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Volume 110 No. 62
The class of J 976
Graduates reap scholarships
Miss Angela Denise Mitchell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rex J.
Mitchell of Rt. 3, Covington, was
the recipient of the coveted
“Billie Porter Memorial Scholar
ship” at Newton County Compre
hensive High School graduation
exercises Friday night.
The award is presented annually
to the senior with the top
academic record. The SI,OOO
award for the first honor
graduate comes from the fund
provided for by the will of James
H. Porter.
Greg Jones of Covington, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Felton Jones,
received the Atlanta Journal Cub
as the “Most Outstanding Senior”
chosen by the NCCHS faculty.
James T. fSast Jr. was recipient
of the Wiley A. Allgood
Memorial Award, a S2OO bond,
given in memory of the late
Wiley A. Allgood, a member of
the Newton County Board of
Education for 30 years, a
merchant, farmer, lumberman,
public servant and friend to all.
The award is presented to a
graduate whose interests in a
career follow much the same
channels as those followed by the
man whose memory it honors.
Miss Veronica Tinsley, oldest
daughter of the late Charlie J.
Tinsley, presented the Charlie J.
Tinsley Samaritan Award to Miss
Two are
killed in
traffic
Sergeant J. L. Hawkins of the
Georgia State Patrol in Madison
has announced that his post has
investigated nine traffic accidents,
made 185 arrests and issued 134
warnings in Newton County
during May.
Commenting further Sgt.
Hawkins said nine persons were
injured in the nine accidents
along with two others killed.
Estimated property damage
amounted to $9,575.
Also the post commander said a
total of 138 pending traffic cases
were disposed in the Probate
Court with the following disposi
tions: No guilty pleas, 132 bond
forfeitures, four dismissed and
two nolo contenders pleas.
Also Sgt. Hawkins pointed out
that fines and forfeitures
amounted to $5,494 which were
paid to the Probate Court of
Newton County.
Rotary makes citations
The Covington Rotan Chib has
named Newton Federal Savings
and Loan the “Employer of the
Year” and Nelson Allen as the
“Employe of the Year.
Accepting the award for Newton
Federal was the savings and
loan's president. Herbert Vining.
Newton Federal was founded 29
years ago with deposits of
$160,990. Those deposits have
grown to S3O million.
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Avis Evelyn Williams on behalf
of the Newton County Teachers
Association. The recipient received
a plaque and her name will be
engraved on a large plaque
placed in the school trophy case.
The award honors Tinsley
because of his unselfish interest
in the welfare of others and
because of his strong interest and
concern for human welfare, values
and dignity. It is presented to the
graduating senior who has best
exemplified these qualities.
Covington Kiwanis Club scholar
ships, which are based on plans
for further education, probability
of success and need were
presented to: Kenneth Banks,
Jeff Brower, Cathy Sue Brown,
Frankie Casteliana, Greg Jones,
Sandra Lawrence, Natalie
Lunsford. Terri Lynn Malcom,
Tom Reddick, James Reid, Angie
Shirah, Duane Smith, Rosie
Thompson, Steve Wallis, Phillis
White and Avis Williams. The
amounts of each scholarship will
be announced to students at
Thursday’s Kiwanis meeting.
Maureen Wendell and Frankie
Castellana were recipients of the
DAR Good Citizenship Awards.
I'he awards are presented to a
boy and girl who have exhibited
qualities of honor, service,
courage, leadership and patriot
ism.
Other scholarships and their
recipients were: Jaycettes
Scholarship, Cathy Sue Brown,
SIOO, American Legion Post 32,
Historical research
committee named
In compliance with a request by
Mrs. Leo Mallard, Newton
County historian, the Historical
Society's retiring President Sam
M. Hay, has named a Historical
Research Committee to aid in the
compilation of relevant memora
bilia. including authenticated facts
about individuals, sites, events
and dates for the Newton County
History.
In addition to Mrs. Mallard,
chairman those serving on the
committee are: Mrs. R.H. Patter
son. Newton County Historical
Society president: Hay: Mrs. Jim
Elliott, charter president, who
spearheaded the organization of
the society: Mrs. Billy Sims
Smith, former society president;
Probate Judge Donald
Stephenson; Mrs. D.B. Dixon;
Mrs. E. Lee Stephenson. DAR
\ ining is also a member of the
Newton Federal board of direc
tors and is the secretary-treasurer
of the Hospital Authority. He is
a past president of the Rotan
Club.
Allen joined the Bank of Cov
ington in October. 1'172. after
working at Trust Company of
Georgia. He was promoted to
vice president earlier this year.
1 Prize-B inning Newspaper Serving Newton County For lift Years
Covington, Georgia — Tuesday, June 8,1976
Phil Smith. $200; Covington
Moose Lodge 773 Golf Scholar
ship. Mark Ruhl, $200; Newton
County Civitan Club Scholarship,
Angie Shirah and Lynn Womack,
S2OO each; and Golden Fleece
Chapter 204 of the Eastern Star
scholarships, Beverly Williams,
Ervin Williams, James C. Reid,
Carl Baity, Debra Belcher and
Daryl Syphoe, $75 each.
Scholarships that were previously
awarded and announced again at
graduation were: Cathy Brown.
Bryan College, $600; Ted
Chancey, Truett McConnell for
Tennis, $405; Natalie Lunsford.
Tift College for music, $1200;
Mike Presser, Georgia College for
music, $300; Wayne Marks,
FFA Scholarship, $150; Steve
Prescott, Truett-McConnel for
tennis, $1,200; Martha Manning,
Oxford College, $300; and Alison
Walden, Oxford College, S3OO.
Also Kim Street, Overnite
Transport Company Scholarship,
$1,000; James Reid, full football
scholarship to Livingston Univer
sity; Avis Williams, Oxford
College, $1,200; Marcie Robert
son, Brunswick Foundation
Scholarship, $4,000; Mark
Rowland, Oxford College, $300;
Duane Smith, Truett-McConnel 1
for tennis, $1,200; and a local
industry sponsoring three young
men with scholarships to DeKalb
Community College to study
metal technology: Ben Whitening,
Anthony Wright and Jerry
Duncan.
certified lineage specialist; Mrs.
James Bowen, R.R. Fowler, Rev.
Jack P. Atkinson Jr., Oxford
Shrine Society, president: Wilbur
Harwell; Ted Davis, Oxford
College History Department; and
Kenneth Thomas, chief resear
cher. Historic Preservation Section
of the Department of Natural
Resources.
Cooperation of all Newton
Countians who have any informa
tion of historic value is urgently
requested. Material from family
Bibles, scrapbooks, deeds, land
lottery grants, etc., as well as
family and community events of
the yesteryears are excellent
sources of material needed for the
Newton County History, for
which such information is
necessarv.
He is a member of the board of
commissioners and is a past
president of the Newton County
Jaycees. He recently returned
from the Banking School of the
South in Louisiana.
The employer and employe
award> will become annual
awards. Nominations are now
being accepted for next year by
the Rotary Club at P.O. Box
196.3. Covington.
Perfect attendance awards were
presented as follows: 12 years,
Valencia Johnson, Debra
Johnston, Greg Maloney and
Beverly Williams; II years,
Alison Walden; I 0 years. Mark
Harper. Greg Jones, Greg Reed
and Avis Williams; eight years.
Betsy Hood and Carolyn
Thomas; seven years. Garry
Allen Banks, Susan K. House
and John Williams; six years,
Gail Anita Banks: five years,
Christolyn Bolden; four years,
Fred Hardy and Karen Parker;
three years, Joy Forkner, Theresa
Mask and Ben Whitening; two
years Diane Gaither, Elaine
Gaither, James Reid, Kathy
Rogers and Anita Terrell; and
one year, Regina Adkins. Shamett
Benton, Johnny Chapman. Bonnie
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Credit union formed by
school board employes
Newton County Board of Edu
cation employes will be eligible to
participate in a payroll deduction
savings plan in July through the
newly formed Newton County
Schools Federal Credit Union.
Administrators, teachers, aides,
secretaries, bus drivers, custodians
and maintenance personnel must
pay a $5 membership fee to join
the credit union, which recently
was chartered by the National
Credit Union Administration in
Washington. D.C.
Each member's account will be
insured up to $40,090 by the
The Covington Rotary Club honored Newton
Federal Savings and Loan and Herb< rt V ining as
Moii/lzsn Employer of the Year and Nelson Allen as Em*
^WtOD County S DOSt ploye of the Year last Tuesday. At the presen
tation were |l-r) Johnny Capes, president;
Vining; Allen; Billy McCart. vocational services
director; and Billy Kitchens, program chairman.
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Aug. 10 primary
Qualifying
to close on
Wednesday
Qualifications will close Wednes
day for the Newton County pri
mary elections scheduled for Aug.
10. ’
The Democratic Party had
qualifiers Monday for every local
office while the Republican Party
has yet to have any qualifiers.
I'he following are those people
who have qualified for the
Democratic primary and the
offices they are seeking:
Slate Senator: W.D. Ballard
(incumbent)
Stale Representative: Bobby
Sigman I incumbent) and Phil
Johnson.
Chairman of the Board of Com
missioners: Jack 11. Morgan Sr.
I incumbent). W.L. I Bill) Dobbs
and Roy L. Varner
Board of ('.ommissioners, district
I: John E. Garner. John 11.
Perry Sr. and Rev. Jonathan C.
Roberts
Board of (’ommissioners, district
2: James L. Hayes I incumbent),
W. Franklin Gray and Bobby E.
Martin
Board of (’.ommissioners, district
3: C.H. Berry Jr., Jim Hall Jr.
and Eubanks (Bankston) Moss
Board of (.’ommissioners, district
4: Oliver (aqws (incumbent!
Board of Commissioners, district
National Credit Union, and
minimum earnings will Im* 5*4
per cent, depending on the profits
of the local union.
Credit union members also will
be eligible in September for
signature and car loans at an
interest rate of I per cent on the
unpaid monthly balance, accord
ing to Lamar Hendrix, president
of the union board of directors
and principal at New Porterdale
Elementary School.
Other directors are Bill Burkes,
sice president: Gloria Fortson,
secretary; Lowell Biddy, trea-
Fifteen Cents
5: Nelson Allen (incumbent)
Board of Education, district 1 :
Marianne F. Brooks
Board of Education, district 2:
Leonard Standard (incumbent)
Board of Education, district 3:
Stuart McCanless (incumbent),
I).A. (Pandy) Pandolfino and
Robert A. Smith
Board of Education, district 4:
Garland Hillman (incumbent)
Board of Education, district 5:
Mrs. Venon H. Ison (incumbent)
lax Commissioner: Bonham
Johnson I incumbent I, Lula
Vaughn Smith and Don Wood
Jr.
Clerk of the Superior Court:
James E. Hardman (incumbent)
and H. Clifford Capps
Judge of Probate Court (Ordi
nary!: Allene C. Burton
Coroner: Sam Cowan (incum-
bent)
Sheriff: Gerald I). Malcom
I incumbent I and James (Pete)
Mason
Surveyor: John Knight (incum
bent)
Justice of the Peace: Janet Y.
Wheeler I Rocky Plains), Roltert
Allen (Oxford), Loyd T.
(Tommy) Alexander (Town),
Gibson Holifield (Cedar Shoals)
and Richard M. Gray (Stansells!
surer; and Katherine Davis,
Rachel Burkes, Charles Cowan
and Dan Digby.
A credit committee consists of
Jerry Rochelle, Prince Ella
Putmon and Joan Love.
Serving on the supervisory
committee are Faye Early. Jerry
Aldridge and Harold Quinn.
Hendrix said signature loans of
up to $2,599 will be made,
deluding on salan and credit
record, and that 89 per cent
loans will be made on the
purchase of automobiles by
qualifying members.
