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VOLUME 1
Jaycees' Road-E-0
Saturday May 5 At 10
The Forest Park Jaycees will
conduct the Teen-Age Road-E-0
on Saturday, May 5 at 10 a.m.
It will be held at the parking area
of the Jones Memorial Methodist
Church on Georgia Avenue.
The Road-E-0 provides the op
portunity for the teen-agers to de
monstrate his acquired driving
skill while showing the responsible
citizens of the community the
need for driver education classes.
The Road-E-0 consists of two
tests: a written test on driving
knowledge and a performance test
consisting of four obstacle-type ex
ercises.
The Teen-Age Road-E-O is open
to every Forest Park teen-ager
who: will not have reached 20
years of age by August 10; has a
driver’s license and has a clean
record of no moving traffic viola
tions in the past six months.
All who are interested in enter
ing this Road-E-0 please contact
one of the following Jaycees: Bill
Webb, Poplar 1-8251, O. B. Mat
thews, POplar 7-4031 or John Lee,
POplar 1-8887 by April 26.
The written test will be held by
O. B. Matthews at 9 a.m. on April
27 at the Forest Park High School.
The judges for the performance
test will be Clayton County Sheriff
John T. Davis, Forest Park po
lice Chief William S. Thurston and
Capt. Eugene Thomas, head of the
Education Department of the Geor
gia Highway Patrol.
This is the first Teen-Age Road
e-o held in Forest Park and all
are invited to attend.
All eligible teen-agers are urged
to sign up immediately. Bring
your parents and friends out Sat
urday, May 5 and help us make
this a huge success.
Clifford R. Kelley
Passes Here April 8
Mr. Cliffon R. Kelley, 21 year
old employe of Southern Air Lines
died suddenly Sunday April 8 at
the residence of his brother E.
Kelley, ill East st . Forest
I di K,
-J 1 ?.? rema * ns were shipped to
Mobile, Ala. For funeral services
terson ‘ nt by Aberc ™mbie-Pat-
FROM THIS CORNER -
By Anthony Grey
A County Sewerage Sysiem-The last Obstacle To~
Inaustrialization-To Be Voted On This Summer
During the next few months citizen* ri *
*-«
£ Un f Or /^ ch a syßtem win b « pushed by the
'z at ions tTwsSt ber ° f C ° mmerCe and °*ber organ-
^h^ 0 a
of dayton Co^tyX;
?eli Mln req ? re *-V rage ^O’bties, as
tu • ample supply of water.
I his is because huge quantities of wat
er are required for much industrial pro
cessing, plus a means to dispose of that
water after it has been used.
Like the water system, the sewerage
system would be developed with funds
raised through the issuance of bonds. If
bonds wiH COBt the avera «« homeowner
about $3.00 per year, or a little more than the bonds for
the water system.
millS^H ° f installation will be about a
$7OT?000.)’ (Th * Wat<!r Byßtem Will cost about
Sometime in the near future, probablv bef™-.
°< .he w™™, th. Clayton Colm, Ch.muJ C™-
merce will begin its campaign to inform the voters of the
many advantages which will result from the installation
of the sewerage system.
Then an election will be set.
If the campaign is handled as well as the one for the
water system was, the odds are the bond issue will pass,
possibly by a better than two to one majority.
A preliminary engineering survey for the system is
now m process of being completed. It was ordered made
by the Board of County Commissioners, at the request of
the County Chamber of Commerce.
r of ‘he Proposed system is the
fact that Forest Park, with nearly one third of the regist
ered voters in the county, has its own system now being
installed.
Some observers may feel that for this reason, voters
m this city will not be much interested in voting for the
County system.
However, Forest Park citizens voted strongly in favor
of the county water system, although this city had its own
water supply.
Most citizens here were probably motivated to ap
prove the county water system, since what is good for the
County will ultimately be good for Forest Park. It is prob
able that the same outlook will control when the county
sewerage system comes up for a vote.
For our part, the pages of the Forest Park News are
open to the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce and
supporting organizations for such publicity and informa
tion they with to convey to citizens concerning the pro
posed system.
Late Inning Rally Gives
Panthers 4 to 1 Victory
Over Henry County High
The Forest Park Panthers rall
ied for three runs in the eleventh
inning in McDonough Thursday,
April 12, to take a close 4 to 1
victory from Henry County.
Both pitchers, Douglas Knowles
for Forest Park and Hershal Chu
mby for Henry County, went the
distance and showed fine control
throughout the game with Knowles
giving up one walk and Chumby
none.
Knowles gave up six hits, five
of which were in the first five
innings of play, and sent 11 down
by the strikeout route.
Chumby held a close check on
the Panthers but weakened some
what in the late innings as he
gave up five hits and struckout
eight.
Both teams committed five er
rors.
Henry County's lone tally came
in the fifth inning when first-sack
er Jerry Love blasted a homerun
over the fence in right Centerfield.
Forest Park tied it up in the
top of the seventh when two cost
ly Henry County errors put Don
ald Cook on second. He went to
third and scored on two fielder’s
choice plays.
Knowles broke up his own game
in the eleventh when he got a
single, stole second and third and
scored on a close play at the plate
when Richard Crisp bunted.
Cook them singled and went to
third on a error that brought Crisp
home. Bobby 'Mitchell sacrificed
Cook home.
This gave Knowles his fourth de
cision of the year against one de
feat. The team record is also 4
and 1.
The final game of the season will
be played Thursday, April 19, ag
ainst Pike County at the Kiwanis
Athletic Field.
Card Os Thanks
We, the family of Clifton R. Kel
ly, wish to thank the fire and po
lice departments for their court
eous help: and also the many
friends and neighbors for their
kind expressions of sympathy, dur
mg our recent bereavement?
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If you live anywhere in Clayton County outside of Forest Park you may
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MODELING FROCKS OF THEIR
OWN MAKING, these ladies of the
Philadelphia Home Demonstration
Club participated in a sewing sem-
Open House Saturday For
Clayton County Federal
Savings And Loan Assoc.
Panther Cindermen Drop
Ist Meet To Hapeville
The Forest Park track team
took to the cinders Wednesday, Ap
ril 11 against Hapeville at the
Hapeville tract for their first track
meet of the year Hapeville rolled
up a total of 70 points against 20
for Forest Park.
The Panthers entrants placed in
all events except the 110, but fail
ed to take a. first place. The scor
ing was five points for first place,
three for second, and one for
third.
Jack Briscoe placed third in the
short putt, Norman Hale placed
third in the discus and Glenn Bla
lock fought his way to a second
place finish in the 220.
In the 440 Eddie Murphy placed
third and in the half-mile Kenneth
Bell placed second and Ray Glov
er placed third.
Larry Earle took second place
in the high jump and also placed
second in the broad jump.
Glenn Blalock also placed third
on the low hurdles.
The relay team which in
cluded Larry Earle, Jerry Bene
field, Steve Aiken and Eddie Mur
phy, placed second.
LION ENGLISHMAN
An American taxi fleet owner,
touring Europe, hailed a cab in
southern England. As he rode, he
noticed his driver had a bag of
powder at his feet and frequently
sprinkled some upon himself.
“What's the idea of the powd
er?” asked the curious Yank.
“It’s lion powder,” explained
the English Teamo.
“Lion powder!” exclaimed the
American. “What’s it supposed to
do?”
“Keep the lions away,” replied
the Englishman over his shoulder,
sprinkling a little more.
The American thought this over
for awhile, then exclaimed: “Hey!
I didn’t know there were any lions
in Sussex!”
“They ain't,” snorted his driver,
"and a bloody good thing, too.
This powder ain’t no good.’”
CarrnansHp
ROAPEO
For And About The Citizens Os Forest Park
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1956
inar held at the Philadelphia Church
last week. Left to right: Mrs. R. A.
Carden, Mr?.. E. L. Plunkett, Mrs.
Clark Huie, Mrs. J. M. Orr, Mrs. J. L.
Open house will be held this com
ing Saturday (April 21) between
the hours of 10 a. m. and 8 p. m.
by the recently formed Clayton
County Federal Savings and Loan
Association.
Officers and directors of the
Association have extended a cord
ial invitation to everyone in the
county to attend.
The open house will be held
in Clayton County Federal’s new
headquarters in Jonesboro, at 122
McDonough Street, N. E., next
door to the Georgia Power Com
pany offices.
A spokesman for the Association,
hailed its formation as another
important step in the rapid growth
of Clayton County.
Clayton County Federal is the
first s_uch association ever to be
formed in Clayton County. Sav
ings accounts and home financing
will be specialized in by the as
sociation, which was capitalized
at 5200,000 and already has ex
ceeded that amount by SIOO,OOO.
At the present time there are 225
savings account folders active.
Citizens of Clayton County will
have an opportunity to meet of
ficers and directors of the Associa
tion during the open house.
Highlighting the open house will
be the awarding of door prizes.
A bicycle and a television set are
scheduled to be given away Sat
urday evening.
Refreshments will be served all
visitors to the Association’s office
during the open house ceremonies.
Officers and directors of the asso
ciation include some of the most
prominent men in Clayton County.
President of Clayton County Fede
ral is Dr. Needham B. Bateman,
Forest Park physician. Freemen
E. Groover, an Atlanta real estate
broker, Alan Kemper, state wel
fare director, and Grady L. Lind
sey, Forest Park real estate and
insurance broker are vice presi
dents.
Secretary is Edwin Kemp,
Jonesboro attorney and judge of
the Clayton County Juvenile Court.
George M. Kilpatrick, of Forest
Park, an accountant, is treasurer
of the Association.
One of the directors of Clayton
County Federal told the News that
the Association has set a goal of
savings at one million dollars by
the end of the year, and invited
all County citizens who desire to
invest their savings in an insured
institution to investigate the op
portunities offered by Clayton
County Federal.
County Amateur Radio
Operators Asked To
Help In Civil Defense
Calling all amateur operators in
Clayton County:
In the near future there will be
test evacuation exercises in Me
tropolitan Atlanta Area. Clayton
County will play a large part in
this test. Ham operators whether
mobile or stationary are in de
mand.
If you are a licensed operator
will you please communicate with
W4UCC, R. A. Carden, Jr., RFD
1, Box 183, Forest Park, Ga. Phone
Jonesboro 6275.
Clayton County Civil Defense
needs you!
Lewis and Mrs. L. B. Duke. See s.tory
on Woman’s Page. News photo by
LaChapelle.
Senator Walter F. George Pleads Foi
AHCitizens To Register By May stii
The Forest Pork News hod the honor of receiving from
Georgia's Senior Senator, the Hon. Walter F. George, an
important I etter, in which he urged this newspaper to say
for him:
“If you could find space i n The Forest Park News to urge
all your readers, who have not done so, to register by
Saturday, May sth, you will, in my opinion, be doing a
great service to your people and to your state!"
It is a privilege for the Fores) Park News to thus co
operate with the wishes of Georgia's distinguished Statesman.
-THE EDITOR.
NEW SHOPPING CENTER FOR FOREST
PARK, as reported in last week’s issue of the
News, will be located on this parcel of land off
of Highway 54. View is from the rear of the trailor
court on Highway 54, looking southeast. In ex
treme upper right hand corner may be seen signs
on the property of Bob’s Barbecue, which is near
the corner of Astor Avenue. The shopping center
is scheduled to be complete arouna June 15. It
W. Loy Dickson Is Victor In Runoff
Election For Sheriff By 344 Votes
will have 12 units, including a supermarket, ap
pliance and furniture store, barber shop, drug
store, a department store and several offices.
Off-street parking will be available for 250 auto
mobiles. County Ordinary Frank Adamson, and
Douglas Harper, local businessman, arc officers
in the corporation which is developing the pro
perty. News staff photo by LaChapelle.
Largest Circulation In Clayton County
W. Loy Dickson, of Jonesboro, was the victor in the
runoff election for sheriff last Saturday defeating incum
bent sheriff John Tom Davis by an unofficial 344 votes.
The unofficial returns indicated that Mr. Dickson re
ceived 2859 votes to 2515 for Mr. Davis.
Mr. Dickson thus added 75 votes to his column over
the 2784 he received in the regular primary Saturday
March 31. Mr. Davis added 304 votes to his total over the
2211 he received in the regular election. This increase
fell short of the required number needed to overcome the
573 vote lead Dickson had acquired in the regular elec
tion.
Mr. Dickson will take office as sheriff the first week
on January, 1957 to serve a four year term. He has al
ready served 14 years as sheriff of Clayton County, be
ing elected to office first in 1939, and serving until 1953.
He was defeated in the 1952 primary, after a heated
and very close race, by Mr. Davis, who polled 65 more
votes than Mr. Dickson.
Observers indicated Mr. Dickson was successful in his
bid for return to office because all of his supporters turn
ed out for the run-off election. A majority (1158) of the
voters in the March 31 primary who supported W. W.
“Billy” Clarke, (who ran third in the race with 1531
votes) apparently did not return to the polls.
Mr. Dickson won a somewhat unprecendented victory,
since it is rare in Georgia that a sheriff returns to office
once he is defeated. Informed sources state it has never
happened before in Clayton County.
A native of Clayton County, Mr. Dickson has lived
here all his life. He attended grammar and high school in
Jonesbd’o. For 25 years (from 1930 to 1955) he was in
the trucking business, dealing in fresh produce exclusi
vely. _____ ■
From 1934 to 1939 he also
held the Ford automobile dealer
ship in Jonesboro. Since 1953 he
has been in the electrical appli
ance business in Jonesboro, with
offices and a showroom on 'Main
Street. H< holds the General Elec
tric appliance franchise in that
city.
Mr. Dickson is married to the
former miss Mildred Daniel of
former Mis Mildred Daniel of
Morrcw.
A member of the Jonesboro Me
thodist Church Mr. Dickson is al
so a member of the Jonesboro Ex
change Club. He is a Mason, hold
ing membership in Lodge Number
87, of Jonesboro. He is, in addition,
a Shriner.
He holds membership in the
Peace Officer's Association o f
Georgia and the National Sheriff’s
Association, having entered these
organizations while serving pre-
IMPORTANT NOTICE
ALL Clayton County residents residing outside of Forest
Park may receive the Forest Park News regularly in the mail
WITHOUT CHARGE if they so desire. This includes residents
in the BALLARD SECTION outside of Forest Park and the
NORTH CLAYTON area, where hand delivery is scheduled to be
suspended in a few weeks. If you desire to receive the Forest
Park News through the mails each week in'the future, please
complete the below coupon and mail to us immediately. Remem-
L.t, there is NO CHARGE whatsoever for this subscription.
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W. LOY DICKSON
viously as sheriff.
A member of one of the oldest
families in Clayton County, Mr.
Dickson’s father served as sheriff
from 1910 to 1920. His brother, D.
H. Dickson has been mayor of Jon
esboro for a number of years, and
is a vice president of the First
National Bank of Atlanta.
In an interview with a News re
porter Sheriff-elect Dickson said
he was deeply appreciative of the
loyalty, support and vote of the
majority of the citizens of Clay
ton County. He said he was going
to work hard to perform the duties
of the office to which he had been
elected with dignity, friendliness,
efficiency, and in a manner most
economical to the taxpayers of the
county.
Miss Martha Blaney Is
Candidate For State
Post In NaflClub
Martha Blaney, a student at For
est Park High School and a mem
ber of the High School Future
Homemakers of America Club, is
a candidate for the office of public
relations chairman for the state
organization.
’Miss Blaney was chosen as a
candidate by the state executive
council and is offering to serve
as public relations chairman. She
will get her campaign under way
with a speech at the District Four
Future Homemakers America con
vention slated to be held in Car
rollton on April 7.
