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COMMENTS
Camille Victims Need Financial Aid
To many who were at a safe distance from
its destructive path, the Hurricane Camille made
headlines in the nation’s press for several days;
but is now just an unfortunate incident receding
into memory.
To many who faced the fury of America s most
violent hurricane, it meant death. To those who
fled beyond its reach and returned to find a pile of
rubble where their homes and businesses once
stood, Camille is not just a memory.
Thousands lost their homes; scores lost their
means of livelihood, in this calamity of nature
they were powerless to prevent or escape.
To those of us who have never experienced
such a catastrophe, we can only imagine the
frustration of the victims who face the task of
rebuilding their shattered homes and resources.
It would be utterly hopeless without the innate
compassion of those who care enough to share.
The American Red Cross has undertaken the
We know two young men of more or less equal
intellect, and from like backgrounds. But there
is one characteristic in which they differ signi
ficantly. Confronted with a complex problem, one
man never asks questions, never expresses any
puzzlement and, as you might expect promptly
fails to execute his assignment properly.
In the same situation, the other man just as
promatlv says that he doesn’t grasp the problem,
asks questions until he has the answers he needs,
then proceeds to do the job exactly as directed.
More mischief has been perpetrated by the man
who is too timid to confess his limitations than by
almost anyone we can think of.
We read somewhere about a man who proposed
to tumble the walls of the Time-Life Building in
New York by the simple expedient of standing
in the lobby and shouting, “I don’t know!” It was
a plaintive way of commenting on the know-all
quality of those magazines.
An Industry Preserves Game
A late issue of Outdoor Life contains a brief
item that illustrates the growing compatibility
of modern industrial operations with conserva
tion and environmental improvements. Outdoor
Life tells of the work which Georgia Power Com
pany in Georgia has done to convert 120,000
acres of land lying within rights-of-way of
transmission lines of its service area into
improved hunting territory for sportsmen.
The company offers to pay owners of land
under its power lines sls to S4O an acre for
clearing and planting the rights-of-way in row
or cover crops for game birds and animals. A
spokesman for the company says that a simi
lar plan has been in effect for some time in Ala
bama. This program to encourage crop plant
ing on transmission line rights-of-way has been
Railroad safety has become a subject of search
ing inquiry and discussion. A federal task force
composed of labor, management and government
representatives has submitted a report dealing
with the causes of rail accidents and recommend
ing broadened federal regulatory power over rail
road safety. Regardless of the eventual action
taken in this matter, there are certain facts about
railroad operations and safety that deserve recog
nition.
The railroads remain about the safest mode of
transportation ever devised by man. Thirteen
railroad passengers met accidental death in 1968
a fatality rate of .10 per 100 million passenger
miles. By contrast, 36,000 motorists were killed
on the nation’s highways last year establishing
a fatality rate 24 times greater of 2.4 per
100 million passenger miles. Last year was the
seventh in the past 10 years that the passenger
fatality rate of U. S. railroads was .10
or lower. Counting not only passengers but
all persons killed — including employees — the
New Solution To Building Costs
Labor costs in the building trades, along with
inflation and rising costs of all kinds, including
interest rates, have raised formidable obstacles
to building a home. But, as has often happened
in the past, the endless evolutionary change that
is characteristic of what we are pleased to call
the capitalistic system is beginning to flow around
the high-cost obstacles to home building. Again,
as so often in the past, those who have helped
to raise the obstacles by opposing change may
be left high and dry.
A late issue of "The Exchange" magazine,
published by the New York Stock Exchange,
carries an interesting piece by Miss Moira Treacy
describing how the mass production techniques
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Herculean task of aiding those who have lost
everything, to pick up the pieces and begin again.
But, they need our help. They are asking the
American People for $15,000,000 minimum to aid
their fellow Americans. We contribute to CARE,
and multiple other worthy causes for the needy in
other countries — the current need is in our own
back yard.
Newton County has never failed to respond to
any humanitarian appeal. Already, truck loads of
clothing and canned goods have been donated by
our citizens. But, the Red Cross is appealing for
cash donations to help rebuild homes; re-establish
livelihoods, and promote the rehabilitation pro
gram vital to the restoration of the stricken area.
Let us open not only our hearts, but our poc
ketbooks as well, and forward as generous a
contribution as possible to Robert R. Fowler,
m, treasurer, Newton County Red Cross Chapter.
This omniscience, interestingly enough, was
never part of Founder Henry Luce’s makeup. No
body at Time, Inc., asked so many questions, nor
listened to the answers more intently. It pro
bably was one of the main talents he brought to
his magazines.
If we were given to addressing graduating clas
ses, we would say something like this:
No matter what field you enter, never try to
bluff your way through when you don’t know
what you’re doing. There is an appropriate
time to ask questions and get a clear compre
hension of what’s expected of you. Most bos
ses will be grateful for your candor. In any
case, you’ll know more about your job than you
did before. There are a lot of Chairmen of
Boards who likely got their starts by saying
more than once. "I may be dumb, but I just
don’t understand. . .”
endorsed by the Soil Conservation Service, the
state Game and Fish Commission, the Future
Farmers of America and other organizations.
Outdoor Life also notes that the Georgia company
is held in high esteem by anglers of the state be
cause of the company’s policy of maintaining ex
cellent fishing in its system of power lakes. It
has donated land at one of these lakes to the state
for use as a fish hatchery and public camping
area. These are only a few of the company’s
many activities in promoting conservation and re
creation.
Here is one more answer to those who auto
matically assume that the industries we depend
upon for basic necessities, as well as the luxu
ries of life, must always be adversaries, rather
than allies of forces seeking to preserve the en
vironment
Association of American Railroads reported 1968
fatalities in train accidents declined for the se
cond year in a row and reached the lowest level
in more than a decade. Moreover, figures that
stress the increase in the number of train ac
cidents, based on the definition of an accident
involving at least $750 damage to railroad pro
perty, are far from trustworthy. As anyone
knows who has repaired a bent fender on a car,
only a very slight accident, thanks to inflation,
is needed to push the dollar cost of repairs sky
high. A simple rough coupling of railcars may
now be classified as a rail accident.
The railroads are not resting on their laurels
when it comes to safety. This year almost $2
billion will be spent to improve and maintain
roadway facilities and structures —a SIOO mil
lion increase over last year. Maintaining a pro
per perspective on questions of rail safety is ne
cessary not only for fairness, but for the sake
of continued rail progress.
of the auto industry are now being applied to
meeting the growing demand for shelter —homes.
Industrialization of housing is a long overdue
solution to the housing shortage. Notes Miss
Treacy, one company alone will produce over
30,000 living units in 1969, and it is estimated
that by the mid-1970’s nearly all housing pro
duced for the mass market will bear the trade
mark of a major national corporation.
Assembly-line home construction is cap
italism’s answer to the "insoluble” problem of
soaring building costs. And at the bottom of
it all lies that hardworking, much-maligned power
house—the profit motive.
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
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OUR WEEKLY LESSON
FOR
Sunday School
GOD GRANTS ISRAEL A KING
Devotional Reading: Deutero
nomy 17:14 - 17.
Memory Selection: Only fear
the Lord, and serve him faith
fully with all your heart; for
consider what great things he
has done for you. I Samuel 12:
24.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
God Grants Israel a King.
Young People - Adult Topic:
God Grants Israel A King.
This quarter we are studying
“The Story of God and His Peo
ple.” The historical narrative
moves rapidly and in this lesson
we come to the end of an era
during which the Hebrew nation
had been governed by “judges”
who were political and military
leaders directly empowered by
Jehovah.
From the story of Gideon, wh
ich we studied last week, we pass
over the Intervening history to the
time of Samuel who was the last
of the judges. He was the one
who instituted the speaking for
Jehovah which was continued in
the prophets in later Hebrew
history. Samuel was also the
bridge from the judges to the
kingdom.
Samuel is probably the great
est character in biblical history
from the time of Moses to that
of the present lesson. The first
seven chapters of First Samuel
are largely concerned with the
birth and upbringing of this truly
great man of God. Our lesson
today begins with chapter 8 and
from this period on, the rest of
the book is concerned with the
establishment of the kingdom and
the life of Saul.
Since the time of Moses the
government of the Chosen People
had been a theocracy; that is,
God was its ruler with the person
in charge of the government the
representative of the ruler Jeho
vah.
As a reason for the request
for a king like the nations ar
ound them, we may recall that in
the time of the judges, as we
read in the last verse of the ch
ronicle of the times: “In those
days there was no king in Is
rael: every man did that which
was right in his own eyes”(Judg.
21:25), which is away of saying
that anarchy prevailed.
By the time of Samuel order
had been restored, and when a
man like Samuel was the judge the
Lord restrained the nations round
about and the enclaves of heathen
nations that had been left like
thorns in their sides.
It should also be clearly un
derstood that the failure of the
theocracy to function was not
the fault of that form of organi
zation or of Jehovah at the head
of the government, but the fact
that the people lacked faith in
God to make a divine rule pos
sible.
We should bear in mind that
the evil conduct of Samuel’s sons
was a prime consideration in the
people asking for a king. The
other side of the picture was that
SCHOOL IS STARTING AGAIN with the coming of fall. It
is my personal hope that more young Georgians than ever before
are deciding to continue their education.
Although our State has made tremendous progress in educa
tion in recent years, we still have a long way to go. We still
have the nation's highest dropout rate, and until we correct this
situation, it will be impossible tor all the people of our State to
fulfill their God-given potential and abilities.
For the past several years, between the 9th and 12th grades, we
have seen young Georgians drop out ot school by the thousands.
This is a tragic drain upon our resources that must be stopped.
If we are to have first-rate leadership in the future, we must
have first-rate education today. Most important oi all, this means
that our young people must get in school and stay in school.
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EDUCATION IS THE KEY to many of our other problems,
including unemployment, housing, hunger, and civil disorder. It
men have an adequate education and training, they will be able
to get jobs and to feed and care for their families.
But it is not for its practical value alone that education is so
important. As an end unto itself, learning pays returns that can
not be measured. It increases the ability ot men to better cope
with the problems ot the day. There are many, and they are
more complex than ever before.
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ONE OF MY TOP PRIORITIES has always been education
and training. In fact, during my years as Governor, the State spent
more on education than in all previous administrations combined.
My concern for improving education and expanding opportuni
ties has continued during my 13 years in the Senate. I have
supported all measures to provide our schools with better facili
ties, and more qualified teachers, particularly in economically
depressed areas where they are needed the most.
In our complicated society, there are of course enormous pres
sures on our young people, which very often lead to falling behind
in school and eventually dropping out. And. in these cases, by
the time the mistake is realized, it is too late. The ranks of the
unemployed are comprised mainly of young people in this pre
dicament.
I urge young men and women who are in school to stay there
and to go as far as possible, and those who have dropped out
should get back into school or into one of the many available job
training programs located throughout the Slate.
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the Philistines had established
garrisons on Israel’s territory
and other nearby nations were
threatening when the demand
came for a king. With Samuel
advanced in years and enemies
threatening, It was indeed a na
tional crisis.
In our lesson today in both the
coming of Saul to the throne and
his downfall we have the story of
a remarkable man. In spite of his
unhappy end there remained in
Israel a deep regard for Saul
as their first king. A witness
to this fact is that the apostle
Paul was named Saul by his
parents.
The general reaction of the
people and their request for a
king shows that under the leader
ship of Samuel the nation had
come to enough unity to be able
to express a national voice th
rough their elders. Another point
is that the request shows a wide
interest among the people in na
tional affairs. Tbis should no
doubt point us to the fact that it
is the duty of a Christian to show
a deep Interest in public affairs
and especially the moral aspect
of public questions.
Ibis chapter of First Samuel
begins, “And It came to pass
when Samuel was old that he made
his sons judges over Israel.”
Although we are not certain
how old Samuel was at the time,
he did live a number of years
after this, until near the close
of Saul’s reign. Like many pa
rents, Samuel was not able to
see the faults in his own sons.
Like the sons of Eli before him
these young men had not follow
ed in the footsteps of their righ
teous father, but were entirely
unfit for religious or political
office. This made a very good
excuse for the people of Israel
to demand a king.
As a prophet Moses had fore
seen this contingency, as we read
in Deuteronomy 17;14; “When
thou art come unto the land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee, and
shalt possess it, and shalt dwell
therein, and shalt say, I will set
a king over me, like all the na
tions that are about me.” Then
the rest of the chapter in Deu
teronomy goes on to establish
how this shall be done. So Is
rael, and no doubt Samuel, knew
that at some time the nation would
surely have a king. However,
Samuel did not seem to think
the time had come, but, as we
all should do, he consulted God
in the matter.
Samuel was living in Ramah,
which was the home of his pa
rents and his own birthplace.
We do not know the exact loca
tion of this small place and sc
holars have been divided as to
its location in the territory of
Benjamin or Ephraim.
Tbe fault of the people was to
desire “a King to judge us like
all the nations.” They were not
like other nations and were prone
to forget and neglect their spe
cial relation to Jehovah as a
Chosen People through whom the
whole world was to be blessed.
Herman Talmadge
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Dear Editor.
The effort to save the Alcovy
River from Channelization now
has to be doubled because of the
news that there is little hope to
prevent this Channelization. I
urgently ask you, the Covington
News, to continue your coverage
of the project and awaken those
people who don’t realize the dan
gers of the Channelization.
We stand the grave consequ
ences of having the only non
polluted river running into Jack
son Lake becoming more or less
a mud filled drainage ditch. The
Alcovy swamp also would be rui
ned. It now acts as a natural
water purifier by removing car
bon dioxide and filtering out silt
and sediment. There may be
some areas where channeliza
tion is necessary but the plan
proposed by the S.C.S. must be
drastically modified.
This type of thing is going on
all over the U. S. We change or
destroy our environment with
little knowledge of the after af
fects and then suffer the conse
quences. m effect we’re becom
ing our own enemy and the peo
ple better realize It right now.
We must demand an alternative
if it is in the least bit pos
sible. If not, we should ask our
selves, "what are we leaving for
others to enjoy?” or better yet,
“what will be left?”
Thank You,
Jud Callaway
Oxford, Ga.
August 19, 1969
The Editor
Covington News
Covington, Ga. 30209
Dear Sir:
We are happy to say that not
everyone today is unconcerned
and uninvolved. On Saturday,
August 16th, our car broke down
on Salem Road. A kind lady
permitted us to use her ’phone
and while we were waiting for
a wrecker, six (6) kind people
stopped to see if we needed help.
Thank you, each and everyone.
Newton County is a good place to
live.
Sincerely yours,
Rev. and Mrs. W. G. Davis
Long May We Pave!
The United States spends al
most as much money to build,
maintain and operate its high
way systems as the rest of the
world combined, according to
the International Road Feder
ation. This year, highway
outlays are expected to exceed
sl7 billion.
Wide Open Spaces —
At Home!
An increasingly urbanized soc
iety has not diminished the tra
ditional American fondness for
“great open spaces.”
Fortunately, there are still pl
aces where we can find quiet,
solitude and natural beauty—in
the forests, the mountains, the
lakes and streams.
We may even enjoy them at
home.
As the population grows, the
newer suburban areas have be
come on occasion almost as cr
owded as adjoining cities. In
anticipation of this, architects
and builders have been working
overtime to develop an antidote
for claustrophobia. Many in
triguing solutions are already
in view.
The current trend in residen
tial design is to organize and
utilize space—indoors and out
doors —as never before. Wide
open interior spaces, concentra
ted exterior spaces and privacy
throughout—those are the ob
jectives.
That this can be achieved on
comparatively small lots in con
gested metropolitan areas is a
tribute to architectural ingenuity.
According to the Southern Pine
Association, the house should be
situated on the lot so that the
outdoor living space is concen
trated rather than dispersed. If
so, maximum yard area is as
sured. The yard may be shield
ed on two or more sides by the
dwelling itself. An attractive
architecturally styled fence com
pletes the enclosure and permits
the development of an enchanting
outdoor realm beyond view of
busy streets and neighboring abo
des.
Landscape design Is almost as
Important as house design. In
the yard, patio decks of lumber
and wood planters for gardens are
fascinating design elements as
well as functional. Not only do
these devices contribute comfort,
beauty and style to the outdoor
living area.
But they also serve to unitize
the design, lend discipline to the
setting and create harmony be
tween home and landscape.
Pressure-treated, pre-shrunk
Southern Pine lumber is ideal
for patio decks and planters since
it is highly durable and strong
and has immunity to insect at-
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CHAOS IN CONSTRUCTION
One of the greatest problems facing us today is
adequate housing for American families within
their financial ability to rent or buy.
There has been utter confusion as to where the
housing responsibility lies. Some say, Let Uncle
Sam do it with public projects.” But overburdened
taxpayers, including those in need of housing, see
the dangers of this approach.
Some earnest citizens blame zoning laws, others
the building codes. These points are debatable.
The basic answer may be found in a single word:
money.
The National Association of Manufacturers has
become concerned with the accelerating building
costs and has published a study entitled, “Chaos in
the Construction Industry.”
The opening paragraph sums up the story:
“Labor conditions in the S9O billion construction
industry have reached proportions which demand
the urgent attention of both the private and pub
lic sectors. Aggravated by highly inflationary con
tract settlements, excessive work stoppages and
stifling work practices, the labor problems in this
industry present a dramatic threat to the national
economy as w T ell as to the industry in general.
While the private non-farm economy experi
enced a 2.9 per cent annual increase in productivity
from 1959 to 1966, the construction industry ex
perienced a .3 per cent annual decrease in pro
ductivity for the same period. The median wage
increases in construction have gone up three times
that of other industries.
Isn’t it about time that labor leaders consider
their responsibility to the public in this issue?
tack and the elements.
Location of large windows on
house walls surrounding the out
door living area makes it pos
sible for occupants to enjoy be
autiful scenery In the air-con
ditioned comfort of their rooms.
Use of engineered roof sys
tems, such as plank-and-beam or
trussed rafters, further enhan
ces this indoor-outdoor theme.
With either of these systems,
the roof has such strength that
it requires support at fewer poi
nts than conventional structures.
This permits larger rooms,
larger windows and an overall
feeling of freedom and expan
siveness. In many instances,
Spendable Earnings And
Purchasing Power In July
WASHINGTON—The purchas
ing power of the Nation’s rank
and-file workers remained vir
tually the same between June and
July, as a gain in take-home pay
was offset by the rise in con
sumer prices, the U. S. Depart
ment of Labor’s Bureau of Labor
Statistics has reported.
Gross weekly earnings rose to
$115.44 in July, an increase of
68 cents from June and $6.57
(6.0 percent) from a year ago.
The over-the-month earnings
pickup resulted from a 0.1-hour
gain in the workweek and a 1-
cent rise in hourly earnings.
After adjustment for price ch
anges, weekly earnings were sl
ightly above the June level and
0.5 percent above July 1968, but
remained 0.4 percent below the
September 1968 record.
Spendable earnings, or take
home pay, for the worker with
three dependents increased by
51 cents over the month
to $100.62. Compared to the
year-ago level, take-home pay
was up by $4.55 (4.7 percent).
Real spendable earnings—
take-home pay expressed in
1957-59 dollars to reflect con
sumer price changes—were
about unchanged at $78.49 in
July for the workers with three
dependents. The over-the-month
constancy in purchasing power
was characterized by declines
Thursday, September 4, 1939
the interior living areas can be •
separated by less than floor-to
celling partitions which offer a :
tempting glimpse in each room of ;
what lies beyond, thus Increasing
the sense of spaciousness.
Engineered wood roof systems ‘
offer a practical medium for
jointly utilizing the high stren- £
gth and attractive appearance of ;
pre-shrunk Southern Pine lum- ■
ber. When the structural lumber
is beautifully finished and expos
ed—as with many late model ho- ■
mes—a warm feeling of the for
ests fills the rooms and the in- •
terior seems part of the outdoor
setting framed by picture win
dows.
in mining, manufacturing, and
finance, insurance, and real es
tate countered by increases in
contract construction and trade.
Real earnings were 0.7 percent
below the July 1968 level and ■
1.4 percent below the record :
level of last September.
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PUBLIC VEXATION
OVER PLANE NOISE IS
NOTHING NEW
PUBLIC VEXATION with the •
noise created by modern jets i
winging over the countryside had ;
its counterpart in the era of the •
single-engine, open-cockpit U. S. •
air mail plane, reports the Fed- ;
eral Aviation Administration. An
Ohio poultry raiser wrote to the
government in 1928 complaining :
that low-flying aircraft were so :
upsetting his hens that their out- :
put of eggs dropped by as much •
as 100 to 200 eggs a day. “I »
wondered if the planes could not j
be requested to fly higher,” the
farmer wrote.