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VOLUME 2
Educational Experts Arrive Here
Today To Survey High School For
Southern Assoc. Accreditation
Eighteen educational experts
from all parts of the State ar
rived in Forest Park this morn
ing (Wednesday May 9) for l the
purpose of carefully surveying
Forest Park High School to de
termine if that school is qualified
to receive Southern Accredita
tion.
Forest Park High School is al
ready accredited in the State of
Georgia. Southern Accreditation
would place the school in a higher
educational bracket.
The evaluation committee will
spend three days at Forest Park
High School, making inspections
in the following categories: (1).
philosophy, object and program
of study, (2) staff, instruction
and library, (3). guidance and pu
pil activities, (4). Plant and ad
ministration.
Each category will be inspected
by a separate committee, whose
members are from various educa
tional facilities throughout the
state.
Highlight of the three-day in
spection will be a banquet at
Forest Park Schoo] this evening.
Educational leaders in the county,
civic leaders, faculty members of
Forest Park High School and
members of the inspection team
will attend the banquet.
According to Robert English,
principal of Forest Park Schools,
the work necessary in prepara
tion for the survey for Southern
Accreditation has taken nearly
two years, with each teacher
spending an average of one hour
a week towards the goal of rais
ing standards at the school.
According to Mr. English over
300 pages of detailed information
„on bringing Forest Park High
School up to minimum standards
for Southern Accreditation were
submitted by the teachers and
acted upon.
Mr. Untlish stated that the re
sult of the survey will be re-
From This Corner
By Anthony Grey
Very often it happens that in the course of the work of publishing
a newspaper each week, I come across information which is insufficient
at the time to justify a story, or even a column. Yet these bits of
information can be combined into a column. So here goes . . .
Within the next few months you may expect to hear about the
formation of one, and possibly two COUNTY volunteer fire depart-
ments. If two are formed one would serve the
North end of the County, tne other the South. The
formation of these Departments will probably oc
cur at the same time the county water system is
placed in operation. Resimnsibility of the units
will be the many homes and farms not now served
by the Forest Park or Jonesboro departments. Re
sult will be a reduction of fire insurance rates
in rural areas of the County. (The Forest Park
' olunteer Fire Department, for example, can not
now serve outside the city unless there is a “help”
call. That department is pledged to serve homes within the city limits,
although the emergency vehicle may travel outside that area.)
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Although the election of three city councilmen this December is a
full six months away'there is already some activity along these lines.
Three counciimen will be up for re-election (Jimmy Collins, E. Lamar
foster and W. H. Fleming.) I would not be at all surprised if all three
declined to run for re-election. One citizen has announced privately that
he will make the race for the seat now held by Mr. Collins, with
or without opposition. Another is considering running for the seat
now held by Mr. Foster.
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Last session of the Legislature the salary of the mayor and
the council were raised. No news story ever appeared on it, which
proves that newspaper people are not always wide awake. Bill was
drawn, submitted and passed very quietly. The mayor now gets $650
(he formerly received $350); councilmen now get $350, (they form
erly received $250).
Look for this to be an issue in the next election . . .
*«* « *
Kroger, A & P, Big Apple . . . these are big names in the
grocery business. Look for one of them to make news in Forest
Park shortly.
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After a great deal of opposition to the moving of the Ordnance
-Automotive School from Atlanta General Depot to Aberdeen, Md.,
w the move went off as scheduled, as most observers on the inside
known it would. Reason: the Army had the cold facts and could
prove them. Basically, there was little real need to continue the
school here. Thus, despite pressure, the Army was sustained in its
decision.
However ... do not expect Atlanta General Depot to be “neg
lected.” There are several indications that the facilities of that base
will not go un-utilized . . .
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Speculation in land in the Forest Park area may have reached
its all-time high late last summer. The market is somewhat more
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leased late this summer by the
committee, and if Forest Park
High School is judged eligible
for Southern Accreditation, ap
plication will be made for the
1956-57 school year.
Pre-School Roundup
For FP School To
Be Held Tomorrow
The pre-school roundup for
children who will attend Forest
Park School (on College Street)
will be held tomorrow (Thursday
May 10) according to an announce
ment from Robert I. English, prin
cipal.
All parents of children who will
enter this school next Fall are
urged to bring their children for
registration, medical and dental
examinations. ■
The birth certificates of child
ren who will enter the school next
Fall should be brought, together
with medical information of the
'children, particularly immuniza
tion records.
Pre-school roundup for Ash
Street and Hendrix Drive Schools
are in the planning stages and
will be held within the next few
weeks. Information regarding
these roundups will be published
upon release.
Last Meeting Os
Hendrix Drive P-TA
Next Tuesday Night
The Hendrix Drive P.T.A. will
hold its last meeting of the year
on Tuesday night, May 15, at 8
p.m.
The new officers for the coming
year will be installed by Mrs.
Russell J. Crouse. The .school
band and Mrs. Hodges’ fourth
grade will present several musical
selections. Mrs. Henry Waldrop,
President, will preside.
Everyone is urged to attend.
The Forest Park News
A NEW HEALTH CENTER FOR CLAYTON COUNTY, costing
County citizens an estimated $45,000, will be voted on Wednesday,
June 13, when citizens will decide if they will approve a bond issue
for the project. Bomb election was decided upon by County Board
Jalopy Nito Slated
Next Wednesday
At Expressway
Nearly 25,000 tiickets have been
given away to customers of the
South Expressway Drive In
Theater for the “Jalopy Night”
to be held next Wednesday even
ing, May 16, according to Tom
Pike, resident manager.
On that evening a 1941 Chev
rolet deluxe two door sedan will
be given away during intermis
sion to a ticket holder.
Only those .present at the
theater will be eligible to win,
Mr. Pike said, and tickets will be
drawn until a winner is found.
Mr. Pike said that he expects the
theater to be packed to capacity
(about 1000 cars) for the drawing,
mostly by members of the young
er set, many whom own. or would
like to own, a pre-World War
Two automobile.
The first jalopy night drawing
was held last February. More
than 18,000 tickets were given
out, one each ,to each patron when
they purchase an admission
ticket, and one each for each
purchase at the consession stand.
Invest In Your Child's Future
Buy A Block For The Building For
The Girl Scouts.
Little League B’ball
Practice Underway
Tryouts for the first Little
League team to get into action so
far this season has been underway
for the past two weeks.
This team under the direction
of Mr. Harold Grubbs and Mr.
Robert Norton, -will be for boys
13 and under and who are too
old for the actual Little League
competition and too yotmg to be
active in the Pony League.
They will compete with teams
from the Atlanta area and will
be in the Atlanta Boy’s Club
League. The games will be play
ed at the Lakewood Boy’s Club
field.
The first game is a night affair
and is scheduled for May 20.
Mr. Grubbs reported this week
that so far there has been about
25 boys out for the team, but
that it will be cut to about 15 at
a later date.
Major James Basso
Acting Commandant
At Ordnance School
Major James Banse has been
assigned as Acting Commandant
of, the Ordance Automotive
School. Atlanta General Depot.
A native of Detroit, Major
Basso entered active military, duty
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r For And About The Citizens Os Forest Park
With One Page Devoted To County News
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1956
Ed Gastineau
Senior Play This Friday Evening
Stars Blalock And Gastineau
“Finder ^reepers”, a three-act
mystery-comedy with an accent
on the comedy, written by Donald
Payton, will be presented by the
senior class of Forest Park High
Friday night, May 11, at the
school auditorium.
Mrs. Miriam Worsham, assis
tant principal and Senior English
teacher, will direct the play.
Glenn Blaylock, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Blalock of Mountain
View and Ed Gastineau
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
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WINNERS OF JAYCEE’S ROAD-E-O was Miss
Carol Lambert, here being congratulated by Seth
Youngblood, president of the Forest Park Junior
Chamber of Commerce. Left to right are shown the
figures who helped to make the Road-E-O possible.
They are: W. T. Webb, Chairman of the Roadeo,
Evans Harper, representative from the Beaudry
Miss Carol Lambert
Winner Os Jaycees
Road-E-O Saturday
The winner! and new champion
teen-age drive of Forest Park is
Carol Lambert, 108 Ferguson
Court. Miss Lambert, 16 and a
senior at Forest Park High won
of Commissioners at May 1 meeting. Center will cost about $135,000.
Two thirds of the money will come from the State and Federal gov
ernments if bond issue passes. (See story.)
Glenn Blalock
Forest Park Volunteer Fire Dept.
Barbecue Planned For Sat. June 30
Preparations for the jpiual Bar
becue of the Forest Park. Volun
teer Fire Department to be held
from 11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on
Saturday, June 30th were official
ly placed under way at the meet
ing of May 2nd.
'Pickets are now on sale for a
small donation of SI.OO and there
are plenty of them on hand which
means there will also be plenty of
good food and drink.
Also, as an added attraction,
it was decided that those of you
who like to dance will have the
privilege of joining us for a free
square dance beginning it 7:00
P.M. and ending about midnight.
The children will have the op
portunity to ride the merry-go
round which will be available, and
Ford Agency, Atlanta, who furnished two of the
automobiles for the occasion, Miss Lambert, Martin
Mills, of Martin Burks Chevrolet, Jonesboro, who
furnished two Chevrolets; JC president Seth
) oungblood, and Alton Adamson, w ho accompanied
Mr. Mills. News photo by La Chapelle.
over 17 other drivers Saturday
morning in the finals of the Jay
cee-sponsored Teen-Age Read-e-e.
Miss Lambert, the last driver to
compete, won over Bill Barton
and John Cross who has been tied
for first place. In a runover Bill
Barton took second place and
John Cross placed third.
Miss Lambert wins a trophy
Letters Awarded To
Cheerleaders And
Basketball Teams
Those who earned letters in
basketball and as cheerleaders
during the past season were re
warded for their efforts in as
sembly in the high school audi
torium with jackets and letters.
They were the following:
Girl’s varsity basketball; Betty
Witherington, Pattie Centers,
Judy Tumlin, Jeanetta Goalen,
Jean Brisco, and Elaine Shelnutt.
Those seniors on the team who
received jackets weye Annette
Winfrey, Genevieve Green, and
Doris Gibbon.
Boy’s varsity basketball; Ken
ney Kimsey, Ray Glover. Jerry
Benefield, Wilson Love, Norman
Hale, Donald Cook, Johnny From
by and Tommy Blalock.
. Girl’s “B” team; Pat Coker
Juanita Sewell, Martha Blaney,
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other entertainment will be avail
able for all.
In addition to the barbecue,
brunswick stew, cole slaw, there
will also be home made pies and
cakes, cokes coffee and orange
juice.
We are expecting everything to
be as delicious if not better than
the other years and are certain
ly hoping for as big a crowd of
hungry friends and more.
Prepare to purchase your
tickets now and plan to be with
us June 30th and don’t forget
the square dance. There will be
no charge for dancing, so if you
are hoping for a good time just
prepare for hiving a lot of fun
with plenty of good food.
Get your tickets now!
and will represent Forest Park
in the .State Finals to be held at
Marietta on May 26.
We certainly appreciate the re
sponse shown by the boys and
girls and the generosity of the
Martin Burks Motor Co. and the
Ernest G. Beaudry Co. for the
use of the automobiles, a Jaycees
official said.
Largest Circulation In Clayton County
County Commissioners Vote To Call
Bond Election For Health Center
Realizing the need for adequate health facilities for Clayton
County the county commissioners at their regular meeting on May
1 adopted a resolution which will allow the citizens to vote on
Wednesday, June 13, for the issuance of bonds to finance the
County's share of the costs for a Hill-Burton Health Center. Clay
ton County’s share will be $45,000, which is only one-third of the
total cost. State and Federal governments will contribute the other
two-thirds. According to the Hill-Burton Act, which makes these
centers possible, the centers must be located in the County seats of
the respective counties. In Clayton County the center will be in
Jonesboro, which is the geographical center of the county and the
most easily accessible municipality to the scattered population of
the county. •
In the near future Clayton
County will be included in a new
health district composed of Clay
ton and several adjoining coun
ties. These districts are being
inaugurated throughout the state
so that every county in the state
will receive the services of a
District Commissioner of Health
’ and his staff. The district plan
will improve the overall health
program considerably
The many services provided by
your health department and
which will be expanded upon with
the completion of the new health
center and the district operation
include the following: 1. Com
muicable disease control, 2. Ve
nereal disease control, 3. Tuber
culosis control, 4. Maternal and
child health, 5. School hygeine
services, 6. Enviromental sani
tation, 7. Public health education,
8. Laboratory services, 9. Nutri
tion, 10. Chronic disease service,
11. Physical examinations, 12.
Dental correction services.
The present health department
building is much too small for
these services to be rendered pro
perly. In order to prevent a
breakdown in the present services
and to expand them in keeping
with the population growth of the
county, it is most necessary that
a larger and better planned cen
ter be provided.
Mrs. Verona Young
Passes Following
Stroke At Church
Mrs. Verona Rachel Young, of
102 Ballard Circle, died last Sun
day morning of a heart attack
following a stroke while attend
ing services at the First Baptist
Church of Forest Park.
Mrs. Young, 32, was the wife
of Hines M. Young. Mr. and Mrs.
Young moved to Forest Park
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Card Os Thanks
The Flower Show joint committee wishes to thank most
sincerely all who helped to make the show a success:
G ALYORD BOXES for their gift of the nitches; JEAN’S
FLOWERS for a wonderful display; the HIGH SCHOOL for
posters and the STORES who so willingly displayed them;
the JUDGES who gave their services so freely; to THOSE
who worked so hard to stage the show; to MR. NORMAN
LAMOTTE; and to our two NEWSPAPERS for free adver
tising; to EVERYONE who had any part in the show we are
truly grateful. ,
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NUMBER 2
Twins Arrive May 5
For Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Bartlett
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Allen
Bartlett announce the birth of
twin boys, bora at St. Joseph's
Hospital at 2:00 a.m. Saturday
Morning May 5.
Larry Allen Bartlett weighed
four pounds one ounce at delivery
and his brother Barry Lee Bart
lett weighed three pounds
three ounces. The twins were bom
two minutes apart, and up until
the time of the arrival of the
second child, everyone, including
the doctors, had expected a single
birth.
Mr. Bartlett is the son of Mr,
and Mrs. Larry Bartlett, of For
est Park Nursery and Florists.
Mother of the twins is reported
doing well as are Barry Lee and
Larry Allen. She is the former
Miss Virginia Shaddix of College
Park.
Lawrence and Virginia were
married September 11, 1954 and
have one other- child, a daughter,
Claudia, age 15 months.
Loyalty Dinners May
22*23 At Jones
Memorial Church
Leaders of Jones Memorial
First Methodist Church are plan
ning “Loyalty Dinners” for Tues
day and Wednesday, May 22 and
23, at 7:00 P.M. in the Church
fellowship hall.
At these complimentary turkey
dinners the annual budget will be
explained, and each member given
an opportunity to share, Board
Chairman L. T. Allison, said yes
terday.
Members are receiving invita
tions to sit at special tables pre
sided over by co-captains.
