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THE COVINGTON NEWS — THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1976
"Parity plus initiative equals superiority." These were
the words spoken by former head of the Defense Intell
igence Agency Lt. Gen. Daniel O. Graham dunng a
recent Washington press luncheon given by the Ameri
can Security Council.
General Graham was saying that it really misses the
point to argue purely numbers in comparing Soviet and
American military strength. Although in nearly every
quantitative measurement of military power the Soviets
lead the US, the proponents of the "all is well" school
of thought still make a case that the US. has parity with
the Soviets and parity is enough.
Not so, says Graham. In some categories such as num
bers of men under arms, the US. does not have, and
does not need, parity with Russia's 166 divisions. In
other areas, such as naval power, the US. needs, bur
Transkei independence
The enemies of any kind of peaceful solution to the
racial problem of southern Africa have raised a great
hue and cry against the first black state to be given inde
pendence by South Africa — the Transkei. This 17,000
square mile homeland of the Xhosa tribe, bordering the
Indian Ocean and inhabited by some 1.3 million people,
became independent on October 26th. It is more popu
lous and more economically viable than many other
Third World states, but in the eyes of its critics this is
quite irrelevant. What they cannot stand is the possibili
ty that the new state will be a success and in succeeding
that it will serve as a model for other independent
national homelands.
The opponents of South Africa want violence. Listen
to them talk and this becomes immediately obvious.
They want to see the white society there utterly
crushed, and the more blood that flows in the process
the more they will enjoy it. They mask their mindless
hatred by a simple ideological slogan — "black majority
rule" — as if the blacks in question were a simple
cNiwton County
By Mary Sessions Mallard
DID YOU KNOW . . . That the
Covington Chapter of the United
Daughter* of the Confederacy,
(featured in the August 26, ’76
History Comer), knew its begin
ning as the “Woman's Sewing
Society"?
We are indebted to the late Mrs.
R. R. Fowler, Sr. (nee Mise Sallie
Lou Wells) for this information in
an article written by Mrs. John B.
Davis in an old copy of The
Covington News, portions of which
we quote:
“In reality, the work and object
for which the U.D.C. was
organised was begun in 1861 in the
Woman's Sewing Society. Their
object being to make underclothes
at first, then knapsacks and
haversacks and fit them up for the
boys as they left for the front”*
(during the War Between the
Stales).
"Mrs. Judge Floyd was the
President and was until the dose of
the War. We met weekly at the
Covington Hotel", (thought to have
been where the Strand Theater now
stands!, “using two parlors for
business and the dining room for
cutting and distributing garments .
. As all men tailors were in the
army, the women made coats and
pants too . , .
(Unuingtun Nema
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Is parity enough?
"We made Zonan cap* of flannel,
of bright colon for the boy* to
sleep in, knit sock*, comforter* and
mitts a* we did in the last war. As
veterans were in Covington at the
depot enroute to New Orleans for
the Confederate Veterans and
U.D.C. Reunion, one said, 'I
volunteered in the Young Guards
and received a Zonan cap of red,
white and blue with Miae Corrine
Rogen' name on it; and, have
often wondered what had become
of her’. I replied, ‘She is on her
way to the Reunion, and is hail,
hearty and loyal to the core’.
"The greatest times were when
some company would be leaving for
the front. There were knapaack* to
pack with clothing, and havenack*
to fill with eatables, which was
done in the long dining room using
the tables. Mrs. Lucinda Cun
ningham Conner, who operated the
hotel, furnished her boarden in the
hall. Oh! what a bustle and
confusion! All anxious to do the
Int service. Then the drum and fife
would call the boys for the march
to the depot. All Newton County
men, women and children and
some servant*. Then the heart
breaking goodbyes. Fathers leaving
wives and children, sisters saying
goodbye to brothers, girl* to
does not have, heavy superiority in order to keep open
our vital overseas supply lines. But even assuming a
rough across-the-board parity, the side that strikes first
under conditions of modern warfare will have a huge
advantage. This was General Graham's point
US. military doctrine, to say nothing of our democratic
society, rules out the initiation of hostilities. We can only
react after we have been hit The Soviets labor under no
such inhibitions. A Soviet first strike could devastate our
military forces in the first hours of a nuclear war and
leave Moscow in an overwhelmingly advantageous
politico-military position.
For this reason the US. must not be satisfied with any
so-called "parity." We must regain and quickly the
clear superiority which we have so tragically lost
homogeneous group.
But this has no relation to reality. The tribal groups in
South Africa have different languages, different cultures,
and to some extent historical enmities. They are as dif
ferent from each other as Germans and French. Why is
it always assumed that South Africa must remain as a
single political unit?
There is no guarantee that the Transkei type solution
will work either, we hasten to add. There is the very
large problem of the urban blacks who no longer feel
any tribal kinship or political loyalty to their homelands.
South Africa must still confront this problem and has
not really found an answer.
Nevertheless, we say, give the homeland idea a chan
ce. just because the Transkei has evolved into state
hood peacefully does not automatically doom it to
failure. Those who argue that we must reject it out of
hand are people who have nothing but malice in their
souls.
sweethearts, all with, ‘Go and God
be with you".
Then toward the last, war was
brought to our door. The hospitals
were organized. The Masonic
(Southern Masonic Female)
College with the old music room
for kitchen and dining room, then
the Baptist Church off some
distance, for the gangrene ward,
nearby was a small pox ward . . .
One morning we heard can
nonading - the Battle of Atlanta.
The wounded were brought to
Covington. Then the ‘Sewing
Society' became the Hospital Aid
Society, making clothes for the sick
and wounded, bandages, and
scraping lint, furnishing towels and
sheets. Old linen tablecloths were
used for bandages and lint.
Cooking and sending simple
delicacies, butter, e^gs, milk,
chicken and vegetables."
So, it is small wonder that this
little band of courageous wives,
mothers, sweethearts and sisters of
those fighting for States’ Rights, (a
battle that is still neither lost nor
won), evolved into the United
Daughter* of the Confederacy, who
honor the Southern Heroes, and
perpetuate their memory.
Leo S. Mallard
A few days ago our local Navy re
cruiter here in Covington dropped
by the office and left me a memeo
graphed sheet entitled “U.S.
Downfall Plotted 50 Years Ago.”
The piece was shocking, and I
thought you might like to share it,
and compare the contents to the
time in which we live.“ln May of
1919 at Dusseldorf, Germany, the
Allied Forces obtained a copy of
some of the "Communist Rules for
There’s
oh Answer!
by Norman Vincent Peale
and Ruth Stafford Peale
Widow must give up
income to marry
Q. I’ve met a good man, and he
wants me to marry him. I’m a
widow with a real good income and
my own home, and that’s my
problem. If I marry him 111 have
to give up all the money I draw
each month and won't have
anything to live on — only what he
gives me. He tells me he can take
care of me, for God provides for his
children. He's a deacon and
missionary preacher. I know he
loves me, and I love him. But
should I give up my money and
take chance with him?
A. It would seem that if you really
love someone you would be willing
to give up everything to be with
that person. However, since you
show considerable prudence in
realizing that your present good
income and your own home are
important to you, perhaps you
ought to think twice, maybe three
times, as to whether you love him
that much.
Since you seem to be in doubt, it
would appear to be advisable to
stay as you are.
An obsessive overeater
Q. I have a terrible habit of over
eating. Sometimes I can be in
control of my life, but when things
get on top of me I go back to
eating as a relief. When that craze
for food come I lose all my energy
and the house gets untidy, and I
get untidy and nasty with my
children that I love dearly. I
become a different person, very
selfish, irritable and cranky. The
humilitation of making a pig of
myself is almost more than I can
take. Please tell me how to help
myself.
A. Compulsive eating, like
compulsive drinking, can indicate a
psychological sickness. It is an
effort to gain a satisfaction that is
otherwise lacking in your life, and
not merely a desire for food as
such.
You could probably be helped to
overcome this problem through
counseling, which would explore
reasons for your adnormal com
pulsion. Many persons have been
helped by joining with others who
need to lose weight.’ Weight
Watchers is one such group. We've
found that a doctor who insists that
you lose weight and lays down
Think!
Revolution.” Now, fifty years later,
the Reds are still "following the
rule.” As you read the list, stop
after each item and think about the
present day situation where you
live — and all around our nation.
We quote from the Red Rules:
A. Corrupt the young, get them
away from religion. Get them inter
ested in sex. Make them superfic
ial, destroy their ruggedness.
B. Get control of all means of
strict, sensible rules can be a
deciding factor in sticking to a diet.
Then an important psychological
action for you is to form a mental
image of yourself as trim and slim,
visualizing how beautiful and
happy you would be.
You'll find that this in time will
help overcome your tendency to
indulge your eating desires.
Doesn’t like to
go to church
Q. I am a young man and single.
It is terribly difficult for me to
attend church, because I see to
many persons who are only
“Sunday Christians.” It is just too
depressing to allow me to tolerate.
I would rather commune with God
in a field or with nature. I'm also
uneasy around certain types of
religious groups. To me my beliefs
and convictions are very private,
and I really don't want to be a
chest-beater. Then sometimes I get
the feelings that those groups are
right, and I am wrong. Please give
me your comments.
A. Church worship is, oi course,
futile if you sit in judgment on your
fellow-worshipers. However, it can
be very rewarding if you send to
them good will thoughts, having a
humble recognition of your own
weaknesses.
The church is not primarily for
saints, but for imperfect human
beings who want to improve them
selves. If you are uneasy around
certain types of religious groups,
associate yourself with a compatible
group. But better drop that “better
than you are" critical attitude.
True spiritual growth involves
letting other people be what they
want to be without condemning
them.
Perhaps you would like to find an
answer for yourself to a problem
that you can share whith other in
THERE’S AN ANSWER! If there
is something you would like to ask
Dr. and Mrs. Peale to discuss in
this column, write to them in care
of Box 500, Pawling, N.Y. 10564.
CHINESE ACROBATS
NEW YORK (AP) — The
Chinese Acrobats of Taiwan are
touring through 48 cities in the
United States and Canada through
Dec. 19.
publicity, therby: (1) Get people’s
minds off their government by
focusing their attention on athletics,
sexy books and plays and other tri
vialities.
(21 Divide the people into hostile
groups by constantly harping on
controversial matters of no impor
tance.
(3) Destroy the people's faith in
their natural leaders by holding the
latter up to contempt, ridicule and
obloquy.
(4) Always preach true democra
cy, but seize power as fast and as
ruthlessly as possible.
(5) By encouraging government
extravagance, destroy its credit,
produce fear of inflation with rising
prices and general discontent.
(6) Foment unnecessary strikes in
vital industries, encourage civil
disorders and foster lenient and soft
attitude on the part of government
toward such disorders.
(7) By specious argument cause
the breakdown of the old moral
virtues, honesty, sobriety, conti
nence, faith in the pledged word,
ruggedness.
C. Cause the registration of all
firearms on some pretext, with a
view to confiscating them and
leaving the population helpless.”
Take time to think seriously of the
above and draw your own conclus
ions. The correlation of the plan to
the time in which we live is rather
startling, and we seem to be fullfill
ing each requirement quite ade
quately during our Bicentennial
Year.
Many will probably read this
column and shake their head. Most
of us will wonder just what we can
do to turn the present trend around
toward the values and strengths of
the “good 'ol days.” Few of us will
take any dynamic action to correct
the weaknesses in our own lives.
Most of us will just keep on
keeping on, doing the best we can
to live the best lives we can, and
try to do what we decide is the
right thing to do along the way.
At different intervals in history
each nation faces a showdown. In
this country we still have a "vote”
as a weapon, if we have not grown
too apathetic to cast it, and we can
pray, if we haven't forgotten how.
Meanwhile, no matter who is
President or which party dominates
the Congress, we will just keep on
working and living our everyday
life. We wonder what kind of world
our children will live in, and we
sincerely hope that they will make
this old world into a better, more
peaceful place than we have lived
in while we were in control.
All is not gloom on the horizon
though. America is still free, and
She will remain so unless “we the
people” vote to give up our
strength and freedoms. Some of the
realities of life that we have forgot
ten during the affluent years may
have to be sacrificed. Rededication
to the values and foundations that
have kept us strong in the past may
have to be returned to, but it’s not
too late ... yet!
Oxford Scouts
get Bobcat
Twenty-two Cub Scouts of Pack
211, Oxford, received Bobcat
badges in an award ceremony at
the Pack meeting Friday night at
Allen Memorial United Methodist
Church.
Cubmaster Sam Newman
presented the fist achievement
badges to Andy Smith", Jeffrey
Logan, Casey Cooksey, Darrell
Hayes, Scott Mashburn, Darrein
Costley, Doug Newman, Jimmy
Wyatt Oglesby, Greg Rogers, Brian
Barlow, Derek Vanderbunt, Michal
Chaney, Greg Floyd, Shane
Glanton, Vincent Lovell, Chris
Walker, Clinton Dial, David
Helton, Scott Reagin, Kerry Evans,
Jay Mitchell, and Steve McMillan.
The patches were pinned on
upside down by the boys’ parents,
following Scout tradition requiriing
the Cub to do a good deed before
his badge is permanently affixed to
his uniform, right side up.
The dens are planning field trips
during November to carry out the
month’s theme. Rural America. A
Mipi-Scout Show is to be held on
the Square in Covington on
Saturday, November 13th.
4-H AND SAFETY
Three 4-H’ers will represent
Georgia at the 1976 National
Safety Congress and Exposition.
Lori Maxey, Wilkinson County;
Chuck Bentley, Stephens County,
and Jeff Purvis, Upson County,
will attend the event in Chicago,
October 16-20. They were selec
ted because of their outstanding
work in the 4-H safety project.
