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COMMENTS
W7?.y Support United Fund?
When you proudly tuck your child into a warm
pretty bed in your comfortable bedroom of your
modern home, remember that there are boys and
girls in Newton County who have never seen in
side a modern home with pretty bedrooms and
frills.
Your gifts to United Funds would not provide
the frills, but they can provide a clean bed with
a roof over it.
It takes nerve and energy for hundreds of volun
teers to contact you to give you the opportunity to
share through one gift in what is termed the “united
way”.
At the same time, it is the best way yet devised
to provide a well balanced program of health and
welfare services at the lowest possible cost.
Furthermore, interested citizens like you give of
their time and talents, freely, to act as officers
and members of the Board of Trustees of the
Covington-Newton County United Fund. They have
screened all participating agencies to be sure
The United Fund Drive is again underway in
Newton County and volunteer, unpaid workers are
calling on business, industry, and individuals in
this united effort to meet the $74,550 goal.
This drive once a year combines the separate
fund drives of 13 agencies that it now supports
under the United Fund. These are: Empty Stock
ing Fund, Girl Scouts, Georgia Sheriffs Boy Ranch,
Georgia Industrial Home, Boy Scouts, Newton
County Mental Health Association, Salvation Army,
State YMCA, Newton County Heart, Cancer and
Emergency Relief Fund, USO, Plantation Manor,
Red Cross, and the Georgia Chapter Arthritis
Foundation.
Yes, “One Gift Works Many Wonders”, and
during the United Fund Drive business people
have the opportunity of combining these fund
drives and finishing the job of supporting them
for the year in a two week period.
The “Fair Share Plan,” which asks hourly
workers for one hour’s pay per month, is ex
tremely reasonable when the fact is faced and
understood that living and working in a com
munity also carries with it the responsibility of
supporting the programs that the United Fund em
bodies.
Company donations are wanted and needed from
each business, but the purpose of “United Appeal”
Why would a four year term be better than a
two year term for legislators? The answer is
simple—better government for the people. We
say this because there is not presently enough
time between elections for legislators to con
centrate on constructive legislation before they
have to start straddling the fence and taking a
non-controversial stand on issues as re-elect
ion time approaches.
Now this sounds like a stupid argument, but it
is a reality and any legislator will tell you so.
It is a trying experience for a politician to try
to be progressive in his voting for constructive
state programs (which is often at the expense
of votes that help keep him in office) and at the
same time stay in the good graces of enough vo
ters to re-elect him next election day—just two
years away.
A four year term would not keep a legislator
out of touch with the people in his county because
he lives and works in the county where he is
elected. He is only away in Atlanta 40 or 50 days
a year and then he has to come home to roost
among the voters. With a four year term under
This Is Georgia Beef Month
Governor Lester Maddox has issued a proclama
tion declaring the month of October as Beef Promo -
tion Month in Georgia.
The proclamation states that in view of the large
beef cattle Industry in Georgia, which ranks 18th
in the United States, expansion Is essential in
producing an abundance of red meat at economi
cal prices for our citizens. The State of Georgia
is well adapted to the cattle Industry with Ideal
climate and large land areas which are highly
adaptable to beef production. With the Increase
in population in Georgia and throughout the world,
it is essential to all Georgians that the Month of
October be recognized for the promotion of “Beef”,
& leading agricultural product.
Since only 58% of the beef consumed in Georgia
is produced in this State, it is in the interest of
all that this industry be recognized for its im-
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Editor end Publisher
LEO S. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
u CITY OF COVINGTON
The Fair Share Plan
4-Year Legislative Terms
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In these days of high-pressured living, every
community recognizes its need of developing in
novative steps to meet problem-centered, people
centered situations adequately.
Have you said that you were not going to pledge
this year? If you have any doubts, visualize the
i pinched face of a five year old with no shoes or
coat to keep him warm on a December morning.
If you are considering such a thought, think of
> the blind man who needs your help to buy drops
I for the eyes filled with pain which will never see
again.
I If you are disgusted with what you have “heard”
I about the United Fund, ask the people who serve
on the Emergency Relief Committee how many te
f lephone calls and contacts they have from your
; friends or neighbors every single day.
I
■ You are going to make a generous pledge,
: aren’t you?
is not met if employers don’t emphasize the fact
that such a donation is only part of that parti
cular firm’s responsibility in the community. A
company donation needs to be supplemented in every
case by individual monthly or quarterly donations
from the employees of a company. This is the
meaning of “fair share giving”—this way every
one shares in supporting these programs, not just
the businesses and industries of the community.
In the past the majority of the people in New
ton County have been generous in their efforts
to meet the United Fund Drive goal. This year
need not be an exception, but this is a “people
to people” drive and it must be financed that way.
Business and industry cannot and should not be
expected to bear the financial burden of community
programs that are a part of United Fund alone.
Plan to give your “fair share” when your em
ployer calls on you for a United Fund donation.
Help make your company 100% in this year’s
United Fund Drive.
Over 3,000 Newton County people benefited
from United Fund programs last year. Once
again, let the people of Newton County show that
they have a heart to throb for worthwhile programs
and the less fortunate as they enjoy the fruits of a
booming economy, growth, and never - before
equaled prosperity.
his belt a politician would then have a real re
cord for the people to judge his performance by
when they go to the polls.
If Constitutional Amendment 12 passes, guber
natorial and legislative elections will ‘ alternate
every two years. The result a more independ
ent legislature to judge the programs proposed by
each governor in office. Who wins under such a
set-up? The people win better government for
Georgia.
Also to be considered is the high cost of running
for a post in the legislature. Four year terms
would spread this cost out and enable many quali
fied men to run even if they are not among the
rich crowd. A dedicated candidate would also be
able to be more independent of large contributors
who might try to help him run his job once elec
ted.
We favor four year terms for legislators and
endorse Amendment 12 for passage in the up
coming election. By voting for this amendment
the people are voting for a better check and ba
lance system between the Legislative and Execu
tive branches of government in Georgia.
portance and be expanded. This will assure the
citizens of Georgia and for those of the future,
an adequate supply of wholesome American gr
own and inspected Beef.
The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, recogniz
ing the importance of this industry, is providing
the leadership In cooperation with retail mer
chants, packing industries, marketing concerns,
restaurants, State Department, Georgia Cattlemen’s
Georgia Extension Service, Vocational Agricul
tural Education Department, Georgia Cattlemen’s
Auxiliary, Ga. Agri - Business Council, Ga. Farm
Bureau, National Livestock and Meat Board Beef
Council, and many Georgia agriculture leaders
in bringing to the attention the value and im
portance of the Beef cattle industry to the State
of Georgia both financially and as a source
of food today and in the future.
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associete Editor
LEO MALLARD
Advertising Manager
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington. Georgia, ai
mail matter of the Second
Clan.
OUR WEEKLY LESSON
FOR
Sunday School
LOYAL IN THE FAITH
Devotional Reading: Hebrews
11:1-3, 8-15.
Memory Selection: Therefore,
since we are surrounded by so
great a cloud of witnesses, let us
also lay aside every weight, and
sin which clings so closely, and
let us run with perseverance the
race that is set before us, look
ing to Jesus the pioneer and per
fecter of our faith. Hebrews
12: 1-2.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
Why Discipline?
Young People - Adult Topic:
What Faith Requires.
Our general subject for the
quarter is “Writings of Faith
and Encouragement.” This title
applies especially to the great
chapter of faith, the eleventh of
Hebrews, and our lesson today
which gives us encouragement to
be “Loyal in the Faith” as were
the heroes of old.
This is our third and last les
son from the Epistle to the Heb
rews. We recall that the first
lesson brought to us the great
truth that God has spoken and the
book contains marvelous des
criptions of Christ and his glory.
We then studied the subject of
Jesus as our great High Priest,
the one who wrought for us at
onement and the forgiveness of
sin.
Our lesson today should include
the eleventh chapter on faith and
the twelfth chapter which points
out what we must do if we would
be loyal to that faith which comes
down to us through the great
Biblical heroes and leaders of
faith in every generation since
Bible times.
Bear in mind that faith is the
ground of salvation. Love is also
a great Christian virtue and is
founded upon the very nature of
God, but salvation is by faith
and on the basis of faith we learn
to keep the law of love.
As a prelude to our lesson
text we should review the main
points on faith as the complete
lesson covers the two chapters
and the printed text looks back
to the previous chapter.
Faith is defined as “the sub
stance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen.” We
might with profit spend a large
part of our lesson time on this
definition.
The objects of faith and hope
are the same, and faith demon
strates to the eye of the soul
the reality of things that the eye
of flesh cannot see.
We must remember also the
statement of verse six in the ele
venth chapter, “Without faith it
is impossible to please him,” that
is, God. And, “he that cometh
to God must believe that he is,
and that he is a rewarder of
those who diligently seek him.”
Faith must not only take hold
upon the existence of God, but
do so In such away that He may
be approached and known.
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District Camporee begins Fri
day evening. All boys attending
the Camporee must be register
ed. Registration begins at 4:00
p. m. Friday evening. Each
Troop is to have its roster ready
to turn in as it registers.
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Reminder to Commissioners of
Commissioner Training course
to be held Saturday, Oct. 19 at
the Fulton County Board of Edu
cation Training Center off the
South Expressway in Atlanta. Re
gistration is from 8:30 - 9:00
a. m. cost will be $2.50 per
person.
3 From Oxford
To Attend GC
Inauguration
MILLEDGEVILLE — Dr. Ed
Dawson, chairman of the Inau
gural Committee at Georgia Col
lege at Milledgeville, has an
nounced that two of the more
than 200 delegates scheduled to
attend the October 18 inaugura
tion of Georgia College Presi
dent J. Whitney Bunting are from
Oxford.
Governor Lester Maddox, Ch
ancellor George L. Simpson, Jr.,
of the university System of Geor
gia, Chairman John W. Langdale
of the University System Board
of Regents, and a number of ot
her dignitaries will be on hand
for the inauguration.
The ceremonies will begin at
10:30 a. m. In the college’s
Russell Auditorium.
The delegates from this area
and the colleges or societies they
will represent are: Mr. Dan C.
Moore, Mathematics Associat
ion of America, and Dr. Neal
Bond Fleming, Oxford College
of Emory University. Attending
the inauguration as special guests
will he Mrs. Sarah McDowell
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Someone has termed the ele
venth chapter “God’s Garden of
Faith.” One of the students
was preaching on this at Prin
ceton Theological Seminary and
likened the old heroes to dif
ferent trees and plants in God’s
garden. When he came to Sam
son, he said, “Now there was
an old cactus in the garden of
the Lord if you ever saw one.”
That student has now founded
a mission and is cultivating the
garden of faith among unreached
people in central New Guinea.
Finally the eleventh chapter
concludes: “And these all hav
ing obtained a good report th
rough faith received not the pro
mise, God having provided some
better thing for us.” TTie whole
Epistle to the Hebrews Is written
to show how much better things
we have in Christ than even the
greatest men of faith had under
the Old Covenant.
The chapter begins with the
imaginary view of the Olympic
Games or some great race in a
mighty stadium. Looking down
upon the runners In tier upon tier
surrounding the great coliseum
are the heroes of faith enumera
ted in the previous chapter.
As we run they are “a cloud
of witnesses.” In their day they
were witnesses to God. Now
they are witnesses to our race
and should give us encourage
ment.
This sounds like the Apostle
Paul. We know he was fond of
such athletic figures and he pic
tured the Christian life as boxing
bouts or a race or some athletic
contest. He said in one place he
did not fight as one “beating the
air.” He was no shadow boxer
but a real fighter for the prize.
In another place he envisions a
race and says he forgets all that
is behind that he may stretch
forward toward the prize in Ch
rist Jesus.
An organization of Christian
athletes has been working all
over America and many famous
stars of professional baseball
and college football players and
those in other sports have united
to use their position of esteem
and prestige in the minds of
young people to lead them to
faith in Christ.
We know how many colleges
and universities have built huge
athletic stadia like the one en
visaged by the author of this
epistle. Municipal amphithea
ters and bowls for sports have
multiplied in recent years. A
great interest in sports and re
creation may be a good thing,
and undoubtedly sports do much
to build up health and teach fair
play and self-control. How
ever, we also know that when
sports get out of hand they may
lead to corruption as they did
in ancient Rome.
The Holy Spirit will sustain
us in our race of life and we re
ceive power and blessing from
those who have gone before.
Camporee will be held this
weekend at the Pierce Clinic
Farm. Check-in time will be
from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p. m.
Friday, October 18. A sche
dule of events appeared in la
st week’s Covington News.
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At the Mansfield Methodist Ch
urch October 21, 7;30 P.M. an
Atlanta Area Boy Scout worker
will be there with a film about
organizing a permanent club
pack.
Anyone interested please
attend this meeting.
C. B. Club
Elects New
Officers
The Piedmont C. B. Club, Cov
ington, held their annual election
Thursday, October 10.
Trie officers for the coming
year are: Barney (Buck) John
son, President; Bobby J. Sa
vage, Vice - President; Robert
Ferr, Secretary; Frances Reed,
Treasurer, Lloyd Reed, Chap
lain; Marcus Cook, James
Hewell, Shorty Ellis, Board of
Directors.
“We wish to Invite all C. B.’s
of this area to come visit with
us. All who wish to become
members may apply for mem
bership. Our next meeting will
be held at the Covington City
Hall at 7:30 P. M. on October
24th,” stated President Johnson.
Special Prayer
Service Set
For Wednesdays
Rev. H. N. Earnest, pastor
of the Porterdale Baptist Church,
announces the opening of a new
avenue of worship for the people
of Newton County at their lunch
hour and for people working on
the second shift. A special prayer
meeting Is being held on Wed
nesdays at 12:15 until 1 o’clock
p.m. at the Porterdale Baptist
Church to enable anyone to wor
ship God at this time. If you
are unable to attend prayer ser
vices on Wednesday nights you
are Invited to attend these ser-
(Our Advertisers Are Assured of Best Results)
Covington, Ga.
Oct. 1, 1968
The Editor
The Covington News
Covington, Ga.
Dear Sir:
Next month, we Americans, we
Georgians, we Newton Countlans,
we Covingtonians, shall have the
right and privilege of exercising
one of our few remaining rights;
the right to vote for our Leaders.
The three gentlemen who are
battling each other for the num
ber one position in the Nation,
the office of President of the
United States, certainly warrant
our utmost considerations.
We should each of us ask our
selves several questions before
voting day; weigh the attitudes
and intentions of each candidate
over-all. We should not go into
the booths and mark the ballot for
one of them because he is a ra
cist, possibly to the extent that
were he elected, we might ALL
be subjects of a “police state.”
As a spectator of demonstra
tions in Camden, Ala., and in
Montgomery, I personally saw Al
Lingo’s State Troopers cracking
heads of Whites and Negroes. I
should hate to think that he might
some day be President Wallace’s
Attorney General, or the Director
of the FBI.
I can not personally go along
with Mr. Humphrey for I feel
that he would be a puppet for
L. B. J., and we would soon be
bankrupt due to their policy of
taking “from the haves, and giv
ing to the have nots.” I work
for my salary, and want the other
man, if able, to do the same.
I don’t mind sharing my priv
ileges with the under-privileged,
nor do I mind paying my share
of the cost of Government; so
long as It is managed properly.
Therefore, this leaves only one
candidate, so far as my consci
ence and beliefs are concerned.
Richard Nixon can, and shall,
prove to be the man who WILL
lead America back to its place
of responsible leadership in the
world; restore law and order to
our Society, and end the war in
Viet Nam. He has the legal mind
and experience to work for the
best interest of Americans.
I trust that each of us on El
ection Day will vote from the he
art and conscience. Regardless
of whom we vote for, the essen
tial thing is to Vote. Make your
voice heard, and vote for the man
You, neighbor and fellow citizen,
want for Your President.
Yours truly,
Grover T. Owens
P. O. Box 789
Covington, Ga.
The Editor
The Covington News
Covington, Ga.
Dear Sir:
How many times before an el
ection have you heard someone
say: “Well, no matter who wins,
things will go on just as before
for ordinary working folks like
us.”
And to be absolutely realistic
this is exactly what we can ex
pect if either Nixon or Humph
rey win. After all, both men are
inextricably committed to count
less powerful Interests and poli
tical groups. No matter how sin
cere either man may be or how
honest his intentions, his hands
are tied and this is a political
fact of life.
Those of us who have watched
in helpless anger, frustration
and despair this great and in
credibly generous nation’s igno
minious retreat from hope and
victory after World War II know
that all the wishful thinking of
the general public Is not going to
change the deplorable and stead
ily worsening conditions brought
on by both national parties since
that time.
It’s been said that the Republi
cans “ended” a war in Korea.
After 18 years we still support
50,000 troops there to assure It
stays “ended.” Hardly a point
to brag about. Nobody likes to
face it but the only solution for
Viet Nam (no matter how hard
we hope the S. Viet Namese will
do the job) is a military one.
The enemy is fully determined
and prepared to continue the
bloodly stalemate for another 22
years!
Law and order must be enfor
ced and respected before any pro
gress can be made or problems
solved for anyone but it must be
done at a local level since pro
blems are always best understood
and solved by the people directly
Involved.
No one man can solve the di
lemma that faces America but
the people themselves can solve
It - If they want to bad enough -
through one determined and cou
rageous man. It Is absolutely
electrifying to contemplate the
election of George C. Wallace!
It’s an undisputed fact that he
has no ties or committments to
anyone but the American people.
His election would be a signal,
loud and clear, to congressmen,
senators, legislators and jud
ges across this nation that peo
ple are indeed ready for a chan
ge. It would be a signal to cap
able and dedicated conservative
statesmen who’ve been helpless
so long that now their talents
would be put to work to put Am
erica back where she belongs -
at the top - in the eyes of the
world!
Employees of a business in a
small town often knit close re
lationships between themselves
and their families. This is es
pecially true at the NEWS. When
one of our number is out sick
or injured, it’s a blow to all of
us.
At this time we sincerely miss
our head pressman, Phillip
Pruitt, who is making good pro
gress, but still “laid up” in
DeKalb General after catching
his left hand in our offset press
on Friday, September 27.
It’s not just Phil’s ability to
run the press that we miss, for
Claude “Tip” Vaughn has done
a superb job keeping the work
rolling out with the help of Tommy
Maughon, Raymon Ellis and Her
bert Mobley, from other depart
ments; former employees, help
ing out part-time, William Hew
ell, and Danny Long, who is now
on the way to California to ship
out for Vietnam, and Bobby Ter
rell.
We just miss the “guy” and
we’ re all still mad at the press
that caught his hand. As one man
said, “the whole day just seems
to brighten up and go better when
you see 01’ Phil around the shop.”
The character and type of fel
low Pruitt is every day makes
us all feel this way. Sure, he’s
a darn good pressman, as good
as there is in the Southeast,
but when he’s not running the
press he’s roaming the shop gi-
By J. H. Wellman, Pastor
Trinity United Methodist Church
Text: John 10:10 “I am come
that they might have life and that
they might have it more abundan
tly.”
The meditation room of the
United Nations has been a center
of controversy and varied dis
cussion. All religious symbols
are noticeably missing. A polish
ed tree trunk, draped with a plant
bearing heart - shaped leaves,
stands under a stream of light.
Enclosed within four walls it is a
reminder of the nothingness that
haunts our world.
Marya Mannes has described
the scene rather poignantly: “It
seemed to me standing there that
this nothingness was so oppres
sive and disturbing that it became
a sort of madness, and the room a
sort of padded cell. It seemed to
me that the core of our greatest
contemporary trouble lay here,
that all this whiteness and shap
lessness and weakness was the
leukemia of non - commitment
sapping our strength. We have
found, finally, that only nothing
could please all.”
Yes, only nothing could please
all. Man has tried, ages unend
ing, to find meaning to life, but
his search has been mostly in the
wrong places. The nothingness
seems to be the white flag of
defeat which the world is waving.
It is as if we are saying that we
have searched everywhere—and
found nothing.
G. K. Chesterton in his book
voters. Don’t let the two national
parties Insult your intelligence
again with promises you know in
your heart they can’t keep. Book
er T. Washington had the only
solution for you—for anyone for
that matter. He instilled into
his people this fact, if you’re
skillful enough in your job - no
matter what It Is - you’ll not
only be accepted anywhere you
go, you’ll be in demand!
We’re ALL tired of the way
things have been going all these
years. Lets take this last chance
to really change it. I’m hot
naive enough to believe human
nature can be changed but I do
believe we have everything to
gain and nothing to lose!
Sincerely,
T. C. Berry
Box 1631
Eglin A. F. Base, Fla.
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS
AMIGOS INTERNACIONAIS
Caixa Postal 30837
Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
May 21, 1968
The Editor
Weekly Newspaper NEWS
Covington, Ga. 30209
United States
Dear Sir:
We thought It was a good idea
to send you this letter because
we count on your help and on the
cooperation of your newspaper
to reach your readers with our
Brazilian message of friendship.
We, the INTERNATIONAL FR
IENDS, are hundreds of Brazilian
people of both sexes, of all ages
and professions, who have crea
ted an International Correspon
dence Club some months ago.
Through correspondence with fo
reign friends, we intend to ex
change ideas and knowledge, to
promote better understanding
among people from different
countries, to obtain more stamps
and viewcards for our collect
ions, to exchange newspapers and
Thursday, October 17, 1968
HURRY BACK PHIL!
By: Leo S. Mallard
ving a hand here and there try
ing to help other people out of
a tight by making sure jobs
get out on time. He’s a friend
to everybody at the NEWS and
you can be sure if a problem
arises he’s one of the first to
know about it.
Ite’s a “jack of all trades”
and good at most of them, ffls
hand is healing better every day.
One skin graft operation has al
ready been done and another is
scheduled for Friday. His doc
tor is one of the best in the coun
try and Phil knows that many a
prayer has gone to the “Great
Physician” in behalf of that hand.
Scott, 4 1/2, and Keith, 2,
Phil and Carolyn’s two boys are
happy as larks with “Ma-Ma
and Pa-Pa”, his folks in Ce
dartown, but they both miss Daddy
and he misses them to say the
least. Carolyn has stayed with
Phil at the hospital most of the
time.
Phil’s worst enemy is that .
hospital bed and he’s howling
to get out as soon as possible.
Also to be contended with is
that bandaged paw that’s “heavy
as lead.” He’s mighty thankful
that his hand was saved and is
looking forward to bird hunting
this season “even if I just have
to follow the dogs without a gun.”
From the gang at the office, ■
“we miss you Phil, good luck
Friday, and hurry back—we’re
cheering and praying for you.”:
Wnrho_®D
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“The Amazing Adventures of
Father Brown,’’ tells of Father
Brown leading his men to a grave
yard where they unearthed a
headless skeleton. Silence fills
the air. Father Brown breaks
the silence by saying: “We have
come to the end of our ways...
Something has fallen on us that
falls very seldom upon men: per
haps the worst thing that can fall
upon them. . .We have found the
truth and the truth makes no
sense.’’ The world, which some
think has come of age, has ex
hausted all avenues—except one
—in a search for meaning which
brings the conclusion that they
have found the truth and the truth
makes no sense.
But all avenues are not ex
hausted. Not until men have tried
Christ. But rather than try
Christ, all too many have just ig
nored Km. They have chosen
to endure meaninglessness rat
her than to accept Christ who is
the source of life which is full and
abundant. Just at the time when
life seems to be most absurd,
the good news of the gospel can
be most meaningful if only we
would listen.
The gospel speaks of life—-
real life—through Christ. It has
a design for life that can replace
the shapelessness of man’s exis
tence. It brings a strength that
will support us in weakness. It
calls for commitment that can
heal the “leukemia of non-com^
mitment.” The Gospel of Christ
offers life—abundant life—to fill
the void of nothingness.
med about other countries and
to help foreign people know our
country better.
We started our activities by
sending a letter like this one to
the most important newspapers
in South America. In a few
weeks, we received more than
17,000 letters from every single
country in this Hemisphere, from
Mexico to Argentina.
However, most of our members
would like to have friends in other
continents. From Haiti, Boli
via, Panama, Mexico, Venezuela,
Colombia, Peru, Chile, Brazil,
Uruguay and Argentina - just
to name the countries where we
have more than a thousand mem
bers - we receive frequent re
quests of names and addresses of
American penfriends.
This is, so, the aim of this
letter. On behalf of our mem
bers, we beg you the very spe
cial favor of printing our invi
tation to your readers who have
an interest in communicating th
emselves with our members in
Latin America.
Your interested readers may
send to us their name and com-,
plete address, sex, occupation,
languages that they can read and
write well, and their preferred
hobbles. They can write in Eng
lish, French, Italian, Portuguese
or Spanish - since we can deal
easily with these languages. As
soon as we receive their names!
and addresses, we will distribute
them to our members who eag
erly want penfriends in the Uni
ted States.
Their letters must be sent to
AMIGOS INTERNACIONAIS, Cai
xa Postal 30837, Sao Paulo, Bra
zil.
We now want to anticipate our
many thanks to you for the help
you will provide to us, by print
ing our invitation in your paper.
To you and your many readers,
our best regards.
sincerely
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS