic expansion in any so-called peacetime era.
Almost every month in the past six years has brought record
breaking industrial production, higher factory payrolls, more em
ployment. and steadily rising per capita income. We are proud
that in the South and in Georgia the rate of advancement in
these areas is running higher than the national average.
But at the same time, there is much that remains to be done
in education, job training, and in alleviating poverty throughout
the country. Thus far, many of the programs that have been
devised and the billions of dollars that have been spent have not
made as much progress as we would like to see. I know that the
Congress will continue next year to devote much time and
energy toward finding meaningful solutions to the nation’s social
ills.
At the same time, I hope government at all levels will take
positive steps to restore respect for law and order in America.
The rapidly increasing crime rate, rioting and mob violence in
the public streets, and widespread disregard for all established
authority constitute a problem of high priority, second only to the
war in Viet Nam.
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WE ALL LOOK FORWARD to the day when the almost
$26 billion spent annually to combat crime and the $75 billion
for military defense can be diverted into other channels to im
prove life for all in America. . f '
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Thursday, December 7, 1967
WHY SHOP AT HOME
IN COVINGTON?
By: Leo S. Mallard
police and fire protection, and
the many other services that must
be performed by the city.
It all boils down to one simple
fact.. .when you spend your mo
ney in your home town stores
throughout the year you invest
in the betterment of your town
and community.
Let’s talk about the merchants
themselves. Most of these men
and women are the “involved
people” in your community and
county. They are the people
who make up the “few” who or
ganize, lead, and get things done
that benefit all the people in the
county. . .United Fund, Boy Sc
outs, Girl Scouts, school acti
vities such as band, basketball,
football, to mention just a few.
You, the consumer, help lo
cal merchants by shopping at
home. In turn, these same mer
chans not only help finance the
projects that make Newton Coun
ty a desirable place to live, they
are the leaders who Invest them
selves in the civic, cultural, and
economic life of this area. These
merchants live and breath pro
gress and prosperity for all the
people who work and live in New
ton County.
A pleasure trip to Atlanta,
everybody takes, but the next
time you think of shopping out of
town stop and think again. You
are whittling away at the progress
and prosperity of your own in
vestment in your home town. You
are raising the cost of every
item you might buy in Atlanta
because you must drive your car
70 miles to get there.
Consider these things when you
shop this Christmas and in the
years ahead. You made an invest
ment in Covington and Newton
County when you moved here.
Shop at home and keep investing
in your valuable future here. ..
and the future of your children.
child to share.
In this season when the spirit
of giving is accentuated, let us
who serve be proud that our
spirit of giving is a daily ha
bit, and keep it so throughout
the year. We can do this be
assuming as our first responsi
bility the creation of a home in
which children are loved, and are
taught to love. Teach them to
share and respect the property
and opinions of others. Teach
them to respect our democracy
and above all teach them topray.
The wise person makes more
opportunities than he finds. Gives
of himself more than he receives
for himself.