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COMMENTS
An Invitation To Community Service
An appeal for vomunteers on behalf of the March
of Dimes and its fight against birth defects is
difficult to ignore when you learn just a few of
the grim facts.
At least 250,000 babies are born with sign
ificant birth defects in the United States each
year. That’s 700 a day or one every two min
utes. Birth defects are the nation’s second
greatest destroyer of life. . .after heart dis
ease. Birth defects claim 560,000 lives each
year - 60,000 children and adults plus an esti
mated 500.000 babies who die before birth as
a result of defects. By conservative estimate,
some 15 million Americans have one or more
birth defects which affect their daily lives.
Since March of Dimes medical care and re
search can help many of these unfortunate chil
dren, how can we fail to respond with volunteer
aid and financial support?
It is a basic law of the land that a man is in
nocent until proved guilty. The public generally
adopts that attitude in matters of crime; but not
in politics. Any criminal, no matter how grave
the charges or overwhelming the evidence, is
freely acknowledged full protection under the law.
Millions of Americans witnessed the televised
slaying of Lee Harvey Oswald. But Jack Ruby
was unanimously accorded the right to a fair trial.
Should a President-elect receive less?
We have just gone through a hotly-contested and
emotional election campaign. The entire drama,
from New Hampshire to the final tally, has been
reported by the greatest army of reporters, com
mentators, propagandists and pundits in world
history. From now until January 20 should be a
time for reflection on where we have been and
where we are going— what our goals are for the
years ahead. We have a new President-elect
and he, too, is entitled to fair trail. Any pre
judging is unfair.
No one can say with finality what kind of Pre
sident Mr. Nixon will be; but that fact has not
stilled shrill voices which would deny him fair
Let’s Lock The Gate On Sixty-Eight
By Ed Hiles
As time draws near to close the gate
On Nineteen Hundred Sixty-Eight,
Let’s count the blessings that it brought
And soothe the headaches that it wrought.
A medical miracle played its part
By saving a life with a dead man’s heart.
A warship and crew were stolen away
And a nuclear sub went down to stay.
Deep in the Earth - an awesome “Boom!”
And miners were sealed in a common tomb.
Union leaders played “trick or treat”
While garbage piled high in the city street.
A church was asunder because of a pill
And Congress approved a sur-tax bill
A Georgia built giant took its maiden ride.
The President announced he would step aside,
And White House hopefuls smiled with glee
Then produced the road show - “Candidates Three”
Two reached the home stretch nose to nose
But the elephant plucked the big red rose.
A social crusader and a candidate
Only weeks apart, met a common fate
When assassins bullets each took a life
And left the Nation torn with strife.
College campus turned battlefield
And law and order were repealed,
As police were held in disrepute
For stopping rioters with their sacks of loot.
The Poor Peoples March didn’t sell Its wares,
A Supreme Court Judge played musical chairs;
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The traditional January March of Dimes offers
men, women and teen-agers interesting and highly
worthwhile tasks in the community. Individual
chapter opportunities for service vary from cle
rical jobs to solicitation of funds; from distributing
educational material to serving on a speaker’s
bureau.
Prospective volunteers are urged to contact
their local National Foundation chapter for add
itional information. Newcomers are especially
invited to make this contact. If unable to reach
the local chapter, information may be obtained
from the state office; 443 East Paces Ferry
Road, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia 30305. Information
may also be obtained from the state office on
educational materials such as prenatal care,
family service information and slide talks and
movies on birth defects research and treat
ment.
trial. Many of these are partisans of defeated
candidates, of cource. Others are chronic dis
senters who would rather shout from the grand
stand than participate in the fray.
One group that seems particularly over-anx
ious calls itself H.O.P.E. —Help Organize People
Early. It is busy distributing campaign buttons
for Senator Edward Kennedy in 1972. His demon
strable qualities of leadership seem to be restric
ted to the fame he has gained from the tragedies
that have befallen his family. A new presidential
campign right now hardly bespeaks concern for
the monumental problems our nation faces, but
rather a partisan idolatry.
We very much doubt that we will always agree
with the policies of the new President. But we
do know one thing: he is entitled to a reason
able period of time in which to prove himself.
There will be a chance to judge him in the Con
gressional elections of 1970. There will be a ch
ance to convict him, or reward him in 1972.
And surely everyone can wait at least until he
gets down to his desk on January 21.
The President ordered a bombing cease
And diplomats gathered to talk ot peace.
A widow’s new mate was a rich surprise —
Twice her age and half her size.
The crime report had a major flaw—
Condemning police for enforcing the law,
While militant blacks and rebellious whites
Made a mockery of “Civil Rights”.
Draft evaders were afflicted
When their baby doctor was convicted.
An airline game of “Hl jack-be-nimble”
Made Cuban excursions a status symbol.
’Twas another good year In the World ot Sport
Though the Braves and the Falcons came up short.
American Athletes, young and old
Brought home the most Olympic Gold.
A pack of tigers from Motor Town
Hauled the Cardinal pennant down.
The Bowl Bound Bulldogs passed the test
While the Engineers stayed home to rest.
Now as the New Year comes in view
Here’s the plea I make to you —
Stand fast for things which you believe;
Accept the bumps you will receive;
Reject those things you know are wrong,
When the easy way is to “go along”.
Enjoy, each day, God’s loving care
As you feel His presence everywhere —
And pray for the Light of Peace to shine
In Nineteen Hundred Sixty-Nine.
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associefe Editor
LEO MALLARD
Advertising Manager
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
| Daddy Writes Christmas
| Letter From Vietnam
& The following letter to little Tammy Lowry of Route 3,
%: Loganville, was received this week from her father, Sp/4
W Terry Lowry, who is presently stationed in Viet Nam.
The baby’s mother is the former Lynn Kitchens, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Kitchens of Loganville.
To my little girl on Christmas;
# Well, Tammy, daddy is writing this to you because I
cannot be home for your first Christmas. But lam sending
you a doll for Christmas even if I cannot be there with you.
ft But honey I am way too far away to be with you. But I will
ft do my best to be with you next Christmas. Daddy is over
® here to help keep our country free so you can grow up to
be as sweet and kind as your mother and I love you just
® as much as Ido her.
Tammy it might break your heart because you have not
® got a daddy there for Christmas. But honey it hurts me
even more just to be away from you every day. Tammy I
need you and your mother more than you two together
need me. I am over here without anyone to love me like
S: your grandmothers and grandfathers love you and mother.
Now take care of your mother till daddy gets home and
jv always remember, Daddy loves you so much.
S Love Always,
S? Daddy
ft: P. S. A very Merry Christmas to you and mother.
OUR WEEKLY LESSON
FOR
Sunday School
THE KINGDOM SHALL COME
DEVOTIONAL READING: I
Corinthians 13
MEMORY SELECTION: He
said to me, “It is done! lam
the Alpha and the Omega, the
beginning and the end. To the
thirsty I will give water without
price from the fountain of the
water of life.’’ Revelation 21:6
INTERMEDIATE-SENIOR TO
PIC: The Kingdom Shall Come
YOUNG PEOPLE - ADULT
TOPIC: The Kingdom Shall Come
The last lesson of the year
looks in retrospect over the ev
ents of the past twelve months
and peers with expectation into
the future. Christmas is a sea
son of joy and thanksgiving. The ;f
New Year means a new begin
ning. ’
On the last Sunday of the year
we appraise the past and attempt
to prepare ourselves for the fu
ture.
“The kingdom is come.’’ What
is the Kingdom of God (or Hea
ven)? It is the establishing upon
the earth of God’s perfect reign
and power. We need only to take
a look at life round about us to see
how far the world Is from that
kingdom state. Sin abounds. Man
made in the image and after the
likeness of God has marred him
self and his destiny by disob
edience and wrongdoing. We
have indeed erred and strayed
from God’s path like lost sheep,
following too much the devices
and desires of our own hearts.
This is our present condition.
What of the future? We have the
promise of life everlasting lived
under God the Father and incom
plete and perfect association with
Jesus Christ, his Son and our
Saviour.
When shall this kingdom come?
No one knows. Our knowledge
both of the present and the future
is limited by the natural inade
quacies of those five senses wh
ich alone enable us to understand
ourselves and our lives.
“And I heard a great voice out
of heaven saying, Behold, the tab
ernacle of God is with men, and
he will dwell with them, and they
shall be his people, and God him
self shall be with them, and be
their God.’’
A tabernacle is a tent. At
the time of Moses it was a mov
ing sanctuary which God at Si
nai had directed Moses to con
struct and set up. “And let
them make me a sanctuary; that
I may dwell among them. Ac
cording to all that I shew thee,
after the pattern of the taber
nacle, and the pattern of all the
instruments thereof, even so sh
all ye make it’’ (Ex. 25:8-9).
This tabernacle was the holy
center of Israel’s religion until
Solomon built his temple some
centuries later.
There are many things God can
give us - and does give us - but
the most precious gift of all is
the gift of Himself. For God to be
in our hearts and in the midst
of the society in which we move
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is the most inspiring reality we
can ever encounter.
Nothing equals in significance
and joy for every true believer
the promise that God Himself
shall be with us and be our God.
The Book of Revelation was wr
itten to encourage and sustain the
nascent Christian church as it en
dured persecution. Isaiah, hun
dreds of years before, had pro
phesied that the Lord would arise
upon his people and his glory be
seen by them, and the Gentiles
would come to his light, and kings
to the brightness of his rising
(Isa. 60:2-3). “And God shall
wipe away all tears from their
eyes; and there shall be no more
death, neither sorrow, nor cry
ing, neither shall there be any
more pain; for the former things
W'jg passed away.’’
lb No more tears, no more death,
no more sorrow or crime, no
more pain! What promises! In
another portion of the Book of
Revalation, the author, John, de
clares that he saw the new Jer
usalem, “coming down from God
out of heaven, prepared as a br
ide adorned for her husband”
(Rev. 21:2). The first heaven and
the first earth were passed away,
“and there was no more sea.”
This fits in with the statement
found in II Peter 3 that the hea
vens being on fire shall be dis
solved and “the elements shall
melt with fervent heat. Never
theless we, according to his pro
mise, look for new heavens and a
new earth, wherein dwelleth
righteousness.”
In the midst of our sin we are
to remember that we have a Sa
viour. In death we are to look
to the eternal life promised us
in Christianity. Sorrow, crime,
and pain are passed away through
the power of him who said: “Be
hold, I make all things new.”
The word new is not meant
in the sense of replacement. God
makes things new by refreshing
and revitalizing them. Our life
in heaven is a continuation of life
here on earth but transformed,
revitalized, made new by the
power of God through Christ.
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December 19, 1968
The Covington News
Covington, Ga.
One of the most important
things for the success of any
musical organization is the in
terest given it by the news me
dia.
We know of no other com
munity in which the newspaper
devotes so much time and en
ergy to the coverage of musical
events—nor does it so well!
The students and directors of
the Newton County Bands wish to
express our sincere gratitude to
the Covington News for the won
derful coverage it has given us,
not only this year but since the
bands have been organized.
Thank you,
The Newton County High School
Blue Rambler Band
The Newton County Junior
Symphonic Band
THE
CHATTER
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pathway to CHRIST’S OPEN
DOOR! He will welcome with
open arms the choice you make
this Christmas. . .Just being
about your Father’s business. .
making somebody happy, putting
food upon their table, they may
have “meat and bread”. . but
how about pies, cakes, chicken
or turkey? Our various organi
zations take care of this, you say?
Why, did you know you had fri
ends who, so help me, keep their
heads high, that smile, beaming,
in their places at Church with th
eir Children about them. . not
dressed as warmly as some, or
as nice. . but they are there...
and their pantry is not empty. .
but . . .They dream of what Ch
ristmas brings to other boys and
girls. . .and wonder WHY? The
Bible says, the poor we will al
ways have with us. . is there a
reason for this? dobs God watch
over His children and s^who is
“Sharing and Caring?’^ Does
He look at all our Christmas
gifts. . some fine cars.. .some
Shetland ponies.. some fine hor
ses. . things “the least of these”
can never own. Have you seen
little starry eyed boys and girls
. . .standing numbly, motionless,
watching their school mates ride
new bicycles? Little fellows with
their toy autos and what have you?
Yes, there are many organiza
tions, to which we contribute each
year. . .but anybody can toss in a
quarter, a dollar or a hundred
dollars. . . but each in his own
category. . .and what have YOU
GIVEN. . not YOURSELF. . and
what am I giving? Let’s delve
right down and check up. If we
did not do this for Christmas. .
there are places you can call,
for information if you do not
know of somebody, you could
make very happy on New Year’s
Day. . .and make this an annual
affair.. .You would not only, and
Layona Glenn
Says . . .
We often hear people say: “I
wish I were so & so!” That is
foolishness. We are all just
what we want to be!
When God made man in His
won image He created within him
the ability to think out and choose
his own course of action. This
power of choice and reason is
what dlferentiates man from ot
her animals, and makes him like
his Creator.
Other animals are guided by
Inherited instinct.
By this God-like gift, man is
made responslblle for his ac
tions, and must bear the conse
quences of his choice.
So — we are just what we
want to be!
We can say of others: “I
wish they were different!” —but
we cannot say it of ourselves!
We must face the facts of life
and abide by our own choice.
What do you will to be?
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NOTICE
STATE AND COUNTY TAX BOOKS WILL
OPEN JANUARY, 2ND, 1969. PLEASE MAKE
YOUR RETURNS PROMPTLY. AVOID THE
10% PENALTY BY MAKING YOUR RETURNS
BEFORE APRIL, IST.
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Before we communicate again
in this column another year, 1968,
will have passed. It has been a
year of accomplishment, uncer
tainty, violence, war, fear, chal
lenge, assasination, progress,
inflation, boom, election, and men
in space.
As 1968 closes most of us will
thank God for the prosperity that
He has allowed to be ours in these
hectic, uncertain times. In the
same breath we will ask for peace
and hope for His people on this
earth during the coming year.
No greater Christmas gift
could be given than the return of
the 82 crew members of the Pue
blo to their families during this
sacred season. Only the casket
bearing the body of their fallen
comrade dampened the atmos
phere of the release — some
shouted with joy, some wept, and
the hearts of all Americans were
joyful over their long overdue
release.
Meanwhile in outer space,
three brave American astronauts
were making the greatest scien
tific history of this century as
they headed for moon orbit 180,-
000 miles out in space -- send
ing back TV reports at intervals
showing each other and the view
of earth from their spaceship.
The year 1969 looms ahead to
challenge and terrify mankind.
Peace is still a possibility but
not a probability in Vietnam. Ch
ina, the Asian tiger, grows stead
ily stronger under the watchful
eyes of Russia and the United
States as they compete and peace
fully coexist before the world as
an audience.
Economic indicators in the na
tions of the world are uncertain
and sound predictions are nearly
I would not only be new persons
. . .if we reached out. . .JUST
AS FAR as we could (we do, but
do we do enough on His Birthday)
and serve Him in comparison
with the way He has caused each
one to prosper. . .some can give
and do, when it hurts.. .but that’s
the Christian Home where God
reigns supreme. We are like
folks with their heads buried
within the sand. . . .we do not
see beyond “Me and My Son
JOHN” as the saying goes. What
about the folks on sick beds at our
hospital, in nursing homes here
and out of the city. . Your old
friends and mine? Do they think
we have forgotten, I wonder?
Our Young People, within the
home, will get the greatest joy
on earth by selecting a family
. . .taking them a CAKE they
baked. . . .candy they made?
Let them try it! Then when they
have homes of their own.. .they
will remember the joy they had in
“Sharing and Caring”.. .they will
never forget the joy they brought,
by just letting others know they
Remembered.. .It’s good to have
somebody you do not expect to
drop in and just say: “I came to
wish you the joys of the season,
and a Happy New Year. . .
We are wishing everybody in
our County the real joy of an old
fashioned Christmas and the Hap
piest New Year. Especially do
we thank our Advertisers, our
merchants all over the County our
city and County officials, corres
pondents and each one of you a
SACRED HOLY SEASON, and The
Happiest New Year ever. . .That
goes especially to our Churches
. ..and Covington News Family..
sure it goes for every person in
your place of business who serve
us so beautifully.. .Our schools
and Oxford College are dear to
our heart, and every teacher and
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Thursday, December 26, 1968
A YEAR PASSES
By: Leo S. Mallard
impossible. Money standards
rise and fall like a dying man gas
ping for breath. In the United
States business is supposed tq
slow down during the first halt
of next year. Present inflation
ary trends are supposed to level
off as consumers taper off on
their wild credit buying spree*
In general the business outlook
is good, but caution flags are
flying.
The new Republican admini
stration will be aware of the cau
tion signs as it proceeds to act
in a more conservative manner
with all governmental affairs.
Yet, little reversal of the pre
sent trend of things is expect
ed during the first year — only
a firmer step toward law and
order around the country.
Living today is exciting. Hope
is every man’s through faith when
he knows that “God is in His:
World” and helps men and na-;
tions that help themselves and:
those less fortunate.
Mankind’s knowledge and ad-;
vancement will be more during:
1969 than during the last five:
year combined. My average mind:
cannot conceive or hardly believe:
this, but it is true — just wait;
and see. We all have a chance:
for part of the action — it’s up
to us to stake our claim and dig:
out our part of the accomplish-:
ment.
May you have a Happy and Pro-:
sperous New Year as you carve
out your accomplishments in our:
age of wonder and excitement.:
Along the way, pause to be thank- :
ful to the One who granted you
the abilities to achieve and bless
es your efforts. Miracles still
happen in our age as God uses the
instruments He created — men
and women.
our young people. .That Band es
pecially. . .and the Rams and their
leaders. . . .A Joyous Holiday
Season!
Thanks for all the nice letters
you have written us, in apprecia
tion of services rendered.. .And
our prayer is that the coming
year will bring each of us closer
together in loving friendships,
and beautiful ties within every
Church.
A Glorious Holiday Season..
is the wish of . . .YOUR. .OF- ■
FICE BOY.
P. S. If you get real generous .
- Don’t forget you might have a
part in really saving many lives,
if yqu mail a check to The New
ton County Hospital Auxiliary, to
help pay for the Heart and Lung
Resuscitator! Those girls are :
working day and night to raise the -
money they obligated themselves, •
for, so, we know you care!
Synthetic Sweetener
Counteracts Drug
A small amount of a synthe- :
tic sweetener now in wide use
apparently counteracts the bene
ficial effect of an antibiotic drug,
according to evidence reported
by a University of Michigan re
searcher. The sweetener - sod
ium or calcium cyclamate -
seems to block lincomycin hy
drochloride, a common antibio
tic, from being absorbed into the
blood stream and thus keeps it
from reaching the site of an in
fection.
The State Crop Reporting Ser
vice reports the production of red
meat in Georgia’s commercial
slaughter plants totaled 34.6 mil
lion pounds during October.