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COMMENTS
One of the most pressing problems inreturning
to civilian life after being discharged from the
military is finding a job. The period between
discharge and joining the ranks of workers is
one of frustration and confusion, Not the least
of the contributing factors is the problem of
money, Separation pay can be quickly eroded
by all of the little odds-and-ends necessary
for the changeover to non-military routine.
A helping hand in the form of a voluntary,
low cost hospital-medical expense policy is helping
to alleviate a portion of the financial burdens
of the ex-G,Ls. Those of us who have had need
of medical care know what a relief this can
be, Prior to the institution of this 90-day
policy, former servicemen had to rely on their
own initiative for interim coverage, as all of
the military health care benefits ended on the
day that they left active duty. The only exceptions
were retiring personnel,
The effective date of the new program, offered
by Mutual of Omaha, was September 1, 1969, The
program is an example of a free enterprise
The man who brought many of us into the world,
ministered to our coughs and our measles,
and prescribed cures for all the small ailments
associated with day-to-day survival is, according
to acceptable authority, a disappearing breed,
A recent story in The New York Times described
the alarming drop in the number of men who,
within the recollection of many readers,
constituted the whole body of authority
and knowledge in the practice of medicine,
A survey conducted in the small towns of New
York State, reported that ‘‘the percentage of
physicians in general practice has dropped from
70 to 21 per cent in the past 40 years.’’
This is a statistic that makes us feel both
ancient and enlightened, Ancient, because
specialization had not surged upon us with its
more sensitive diagnostic distinctions, En
lightene‘;lll because there simply isn’t any way
a sgec st in the bizarre functions of the left
nostril can tell you what’s wrong down there
The Principle Os Compulsion
A top union leader has warned that unless in
terest rates are raised on U, S, government sa
vings bonds the union will urge its 1.2 million
members to stop buying the bonds. The impli
cations of this union leader’s statement are in
teresting. For example, studies have shown
that the social security system is a poor invest
ment — especially for the young worker, Similar
questions can be raised concerning the soaring
costs of medicare and medicaid, It mightreason
ably be argued that people should serve notice on
the government tha? they wish to withdraw from
1968 was an ugly year for Americans, Tra
gedy of spectacular magnitude became a frequent
ront page occurrence, But a quieter national
calamity took its dreadful toll on all the days be
fore, during and after the Tet offensive in Vietnam,
the riots, the assassinations,
It was ‘‘quiet’’ only because it was not con
centrated in a single gl:ce ata single time, There
was no focus to i)l\llt s misery on the front pa
ges. To the families and friends of 55,300 men,
women and children killed in autoaccidents, how
ever, it was the ultimate calamity, To the 4,400,-
000 victims of injury, it was hard core agony.
The economic loss, about 13.5 billiondollars, was
an appalling waste,
This view of 1968 is contained in the annual
booklet of highway accident statistics from The
Test Os Generosity And Wisdom
According to ‘“SOUTH,”” The News Magizine
of Dixie, ‘‘There are 100 taxes on an egg,
150 on a woman’s hat, 151 on aloafofbread,t
and 600 on a house, But our national deb
has soared to $360 billion--and Representative
Otto E, Passman of Louisiana figures it now
exceeds by $43 billion the total debt of all other
free nations,
‘‘As inflation continues to take its sharp bite,
Secretary of Commerce Maurice H, Stans points
out that it stems primarily from SSO billion in
government deficits over the past five years,
‘During that period,’ he says, ‘the country was
deluded into mhgkd‘ng we could somehow get
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organization’s efforts to help those who
are defending the nation, There are many other
areas where this company has offered to help
relieve the problems of our armed forces
personnel, It has been active in the admin
istration of the Dependent’s Medical Care Act
of 1956, This is a program designed to help
pay health care costs for military dependents
and retired military personnel,
Under this program, the company administers
claim payments to hospitals in 17 states and
physicians in six states and Puerto Rico. This
operation is being conducted at cost as :s{)ublic
service, We wonder what it would c if it
were administered by a government bureau‘
instead of cost-conscious businessmen? Las
year alone the company administered the program
at a cost lower by 38-percent than other
organizations in other states,
We would like to see other private companies
get involved in saving the taxpayer’s money,
It would be a welcome sign of less governmental
growth and more private incentive,
in your ankle-joint,
It seems to us that there is much more to
the basic problem than an accelerating majority
of specialists, It goes back to the original
mission of ‘‘The Doctor’’ in the small towns
of this country, The doctor we have in mind
was a generalist in the finest sense of the
word, He was part psychiatrist g‘hough he would
have had no truck with the work); part
disciplinarian, part disburser of solace,
occasional inventor of reasons-why and-nearly
always-gentle creditor to half the town,
The medical world is now beginning to take
appropriate note of the value of the General
Practitioner, We applaud this somewhat tardy
recognition, but would like to suggest that this
minority group has been drawing sustenance,
all along, from one of the most responsive quarters
of the human anatomy: the warm and grateful
heart,
government welfare programs, The hitch, of
course, is that they do not have the right to with
draw, Social security and medicare are a charge
against workers and taxpayers, We participate
whether we like it or not.
So far, buying government bonds is voluntary.
But, the principle of compulsion is well estab
lished; and, even where the relationship between
the citizen and the government is voluntary, it is
presumptuous to assume that it will remain that
way.
Travelers Insurance Companies, Statistics inthe
booklet were compiled from records of motor
vehicle departments throughout the country,
The 1968 highway toll followed a year that saw
a leveling off in the number of highway deaths
and injuries, In 1967 approximately 53,000 lives
were lost in motor vehicle mishaps — 4,200,000
persons were injured,
Why the increase? Was it because Americans
were lulled by the ‘‘improvement’’ of the pre
ceding year?
There are, perhaps, as many reasons as there
are people to voice opinlons.
Whatever the reasons, the tragedy remains,
More than 55,300 persons were killed and 4,400,-
000 injured,
more out of the economy than the economy could
produce, All we had todowas spend more money.
This delusion has now collided with reality,””’
As the delusion that government handouts are
free is stripped away, the true generosity of
voters and taxpayers will be put to a severe
test--along with their foresight. Will welfare
programs seem as attractive when they are
adorned with price tags that hit every pocketbook?
Will the people have the wisdom to support
essential defense spending at the cost of personal
sacrifice? The way in which taxpayers resolve
these questions will determine the future course
and strength of the nation,
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Associate Editor
LEO MALLARD
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OUR WEEKLY LESSON
FOR
Sunday School
GOD’S REMNANT REBUILDS
Devotional Reading: Ezra
9:6'90
Memory Selection: So we built
the wall; . . . For the People
had a mind to work,
Intermediate-Senior Topic:
God’s Remnant Rebuilds
Young People-Adult Topic:
God’s Remnant Rebuilds
The place of the remnant stands
out in sacred history, God does
not achieve his great ends by
gathering together multitudesand
casting the force of them against
the power of evil. He picks
out individuals who will stand
for the right against any
multitude, He takes little groups
and makes them victorious over
huge armies of evil., Two
thousand years ago no one by
the greatest stretch of
imagination could ever have
believed that the little group of
Christians scattered throughout
the world would at last take
over the Roman empire and come
to be the spiritual force in the
world that Christianity is today.
Individuals will often listen to
the voice of God when large
groups disregard Him. Remnants
sometimes hear divine directions
which the thoughtless multitude
disregards, Godloves remnants=
when they are dedicated to
righteousness-and never fails to
use them,
Cyrus, a Persian king, struck
the Babylonian empire after its
strength had been sapped by dis
sipation and evil. Nabonidus
was the last king of the Chaldean
empire, Cyrusoverwhelmedhim
and showed his greatness of heart
by his kindly dealing with
the captive, even making him the
ruler of a small territory,
Nabonidus was not a particularly
evil person himself but was head
of a decadent world power, With
the fall of Babylon a new era
was ushered in, Cyrus has come
to be called ¢‘the Great’” both
because of his skill and power
as a conqueror and also because
of his greatness of heart, a quality
little known in the ancient world,
When he conquered Babylon he
proclaimed peace to the people
and ordered the restoration of
¢“WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A
CHRISTIAN"’
By: Dr., Robert V, Ozment
Pastor First Methodist Church
Atlanta, Ga.
Each Sunday, ministers all
around the globe, speak to their
congregation about some phase of
the Christian life, If I were
to ask each of you to give me
a definition of what you believe
constitutes a genuine Christian,
what would you say? Surely,
we would all agree that mere
church attendance and giving
generously of our financial
resources, would not make us
Christian, It must be more than
a casual acquaintance with God.
On the other hand, we would
all agree that just because one
boasts of his friendship with God,
this friendship, and all his
knowledge about Christ, would not
necessarily make him a
Christian, Jesus said, ‘‘Notevery
one that saith unto Me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom
of Heaven; but he that doeth the
will of My Father Which is in
Heaven,” Simply because we call
Him Lord does not mean that
we are His disciples,
Some might suggest that to be
a Christian, one must be like
Christ, If we use the life of
Christ as our standard, then I
do not know anyone who could
measure up to such a life, I
know a lot of people who call
themselves Christians, but they
do not always exemplify Christ,
They have not yet learned to
pray for those who have hurt them,
Neither do they love their
enemies, They do not always
exercise patience and tolerance,
Some hold resentments against
others, They are haughty and
stubborn, They are so unlike
Christ, If, to be a Christian
one must be perfect, then I must
confess that I cannot standamong
the ranks of the Christian,
If one concludes that a genuine
Christian is one who has come
face to face with God, and has
experienced Divine forgiveness,
and has committed his life to
God, and strives to grow into the
likeness of Christ, then many
could stand up to be counted.
I have come toappreciate more
fully a statement I heard a great
preacher make some years age,
At first, I was startled
and confused at his thought=
provoking statement, He said,
‘‘When I measure my life by the
teachings of Christ, I must
confess that I am, at best, only
a part-time Christian,’’ This was
a shocking statement, Especially
since it came from one who was
so completely dedicated to Christ,
However, the oider I get the more
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many captive foreign idols
to their native sanctuaries,
For the Jews and those who
were later to be influenced by
Jewish writing and history, Cyrus
is particularly important because
he authorized the Jews to return
to the land of their fathers and
‘rebuild their temple. A portion
of the Scripture lesson today,
taken from the first chapter of
Ezra, declares that ¢‘the Lord
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus
king of Persia, that he made
a proclamation throughout all his
kingdom, and put it also
in writing.,” This proclamation
declared that God had charged
Cyrus to build Him a house in
Jerusalem, If, therefore, there
were any among the Jews who
wished to return to their beloved
city they were allowed to do so
with the consent of Cyrus, who
acknowledged the power of
Jehovah God and wished the re
turning exiles well. Cyrus also
instructed governors whom
the Jews would meet along the
way to help with materials,
money, and every type of
endeavor that the returning Jews
might need to make their project
successful,
Cyrus was naturally beloved
by the Jews. Only forty-three
thousand of them embraced the
opportunity to return to
Palestine, Mnay preferred to
remain in Babylonia and along
with the Israelites in thatsection
of the world came to be known
as the diaspora, The Jews of
the dispersion founded syna
gogues in all parts of the known
world,
The exile had been a hard ex=
perience for the Jews to endure
not because of any undue severity
on the part of their captors but
because, being God’s Chosen
People, they resented being under
the rule of any foreigh nation,
In every way the exile seemed
to have been a veritable blessing
from heaven for the Jews,
Through their experience in
a foreign land they were prepared
for that tremendous place
of importance they have taken in
the world through centuries and
millennia,
.lflfil_nrhfiflu
Liue By
1 realize that to be like Christ
requires all our efforts, along
with the generous help of God.
Who would dare claim to have
attained the level of living upon
which our Lord walked?
In its simplest form, to become
a Christian means to be ‘born
again’, Now, we must understand
that this new Dbirth does
not indicate that we are mature
Christians. This new birth is
a combination of a Divine act
and a human attitude, It means
that God has forgiven our sins
and we have consciously
committed ourselves to Him,
With Divine help, we have turned
away from the former life, with
its evil habits, and pledged our=
selves to seek and follow God's
Will. Let no one misunderstand,
1 do not mean to indicate that
we will be free from the trials,
frustrations and temptations of
life, There lis absolutely
no immunity from sorrow,
anxiety, and conflict, What I
do mean to express in
unmistakable terms, is that once
we have been ‘born again’ we
walk with the King., The trials
and frustrations of life need not
defeat us, The sorrow and
anxieties need not overwhelm us,
Like the psalmist, we cannot
evade the dark valleys of life,
but when we enter them, we can
triumphantly proclaim with him,
¢¢Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for Thou
art with me, . .”
Council Changes
(From Front Page)
A wine and malt beverage
license for Johnnie Blackshear,
in connection with his restaurant,
was approved for the sale of
package goods only,
The Council also voted to pay
Christmas bonuses to city
employees as has been the pre
vious policy.
western part of the county,
In other action the Council
voted not to extend a natural
gas line on Airport Road due
to excessive cost. The gas line
extension on Rock Quarry Road,
which will serve nine customers,
was approved at a cost of $1583
tc the city,
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Dear Sir,
I am a young person studying
for the ministry. I feel it is my
duty as a Christian to write this
letter, Habit forming drugs are
being sold in our county and city,
It is sold in the form of a liquid
but it is not called LSD or STP,
It is called beer and wine,
Today in our nation some of
our young people are turning to
drugs. They do this to have
“fun,’” to go along with the cr
owd, and to escape from some
reality, Here some young people
see our adults condemning young
people for these immoral acts,
while at the same time these ad
ults are consuming as much al
cohol as they can, Why do peo
ple drink? The answer —to
have ¢fun,” to go along with the
crowd, and to escape from some
reality, But all these things are
temporary,
Alcohol kills, Many people
each year are killed in accidents
because of the results of alcohol,
Alcohol ruins lives, Many hom
es are split eachyear becauseal=-
cohol was brought in and it de
stroyed the happiness, Alcohol
destroys good judgment, Many
times a person will do something
that will endanger hislife, hisre
putation and thosearoundhimasa
result of alcohol. I can not un
derstand how men can sell beer
and wine because they are aware
of all these facts, But they still
continue to sell this ‘“packaged
destruction’, 1 long for the day
when we can ride down the high
way looking at God’s beautyand it
is not interupted by a colorful,
blinking sign saying — BEER
AND WINE,
The only way to have fun is th
rough knowing Christ. He brings
happiness and joy and peace, He
does not dismiss our problems,
He just helps us cope with them,
After we know Him, He will not
leave us as alcohol does, nor will
we wake up with a hangover as
with alcohol. I appeal to all
churches to have an all out cam=-
paign against alcohol, Let’s re
place alcohol with Christ!
Sincerely,
Billy Daws
Editor, Covington News
In behalf of the members of the
American Legion Auxiliary and
Post #32 we want to thank you
for the wonderful publicity you
gave our unit in helping us to
¢¢sell” the poppy program in
Newton County, As you know
the patients in the Veterans Hos=
pitals make the poppies and we
sell them for them. So, they
say ‘“Thank You’” too. We had
the most successful ¢Poppy
Day??, we’ve had and also through
the help of your publicity we feel
we were able to help the people
in Newton County to realize what
it is to be an American, Our
Veterans Day dinner, The Me=
morial Service and Dedication of
the Freedom Flame was adream
come true for our post and unit.
Our prayer, now that Veterans
Day is over, is that we can con=
tinue to respect our Flag and keep
it flying, as we pass by and see
the Freedom Flame burning so
brightly, we may rededicate our
efforts to Americanism and what
it stands for.
Thank you again,
Mrs. Dan Clower, Pres.
American Legion Aux. #32
Covington, Ga.
Russell Receives
(From Front Page)
guished Service Award by the
Board of Trustees of the non
partisan Americans for Con
stitutional Action.
ACA’s Distinguished Service
Award is bestowed every two
years upon those legislators wh=
ose voting records in the Con
gress of the United States sup
port legislation which serve to
strengthen and defend the spirit
and principles of the Constitut=
ion of the United States.
In presenting the award to Se
nator Russell, Admiral Ben Mo
reell, Chairman of the Board of
Trustees, stated: ¢On behalf of
our Trustees, I have the pleasure
of congratulating you and thanking
you for your outstanding record in
the Congress and devotion to th=-
ose fundamental principles of
good government which serve to
promote individual rights and re
sponsibilities; a sound dollar; a
growing economy; and a desire
for victory over communist ag=
gression,”’
‘“The acceptance of this award
does not imply that you are in
complete agreement with all of
the principles espoused by ACA
nor does it imply any commit
ment for you to support them in
the future,’” emphasized Admi
ral Moreell. ¢‘Our purpose is
solely to honor you for your de=
dication to the Constitution of
the United States.”
Senator Russell is now ser=-
ing his 37th year as a Member
of the United States Senate. He
is President Pro Tempore of
the Senate and Chairman of the
powerful Committee on Appro=-
priations. He is also ranking
member of the Senate Armed Ser=-
vices Committee, the Aeronau
tics and Space Sciences Come
mittee and the Joint Committee
on Atomic Energy.
*% % %
According to the Veterans Ad
ministration, the first Medal of
Honor for bravery above the call
of duty was presented in 1863,
Since then a total of 3,228 has
been awarded.
Rapid technological advance
ment in America has so cushion=
ed the general public to “simi=-
lar achievements’’ that theyhave
become ‘‘old hat”’, Only the un
achieved still holds the spot
light in the public’s eye.
Apollo XII, unfortunately, is
being viewed by the masses as
another ‘hohum’’ moon landing
outside of the scientific com=-
munity, This is partly due to
the ignorance of man in our en
lightened age. Today, as it was
a thousand years ago, what man
doesn’t understand he is inclined
to fear or ignore,
While most Georgians weresl=
eeping early Wednesday morning
Pete Conrad and Al Bean des
cended from their space ship onto
the powdery surface of the Moon,
Believe you me, this was no‘‘old
hat’? experience for them,
They walked on a surface wh=
ere only two other humans had
ever walked, and these had been
their countrymen, They were to
complete a mission of explo
ration to an extent, rather than
merely arrive and gather sam=
ples of the Moon’s surface, Ag
ain they were to plant the flag
of the United States of Ameri
cas
The second Moon Walk did pro=
vide another first on earth, It
could all be seen in color on te
levision, The transmission was
perfect and the pictures crystal
clear,
Houston Control announced to
the astronauts that news cover
age of their mission was be
ginning to pick up. . .f‘most re
ports right now are about your
medical ailments,’’
This did, and rightly so, irk
Think Percent When
Shopping For Groceries
¢“Think percentages when you
shop for groceries,’’ advises an
Extension home economist,
Miss Lora Laine of the Uni=-
versity of Georgia says the pen
nies saved will have a great deal
more meaning if you do,
She cited this example:
¢“Suppose an item normally
costs 20 cents and you can buy
it for 18 cents, Two cents sav=
ing doesn’t look like much, but
convert this 2 cents to a per=
centage of 20 cents and you come
up with a 10 percent saving,
This is more impressive,”
Miss Laine points out that even
one cent less than normal price
would be a five percent saving
on this item, ¢‘Some items can
be bought for higher percentage
savings, If you know your mer=-
chandise and shop carefully, you
can make these savings,”’
The Extension home manage
ment specialist urges homemak=
Alcoholism Rehabilitation
Clinic Meets Twice Weekly
Newest of the mental health
services offered in Newton Cou=
nty is the Alcoholism Rehabilit=-
ation Clinic. This clinic meets
patients Tuesday mornings and
Thursday evenings at the Health
Center.,
Contrary to public opinion, the
alcoholic is not a skid-row bum.
She may be a housewife with seve
eral children or a man at the
peak of his career. Alcoholics
are persons who have difficulty
overcoming the stresses and pr=
essures of life. Liquor becomes
their ‘%est’’ resource in meeting
or avoiding their difficulties.
Alcoholism is the fourth most
common illness in the United
States---after heart disease,
cancer, and strokes. The com=
plicating factor is that while 75%
of the adult population in the
United States use alcoholic bev=
erages, only 1 out of every 15 of
these drinkers becomes an al=
coholic.
¢¢jf data on the problem of al=-
coholism is somewhat unbeliev
able, it is because this disease
has been treated unbelievably,’
reveals Dr. C. B. Teal, Jr,
medical director of the Newton
County Health Department.
¢¢Many family members believe
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homes where the wife or husband
is left alone . . there is sadness
or illness . « and wouldn’t YOU
like to be THAT VERY PERSON
who brought a little sunshine
to a dark, lonely corner? Your
Pastor could tell you who to call
on, if you do not know. There
are those who are truly about
their Father’s business every day
« « who could point out many
opportunities to us . . « Let’s
SEEK and FIND. . .and receive
the great reward of JOY because
you have brought Sunshine in
an almost empty life or home
. » there are many homes who
NEED Christ, and have not found
HIM. Would you rejoice to be
the one to bring Him to your
fellow man . . Dream over that,
and we will too, while we do our
job of Jest . . “SWEEPIN’ UP.”
Thursday, November 20, 1969
APOLLO XII
By: Leo S. Mallard
the commander of the mission,
¢l’d still like to square some
thing away down there, Al do
esn’t have a cold and all I have
is a one=-inch itch and I don’t
consider that any big medical
problem,’’ came his reply.
¢“As a matter of fact, we're
in pretty damned good shape,”
Wednesday was spent roam
ing the jagged lunar terrain of
craters, hills, and boulders and
setting up a long-distance re
search laboratory for scientists
on earth,
While the Intrepid spacecraft
was on the Moon, and Conradand
Bean explored, a lonely but busy
Richard Gordon, commander of
the command ship Yankee Clip~
per continued in orbit around
the Moon and in contact with
Houston Control,
On Earth people went through
their daily routines with little
thought or talk about the Apollo
XII mission, . .indifferent about
outer space flightand exploration
as most are about a local elec
tion,
Many Americans have sent a
prayer to God in behalf of our
astronauts who are probing into
His space and one of the hea
venly bodies, If we could only
understand this accomplishment
as do the astronauts and scien
tists, how jubilant we would be,
In our feeble way we wish the
astronauts a safe returnand good
luck in accomplishing the tasks
they went to perform. Most of
us are ashamed that we lack
the understanding to appreciate
what is going on, . .the rest,
well they don’t care anyway, Hu
man nature is strange.
ers to think a little bigger,
“Suppose you could average out
a 10 percent savings on your gr=
ocery bill by this method. What
would you have?
“In a recent year,”” Miss La
ine continues, ‘‘the grocery bill
for a family of five was about
$1,500. If this were your bill
and you reduced it 10 percent,
you would have $l5O to buy ot
her things you want,””
Miss Laine wonders how many
things the average family longs
for that would cost less than $l5O,
She cites theoldadage, ¢‘Watch
your pennies, nickels, and dimes '
and your dollars will take care
of themselves,”
¢This is good advice, partic
ularly when you shop for groc=-
eries,” she says, ‘“And think
ing percentages is a good way to
help small change add up to big
savings.’?
that if the alcoholic really loved
them he would quit drinking,”
adds Mrs. Susan Tredway, nurse
at the alcoholism clinic. ‘‘Act=
ually the alcoholic cannot will
himself to quitdrinking nor deep
1y inside himself does he want to
stop drinking, Alcohol, remems=
ber, has become the only way he
knows to meet the difficulties of
life.”?
In Newton County---as in most
communities---there are certain
kinds of people families in trou
ble turn to for help. A minister,
a doctor, a caseworker, a nurse,
a social worker---all of these
professionals have been involved
with the lives of alcoholics for
many years. ‘“With local people
on the clinic staff, the Health
Department is using community
caretakers to perform better the
jobs they already are called on
to perform,’ states Mr. Charles
Methvin, director of Georgia’s
community alcoholism pro=-
grams.
During the first six months
of operation, 18 alcoholics with
18 family members have been
accepted at the clinic as patients,
One goal of the clinic is to stre
engthen the family unit to deal
with its problems, In addition,
the staff is developing a strong
working relationship with indus=
tries in the county to conserve
human resources, Many alco=
holics are model employees un=
til alcohol takes over. Medical
management and group therapy
at clinic plus management in=-
tervention at work can salvage
useful citizens,
‘‘Mental illness is an epidemic
problem in Newton County. But
there must be community recogn=
ition of our problems and com=
munity support for treatment,”
states Dr. Teal. ¢‘Otherwise the
mentally ill alcoholic meets thre
eatening conditions which delay
or prevent his making a stable
adjustment.’’
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