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Moon Landing —American Business
Our landing of astronauts on the moon repre
sents the fulfillment of one of man’s oldest dreams
and a truly remarkable technological achievement
For centuries man has wanted to explore the
moon and discover its secrets. And for centures
he has left his dream unfulfilled —for lack of
technological knowledge.
When we witness this supreme achievement,
we see the lift-oft the live television broad
casts and the glamorous equipment that makes
the flight spectacular.
Yet we often fail to realize that each section
of the space vehicle is composed of hundreds of
thousands of parts which, in themselves, are
seemingly unexciting but which perform func
tions vital to the success of the mission.
Take, for example, an extremely accurate long
duration timer used in the Early Apollo Scienti
fic Experiments payload (EASEP) package in the
recent moon shot
In the last six months we have seen nearly every
kind of demonstration. The point has now been
reached at which attempts by the demonstrators
to display ingenuity have lost their novelty and have
simply become disgusting. We have had enough.
Burning one’s draft card is ridiculous. Self
immolation is insane. Sit-ins are so common as
to be old-fashioned. Chanting and snake-dancing
in the streets is laughable. Smearing blood or
red ink, on draft board records shows the
mentality of children, as does the scrawling of
peace symbols on walls and buildings. These
are the acts of the immature.
We have no quarrel with the peaceful picket.
We respect every man’s right to be wrong. As
Jefferson said; "Error of opinion may be to
lerated, where reason is left free to combat
it.”
But the recent trend toward abuse of the
rights and feelings of others does not fall into
the category of "error of opinion.” It is rat
her a lack of respect for the nation and its citi
zens. Anyone who would start a disruption on the
lawn of the White House deserves the maximum
No one in his right mind can argue against
a “War on Poverty”. We would all be the be
neficiaries of a victory over human want and
need. Our main disagreement has been with the
manner in which this “war” has been waged
during the past several Administrations. We
have witnessed much bureaucratic waste, sup
port of freeloaders, pocketlining and patronage.
In most instances the public has had little say
in the distribution of tax dollars.
Unfortunately, we cannot end these govern
mental programs despite their waste and inef
ficiency; too often voluntary, private programs
have either been too little or too disorganized
to serve as an argument against government
interference. This is a harsh reality. Many
conservative theorists espouse private projects
that could be incorporated into the war on po
verty, but they make no attempt to begin the
campaign. Apathy has been the foot-in-the-door
for the government’s encroachment into the pri
vate sector’s affairs.
A release from the Office of Economic Op-
Classic Bureaucratic Fumble
When the medicare law was passed, a pro
vision of the measure known as Title 19 also
became law. Under Title 19, medicaid‘pro
grams to aid the needy were established by the
various states in cooperation with the federal
government Whatever its goals, mounting cost
corruption and mismanagement have turned medi
caid into a classic bureaucratic fumble. Even
the most avid political spenders may join in
legislation to control medicaid before it brings
utter chaos to stete and federal—as well as
private—health agencies.
Among other things, much is heard of the
scandals attached to payment of doctor and ot
her fees. It has been estimated that nationally
medicaid is being bilked of $45.6 million a
year by overutilization, kickbacks, sloppy ad
ministration and outright fraud. Forty-five
million dollars sounds like a lot of money; but
compared to the billions that are pouring out
in medicaid, it is but a drop in the bucket. The
bigger government gets and the farther afield its
activities extend, the less effective it becomes.
That is why members of the medical profession
have opposed the principle of state medicine,
which can lead in but one direction—a deterior
ation of medical standards and a slowing of
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Using the same basic movement that is found
in the Bulova Watch Company’s Accutron time
piece, the sophisticated timer performs an es
sential function in the EASEP package.
The package, left on the moon’s surface by
Astronauts Armstrong and Aldrim, will measure
"moon-quakes” and other movements of the
moon’s interior. The equipment was programmed
before lift-off and will transmit seismic data
for just over a year.
In the recent moon shot, literally thousands
of mechanisms like Bulova’s Accutron timer
performed perfectly after the charring heat of
take-off, and in the extreme cold of the moon’s
surface.
Our moon landing is not only a tribute to the
courage of the Astronauts, but to the scientists
working on the project It is also a tribute to
the technological knowledge and precision manu
facturing capabilities of American business.
penalty under the law. The Chief Executive’s
home should be shown the respect it deserves.
The Tomb of the Unknowns is not fair game for
a band of placard-wavers of loud-mouthed poets.
Millions of people visit this hallowed spot to pay
silent tribute, not to be treated to the amateur
poetry of a peace demonstrator.
The Senate chamber is not the proper place for
the reading of Bible verses aloud. The use of the
holy scriptures as a tool of disruption is sac
rilege. Bible reading is for church and indi
vidual study.
The activities described above have taken pl
ace in just the last few weeks, all in protest to
our involvement in the war against the com
munist Viet Cong. Commenting on the recent
reading, on the US Capitol steps, of the names
of American men killed in the war, a Georgia
mother, whose son died in Vietnam, wrote; "Sin
ce these demonstrators could not give full sup
port to our men while they were on the battle
field, they have no right to use their names now
to further a cause of their own.”
portunity on July 7 cited an example of private
involvement that would more effectively serve
the legitimate needy. Two recent graduates of a
New York City School read of the plight of the
poor in Appalachia. They approached high school
students in the New York area and soon had
assembled a small army of volunteers. Several
radio stations gave them air time to present
their message to the people. The New York
Daily News ran a feature article on the pro
ject. The Red Cross helped them contact a lo
cal Community Action group. A New York
freight line donated a van and driver to deli
ver to Kentucky the two tons of food and cloth
ing collected in the first two months of the drive.
All were private organizations except the Red
Cross and Community Action.
The newly formed group is planning to incor
porate and expand its programs. We hope they
continue to grow through use of private resour
ces. This type of cooperative, voluntary action
is what we need to combat poverty.
medical progress.
In the end, if we are to have adequate med
ical care for all U. S. citizens, it must come
from the skill and talents of medical practit
ioners who are qualified by training and ex
perience to adapt the medical arts to the needs
of the nation. Federal programs should seek
to strengthen the traditional U. S. medical sys
tem rather than supersede it.
QUOTES FROM THE PAST:
1932: “There is no hope for the fanciful idea of
reaching the moon, because of ‘insuperable’ bar
riers to escaping earth’s gravity.”—Dr. F. R.
Moulton, astronomer, University of Chicago.
1933; “Anyone who looks for a source of power
in the transformation of atoms is talking moon
shine.” —Lord Rutherford, British physicist
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19405: “The A-bomb is the biggest fool thing
we have ever done. . . The bomb will never go
off. And I speak as an expert on explosives.”
—Admiral William Leahy, Chief of Staff under
President Truman.
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\ OUR WEEKLY LESSON
I FOR
( Sunday School
GOD DELIVERS HIS PEOPLE
Devotional Reading: Hosea 11:
1-9
Memory Selection; I will take
you for my people, and I will be
your God; and you shall know
that I am the Lord your God,
who has brought you out from
under the burdens of the Egypt
ians. Exodus 6;7
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
God Delivers His People
Young People-Adult Topic:
God Delivers His People
As we begin today’s lesson
we are especially conscious of
the fact that here Is a subject
that has bearing for our gener
ation. The subject deals with the
remarkable delivery of God’s
people from the hand of the tyrant
long ago. As we study about
their deliverance, we become
aware of the parallel between the
Hebrews In Egypt centuries ago
and the many people of our world
today who are oppressed by force
or by bigotry.
It may stand us in good stead
to answer the problems of our
day by surveying similar prob
lems in the history of mankind.
We turn back the pages of his
tory today and see the change
that took place In the life of Is
rael in Egypt and how God acted
upon his promise and delivered
his people. The Passover and
the exodus were unforgettable
events that should give us un
questionable evidence of God’s
direction in the affairs of men.
We witness how God had chosen
Israel to demonstrate his stead
fast love and his gracious purpose
in redemption.
The complete redemption of
mankind faced its highest form
as Jesus Christ came to save
the world.
God is a convenantlng God who
not only pledges to love man,
but who also pledges to deliver
him from bondage in every form.
The bitter cries of the child
ren of Israel in Egypt echo acr
oss the ages. Their complaint
brought on by their bondage was
the result of all that had happened
to them in the strange and foreign
land of the Pharaohs.
Through Isaac, the promises
of God to Abraham had been
passed on to his son. Jacob
valued the covenant which God
had first made with his grand
father, and he was well aware
of what God’s blessings can mean
to his children. Jacob guarded
the pidn of God to build God’s
Chosen People into a strong and
mighty nation. He sensed that
through him the whole world
would be blessed.
Jacob’s name was changed to
Israel. He was the prince of
God and because of him God’s
children were called Israelites.
Jacob’s twelve sons became the
heads of the twelve tribes of
Israel.
Joseph, who was Jacob’s son,
had incurred the wrath of his
brothers, but ultimately through
Joseph, Jacob’s family was es
tablished In Egypt. Joseph was
sold as a slave. At the age of
thirty he became a ruler in Egypt,
and a decade later his father and
brothers, and their children, left
their homeland because of fam
ine. The reigning Pharaoh per
mitted them to settle in the land
of Goshen. They increased in
number, wealth, and Influence
(read Gen. 39-50).
As our lesson opens, three
hundred and fifty years had elap
sed since the end of Genesis.
The children of Israel had been
firmly established as a nation.
This had been God’s purpose in
permitting their sojourn to Egypt.
A reasonably small handful of
people had gone down to Egypt.
Now a nation was ready to
emerge.
The wealth and the great num
ber of the Israelites had caused
the Egyptians to eye them with
suspicion and scorn. The Phar
aohs knew that they posed a
danger to Egypt, and thus they
reduced them to complete slave
ry. All this was to set the stage
for the coming of Moses who was
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to be the great deliverer of his
people. But before all this was
to happen, this enslaved people
of God were to endure great
hardship. Even the death of the
Pharaoh—supposed to be Ram
ses 11—did not bring relief.
Little wonder that "the children
of Israel sighed by reason of the
bondage, and they cried.”
Servitude is a horrible estate
for man, who feels and knows he
was meant to be free.
So great was the lament of the
children of Israel that their com
plaint went up to God who, we are
told, remembered his age-old
promise to them. God not only
initiated Israel’s deliverance but
had been aware all along of their
plight, and because of his per
missive will He had allowed them
to have close contact with the
Egyptians. They had cultivated
many foreign ways and, as a re
sult, had acquired new sins and
transgressions of their estab
lished laws.
Nevertheless, their God was
well aware of the promises that
He had made to them. He re
membered the covenant that He
had made with Abraham and Isaac
and Jacob. He had said to Abra
ham, "I will make of thee a
great nation” (Gen. 12:2). De
spite the harshness of their ser
vitude, they carried in their bre
asts God’s covenant. They did
not completely forget, nor did He.
Certainly the family records of
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had
been taken to Egypt. Tbey had
become a part of the people’s
national archives. The people
never forgot what God had prom
ised.
PRESIDENT NIXON IS INSISTING on the extension of the
10 per cent income tax surcharge before consideration of mean
ingful tax reforms. As a member of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, which has held hearings on the proposed extension, I
have not been totally impressed with the Administration’s posi
tion that such action is necessary to stem inflation.
Certainly something is needed. In the past five years, the tax
payers’ struggle just to break even has gotten completely out of
hand. An American who earned SB,OOO in 1964 will need to earn
more than $9,747 in 1969 merely to maintain the same standard
of living. Inflation, the “silent tax,” is especially cruel to retired
persons and those with fixed incomes.
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BUT THE SURTAX ALONE cannot do the job. It has been
over-sold. It has been in operation for longer than a year now,
and the inflationary spiral has steadily steepened, bringing a 1.5
per cent increase in the first quarter of 1969 alone.
A chief cause of this is that Government outlays are still far
in excess of what we can afford and of what even a full-employ
ment economy can provide.
Unfortunately, the 1970 budget continues this trend by calling
for outlays of $195.3 billion, compared to $183.7 billion for fiscal
1969. A first step toward controlling inflation must be cuts in as
many areas of government spending as possible.
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MOREOVER WHAT WE REALLY need are not increased
taxes but an improved tax system. As long as our tax structure
contains as many loopholes as it presently does, there is no way
the tax burden can be borne equitably by all citizens.
We must close these loopholes which allow large businesses,
foundations and nonprofit groups to enjoy tax advantages un
available to the average citizen.
Another way in which the tax load can be spread more evenly
is by raising the unrealistic S6OO personal exemption. This 20-
year old exemption has not kept up with the 48.5 per cent rise in
the cost of living.
Extension of the surtax already has been shown not to be an
inflation cure-all. It will of course help some. But it is not enough.
Congress must exert every possible fiscal restraint and federal
domestic spending must be cut so long as the Viet Nam war
continues to drain our economy dry. At the same time, the
American people are more insistent than ever that effective tax
reforms must accompany any extension of the surtax.
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Ralph Davis, who is one of our
fine men we are proud of In this
town. He was walking around the
hall, and must have been better,
but I never did see his doctor
to know how sick he was. We
are praying he and all the sick
people at the hospital will be well
soon.
While we are on the subject
of the hospital we would like to
remind you that the folks who
have to handle the mail at the
hospital can do a much better
job of it if you will mall your
letters and cards to the ladies,
and address them by their given
name. Why? Because that is the
way they are listed on the chart.
If Mrs. John Jones registers
at the hospital she has to give
her given name..let’s say it is
Mrs. Mary Jones (her husband’s
name is John)..but she is listed
on the chart as Mrs. Mary Jon
es..K you address it Mrs. John
Jones who is to know which room
it goes to? Everybody wants to
help the hospital..and we have
heard this complaint..so remem
ber to write that card or letter
to your friend, or relative, by
saying Mrs. Mary Jones, instead
of Mrs. John who Is not listed.
She will come nearer receiving
your card. They do work it
out..but it is time wasted for
everybody. You won’t mind for
you want her to receive your
message immediately ..and the
hospital will thank you for so
doing.
We watched, Sunday afternoon
and evening, with much interest,
the landing of the astronauts on
the moon. It was marvelous!
Unbelievable! But the most un
believable thing of all was that
they explained every screw, ev
ery valve, every pair of tongs,
the sults M all loves labor lost..we
might say. Other nations all
know the proper procedure..so
What? We believe that was a
mistake for we did not have to
broadcast this to the entire world!
We are never critical of any
thing so wonderful..and their wiv
es have stood by faithfully, con
fident and heroic!
Wow..we better grab that
broom..get off the Moon, and start
my job of "JEST SWEEPIN
UP”. P.S. Wow! We have al
ways heard about the man on the
moon..but we have seen him for
sure...it must be cold up there
for he had on so many clothes
he could hardly walk! I’m writin’
this In the wee hours..and I want
you to know one thing...l’ve got
to get um off that moon before
I can go to sleep..and those wiv
es..Gollyee! We never saw such
stamina! Get ready Doctors ..when
they do hit earth again..those wiv
es may just need you when they
collapse with happiness. ME TOO
DOCK!
SAFETY FIRST
Clutter is a hazard to family
safety. Home economists with
the University of Georgia Co
operative Extension Service sug
gest that you clean out and throw
away old newspapers, magazines
and paint cans. AH of these could
feed a fire.
j Herman Talmadge
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The splashdown of the module
from the Apollo n spacecraft In
the Pacific Ocean today marks
the greatest single achievement
of man since the beginning of
history.
All other problems on earth
have been in the shadows for a
week now as man has concentra
ted on "the event" in the hea
vens. What a relief it has been.
The reality of a walk on the
Moon. . .man’s dream since the
dawn of civilization.. .is almost
incomprehensible to the average
human. Yet, it has happened,
and today three human astro
nauts who have walked on ano
ther planet return to mother
earth.
Those of us who have In the
past taken science fiction with
a grain of salt and thought of its
authors as nuts with wild ima
ginations will no longer be on
the roll of the doubting when it
comes to the possibilities of
achievement in the future.
Space. . .what can it hold for
man in the future? Will we find
other planets that we may in
habit in the future? Will we find
life forms superior to us out in
the unknown of space? Questions
now about the future have taken
on a new dimension. Man has
achieved the first concrete step
into the universe of God.
God reveals all things in time
we are taught. If our astro
nauts had not had deeper faith
than most of us, I doubt that
they would have had enough hu
man daring to tackle a moon
BY REV. CLAUD HEALAN, JR.
Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church
“I KNOW I AIN’T LOST”. . .
A small boy sat whittling in
the shade of a tree, bare footed
and with his small dog. Aman
pulled up beside him in a car
and said “Where does this road
go, son?” The boy shook his
head and shrugged his shoulders,
without a word, “well, how far is
it to the nearest town”? The man
in the car got the same answer.
Being somewhat put out with the
Lad the man said. “You’re pretty
dumb aren’t you, don’t you know
anything”? “I Know I Ain’t
Lost”, was the Lads quick re
ply. Can you say today with the
same certainty of the lad, “I
know I ain’t Lost” or to put it
in ^different words but meaning
the same, can you say for sure
“I know that I am saved.” So
many people today don’t seem
to be sure about their Salva
tion. You can ask them about
their relationship with Christ
and about the condition of their
souls and about their hope in et
ernal life and they say, “Well,
I hope I am Saved or I guess
I am, or Well I belong to the
church”. Do you know that you
are saved now or do you just
hope you will get saved before
this life is over.
The Bible makes it plainthat
a believer can know that he is
saved. Jesus said, “He that be
lieveth on the Son hath ever
lasting life”. (John 3:36) Notice
the two words “believeth” and
“hath”. If you believe now you
are saved now. Writing to the
church at Rome, Paul said: “Th
ere is therefore now no condem
nation to them which are in Ch
rist Jesus”. (Romans 8:1) Also,
we have this word from John;
“Beloved, Now are we the sons
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By: Leo S. Mallard
landing.
I would have hated to have
tried to make the first trip to
the Moon without knowing that a
Higher Power was guiding my
efforts. A lonely, uncertain vo
yage it would be through the
emptiness of space.
Man has always wondered and
I’m no different. Tbe fact that
Lunar 15, sent to the Moon by
the Russians, crashed; and we
were successful, might have
greater meaning to theologians
than to scientists. Although the
United States falls far short of
being a Christian nation, we at
least profess to believe in and
worship God. Russia is known as
a Godless nation, and professes
to be!
As we prepare to celebrate the
splashdown of the Apollo cap
sule and the safe return of as
tronauts Nell Armstrong, Edwin
Aldrin, and Michael Collins to
earth in all "their glory” for all
mankind, I can think of no grea
ter tribute to them than a pray
er from the lips of every Ameri
can to Almight God giving thanks
for His guidance in their ac
hievement and their safe return
to our nation and their families.
Knowing these men, I’m sure
they have exercised prayer on
their mission many times, and
you can know that their safe re
turn will not be believed by them
to be by their power alone. Their
thanks to God for a safe splash
down will be greater than any we
might utter.
Words 0n
Em ißg
of God”. . .(I John 3;2) It is
possible, then, to know that one
is a child of God. But, you
may ask, How may I Know it?
You look at the calendar to know
what day it is. You read the news
paper to know what is happening
in the world, to like manner you
turn to the Bible and read, “He
that believeth on him is not con
demned”. (John 3:18). Do you
believe in Jesus? Are you trust
ing him as your Saviour? Is the
hope of your future In his hands?
A married person has a clear
memory of the day and hour when
he publicly exchanged vows with
his loved one. But should some
thing happen to blur that mem
ory, he has satisfying proof of
that marriage by the continuous
pleasure of fellowship with his
loved one. So it is with the Ch
ristian. He will probably rem
ember the day and the hour when
he accepted the Lord, but the pre
sence of Christ in his life will
be the greatest source of as
surance that he is saved. “The
Spirit itself bareth witness with
our Spirit, that we are the child
ren of God” (Romans 8:16).
Here are some rules for life
which, if followed, will help to
keep you rejoicing in the assu
rance of your salvation:
1. Be loyal to your church, to
its fellowship your under
standing of the Christian
life will increase and your
ability to be of service in
the kingdom of God will de
velop.
2. Read God’s word everyday.
“Thy word is a Lamp unto
my feet, and a light unto my
path”. (Psalms 119:105)
3. Go often to God in prayer.
As you talk with him, and
as you listen to him, the
certainty of his never fail
ing love for you will bring
you security and peace.
Thursday, July 24, 1969