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VOLUME 2
Construction of New Building For
Stanfords Department Store Starts
Work on a new, ultra modern department store on Main Street
started last week and is scheduled for completion by September Ist.
The store, which will be valued at more than $35,000, is being
built by Mr. Thomas Stanford, owner of Stanford’s Department Store.
Mr. Stanford informed the Forest Park News that he plans to
give up his lease on the present building and move into the new one
as soon as it is completed.
The new building will be 80 by 50 feet, and will contain approxi
mately 4080 square feet of flcor space, about double that of the present
Stanford store.
The 80 foot dimention will face
Main Street and will have 100
feet at front parking, adjacent to
the street.
Mr. Stanford said that the trend
in building business buildings is
now toward the larger dimension
of a structure facing the street,
when space is available. For
many years it was customary that
the store had a smaller area
facing the street, and greater
depth.
The property upon which the
store will be located is adjacent to
the real estate-law office now
being build on Main Street next
to the Kwik Shop grocery store.
The real estate office is being
built by Mr. Richard Bowden,,
partner in the firm of Ewing and
Bowden.
The new Stanford store will be
of concrete block and brick con
struction and will be' one story
high. It will be completely winter
and summer air conditioned and
have a glass and aluminum front.
The roof will be so constructed
that no interior supporting pillars
will be necessary, giving the shop
per a completely unobstructed
view of the store from any posi
tion.
Construction of the building
started Monday July 2. Specifica
tions call for a structure of suf
ficient strength that a second
floor may be added later if neces
sary.
Construction is being handled by
the Gene Stanton Company of
East Point. Architect is Tom Ros
enberg of Atlanta. The land for
the building was purchased from
Mr. Henry Do. sey, of Forest Park,
manager of the local Ford Motor-
Company plant.
Mr. Stanford told a News re-
From This Corner
By Anthony Grey
Likely project in the near future for one of the local civic clubs
will be the repainting of street markers in Forest Park, and the erec
tion of markers where none now exist.
The faded markers, or lack of them, seems to be one thing visitors
complain about, though otherwise greatly impressed with the city
and its growth.
The majority of the present markers are con
crete, painted with black lettering, put down
several years ago. A great number of them are now
difficult to read in the daytime, let along the
night. . .
Even local citizens in businesses which re
quires travel over the city have indicated that they
have difficulty finding their way around.
Other streets originally had temporary wooden
markers and these are now gone, leaving the streets
unidentified.
**« * «
The construction of a real estate and law office next to the Kwik
Shop by Mr. Richard Bowden, plus the construction of a new depart
ment store next to it by Mr. Tom Stanford adds weight to the con
viction of many that the center of the business district in Forest
Park will be on Main Street.
Yet the shopping center on Highway 54 shows promise, and an
other may start there soon.
Odds are that the shopping district for the city, when it reaches
a more complete state of development several years fiom now, will
reach from the sharp curve on North Main Street, just outside the
present city limits, to a point somewhere beyond the intersection of
Highway 54 and 160.
It seems certain that it will scon begin to develop on Central
Avenue, particularly to the right and left of Ash Street. Some of this
property is already zoned for business. Other tracts are being held
for this purpose.
One of the larger furniture dealers in the South Atlanta area is
seriously considering coming into Forest Park with a second store.
He has studied the possibilities of the plot of land on the Southwest
corner of the intersection of Ash Street and Central Avenue, which
is zoned for business. The owner will build an attractive and very
substantial building to the specifications of reputable businessman who
will take a long term lease.
Most of the older cities in Georgia (started before the days of
large trucks) were built around railroad right-of-ways. In most cases
the business districts grew on both sides of the right-of-way. If this
holds true for Forest Park, Central Avenue residences will give way
to business houses just as those on Main Street did.
It appears tc be only a matter of time before construction starts
on Central, Avenue. Possibly before the end of this year ... _
porter that he plans to expand
every line now carried, for a great
er variety of goods in a wider
range of competetive prices.
The Stanford store has speciali
zed in Nationally advertised brands
of clothing and shoes since it was ,
founded in 1952.
According to Mr. Stanford, the
move to larger quarters was made
necessary by the growth of Forest
Park and Clayton County, and
the increasingly good patronage of
larger numbers of shoppers each
year.
He said that such generous sup
port and patronage as his store
has received in the past warranted
the expansion so that he might be
able to offer more to local custo
mers, both in variety and in prices.
Among those lines which will be
greatly expanded at the new Stan
ford store will be shoes*. Twa new
lines (Fortune and Kiddy Kubs)
will be added. The present line of
Acrobat childrens shoes will also
be increased.
A larger selection of sport coats
for men and boys will be offered.
A line of men’s suits will be add
ed.
Mr. Stanford, a native of Illi
nois, has called Georgia his home
since he came here in 1940 while
in the U. S. Army (Cavalry) for
wartime duty. He.' left only for
combat duty which took him to
the South Pacific. He served for
tome time in Australia and later
saw action in New Guinea and the
Phillipines.
After World War Two Mr. Stan
ford entered the department store
field, serving three years for
Davidson’s in the Atlanta store
And another three years as man
ager of the basement department
of Davidson’s store in Macon.
In 1952 he opened the store
where he has been located since.
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The Forest Park News
If you live any where in Clayton County outside Forest Park you may receive
a copy of the Forest Park News in the mail each week at no charge. See and
fill out the coupon at bottom of this page. THE EDITOR
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF CLAYTON WATER SYSTEM, whichof i
went into test operation late last week, are shown above. Top photo
shows filter plant which houses pumping equipment and controls
(in the background). In foreground is a partial view of the com
plex filtering and chemical treatment tanks. Left center photo is
the half million gallon storage tank at the plant. This structnre
is nearly 32 feet high and 52 feet in diameter. Lower left photo is
High School 1956
Yearbook Published
The 1956 yearbook THE PAN
THER’S TALE has returned from
the publishers and will be given
out at the High School builditfg on
Finley Drive July 26. and 27. The
time will be announced later. All
those who have subscribed to the
yearbooks will be able to pick
them up at that- tim.e
Clayton Co. Chamber of Commerce
Holds Annual Meeting July 2nd
The Clayton Chamber of Com
merce held its annual membership
meeting on Monday night of last
week.
Retiring President Floyd Sud
derth made his annual report, call
ing attention of the members to
the highlights of the past year’s
activities. He stressed the active
leadership furnished by the Board
of Directors and members of the
Chamber in improving conditions
in our County, which will lead to
improvement in the health, happi
ness and economic status </ our
people.
He called attention of the mem
bers to the big responsibility of
the Chamber, because of the high
esteem and confidence placed in
it by our citizens at large.
The loyalty and willingness of
the members to give of their time
and talents whenever called upon
was highly commended by Mr,
For And About The Citizens Os Forest Park
With One Page Devoted Ta County News
FOREST, PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1956
Note To Scrapbook Editors
In addition to our permanent
file copies, we have extra copies
of nearly every Issue of the Forest
Park News from the first issue on
May 5, 1955 to date. If you de
sire any copies from May, 1955 to
end of April, 1956, please call at
the News office 'before July 31
when these extra copies will be
destroyed to conserve space.—
Anna Sommer, Business Mgr.
Sudderth. He expressed himself as
feeling that the Chamber now has
the potential which will prevent
failure on any task undertaken
by it. The Nominating Committee,
through their Chairman, Reuben
Dorsey, submitted the names of
Frank G. Marchman, East Clay
ton; N. B. Estes, Mt. View; B. H.
Murphy, Forest Park; Carey
Webb, College Park; Ed Rawls,
Jonesboro; J. M. Plunkett, River
dale; Vaughn Shellnut, Lovejoy;
H. W. Buckley, Morrow, as nomi
nees to the Board of Directors.
No nominations were made from
the floor, and these men were
unanimouisly elected. This brings
on the Board some fine talent, to
fill the place of the outgoing, en
ergetic and dependable members.
The half hour Forum, with
Harold Banke as moderator,
brought out some interesting dis-
Continued On Page 3
some of the heavy machinery in the main building. Pump in fore
ground, to left has a capacity of a million gallons per day. Pump to
right in background (barely visable) has capacity of 2 million gallons
per day. Lower right hand photo shows the quarter of a million
gallon storage tank near Old Highway 41 in Mountain View. News
staff photos by LaChapelle. (See story.)
Residence on Main Street Becomes
Office Building, Two Local Firms
Move In, Four Others Will Soon
Eugene T. (Billy) Gaultney,
head of the recently formed
Gaultney Realty Company last
week announced the purchase of
the residence at 1243 Main Street
and its conversion into a six unit
! office building with a total of 708
i square feet of office space.
Gaultney announced the re-loca-
I lion of his real estate firm in the
i building.
Lee Speir, manager of The Speir,
Insurance Agency announced at
same time the re-location of of
fices of his firm in the Gaultney
Realty Building.
Both Gaultney and Speir pre-
Appeal Made For Contributions
To Clayton Couuty Cancer Unit
An appeal for contributions to
the Clayton County Chapter, Geor
: gia Division, American Cancer So- I
| ciety, was addressed to citizens j
■ last week.
According to local workers,
. Clayton County has collected only
-13 percent of the quota for this
year.
According to W. L. Dickson,
chairman, of the Jonesboro unit,
Clayton County Water System Pumping Station-Filtei
Plant Goes Into Operation For Extensive Tests ’
; viously had offices in the Forest
| Park Sales and Service Building
|at 1235 Main Street.
Gaultney told the Forest Park
News that an announcement of the
. four business firms which will oc
cupy the remaining offices in the
building will be announced short
ly. He said all space in the build
' ing has been leased by local busi
nessmen several weeks ago.
The property, which has an 80
foot front on Main _Street, with
parking facilities in the front and
rear, was occupied as a residence
until several weeks ago, Gaultney
Continued On Page 2
of the society, Clayton County has
■ never failed to reach its quota of
funds for cancer research.
Most times, he said, the County
i has fin- exceeded its quota, often
giving double the amount asked
for.
This year, however, contributions
J are lagging.
Mr. Dickson supplied the follow
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Largest Circulation In Clayton County
If Plant Checks Out Water Will
Be Turned Into Mains In Few
Weeks For Flushing of The System
By FRANCIS E. LACHAPELLE
The pumping station and filter plant of the Clayton County water
system, located about five miles below Stockbridge, in Henry County,
went into test operation late last week.
Water is now being pumped from Big Cotton Indian Creek, nearby,
treated, tested and stored.
It will be several weeks before the water is released to the mains
and made available to customers, however. First the entire plant has
to be checked out in operation and tests made on the water by the
State Health Department showing that it is suitable for use,
J ests will be conducted both at the plant and throughout the
County, at the mains running to the various Centers of population.
Ground breaking ceremonies for the filter plant-pumping station
took place last October 7 with most of the officials of Clayton and
Henry Counties participating. Preliminary surveying of the area and
some excavation had taken place beginning a few week's prior to
that date.
Ihe Clayton County water system was made possible following
the passage of a $700,000 bond issue on January 11, 1055. The drive
for passage of the bond issue was led by the Clayton County Chamber
of Commerce.
Actual value of the complete system is about triple this figure.
The additional funds were made available through the issuance of
revenue certificates. These certificates will be paid from proceeds
from the sale of water to county residents.
Engineering of the water system was accomplished by Robert
and Company of Atlanta.
The system is administered by
the Clayton County Water Au
thority, a body formed in accord
ance with a law passed by the
State Legislature during the 1955
session.
Last Friday aflternoon ‘‘raw”
water was being drawn into the
system and pumped into a flash
mixing tank where it is treated
with carefully controlled quanti
ties of chemicals. Included are
alum to dissolve sediment, lime to
improve the taste of the water
and carbon, which takes out traces
of odors.
i’he water then goes to mixing
chambers where the chemicals are
thoroughly mixed with the water.
The water is tnen pumped to
settling tanks where matter in the
water is precipitated.
Later the water goes to other
tanks and minute quantities of
chlorine are added. Filtering comes
next, with water passing through
deep layers of sand and graval
Several Vacancies On Forest
Park News Staff Are Announced
Plans for the expansion of the
Forest Park News and the setting
|up of offices on Main Street (to
be announced next week) require
ian increase in the staff of the
i paper.
Two full-time and serial part
time positions with the paper are
now open, to be filled as soon as
possible.
It is highly desirable that the
full time positions be filled from
within the County if at all pos
sible. Only residents of the Coun
ty are eligible for the part time
positions.
If you are interested in news
paper work and feel you might be
interested in one of the below po
sitions, please call the Forest Park
News office (POplar 1-0911).
Following are existing vacan
cies:
Managing editor: (Full time).
Male or female. College training,
with major in English or journal
ism desirable but not necessary.
Editor
The Forest Park News
P. (). Box 21. Forest Park, Ga.
Dear Sir: I am a resident of Clayton County living OUT
SIDE the city limits of Forest Park. Please place my name on
your mailing list to receive the Forest Park News each week.
1 understand that I will receive the News in the mail free of
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( which are washed at regular in
tervals) and when this is accom
plished the half million gallon
storage tank receives the “finish
ed” water.
One pumping station will have a
capacity of two million gallons;
the other one million. Provisions
have been made to increase this
volume as the county grows by
adding extra pumps.
The pumping station and filter
plant are among the most modern
in existence anywhere today. All
operations are accomplished by a
resident engineer through levers
and control pedestals on a deck
overlooking the actual physical
operations.
Personnel at the plant told this
reporter that all check out opera
tions will be complete within a
few weeks and water will then be
released to the mains to flush
them, preparatory to making
water available to users.
Salary comensurate with education,
experience and ability.
Advertising manager: (Full
time). Male or female. Journalis
tic experience helpful but not
necessary. Prior sales experience
of any kind very helpful. Base
salary, liberal commissions. All
expenses paid. Automobile sup
plied.
Adversising salesmen: (Part
time). Male or female. Journalistic
experience helpful but not neces
sary. Prior sales experience of any
kind very helpful. Liberal commis
sions. All expenses paid. Automo
bile furnished.
Social writers: (Part time). Fe
male. Two needed for Forest Park
and one each for Jonesboro, North
Clayton, Rex, Ellenwood, Mountain
View, Conley, Morrow, Loxejoy.
No experience necessary. Liberal
remuneration on basis of contribu
tions. Copy may be mailed in. Only
telephone, typewriter and time
necessary.
