The Covington news. (Covington, Ga.) 1908-current, December 02, 1976, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text* (Cmniujtun News Volume 112. No. 9 < o Rotary CluFff onsors Empty Stocking Fund The Covington Rotary Club will again this year sponsor its Christmas Empty Stocking Fund drive. Otis Spillers is the general chair man of the effort and Rev. Sam B. Hay is chairman of the Application Committee. The committee will be assisted by the Rotaryannes, who are wives of Rotarians, under the direc tion of Mrs Charles S. Thorp, wife of the club president. Applications for aid through the project will be received at the court house beginning Monday, Dec. 6, continuing through Friday, Dec. 10. Cub Scouts of Pack 58 held their annual Pine wood Derby race Tuesday night at the Teencan building. Brad Cunard emerged as pack champ and Ist place winner. Left to right are: Kenneth Davis, pack committee chairman; Champ Brad Cunard holding his trophy and Ist place ribbons for his den and the pack; Bret Costley, 2nd place Newton sharing Newton County will be receiving more money from Washington dur ing the next four years, via revenue sharing, than it has in the immediate past. The reason is that Congress has voted, and the President was ap proved, a bill calling for the payout of $25.6 billion, to be distributed among the states and their counties, cities and other subdivisions. The amount, to be paid out of general revenue, is to cover the period from January 1, 1977, to September 30, 1980, which is just prior to the next presidential elec- flu set Swine clinics The last in a series of swine flu clinics will be held in the Newton County Health Department on Monday Dec. 6, from 2-5 p.m. and Monday Det 1 . 13, from 2-5 p.m. Health officials point out that it takes from 3-4 weeks to build up sufficient antibodies to thwart in fection so the immunization should be received as soon as possible. The vaccine is not available for 3- 18 yr.-olds unless they are a high risk. All persons under age 24 who have received the swine flu vaccine should have a second shot one month after the initial injection. Vaccine will be administered by the jet gun or needle in these last 2 clinics. 36 Pages The hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. The Empty Stocking Fund is an agency of the Covington-Newton County United Fund. Rotary Club committees working on the project are as follows: Chairman, Otis Spillers; Advisor to All Committees, president, Charlie Thorpe: Advance Arrangements, chairman. Don Ballard, Nelson Allen; Rotary Information (Bulletin <S Magazine), chairman. W. M. Winn, Dan Digby; Public Informa tion (Radio), chairman, Johnny Pinewood Derby winners winner; Jimmy Whorley, 4th place winner; Hill Brantley, 3rd place winner; Harold Hoffman, Wcbelos leader who helped conduct the race; and Billy Smith, committee member in charge of weighing in the 5-oz. raee cars built by the boys and their dads. revenue to rise tion. It breaks down to about $6.8 billion per year, or some SSO million a year above the present annual rate. The state of Georgia and its locali ties are scheduled to get sl4l million of this sum in 1977. The payments will continue at the same rate in 1978 and 1979 and during the first nine months of 1980, ac cording to figures released by the Treasury Department. Os this total, Newton County and the entitles within the county stand to receive approximately $927,000 a year, assuming a statewide distribu tion related to population. Some states are to get proportionat ely larger shares of the melon than others. Mississippi will collect the most, $42.86 per capita, and Florida the least, $24.43. The average, nationally, is $31.49. Georgia will be getting $28.70 per capita. The differences are attributed to local needs. Communities with big financial problems are to receive larger shares than more affluent ones. Until now, there have been limita tions on the way the funds could be spent. It had to be for specific public purposes. Under the new law, there will be no more restraints. Beginning January 1, local governmental agencies will lie able to use the money for any public purpose they choose. However, the anti-discrimination rules that have been in effect with regard to the spending of such funds have been strengthened. Distribu tion in the future must be free from bias as to race, religion, sex, national origin and age. Violations could result in a reduction of aid. I Prize-Winning Newspaper, Serving Neulon County For 110 Years Covington, Georgia — Thursday, December 2,1976 Capes; Public Information (News paper), chairman, Leo Mallard; Special Collection & Schools, chair man, Whit Richardson, co-chair man, Dan Digby, David Young; Applications (Dec. 6th thru 11th), chairman, Sam B. Hay, co-chair man, Nelson Allen, The Rotary annes; Screen Committee, chair man, Mac Johnson, Guy Jones, C. G. Henderson, Doug Digby, Bill McCart, Ronald Cook, Billy Kit chens. (Please turn to page 7A) Inside News ®A Prize-Winning Newspaper 1976 Better Newspaper Contents Editorial 2A Society IB Obit 8B Sports IC Classified Ads 8C Legal Ads 6C The third annual Mayor’s prayer breakfast, spon sored by the Newton County Jaycees, was held Wednesday morning at Crest Restaurant. Shown left to right are: Rep. Bobby Sigman, County Commissioners Nelson Allen and Oliver Capes, Jaycee President Willie Still, Covington Mayor Children of all ages were present on the Square Friday morning to welcome Santa Claus when he arrived in downtown Covington to take up resi dency in "Santa s House." Officials who came to greet Santa and welcome him to Covington for the holiday season were: (I to r) Councilman Luke City elections begin next week By Greg Jones New* editor Voters in five Newton County municipalities return to the polls next week and the week after to cast ballots in city elections. Elections are scheduled Dec. 8 in Covington, Porterdale and Oxford; on Dec. 6in Newborn; and on Dec. 15 in Mansfield. In all, 17 city councilmen amd a mayor will be elected. Qualifying for all the positions has ended and the final election slate in each city has been set. In Covington, where three city council seats are at stake, incum bents Fred Harwell Jr., Maurice Gaither and R. Luke Savage are joined in the race by newcomer Eddie L. Baker. The three seats will go to the three highest vote getters in the election. Wreck kills Newton man A young Newton County man died in a traffic accident early Thanksgiving morning on 1-20, inside the Covington city limits, State Troopers reported. The victim was identified by troopers as 19-year-old Victor Russell Breedlove of Rt. 4, Covington. Troopers said the Breedlove vehicle was traveling west in the eastboi nd lanes of 1-20 when it struck cars Mayor's prayer breakfast W. 1.. Dobbs, Councilwoman Allene C. Burton, and Councilmen Luke Savage and Robert Fowler 111, of the Covington City Council. The breakfast is held during the Thanksgiving season to pause and give thanks for the economic advancements of the past year. 3 Sections Santa welcomed Savage, Mayor W. L. Dobbs, and E. G. Lassiter, Jr., representing the Covington Retail Merchants Association. Santa spent the remainder of the day hearing children tell him of their Christmas dreams and wishes. The election in Newborn has former city councilmen Sheridan Davis and John Holcombe seeking the mayor's seat being vacated by Luther Carson. Incumbents Joe Webb 111 and Albert McDowell, and newcomers Albert Ozburn Jr. and Tray Polk are seeking four seats on the Newborn City Council. In Porterdale, nine candidates are seeking four posts on the city coun cil. Alton Dyer is seeking the Post One seat; incumbent Clarence Day is opposed by Donald Phillips and Wallace Kenneth King for the Post 'Phree seat; Tommy Mill wood is seeking to unseat incumbent Bobby E. Martin in the Post Four race; and incumbent Eddie Lee Digby is opposed by Guy Mitchell in the Post Five race. Porterdale voters will also vote in a referendum on whether to allow the establishment of a Youth Shelter in the teachers’ cottage in driven by Jerome Gourdine of Charleston, S.C., and Clifton B. McNabb of Memphis, Tenn. Tommy Breedlove, also of Rt. 4, suffered knee injuries in the wreck and was transported by ambulance to the Newton County Hospital for treatment. Troopers said several others were shaken up, but not seriously injured in the accident. Fifteen Cent Porterdale. In Oxford, where Posts Four, Five,and Six on the city council are up for grabs, incumbent \\ eldon Carson is opposed by Dewey Womack in the Post Four race. Fred Taylor and W. A. Childers are unopposed in Posts Five and Six. Mansfield voters will also choose three councilmen from a field of four candidates. Post Three incumbent Lee Hays is opposed in his reelection bid by Lewis Sorrells. J. C. Pollard is seeking Post Four, and Bob Schoen feld is seeking the Post Five seat. Johnson met with principals On November 23, 1976, State Re presentative-elect Phil Johnson met with the principals of the Newton County elementary, middle and high schools. 'Die main topic of the meeting was the presentation of Johnson’s program involving the distribution of Georgia House of Re presentatives page rights. Rep. -elect Johnson explained that each Georgia Representative is allowed five page p>sitions each year. As an incentive program, he announced that he plans to distri bute such positions, which will total 10 over his upcoming two-year term, to a student from each of the Newton County public schools. The selection of the student will be made by a committee comprised of the principal and teachers teaching the grade level from which the selec tion will be made. The students, who will be allowed to participate on a voluntary basis, will be those students from the upper grade level of the elementary schools and the lower grade level of the middle schools. The project for the competitive program must be one that will be judged on such areas as content, form, execution, neatness and grammatical accuracy, with origi nality and creativity being two of the major areas for judgement. Johnson hopes that this will en courage student interest in govern ment and its functions. After the presentation of his incen tive program, the Rep. -elect discussed with those present his priorities in education and matters of the upcoming legislative session. Johnson will be sworn in and begin his term on the second Monday in January, 1977.