About The Acworth neighbor. (Marietta, Ga.) 1968-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1968)
THE ACWORTH NEIGHBOR Formerly The Acworth Post VOL 1 NO 50 THURSDAY, Christmas Greetings For You DECEMBER 19. 1968 ACWORTH, GEORGIA 30101 Soaring Costs Of 10C PER COPY C-5A Inside our newspaper today, there are numerous Christ mas greetings extended to you from local businesses and in ¬ dustries. These greetings were selected with care to convey the Christmas mess- age to you from many firms. It is their way of extending holiday greetings to you. We invite you to read each of these timely greetings. May Stop Future Contracts Recommends Plan For Consolidation The dual school system in Cherokee County will be abolished next fall if a plan approved by the Cherokee County School Board is accepted by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The consolidation plan was one of four submitted by the School Board at the Tuesday meeting. Under the plan, some 160 students now attending Ralph Bunche Elementary School will be absorbed into Canton and North Canton Ele mentary schools. The board voted 5-2 in favor of this plan. Other alternatives present ed included using Ralph Bun- che school for all the 7th and 8th grade students, or for all the 1st and 2nd grade students. The consolidation plan was approved and if found to be in compliance with H.E.W. will be activated at the open ing of the 1969-70 school term. The high school students have already transferred to Cherokee High School, and the elementary school only has some 160 students. Ralph Bunche school will be used as an educational service center for the county school system, if the consol- idation plan is carried out, Boston said. The consolidation plan was adopted in an attempt to sat- isfy federal requirements of desegregation and must be ap proved by the H.E.W. before being fully invoked, accord ing to Mr. Boston. Although Canton and North Canton schools are filled, Boston said he doubted that mobile classrooms would be necessary, at least not at Canton elementary. Included in the resolution adopted by the board is the adsorption of the Ralph Bun- che faculty into other schools of the county system, along with revision of the bus trans- portation system so that no segregated busses will oper ate in a way to suggest that a dual school system appears to the slightest degree. The County Teachers As sociation sent a delegation before the board asking for a 15 per cent increase in pay, effective December 1. They were referred to the finance committee for further study, Mr. Boston said. The board approved a text- book committee of 15 whose job it will be to study and re commend textbooks on math, science and health. Girls One Lose The fast Win And One improving N. C Warriorettes split a pair of games this past weekend with McEachern and Dallas despite being plagued with flu most of the week. The N.C. girls beat the Mc Eachern Indians in their own gym by a score of 50 to 35. The loss was the first of the season for the McEachern team. 5,000 Dogwood Trees Ready For Kennesaw Dogwood trees by the thou sands will be arriving in Ken nesaw Saturday. To be exact, there are 5,000 dogwood seed lings enroute to Kennesaw now. The Kennesaw City Council, N.C. jumped to 12 to 0 lead in the first three minutes of the game and maintained the lead through-out the game. N.C. lead 24 to 17 at halftime and 35 to 22 at the end of the third quarter. N.C. hit 14 of 32 shots from the field and 22 of 34 from the foul line. This represents 43% from the field and 64% from the foul line. Missy Underwood and June Barnes had 31 and 17 points in an effort to beautify the for the Warriorettes. Under- town, ordered the seedlings wood hit 17 of 24 from the from the Georgia Forestry charity strip. Commission. The council has been notified that the seedlings The N.C. trio of guards have arrived and are ready were loaded for their fine for pickup. Information regarding the seedlings will be available at City Hall. According to the council’s plan, the seedlings will be given first to the Garden Club and civic organ izations in the town and the rest will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis to homeowners. defensive game. McEachern could manage only 2 field goals in the first half. Truitt, Jackson and Parker had 26 rebounds. The three guards played all of the last half with 4 fouls on each of them. The Dallas Tigers and the N.C. Warriorettes met at the latter’s gym for their annual V. Santa Claus arrived in Acworth Friday night right on schedule, despite overcast skies that just a short time earlier drenched the streets. Despite the cold, hundreds turned out for the traditional Christmas caroling around the community Christmas tree. Santa brought warmth with his smiles and thrills with his candy. He joined with the group in enjoying hot chocolate before continuing on his journey. He buzzed on through Kennesaw and on to Canton Road and finally to Woodstock. He will return to Woodstock Saturday for several hours visit. Bryan McClure is pictured on Santa’s lap after both had retreated indoors Friday night for a little fireside heat and many secrets. Vote Recount Planned For Kennesaw Tonight A recount will be held to- night at 7:30 p.m. at Kennesaw City Hall for Brackets land2. A one-vote margin separated the winners from the losers in both of these brackets. Bobby Bentley, Sr., re ceived 316 votes in Bracket 1 to his opponent’s 317. Jim Barfield was the winner. In Bracket 2 Bill McGarity, incumbent councilman, won the election over his opponent, Wallace Hambrick, by a 318- 317 count. Bentley was the first to issue the challenge for a re- count. Hambrick also re quested the recount in his bracket since he said the poll workers would have to return anyway and he might just as well have the votes in his bracket checked, also. G. Frank Brown, Poll Su- about 2 1/2 months of work. In other business, the coun- cil: —Voted to have Robert T. Weaver survey a portion of the property surrounding the ball park where a property line is in question. —Decided to accept the city auditor's suggestion that he come up and meet with the new council Saturday morning, and explain the operation of the new billing machine that the city has purchased. Adams invited the old and new council to attend the meeting if they wished. —Announced that December 27 is the date for the annual Cobb Municipal Association banquet to be held at the Marietta County Club. —Heard a suggestion by Holloway that they write Con gressman John Davis to find out what was holding up the Sen. William Proxmire (D- Wis) continues to stoke up the controversy over what he has termed soaring costs of prod ucing the C5 transport plane. But at the Lockheed-Georgia plant here production is going ahead at full-speed. Proxmire said Sunday that Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford had “assured” him that no future contracts between the Air Force and Lockheed will be signed until the mushrooming costs are investigated by the General Accounting Office. Proxmire said he received the assurances in a letter from Clifford December 11. The senator is chairman of the economy in government subcommittee of the joint House and Senate Economic Committee. At hearings last month he revealed that the cost of building the aircraft now un der contract could go as high as $2 billion above the price ceiling established. The Defense Department and the General Accounting Office initiated their own separate investigations. The GAO study is expected to be completed and sent to Con gress by January 10. Lockheed officials have retained a tight no-comment policy on Proxmire s charges. However, after the latest charges Sunday, an official here said: "We are not aware of any changes in the production schedule. We are going full- speed ahead under the con tract we now have with the Air Force, and negotiations are continuing for a contract for additional production of the aircraft.” The C5 is currently under going flight tests here, the Lockheed spokesman said. In his letter to Sen. Prox mire. Clifford said: "... the Air Force has been conducting a continuing review of costs. In September I directed the Air Force to submit their estimates to a financial Brochures on the planting struggle for Region 3-A hon- perintendent, contacted all the ors. Dallas broke the 3 year poll workers and confirmed to reign of N.C. as region champ- the council Monday night that ions last year. they would be at City Hall — Thursday night for the re- and care of dogwood trees are also available for the asking at City Hall. Looking Back Were you able to iden- tify the young man in last week’s Looking Back as Theodore Holt? Many per sons were able to identify him quick as a wink - but if you weren’t quite so suc- cessful, try your hand at guessing this one today. Can you identify him? If not, watch for the answer next week. ‘count. In addition to Mr. : Brown, poll workers included § Mrs. Charles Knight, Clyde :Poer, Albert Hughes, andMrs. Doyle Kemp. Following the recount the council will meet to certify the election returns and the This young fellow was born in Bartow County, but has lived in Acworth a long time. On e could almost tell by looking at the nice way he has his hair parted that he was destined to become a preacher. He works at Cherokee Hills in Acworth, is married and has three children. He is an ordained minister and has one grandson. WHO AM I? prisons HAPPINESS IS Christmas happiness is a bright red stocking filled with candy and toys for cute little two-year-old Laurie Granger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Granger of Woodstock. Laurie is shown above rushing to hang her stocking before Santa arrives. Watch for next week’s paper and see what Christmas happiness is to other people. News Capsule Kennesaw Junior College students will complete fall quarter examinations this week in time for a long Christ mas holiday. Registration for the winter quarter is scheduled Jan. 6, and classes will begin Jan. 7. Administrative offices at the College will be closed Christmas week. The Woodstock Baptist adult and youth choir will present a Christmas pageant, “Love Transcending” byJohn Peter son on Sunday, December 22, at 7:30 p.m. Fred Schlosser is the director and Mrs. James Freeman the accompanist. management review ... furthermore my new proposed Post Office assistant for systems analysis Mayor Adams said he would write the letter. Cherokee Repeals Married Student Rule The Cherokee County School Board repealed the county rule forbidding married students from participating in extra-curricular activities within the schools. According to Kleven Boston, Superintendent of the county school system, married students can take part in any activities at the school, including competing for beauty queens, etc. is conducting an independent cost estimate of the more cost-sensitive areas. “You can be assured that options for additional aircraft will not be exercised until such time as 1 have been ap prised of the results of the studies and have an opportun ity to weigh all related factors which will contribute to a de cision in the best interests of the government.” The First Baptist Training Department will sponsor a Fellowship supper and Watch- light Service Tuesday, Dec ember 31. This service will replace the usual Wednesday evening mid-week prayer meeting. All members are urged to attend. The adult and youth choirs will present a Christmas can tata, "Carol of Christmas" December 22, at the evening service. The Woodstock City Hall will be closed for the Christ mas holidays Dec. 23-25. Woodstock is ready for the Christmas season. The Christmas lights were turn ed fin Sunday and the nativity scene has been placed on the porch of the depot. Santa Claus is due in Woodstock Saturday and will be in town between 9-12 noon. Cherokee County and Cobb County Schools will let out for the Christmas holidays Friday. Cherokee High already has an outstanding girl athlete ready to take her place on the basketball court. Jackie Ledford Gilliam, voted by the Osborne student body as the "best girl athlete for 1968- 69.’’ has entered high school at Cherokee and will become a member of the team. Miss Mary Robbins, Osborne girls Cheerleaders Invited To Hawks Game PTA Asks names of the winners will be coach said Friday. final. Much of the other business brought up at the council meet ¬ ing Monday night was tabled ketball player in Region for the new administration, 6-AAA last year and ‘possi- Jackie, acclaimed by many as the outstanding girls bas- Councilman Leroy Holloway bly the best all-around in the presented a new business li- state,” married during sum- cense schedule. Mayor Johnny mer vacation. Under a Cobb Adams said he knew the new County Board of Education administration would want to ruling, she was not permitted rule on the license schedule, to return to Osborne and play Councilman Wallace made the basketball her senior year, motion that business licenses An attempted suit against the be issued Jan. 10-February 15 Board in Cobb Superior Court and that an advertisement to was refused a hearing. this effect be made. The mo- tion carried. Holloway asked Jackie won the "MVP for his license schedule back Award" in the Cobb tourna- since he said it represented ment in 1968. Woodstock Home The happiest time of the year is about to arrive, but for the Joseph L. Croft family of Woodstock, it looks very was already gone. gloomy. The Croft family had just gotten much of their Christ mas and stored it in their home Saturday. They were happy and gay over getting so much of their shopping done and Mrs. Croft and her four children went to her father’s home in Kennesaw to help butch a hog. Mr. Croft awoke Saturday night to find the house engulfed in flames. He kicked out a glass window to escape the inferno. In doing this, he cut his foot badly and had to have 30 stitches taken in it. Everything was lost in the fire. The South Cherokee Fire Dept. arrived but the house The family is staying at her father’s home in Kennesaw now. But rosy visions of a wonderful Christmas have by passed the Croft family. Joseph Croft’s mother said the family needs everything now, from clothing to furni ture. There are four child ren, a girl, 11, a boy, 4, a- nother boy, 2, and a baby girl, 5-months old. Those who wish to contri bute to the family may leave the items at Keenum’s Phar macy in Woodstock, or at Ernest Long’s home in Ken nesaw (where the family is temporarily residing). The Cherokee High Varsity Cheerleaders have been in vited to cheer at the Atlanta Hawks basketball game Sat urday night, December 21. Three of the girls are from Woodstock. They are co captains Cindy Mulkey, Becky Poore and Patty Kay. The Madrigal Chorus of Cherokee High have also been invited to sing at the basket- ball game at halftime. They have been asked to sing on the Bob Hope show when it comes to Atlanta in April, too. Three of the four seniors in the Annual Staff Court com peting for “Miss Cherokee High” are also from Wood- stock. They are Becky Poore, Cindy Mulkey and Patsy Tur ner. The fourth girl is Martha Edge from Canton. The Annual Staff dance will be held on December 28 when Miss Cherokee High will be crowned. For Money Not Work Rev. Rudolph Baker, Jr., president of North Cobb P.T.A., has announced that a request by that organization for two dollar donations from each family in lieu of a work project this year, has brought in about one half the needed amount. It was the decision of the P.T.A. Projects and Finance Committees that project money go for educational vis- ual aids (projectors, screens, tape recorders, etc.), pur- chases for which the Federal Government will provide mat ching funds. Those families who have not yet taken advantage of this opportunity to help pro vide quality education at North Cobb are asked to make checks payable to North Cobb P.T.A. and mail or send these to the school.
