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SECOND YEAR
Washington, D. C.
July 27, 1956"
My dear Friends:
Tire 2nd Session of the 84th Congress is rapidly drawing
to its date of adjournment. Just when we shall adjourn is still un
certain but present indications point to'-Friday night, July 27th. We
muy have adjourned by the time this reaches you, but there is no
assurance either way.
LEGISLATION: So much legislation has been passed by
one or both Houses of Congress during recent weeks and months
that time and space will permit a detailed report to you. The House
of Representatives spent practically all of last week debating and
amending H. R. 627 - the so-called, but misnamed. Civil Rights I
Bill, and passed it on Monday of this week by a vote of 279-126. It
is a vicious bill designed to help no one, but it was inspired and
promoted by those who seek to divide the people of the South.
Some of those who sponsored it and advocated its passage claimed
that it was a bill to protect minorities, but actually, it is a bill which,
if ever enacted into law, could be the very instrument by which
minorities could be destroyed. Ilie entire Georgia delegation in
the House of Representatives voted unanimously against this bill
and most of us spoke against it.
BACK TO GEORGIA: As soon as we adjourn, your
Congressman looks forward to heading toward home and, during
the recess, to see and visit w ith as many of you as possible. We
shall maintain an office in Griffin, Georgia, and we want you
to feel that it is truly your office. You will find a welcome there,
and at our home, at all times, and you need no appointment to
see me or any of our staff. However, if you plan to come to
Griffin let me suggest that you call ahead of time to be sure that
I will be there when you plan to come, because I plan to spend
considerable time visiting in each of the 15 counties of the 4th
District, and will necessarily be away from Griffin on such occa
sions.
THANK YOU: Let me express to you, and all of rhe citi
zens of the 4th District, my grateful appreciation for the fact that
I am not opposed for renomination in the Democratic Primary to be
held eptember 12, 1956. I am filled with both pride and humility
in the belief that this means you approve of my work and my ser
vices as your Representative in Congress. Your approval of what
I do, my^fgllovg.citizcns, is to me die greatest and richest reward.
Let me pledge to you a continuation of my very best efforts, and
assure you that in the future, as in the past, you and the principles
in which we believe shall continue to be paramount in my heart
and mind and in every act of service.
FUTURE LETTERS: In the future I hope to be able to
prepare and send you reports such as this with more frequency
than in the past. If you have enjoyed receiving them and if they
have been informative and interesting to you, please let me know,
and if you have triends and neighbors whom you would like to
receive them, please tell me and give their names and addresses.
OUR FAMILY: Patty, and our two boys, John and Crisp,
as well as your Congressman look forward to being back in Georgia
within 48 hours after final adjournment. Susan is attending a
girls camp and we hope to see her on the way back to Georgia
and she will join us in Griffin early in August. All of us are well
but mighty anxious to be back with and near you. Come to see
us when you can.
Each of them, together with each member of your staff,
join me in all good wishes to each of you.
Sincerely and respectfully,
your congressman,
John J Flynt, Jr.
From This Comer
By Anthony Grey
Publication this week of Congressman John J Flynt’s letter
reminds me of an incident which happened several months ago,
which is some indication of what kind of a public servant he is’
It all started when, in the course of running a newspaper, 1
got in a sort of a hassle with die U.S. Army, or, to be more specific,
with one of die Army's civilian officials.
It could have cost me a lot of money.
I thought the ruling was wrong, or at least unfair.
So when the controversy started, I picked up the phone and
| called Mr. Flynt, rather than write, because
' immediate action was necessary. I had never had
\ the occasion to do so before.
Ihe call went right through and in less than
। a minute I was talking to Mr. Flynt.
Here is what happened:
1. It took me about one minute to explain
the situation, and Mr. Flynt listened intently.
I Then he asked several questions.
2. He signalled one of his secretaries and I dictated a state
ment to him; he re-dictating it to the girl.
He said he would call back in 30 minutes and give me a
report.
4. When Mr. Flynt placed the receiver on the hook (I learned
later) he immediately called a general in the Pentengon, given
him the facts and asking the general to call him back.
5. The general did some calling of his own, checked back
with Mr. Flynt and in 30 minutes Mr. Flynt called and told me
everything had been resolved and chat instructions were going
Continued On Page 2
Congressional
Newsletter
By John /. Flynt. Jr.
The Forest Park News
CONTINUED RAPID GROWTH of Forest Park
business district is indicated above as two major
structures near completion. In upper pinto is view
of new Stanford's Department Store, which will
be air conditioned winter and summer. Estimated
cost: about $35,000. In lower photo is view of new
shopping center nearing completion on Highway 54,
County Community Chest Plans
Fund Drive Starting Sept. 17
On September 17th volunteers
from all sections of Clayton C >un
ty will begin their door-to-door so
liciting of funds for the Clayton
County Community Chest.
In some sections certain days
will be set up for the collections, .
and in other sections workers will
spread their calls over a two-week
period.
In a statement, released to the
Forest Park News a Chest spokes
man said:
“Again this year we wish to
stress—please give your Commun
ity Chest contributions to solici
tors in your own county. The
Clayton County Chest is the only {
one which will help Clayton Coun- I
ty people!
“If you are compelled to give at i
your place of employment, please I
tell the person who comes to your ;
home to solicit, where you are em- I
ployed. Many of the employers ;
who subscribe to the payroll deduc 1
tions of Clayton employees to our
Chest. If your employer is not one
one of these, we should like the
opportunity to give him a chance
to do so.”
“During the past year (fourth
year of operation) the Clayton ;
County Chest helped 177 families i
Expressway Theater
Snack Bar Patronage
Is “Encouraging”
Response to the opening for the
lunch hour of the consession stand
at the South Expressway Drive In ,
Theatre has been described as “en
couraging” by theatre manager,
Tom Pike.
Mr. Pike told the Forest Park
News that a number of County '
citizens have responded to the
opening of the concession stand
during lunch hours.
South Expressway Theatre is
possibly the first in the nation to
make a try at capturing some of
the day time trade. The theatre con
cession stand does active business
in the evening, and Mr. Pike felt
it could also serve many patrons
at the noon hour from its modern :
facilities.
The theatre offers parking for
over 1000 cars, plus music and is 1
serving food and drinks daily from ।
11:30 to 3:00 p. m. each day. The ’
concession stand is also open each '
evening during show time.
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST J, 1956
near Astor Avenue. Construction started late in
April, should also be complete bj September 1.
twelve units are under construction, with plans now
being drawn lor other units to extend from both
wings. Parking tor 250 cars is planned. Estimated
cost : about $65,000. Leases have already been signed
on most of the units. Photos by LaChapelle.
—BBS children ami 210 adults. In •
the first year 54 families were '
helped and in the second year 108
families were helped. ,
“Each year the call on our Cl est
becomes greater. Judging by past i
increases we can expect at least
225 legitimate calls for assistance
in the year 1956-57.
“Won’t you plan now to give as
you can when the time comes”
FUNERAL
NOTICES
Randy F. Martin, 121 Ernest
Drive, Forest Park, two weeks old ;
son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin
of that address died suddenly, on '
Sunday afternoon, July 22.
Besides his parents, he was .-ur
vived by his grandmother, Mrs.
Thelma Chastain and his mother’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jen- 1
kins, of East Point.
Funeral services were held on 1
Tuesday. July 24, from the First I 1
Baptist Church in Forest Park.
Rev. L. B Martin and Rev. Hoyt '
Farr officiated. Internment was a*
the Forest Park Cemetery.
Abercrombie-Patterson was in
charge of the arrangements.
o o o
Rev. Sellin Williams of 175 '
North Ave., Forest Park, died on ;
Monday, July 9, in an Atlanta
Letters To Editor
Mr. Anthony Grey , they can count on your continued
Forest Park News i support.
Forest Park, Georgia ' I personally feel that the new
~ ~ board of directors with the very
Gentlemen: ... n ,
fine new President Col. Frank
My term of office as President, Marchman will carry on in a man-
Clayton County Chamber, of Com- " el ^at will be successful and to
, the betterment of the entire
merce has come to a close.
county.
I want to personally thank you. things arc jh store f)(| . our
also thank you on behalf of Clay- county and with the help of us all
ton County 'Chamber of Commerce in the future will have a won
for the fine cooperation extended derful place to live and there will
to us both during the past twelve be work in our own county for our
months. I am sure that as long as own people, 1 am
the Chamber continues to conduct With kindest regards,
themselves in the manner in the Floyd P. Sudderth
future that they have in the past Koute No. 1, Morrow, Ga.
Forest Park Loses
Out In Tournament
The Forest Park town team was
defeated in the first round of the
tournament on Saturday, July 28.
to put them out of the competition.
They were stopped by Ola II to I.
Ray Bryant pitched all but part
of the ninth inning for Forest
Park. He was relieved by. Richard
Crisp.
Bryant doubled Kenneth Kil
patrick home in tile sixth for the
only Forest Park run.
Bryant held Ola hit less until the
fourth when they oroke for three
runs They also scored three in the
sixth and five in the ninth.
Forest Park still has five games
to play in regular league competi
tion.
Hospital. He bad been in failing
health for several months.
Rev. Williams, 77, was a retired
Methodist Minister, but was ac
tive in mission work. During the
depression ha founded the At
lanta Missions. Tnc , later changed
to Felton Williams Mission
He is survived by, daughters:
Miss Margaret Williams, Forest]
P^rk, Mrs .Bjarne Ness. Williston,
N. D. Mrs. William F. Howell,
East Point; brothers: Mr. Hubert'
Williams. College Park. ]
Funeral services were he'd on :
Thursday. July 12, from Jones
Memorial Methodist Church.
The Rev. Harold Cochran, Rev.
W. M. Twiggs ,aud Rev 11. H.
Jones officiated.
Interment was in West View
Cemetery.
Abercrombie-Patterson was in
charge ,f the arrangements.
State And County Health Departments Decide To Offer
Anti-Rabies Shots Free To Stamp Out Disease
Community Chest
Office Hours Are
Noon To 4:30 P. M.
Mrs. Gertrude Boswick, secretary I
of the Clayton County Community
chest informed the Forest Park |
News last week that there appears j
to be some confusion as to when :
the Chest office is open.
Mrs. Boswick said tnat the of
fice is open each week day from
noon until 4:30. She explained
that in the mornings she is out in
the County doing juvenile work
for the Clayton County Juvenile
Court.
The Clayton County Community
I Chest office is located in the for-
I met residential building at 1172
I North Main Street, Phone: POp- ,
I lar 6-4626, which is occupied by
the Clayton County News and Far
mer and the Forest Park Free
Press.
According to Mrs. Boswick, a
number of citizens have tried to
reach her at the Chest office in
the morning and did not under
stand why no one answered the
telephone.
County AM VETS Post To Raise
Funds To Support Work Os Clayton
County Chamber Os Commerce
American Veterans Post 17 at a
recent meeting voted to join the
Chamber of Commerce and to
raise funds to help in the work
the Chamber is doing for Clayton
County.
The progress made by the
Chamber towards the betterment
of the County was discus^d and
permission asked of the Chamber
bo permit the Post to raise funds
in its behalf, both in appreciation
of what has been done and to fi
nance future activity.
A fish fry will be given by the
Don't Forget
I
The Brownies and the Girl Scouts of Forest Park are calling
door-to-door selling tickets for the Kiwanis Fish Fry to be held
Saturday September II at the Youth Center
The girls and their leaders are working hard to raise additional
funds to complete the Giri Scout hut in the City Park. Each ticket
they sell to the fish fry will mean another step toward comple
tion of the hut.
Adult tickets are $1.00; children's tickets are 50 cents (for
all you can eat.) From past experience you can expect to receive
more for your money than if you cooked at home. And you will
be making a lasting contribution to the Girl's "home" for their
meetings, as well as to the cit ic enterprises of the Kiwanis Club.
The fish fry could draw the largest attendance of any event
ever held in Forest Park. Il will if you help by supporting the
event. We hope you will
Tales From The
Lions Den
—
By Leland Patterson
Today, we would like to inform
you on the scope and purpose of
one of our projects, Boys’ Club.
Why a Boys’ Club? There is not
; a day that passes when we can
read the news and not find an
rhuticfe on juvenile /delinquency
■ Nearly everyone talks about the
deplorable situation but very few
of the people doing the talking take
any constructive action. The Boys’s
l Club Iras achieved a remarkable '
! record in curbing delinquency.
first, the Boys’ Club is open to j
all boys, regardless of economic j
■ standing. It is open every weekday >
i afternoon and evening with a pro- !
I gram varied so as to interest all i
; boys It is always available as an ;
: alternative to the street.
Most of our Juvenile Court, j
judges express the belief that a .
। boy in trouble is usually a boy who |
. has been turned out on the street i
। to shift for himself without any ;
i guidance whatsoever. The Boys’
■ Club has a full time director coun- j
; seling such boys.
Os course this Boys’ Club we are i
j Continued On Page 2
Largest Circulation In Clayton County
Decision Brings Protests From
Local Veterinarians And Georgia
Association Os Veterinarians
The Clayton County Health Department, and the State Health
Department have decided to make anti- rabies innoculations avail
able free of charge for all dogs and cats in the county in an effort
to stamp out what it calls a ' rabies epidemic.”
And the decision to make shots available free has brought
protests from a number of veterinarians in and near the county, as
well as from the Georgia Association of Veterinary Medicine.
The County Health Department stated that during the last six
weeks four rabid dogs and one rabid cat have bitten a total of
thirteen people in the County. The Department said that the
series of innoculations given in the County during the latter part
of June did not meet with enough success to halt rabies in Clay
ton. Thus the decision to offer the innoculations free (rhe expense
to be borne by the State and county health departments.)
One veterinarian in the county, who asked that his name not be
used since publicity was contrary to the ethics of rhe profession,
sharply disagreed with County Health officials. He said he and
his colleagues were of the opinion that no epidemic existed and
that the rabies threat was greatly deminished.
Post at Wimberly’s Lake on Labor
day to raise funds at the same
time giving to those participating
an opportunity to enjoy an excel
lent fish fry.
The Post, in voting to join the
Chamber as an organization, ex
pressed the hope that other civic
groups would do likewise.
With Clayton Count) being so
fortunate in having an active
Chamber of Commerce, it is be
lieved that the public support
sought will be forthcoming, an
AMVETS spokesman said.
KIWANIS
KORNER
By Capt. C S Roberts, Jr.
The Forest Park Kiwanis Club
held its regular meeting on July
26th. at the Youth Center. Carl
Allen of the Airport Kiwanis Club
was a visitor.
Andrew Leistl presented two in
teresting movies on Germany. One
depicted scenic German landscapes
and the other showed the rebuild
ing job that Germany has done
since World War 11.
The Kiwanis 'Club is sponsoring
a fish fry on Saturday, September
1. The tickets will be sold by the
Continued On Page 2
I Editor
I The Forest Park News
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He blamed “politics” on the de
cision of the Health Department to
administer the shots free.
He charged, and was joined in
his charge by a high official on the
Georgia Association of Veterinary
Medicine that offering the shots
free was “just another step in
creeping socialized medicine.”
He said that by offering the
s’vots free, a bad precendent would
now be established, since the next
time a rabies emergency arises,
dog and cat owners will refrain
from carrying their pets to es
tablished Veterinarians, hoping
that by doing so they will be able
to have the shots administered
free.
In the Atlanta-Clayton County
area, the usual charge for innocu
lations is 82.00.
However, the veterinarins con
tacted agreed that the benefits to
the community by stamping out
rabies through mass inoculations
was not a matter of issue.
This past Monday discussions
, were held between high officials of
, the State Health Department aud
The Georgia Veterinary Associa
tion concering the decision to ad
minister the shots free in Clayton.
It was brought out that the de
cision was like a “slap in the
face” to the hundreds of pet own
ers in the county who paid to have
Anti-Rabies Vaccine administered
I recently.
Nevertheless the State Health
Department went ahead with plans
for the innoculations and the
County Health Department an
nounced that a schedule of times
for innoculations would be released
; next week.
The local Health Department al
so criticised residents of “adjoin
ing counties who drive to sparsely
I populated Clayton and dump cats
and dogs from their cars rather
than having them destroyed.”
The Health Department stated
that this has produced a situation
of packs of stray dogs roaming the
countryside.
“All dogs and cats should either
be innoculated or destroyed,” ac
cording to a health department of
i fieial.
TURK EY GROWERS’ PICNIC
The Georgia Turkey Association
will lave Its annual picnic at 1
I p. m. Sunday, July 29, at the fair
grounds at Winder. Commissioner
of Agriculture Phil Campbell will
speak. Association President Lewis
McCrary, Molena, said everyone
interested in turkeys is invited.
