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COMMENTS
FFA, An Opportunity For Youth
As the world’s population continues to spiral,
production of food and fiber to feed and clothe
the masses becomes a grave problem.
With the land as the fundamental source of
human sustenance, agriculture assumes a major
potential in man’s survival; and the Future Far
mers of America will play a vital role in feeding
America and the world. “FFA. An Opportunity
for Youth”, theme for National FFA Week Feb
ruary 16-22, highlights the deeper significance of
one of the nation’s finest organizations.
It is our country’s largest boy’s agricultural
organization. Georgia contributes over 25,000
to its 500,000 membership. Newton County FFA
Chapters under the direction of Harry Barrow
and Eddie Murphy, boast 175 members. FFA
holds additional significance for Newton County
in the location of the State FFA and FHA Camp,
some 12 miles from Covington on Jackson Lake,
with Ira Dickerson as the capable director.
The urgent need to improve Georgia’s court
administration procedures; to provide a better
way for selecting, at least, our appellate court
judges; and to develop a practical way for
removal of unfit judges will apparently have the
attention of the General Assembly in the present
session.
We applaud the decision to continue the present
system of electing Superior and County Courts.
These judges are close to the people and their
qualifications or shortcomings can be known by
those who vote for them. Not so, with the judges
who sit in Atlanta. They can, at best, be known
to only a small percentage of the voters.
On the rare occasions, when an incumbent
judge has had opposition, most of us, not knowing
the candidates, vote for the incumbent. Hence,
the result that in the 124 year history of the
Supreme Court and the 63 year history of the
Court of Appeals, only one incumbent judge in
each court has been defeated by the people.
It is inconceivable that our Governors over these
years, who have initially appointed these judges,
have made so few mistakes.
The provisions of the proposed amendment
which provides for a Nominating Commission,
two of which will come from each Congressional
District, one a layman appointed by a Governor
and one elected by the Board of Governors of
the Bar, serving staggered terms, would sub
mit three names of qualified lawyers to fill any
vacancies on the Appellate Courts and the Gov
ernor would name one of these three. This, in
our opinion, is a better plan than the present,
An editorial in The Christian Science Monitor
comments on a contemporary form of oppression
that has no place In the United States. It says,
"The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether
a labor union has the power to fine members
for (what the union considers) overproduction on
the job. What an amazing—and saddening—
commentary on affairs todayl In a land wruch,
perhaps more than any other on the face of the
earth, has always prided itself Upon hard work,
and upon what hard work can accomplish, how
chilling it is to find that there are those who bel
ieve they have the right to require laziness and
time-wasting.”
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The various projects in farm production and
management conducted by Future Farmers con
tribute substantially to the nation’s economy.
But, far more important is the training in char
acter building and good citizenship they receive.
They learn the joy of achievement through their
own efforts; they develop a sense of oneness
with the land from which they come, and The
Creator with whom they share the miracle of
bringing forth food from the earth. With this
knowledge comes the dignity essential to the
happiness and well being of every man.
Man has exceeded his own wildest dreams in
multiple areas of progress and research; but he
is still not making any more land. Our Future
Farmers are among the guardians of this bed
rock of our existence.
It is a privilege to join the nation in saluting
our local and NationalFFAMembersandLeaders.
which leaves the Governor, whoever he may be,
free to pay political debts with our judgeships.
At the General Election three years after
appointment and each six years thereafter, the
voters would have an opportunity of saying whe
ther or not they wanted to continue the judge in
office.
Another improvement over the original amend
ment is to retain the Ordinaries on their present
basis. We believe that this is wise. The legis
lation now has the support of the Ordinaries
Association.
Certainly, no one can quarrel with the very
careful way in which the amendment deals with
retirement and removal. The Legislature can
fix a mandatory retirement age at not less than
65 years. Removal or other discipline can only
be accomplished by action of the Supreme Court
after reference by a representative and in
dependent qualifications commission.
“The people should be allowed to vote for their
judges” opponents may say. Then why not let
the people vote on whether or not they desire to
change the system. We believe this amendment
should be submitted to the people and let them
make the final decision.
Many other arguments might be presented.
Removing the judges from partisan politics, eli
minating costly campaigns which must be financed
by someone, and, above all, banishing forever the
possibility that a judicial decision might be in
fluenced by a political supporter or a campaign
contribution, are vitally important to continued
confidence in our courts.
Anyone who feels a deliberate slowdown on the
job is irrelevant to today’s soaring prices should
be interested in a brief item from the publication
Steel Facts which reports; “Hourly employment
costs for production and maintenance employees
in this country’s steel industry during the past
two decades have been rising more than three
times as rapidly as output per man-hour of all
employees.”
Machines have done much to offset the growing
laziness of people. But there is a limit beyond
which a fundamental law of nature must take
over—work or starve.
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Hl! Friends! How goes It? It
is cold up here at Wesley Woods!
They say the Ground Hog came
up, say his shadow and darted
back for another nap!
It looks bright and inviting
outside, but the thermometer
registers 28 degrees. So I thank
the Lord for a comfortable room
and am enjoying it.
I think I have more for which
to be grateful than any one whom
I know.
Here’s wishing that everybody
had the same blessings that the
Lord has granted me.
Mental Disorder
And Environment
A Psychologist at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Is In
vestigating the possibility that
mental disorder can be defined
In terms of the efficiency with
which a person deals with his
environment, and treated accord
ingly.
He says that many mental dis
orders may be caused by im
proper learning and is investi
gating the further possibility that
it may be feasible to Identify
children who are acquiring bad
learning habits and help them
acquire those that will not lead
to mental disorders.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
1111-1122 PACE STREET. N.E., COVINGTON GA. 30209
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Editor and Publisher
LEO S. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
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AND THE
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\OI R WEEKLY LESSON j
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WHEN RELIGION IS VITAL
Devotional Reading: 11 Corin
thians 5:17—6:10.
Memory Selection: This people
honors me with their lips, but
their heart is far from me;
in vain do they worship me, teach
ing as doctrines the precepts
of men. Mark 7:6—7.
Intermediate-Sen lor Topic:
When Is Religion Real?
Young People-Adult Topic;
When Religion Is Vital.
The topic for today is “When
Religion Is Vital.”
Last week we sought to deter
mine what it was that gave the
disciples of Jesus the power they
possessed. We saw how they dis
ciplined their living so that it
would not interfere with their
witness. Likewise, we need con
stantly to be on the alert for
opportunities to serve and bear
our witness In whatever ways
are open to us. In so doing,
our religious faith becomes dyna
mic.
Effective Christian living de
pends on the way we respond
to Christ’s call for faithfulness
and service.
Vital religion, as we shall dis
cover in this lesson, demands that
what is real and true in faith and
life be used as the basis of our
convictions. If we follow blindly
the tradition and empty forma
lism of the past and of our day,
and if we neglect the command
ments of God, we shall never
develop a living faith.
If religion is vital then it must
conform to the definition of the
word “vital.” Vital means “of
life” or “necessary to life.” It
is that which is “very necessary”
or “very Important.” It is, as
it were, the “heart” of the mat
ter. What is vital contains the
“spirit” that makes It essential
of us.
Thus, religion to be vital must
be life-giving, the very heart and
spirit of our faith whereby it
becomes the absolute necessity
for the well-being of our souls.
This lesson opens at that period
in Jesus’ ministry when certain
criticisms were building up
against him. This tension deve
loped primarily because the
Master was confronted with many
sick people who were brought to
him. His fame had spread abroad,
and his popularity as a healer
rose to new heights. Mark tells
us in his story of Jesus that
wherever the Teacher went he
was recognized by the crowd.
People went throughout the coun
tryside telling of his presence in
their midst. Soon those who
were sick were brought to him
on stretchers. It made no dif
ference where Jesus appeared,
whether to farmstead, to villages
or towns, the populace gathered
the ill together in the market
place. They begged him to let
the sick simply touch the hem
of his cloak, and those who did
were cured Immediately.
This popularity aroused some
people to action. It was an af
front to religion, or so they
thought. For example, a group
of the Pharisees who lived after
the teachings of the straltest sect
of their time, joined forces with
certain scribes who can be like
ned to our doctors of law. They
had all come from Jerusalem,
and were doubtless much in
terested in this Jesus of whom
they had heard much.
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Immediately they recognized
the fact that some of Jesus’ dis
clpled were eating with “defiled
hands,” that is, they were eat
ing without having gone through
the ceremonial rite of first wash
ing their hands. Mark makes
the comment that the Pharisees
and the Jews never ate without
having first washed.
This was an old and established
tradition which extended not only
to washing of hands, but also to
the washing of “cups, and pots,
brazen vessels, and of tables.”
This was doubtless the first
time this particular group o f
critics had confronted Jesus, but
we can Imagine that they had re
ceived many comments about the
way Jesus and his disciples and
followers f 1 o u t e d the religious
tradiitions and ceremonies. They
saw Jesus as a nonconformist
and as one who refused to follow
the ancient traditions. In short,
he was a law-breaker, and their
duty was to uphold the law. They
faced Jesus with a question, and
they did not beat about the bush.
With directness they confronted
him. “Why walk not thy disciples
according to the traditions of the
elders, but eat bread with un
washed hands?”
Jesus’ answer shows us that
he was not the first to offend the
Pharisees. He called them hy
pocrites, and he referred to Isai
ah who had prophesied about these
traditionalists when he wrote,
“This people honoureth me with
their lips, but their heart is far
from me.”
The question “Why?” is al
ways a good one if it Issues from
one who is honestly seeking truth.
It displays an inquiring mind,
and all of us need to develop
the fine art of searching for an
swers to the questions of life.
However, it is one thing to be
inquisitive, and it is quite another
thing to ask “Why?” as the Phari
sees and scribes did when they
confronted Jesus. They were
filled with hypocrisy, and they
had little desire other than to
ridicule our Lord.
One sees the Master facing
his accusers with a reference
to the word of God, which was
the customary approach of Jesus.
He appealed to the Scriptures as
he quoted the prophet Isaiah. In
effect he said that they remind
ed him of the prophet’s refer
ence—people who honor God with
their lips but whose heart is
far from God. In vain they wor
ship; they teach as doctrines the
precepts of men.
By A. C. Clemens, Pastor of
Covington Wesleyan Church
Paul, the Apostle, was the
writer of the Theology of the
Christian Church. God raised
him up for this purpose and he
did a noble and a tremendous
job of It. But Paul was more
than a writer of theology, he was
also a very effective preacher of
the gospel. When he preached at
Ephesus he caused an uproar.
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associata Editor
LEO MALLARD
Advertising Manager
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgie, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
(Our Advertisers Are Assured of Best Results)
February 12, 1969
Mrs. Belmont Dennis, Editor
The Covington News
Covington, Georgia 30209
Dear Mrs. Dennis:
As we observe our first an
niversary as an office In Decatur,
we want to pause and thank those
who assisted us so greatly In
publicizing our opening and
especially to thank you, Mr. Mal
lard and Mr. Greer for your con
sistent reporting of social
security information.
We receive numerous inquiries
by telephone and In person from
readers who refer to articles
you print. The service you render
can be counted in dollars by some
and in increased understanding
and knowledge by many of those
who read it in the “Covington
News.”
Keep up the good work!
Sincerely yours,
Edward M. Womack
District Manager
Dear Mrs. Mallard,
I want to thank you for the
lovely write up of my daughters
wedding. The local, Clearwater,
and St. Petersburgs papers
covered the wedding but they
were not as complete.
This will long be a high light
for my daughter and son-in-law
and a beautiful memory for all
of us.
The clipping from the Coving
ton News will hold a place of
honor with the other mementos.
Sincerely,
Louise Stone
Dear Editor:
I appreciate the opportunity
to express my feelings concern
ing the awful mess of beer cans
that the innocent Scouts picked
up and placed on the square in
Covington, so that the people
of Newton County might see how
drunks clutter our streets.
Drunks are wild, Inhuman, un
civilized, unrespectable, in
descent, dangerous and you city
officials and every one that helped
bring or vote for legalized beer
are responsible, in saying we
needed the money. You and
you are responsible for the
deaths, murder, wrecks, hunger,
broken lamilies and illegitimate
children, and in helping to make
the over 600 alcoholics in our
county.
You have helped separate fam
ilies, caused school dropouts,
perhaps even deformed children.
I wish you and I could let this
be a lesson and repent and get
right with God. You would see
how destructive this is and do
whatever possible to get rid of
It and have a decent county to
live in and rear respectable fam
ilies, and above all live Chris
tian lives. May God help us, is
my prayer, before it is too late.
Your friend In Christ,
Chester Johnson.
Editor of Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mrs. Dennis:
The Covington Woman’s Club
wishes to extend congratulations
to the Boy Scout Troop that did
such an excellent job collecting
trash around our town recently.
Covington has always been con
sidered the most beautiful town
on the Georgia railroad between
Atlanta and Augusta.
Let us follow the example of
the Scouts and keep It that way.
Thanks to each one who helped
in this project.
Sadie G. Patrick
Chm. - Community
Improvement Program
Covington Woman’s Club
At Lystra he was stoned and
left for dead because he preach
ed the truth. In Philippi things
were little different for there he
and Silas were beaten and thrown
into the inner prison. At Jeru
salem his very presence in the
temple caused an uproar and
they went about to kill him.
Paul witnessed before Felix and
Felix trembled saying, “When
I have a more convenient season
I will call for thee.” We have no
record that Felix ever changed
his life. Paul witnessed before
Festus and Festus said, “Paul,
thou art beside thyself, much
learning doth make thee mad.”
Paul witnessed before King Ag
rippa and Agrippa said, “Almost
thou persuadest me to be a Chris
tian.” But sad to say “almost”
was not enough. But, thank God,
there were those who heard him.
And from those believers has
come the Christian Church that
has extended even to us today.
In this generation the battle
is still the same—those who will
hear and heed and those who will
not. We may not be stoned and
beaten and persecuted as was
Paul but surely if we love Christ
we must be willing to stand and
be counted. At times we may be
hopelessly outnumbered;' one
in a thousand; one in the crowd
but let us not be cowed by co
wardice. Let us look at the Spos
tle Paul and take courage. One
with Christ is a majority.
The Newton County Courthouse
on the square in Covington is
one of the most appealing archi
tectural structures in this area.
It is symbolic of the Colonial
tradition of this county, and yet,
its renovation can make it a
modern facility capable of serv
ing the offices of the county ade
quately for years to come.
Chairman Jack Morgan and the
members of the Board of Com
missioners are to be congratu
lated for seeing the possibilities
that exist in this old landmark,
and their efforts to economically
rewire and remodel it are to be
commended.
Like any old building with four
teen to sixteen foot ceilings it
has in the past been a problem
to heat. It has been an uncom
fortable place for employees to
work, and its appearance to visi
tors hasn’t been very impressive.
The county courthouse has been
an insurance risk and it has about
six different insurance compan
ies covering it today for a total
amount of $50,000, because of
faulty wiring.
The Board of Commissioners
are fast correcting these situa
tions. Since taking office they
have had the ceilings lowered,
walls paneled, and covered the
floors in five offices. Complete
rewiring of the courthouse is now
underway.
The labor and materials, in
these rooms, including the carpet
in the Commissioner’s Confer-
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COURTHOUSE
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By: Leo S. Mallard
ence Room, cost the county about
$3,000. Rewiring of the court
house-lights, additional outlets,
central junction box, heating—
will cost about $6500. With re
modeling prices what they are
today, the Commissioners have
squeezed their money’s worth
out of every county dollar.
A tour through the entire upper
level of the courthouse reveals
adequate space for expanded
county offices in the future. Soon
the Farm Home Administration^
located on the right as you go
up the courthouse steps, will
move, and this office will be
taken over by the map section
of the tax office. Inside on the
right, just past the Ordinary’s
office, a permanent counter will
be built to serve taxpayers so
that all the county tax office ope
ration will be on the same floor.
Upstairs, on the courtroom
level, the office now occupied
by the map section of the tax
office will be remodeled for use
by the Solicitor of the Superior
Court. In the future, when the
need arises, the present court
room could be made into office
space for rent and an addition
on the back of the courthouse
would provide two levels of park-1
ing under a new courtroom.
There is an amazing amount ot
office space that could be d e v e
loped on the third floor levet
when the need arises. The bell
loft and the c o u rtho us e clock
mechanism at the tip-top of the;
courthouse could be made into an
interesting tourist attraction.
Before long I’ll try to carry
you on a tour, through pictures,
of an old landmark that is bridg
ing the gap between the Colonial
era of Newton County and the:
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