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FATHER'S DAY DEVOTION—Whit Phillips, oldest resident of Forest Park, is shown here with two
of his grandchildren, Gary and Pressley Grant, who are giving him a preview of the affection he
will receive on Father's Day.
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Three Winners
From Forest Park
We had three winners and a
Jot of interest in the -
. “Skutes” Norton, Were: John L.
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orest Park; L. B. Reeves, 118
Lakeshore Drive, Forest Park,
and Dennie Parris, 101 Parris
Street, Forest Park.
_Find the lucky number in the
ad, clip and mail to the Free
Press-News office and YOU
may be a winner. Be Earl
Mann’s guest.
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Solid Citizen,
Manse Waldrop, -
"Refires’ Soon
Wanna know something about
Forest Park politics . . . in the
good old days?
Manse Waldrop, who has been
construction superinfendent of
Otis Elevator Company, Atlanta,
for most of his 42 years of service
~ with the company, ran for coun
cilman in the lcng .ago on two
tickets. He was on Mayor J. 1.
Rose's ticket and he was on an
honorary ticket. He received the
full 63 votes cast.
In 1925 Jess Bartless succeed
ed Rose as mayor; Waldrop was
mayor pro-tem. The following
year Waldrop was elected mayor.
The City Code, mostly written in
flowing longhand, was a con
glomeration of ' clippings from
law books and law papers, and
was the law,
Here is a prime example of one
code section in the days when
H. Frank Puckett was mayor—
“lt shall not be lawfull for
any person or persons to grass
any kind of stock between Ash
and Lake Drive streets —and
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ON THE BEAUTIFUL grounds of Walter Estes, Rex, the third annual Codeball championship of
Georgia, under AAU sanction, was settled. Staff Photographer David Hooper took the above ac
tion picture during the day’s exciting events, which were climaxed by one of Mr. Estes’ barbecues
de luxe. In tlie picture, left to right are, Art Benton, Vivia Richardson, Andy Andrews, Bob Turner.
- Clhwe Foreat Park Free Press
Clayton County News and Farmer
Clayton County Cal
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‘They's 8 vgly roomor goin’ th’
roun’s in’this here county ‘bout
a ’'leged undah covah agint sum
Washin'ton bulldozin’ the coffy
club operatas, and threatenin’
to run ’em in iffn they don’t act
real socibul and say “be our
gues’, Mistah Undercovah man.”
- We'uns is ust to free lodahs,
but they’s usu’ly foun’ at places
of invite. You-all know ’bout the.
ol’ washrum slog'n-‘fuls names,
CAM MITCHELL, AGNES SIDE
WINNERS IN CODEBALL PLAY
DENNIS DE GIVE, KATHY BARNETT
LEAD JUNIORS; ELIZABETH MITCHELL WINS
The third annual Codebail
Championship was held at the
home of Walter Estes at Rex
Saturday, June 11. The game was
held on Mockingbird ill across
from the Estes’ home and after
wards a barbecue was given for
the contestants and the friends
of the Estes.
The winners in each division
were.
Men
Place, name, score and resi
cdence:
Ist — Cameron Mitchell, 34,
Hampton, Ga. |
2nd—Swede Phillips, 40, At
lanta, Ga.
3rd—Doctor Crawford Barnett,
43, Atlanta, Ga.
Women
Ist—Agnes Side, 51, Decatur, Ga.
2nd—Janet Mitchell, 52, Hamp
ton, Ga.
3rd—Martha Eddins, 54, At
lanta, Ga.
3rd (Tie)—Agnes McClendon,
54.
Junior Boys (16 and under)
Ist—Dennis DeGive, 46.
2nd—Julias DeGive, 58. -
like thar fa(i}e;s .. .allus foun’ in
| publik plasahs. Them’s the kin’
of free loaduhs us is talkin’
‘bout. They's bein’ held by a
cert'n potty a affydavit on the
undah covah dealin’. If'n thar’s
{such a feller doin’ this on a legal
bases from Washin’ton,, it’s news
to th’ justis dep’tment. Nus sed.
3 Yrs very truly,
CLAYTON COUNTY CAL
Junior Girls
Ist—ilathy Barnctt, 51.
2nd—Susan Branch, 59.
Midgets
Ist—Elizabeth Mitchell, 56.
2nd—Libba Barnet, 56 (toss
up).
3rd—Don Benton, 58.
The other contestants were:
Mrs. Cameron Mitchell, Mazry
DeGive, Jullas DeGive, Dent
Bloodworth, Mrs. Gail Rice, Mr.
M. G. Kaiser, Mrs. M. G. Kaiser
| Harold Rice, Tom Eddins, Mrs.
Tom Jiddins.
Mrs. Crawford Barnett, Robert
‘Turner, Art Benton, Mrs. Art
| Benton, Miss Ann Berckmans.
Penny Barnett, Mimi Eddins.
Margot Stedman, Mr. V. E.
| Holmes, Mrs. V. E. Holmes.
1 Mr Daniels, Mrs. Daniels
fusan Mitchell, Ann Mitchell,
| Robert Side, Stark Sutton, Joe
Massey, Tony Barnett, Hubert
| Pattie, Jim MeClendon, Charlie
Bioodworth, Edith Holmes.
| The scorekeepers (the ones
who diZd the work) were Andy
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FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1955
Joe Engel Coming to Forest Park
Forest Park Civic Club to Operate Tennis Courts
For Little Lea
By JACK TROY
: Editor, Free Press-News
Celebrated Joseph W. Engel, for whom Forest Park peo
ple paraded a few Sundays ago before 10,000 fans in the At
lanta Crackers’ Ponce de Leon park, will reciprocate by pay
ing his first visit to Forest Park Thursday night, July 21,
to put on his first Junior Pot o’ Gold for the Kiwanis-spon
sored Little Leaguers. . -
Engel, who is appearing under
the sponsorship of the City of
Forest Park according to an
agreement with Mayor James XK.
Currie, will ride in a special riz
in the big parade now being
planned. A
The big-hearted Barnum' of
the Bushes, Joe Engel, whose
Chattanooga Lookouts are ‘lead
ipg the Southern League, is not
ed for his generosity to others.
He is the leading philanthorpist
of Chattanooga, having given
more than generously of his
goods and services in 26 years
to the youngsters and needy of
his adopted city.
When Engel comes to Forest
Park, however, Mayor Currie,
in the name of the City, will .
present Engel with a black and
“white setter puppy for his farm
in Chattanooga.
Chattanooga is favored to play
host to the Southern League All-
Star game this year — the first
time for Chattanooga in all the
years in the league — and Engel
will come here afier that.
Parade plans already include
Bill Daly, former Cracker and
Know Your Merchants
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Jimmy Rogers, proprietor, For
est Park “66” Service Station,
corner Astor Street and Highway
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SAME OLD MANSE Waldrop (he's at right in-the pictare) as he
piows his mule during some of his present day gentleman-farmer
activity here in Forest Park. One of the city’s earlier mayors,
Waldrop has been Construction Superintendent of the Otis Ele
vator Company, Atlanta, for about a decade and a half. He will
retire in another year and two months and spend his “retirement”
in much the same manner as Staff Photographer David Hooper
pictured above. (See Story, Col. 1, Page 1),
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Charles Forrester
Ends Army Career
Pfe. Charles W. Forrester has
returned home aftet serving 15
months in the army in Germany.
Charles graduated from Forest
Park High Sehool. *
| Before joining the army he was
; in the Tabulating Department
| of Gulf Oil Company.
| After a short vacation at his
| home in Mountain View he will
‘| return to Gulf.
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| Georgia trainer and proprietor of
Daly’s Red Barn, Atlanta, driv
ing a depot wagon with a brace
of horses; Joe Engel driving
Walter Estes, East Clayton
‘| Stagecoach Club and three mem
| bers, including the president, in
| & deport wagon hitched to Ever
| thot, a gelding and Genie Truble,
a $13,000 pace winner last year;
band, etc. Other details of th»
| Forest Park High School parade
will be announced next week.
[ 64, where you get “service with
a smile,” is one of the merchants
of the Clayton County area you'!l
enjoy knowing.
He has been in and around
the area for 11 years, and since
Oct. 25 he has been runing his
cervice station with much sua
cess and winning many friends.
Formerly with Western Auto
for seven years and with Fire
stone Stores for two years, Rog
ers cntered the area business
scene with a desire to be of
service to his friends, neighbors
and highway travelers.
Rogers is a native Georgian,
from Thomaston, and a graduate
cf Robert E. Lee High School.
He is a family man, with one
boy, Mike. His wife is the forme=
Kate Jones of Sonoia.
The Rogers are members of
the Church of Christ, devoted to
the community and iine people
to know. At Rogers’ “66” station,
service is the byeword.
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Appreciation Day Set
Merchants-Customers
The greatest event in the hiss
tory of Jonesboro, a co-operative
projective — Treasure Chest -
Appreciation Day —of mer
chants and citizens will be held
Saturday weeks at 3:30 p.m., in
the middle of town. There will
be regular Treasure Chest draw
ings — rain or shine — every
Saturday afternoon thereafter.
YOU must be present to win.
E. J. Swint, Chairman of th2
newly organized Jonesboro Mer
chants Association, announce:l
this week that Jack Troy, editor
and publisher of the combined
FOREST PARK FREE PRESS
and CLAYTON COUNTY NEWS
and FARMER, will serve as mas~
ter of ceremonies Saturday
week. He could have done better,
according to the Dexotab people.
Details of the Appreciation
Day featuring Treasure Chest
follow: :
The progressive local mer.
chants whose names appear in
the ad, have set aside a week!v
Appreciation Day as a means
of showing their genuine ap
preciation for your patronage.
This is their way of saying
“Thank You” for trading and
Luying in our town. .
In addition to the special Ap
preciation Day values they will
be announcing - from time %o
time, these merchants through
this sponsoring organization
named on the front of this leaf
let, have created for their cus
tomers a Community Treasure
Chest as a further token of their
gratitude for your continued
patronage. This Treasure Chest
will grow from week to weel,
and from it a weckly award wi'l
be made.
Attached to this folder, yon
will find a Treasure Chest cou
pon. You may secure others upon
request at any time from any
of the Appreciation Day mer
chants or at the office of the
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BUSINESS 1S GOOD at the Kiwanis watermelon stand, corner
Ash and Main Street. Shown enjoying 'melon are Fred Durden,
W. W, Wells, Mrs. Ruby, Barnett and Mr. Alton Barnett,
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sponsor. Coupons will be offered
to all present at the weckly Ap
preciation Day program.
An additional’ coupon will be
offered to you every time you
make a purchase from one of
the participating firms. In these
Instances, the percentage punch
ed on the coupon will bear a
direct relation to the amount
of the total transaction, in order
that community surveys may be
conducted from time to time to
determine the size of the aver
age unit purchases, the expan
sion of the trade territory, etc.
With purchase of $0.25 to $0.99
you get 5% coupon. With pur
chase of SI.OO to 4.99 you get
10% coupon. With purchase of
5.00 o 9.99 yov get 20% coupon
With purchase of 10.00 to 14.99
you get 309 coupon. With pur
chase of 15.00 to 24.99 you get
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LARGEST PAID
CIRCULATION
IN CLAYTON
COUNTY!
N IN CLAYTON COUNTY
Matching Funds
Assure Project
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR INSTALLATION
OF NET CENTER HERE
By J. T. MILWORTH
The Forest Park Civic Council
met last Tuesday, June 7. It was
decided that the Civic Council
would sponsor the construction
and operation of tennis courts
for Forest Park. Mr. B. C. Haynie
said that matching county funds
are available for a project cf
this nature and that the county
would do grading and tree re
moval for the courts if they are
placed on public property. A
committe consisting of Mrs. Joe
Foster, Mrs. James J. Thomas,
Mr. A. H. Lundstrom, Mr. J. T.
Hilworth were appointed to com
plete plans for the tennis courts.
The Civic Council approved a
motion that a fish fry be held
on June 25 for the purpose of
raising money to build the pro
posed tennis courts. Mrs. B. L.
Lawrence was appointed general
chairman of the fish fry. She
in turn would welcome volunteer
help from anyone or any organ
ization in the community who
would, like so see. . the . tennis
courts become a reality. Mrs.
James J. Thomas and Mrs. Coe
Foster will assist Mrs. Lawrence;
Mr. J. T. Hilworth wil be in
charge of ticket distribution;
Mr. Grady Lindsey will act as
treasurer with Mr. Bill Lee as
sisting. All civic clubs, organiza
tions and churches on the Civic
Coucil roster are urged to sup
port this project by public an
nouncement, sale of tickets,
posters, etc.
Mrs. Coe Foster representing
Mr. English at the meeting re
ported work on the much needed
sidewalks was progressing nicely.
She said that petitions on some
streets were still incomplete. Mr,
Paul Corley offered his asssist
ance with the petition on Court
ney Drive. Mrs. Henry Waldrop
reported that Hendrix Drive
School P-TA was working on side
walks in that area and that a
committee was working on plans
to cut streets through from
Catherine Street to Hendrix
Drive and Burks Road to Hendrix
Drive.
Mr. B. C. Haynie representing
the Youth Center anounced that
the Youth Center was available
one evening a week to any spon
sored teen-age group. He also
said that tentatively the Youth
Center group was planning a
community wide activity for
Saturday, July 16.
Mrs. B. L. Lawrence of the
Forest Park Home Demonstra
tion Club suggested a co-opera
tive venture between Scout
groups and the Home Demon
stration group to provide recrea
tion and handicraft for the
young people. She said that the
Home Demonstration grotip
would provide instructioni in var
ious handicraft.
Mr. A. . Lundstrom suggested
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'BIG NAVY GOB
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EFFICIENCY
One of those big'gobs with
gold braid from the Naval Air
Station, Atlanta, came a-run
nin’ to check the wreck of the
Navy Corsair on the doorsteps
of the town as well as a neigh
bor's house, and he expressed
amazement and gratification
at what the Volunteer Fire
Dept. and the Police Dept. had
done.
Mostly ex-G's, the fire boys *
had bought some rope and -e;:'”
pertly roped off the area sur.
rounding the wreckage of the
plane. When the big gob got
there, the job was neatly
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~ Washington (P“ézgon')’a ‘,;;
~ this,” he hinted to the fire
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