About The Kennesaw neighbor. (Marietta, Ga.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1970)
* The KENNESAW NEIGHBOR t Serving Cobb's Most Historic City KENNESAW, GEORGIA, 30144, DECEMBER 2, 1970 VOL. 3, NO. 48 10' PER COPY TELEPHONE 428-9411 2 SECTIONS, 20 PAGES Train Accident P Injures One Demolishes Car \ INSIDE THIS WEEK Deaths Kennesaw News .. Men in Service ... Women???s News ... Classified Around Acworth .. Editorials Norman Shavin .. 2 r 10 .. 15 ... 13-15 ! 6-20 9 4 4 An L & N northbound freight train struck the side of an automobile Friday at 11 p.m. sending the driver to the % hospital and demolishing the car, Acw orth Police Chief Hollis Wilson said By ELLEN BUTLER Editor The jolly ole fellow with the long white beard and the Ho, Ho, Ho, will make his first visit to Acworth Satur day at 6:30 p.m. today. Santa Claus postponed his visit f Nathaniel Perkinson of Emerson, driver of the 1963 Comet, was attempt ing to cross Southside Drive to Main Street at the intersection of school ??? street when the car collided with the northbound train. The car was dragged approximately 35 ft. north on the track before the train could stop. * Perkinson was treated at Kenne- stone for lacerations and released. The car incurred damages to the left side of the car, windshield and will probably ??? be totaled, Chief Wilson said. Robert Ell id it was the engineer on the L & N freight train at the time of the accident. from Friday to Saturday after he re ceived word that many of the boys and girls would have to miss his arrival because of conflicting programs that had been planned for that night Being the kind, lovable man that he is, Santa was quick to change his plans when told that the Midget football teams and cheerleaders were having a banquet that night at Cobb Center and that basketball games and other events were scheduled. Plans call for Santa Claus to arrive for the annual Christmas lighting cere mony riding high atop the Acworth Fire Truck. Rumors are out that Santa On Thursday night. Manager Sumner of Modern Living Trailer Court in Acworth notified the police he * was holding two teenagers that he had apprehended at the Laundromat, fol lowing a burglary. The two suspects, Guy H. Northcutt, 18, and Leslie Wills, ?? 17, both of Kennesaw, were taken into custody and turned over to the Cobb County police. Some five or six cases of cokes were missing from the laundro- * mat. On further investigation, it was determined that the youth were driv ing a stolen 1961 Chevrolet. The car had been taken from the W.M. Miller home * at Oak Ridge Drive in Kennesaw prior to the burglary. Police traced the car to its owner and called to ask if the car belonged to the Millers. He was told ??? that it did but was parked in the drive way. After checking, however, the Millers reported that the car was not in the driveway as they had thought and * was indeed missing. The teenagers were booked on lar ceny and burglary. s' *??? On Tuesday. November 24, Harold Robertson of 4312 Lakeview Street, Acworth, reported that burglars had broken into his home and stolen a color * television and a shotgun during the day. will be carrying a pack filled with can dy and have his extra-large ear ready to hear all the little secret wishes that little boys and girls wish to import. The North Cobb High School Glee Club has been invited to participate in the caroling program. Christmas lights will be turned on and the big Christmas tree in the town???s newest parking area where the old depot was formerly located, will become a fairyland of lights during the Team Captains Hold Trophies Ricky Dulaney, left, and Bobby Austin, display the runner-up tro phy won by the 75-lb. Acworth Midget team in the Lindley Booster Bowl. South Cobb defeated the Acworth Midgets to wn the title. Court Approves Final Injunction program. The Acworth City Council and Rec reation Department will co-sponsor the Christmas program which officially heralds the yule season for this area. The program has become an annual event and literally hundreds of child ren and adults come out to see Santa Claus and sing along with the Christ mas carolers. The program is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend. Kennesaw citizens opposing the zoning change on Cherokee Street from R-2 to commercial won their case in Cobb Superior Court last week. The court agreed for them to take a permanent injunction against the city of Kennesaw to prevent them from tak ing any further action on the property under question pursuant to the authori ty of the 1946 zoning act. This agree ment was made by attorneys repre senting both the city and the citizens in open court. Grant Brantley, Kennesaw Ciy At torney, said this would in no way affect the city's right to take appropriate ac tion under the comprehensive zoning act of ???57. The city is now working on a com prehensive zoning plan and if adopted, the owner of the property could reap ply under the new act for rezoning. die their appeal in Cobb Superior Court. The hearing was originally set for November 19 but was postponed until November 25 because of the hearing on the liquor referendum petition. Seal Goal Still Long Way Oft Jaycees Plan For 'Empty Stocking' A Christmas Message On Friday night, Chief Wilson said , three warrants were taken out for the missing items. Suspects were J.T. Shepherd, 18, of Emerson, William E. Hilburn, 18, of Emerson and Johnny * Bowland, 17, of Acworth, On Saturday another warrant was issued for George L. Shepherd of Emerson for conspiracy to commit a 4 burglary in the same case. The color TV and the shotgun were sold to Billy Joe Jenkins of Emerson at * $100 for the TV and $10 for the shotgun. The shotgun was recovered by Acworth Police and Wilson said they hoped to get the TV back soon. However, Jen- * kins said he had sold it and could not remember who bought it. In other recent break-ins, the home t of Jerry Cunningham in Laurel Sub- Division off Nance Road was burglar ized some six weeks ago. Cunningh am's loss was set at some $3,000. Stained glass scenes of Christianity always take on a special signifi cance during the Christmas holidays. This scene is one of six panels being installed this week at Phipps Plaza in Buckhead. The panels, each 10 feet high, portray scenes from the Annunciation through Christ???s visit to the Temple. The murals are valued at more than *9,000 and were designed and executed by New York artist Peter Ostuni. North Cobb Christmas Seal Chair men, Mrs. Robert F. Gibson of Acw orth, and Mrs. Juel Sea ley of Kenne saw, have reported that 39 per cent of the area???s goal has been received. In making their first report to the public, the chairmen said: ???We have not reached the halfway mark, but are confident that our goal of $50,000 will be met. With the fine support that has been given thus far, we know that we can???t miss this year. ???Last year we did not reach the $50,000 goal.?????? they continued, ???but are trying agains. Our total receipts were $39,587.32 or 79 per cent of the goal Many of our larger contributors have not come in. We know that people are busy but they will come through to give us that push which will put us over the goal. ??? The Acworth Jaycees will conduct a bucket brigade in downtown Acworth this Saturday to raise money for the Empty Stocking Fund. The bucket bri gade is being held this year in lieu of the Sunday morning door-to-door can vass held in previous years. The money will be used to help children in the Acworth area through the Cobb County Community Christ mas program. Anyone not in town on Saturday and wanting to help can do so by making a check payable to the Empty Stocking Fund and mailing it to the Acworth Jaycees, P.O. Box 5, Acworth, Ga. 30101. PANORAMA The contested lot is owned by J.W. McGarity and was rezoned commer cial by the city for a future animal hos pital. * i The North Cobb Optimist Club will honor the Acworth Police Department Tuesday by having them as their spe cial guests at the noonday luncheon. The next meeting for the Historical Society will be December 6 at Kenne saw Elementary School. Residents in the area opposed the rezoning all the way from the time it went to the Planning Commission until the final decision was made by the city council. When the council approved the rezoning application, the citizens con tacted attorney Darrell Green to han- The Acworth Midget Football Asso ciation will hold its annual member ship meeting for the election of 1971 officers and Board Members Decem ber 14 to 8 p.m. at the Coats and Clark Community Center, George Rollins is the outgoing president. * :??? X ??? 75-Lb. Team Winners banquet were, 1-r, front row: Brian Hughes, Most Valuable Player; Johnnie Fitzpatrick, Best 65-Lb. Midget Winners Outstanding playersonthe 75-Lb. Midget team in Acworth who were presented awards at the Back. Standing: ! erry Jones, Lincoln Yarbrough and Brian Sims, Best Linemen winners. The Acworth Midget Association # awarded trophies to the outstand ing players on the 65-lb. Midget Player; Tommy Williams, Best Lineman; Mike Pope, Best Back. (Photos by Bill Frees) team at the banquet held recently at Cobb Center. Winners were, 1- r: Jeff Willingham, Most Valuable
