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Newspaper Page TextCol W. D.. Smith New QM Supply Officer At Atl. Gen. Depot Col. William D. Smith, Jr., for mer professor of military science and tactics at Mercer University, has*reported to the Atlanta General Depot for assignment ar Quarter master Supply Officer, relieving Col. Arthur H. Nelson who is being transferred overseas. Col. Smith’s Army career covers nearly 17 years. During World War II he served as Transportation Of ficA - of the 31st Infantry Division. Later he was with the 81st Division (“Wildcat’’) in various capacities, include automotive officer; division quartermaster; and assistant chief of staff, G-4. He also served as commanding officer, 92nd Transportation Bat talion, Caribbean Defense com man; director of supply with the Military Mission for MDAP on For mosa; and with the Military Plann ing Division, Offcice of the Quartermaster General. A native of Ensley, Alabama, Col. Smith is a graduate of Bir- Quprtermaster Officers School, mingham-Southern College; the Philadelphia; and the Command and Staff College, Fort Leaven wojth. He holds the Bronze Star Medal. Rex Couple Honored On Birthdays By Large Group Monday, July 22nd, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Stroud of Rex celebrated their birthdays with a garden party giVSn by their relatives. Mr. Stroud was 70 years old the 22nd, and Mrs. Stroud who cele brated her birthday with Mr. Strpud was 65 the 21st of July. The couple received many gifts from the guests, among them was the huge birthday cake made by Mr. Stroud’s sister, Mrs. Mamie , Houten. There were approximately 70 guests, members of the family and friends, who helped celebrate the occasion. -« ■ - .FUNERAL NOTICES Mrs. Ida Martin Funeral services for Mrs. Ida ’ n * tor com p^et:^ . PM|SIL» LT^RHnH Wfr^ 7JI - Eyes Examined - Ip — Glasses Fitted - J Easy Terms KEITH JEWELRY CO. HAPEVILLE, GA. — POphr 1-1275 i - -»*■ &. rL* .it % ift sjj ssMs \IM J ’ Ai s?Hrf WffllisFl 4IF Ki s <a '"WV| I K/jKfKf^ jW gi . a. [M lx - MET SiL i G fi® M J® A Only gS^H MAS SAG IC Mil . WBE» give you all these / built-in comfort features K • ( ” DOUBLE CUSHION HEEL «^^^^^\^"CUSHIONED ARCH-LIFT MRw|B3BEM^^L--'TEMPERED STEEL SHANK AIR-CELLED CUSHIOW WMg|^/ TRY ON a PA/R TODA W Leach's Shoe Store AND REPAIR SHOP MAIN STREET, FOREST PARK Seven Residents Os County Receive Awards At Depot Seven residents of the Forest Park area recently received cash awards for work improvement sug gestions at the Atlanta General De pot. as "Operation Pay Dirt” en tered its last week. "Pay Dirt” is an Army-wide campaign during July to stimulate interest and participation in the employee suggestion program. Through this program the govern ment is saved many thousands of dollars annually by adoption of sug gestions by employees for improve ment in operations. Receiving awards at the Depot recently were: James D. Anderson, 139 Lake shore Drive — $l3O for a suggestion adopted by the Depot which will mean an estimated first year's sav ings of $4,032. He also received sls for a second suggestion which has been adopted. Connie A. Huffman, 153 Linda Way, was awarded $65 for a sug gestion he made which will mean a savings of $1,407 annually. Raymond A. Travis Os Riverdale received S6O for a suggestion ef fecting an annual savings of $1,844. James K. McDaniel, 3387 Old Jonesboro Road, and Charles W. Stinson of Ellenwood each received a S2O award. Receiving $lO awards were Mrs. Myra G. Foster, 100 Ash Street, Forest Park, and Clifford L. White, 130 Stone Mountain View Drive, Forest Park. Presentation of the awards was made by depot commander, Brig. Gen. J. R. Ranck. Marlin of Route 1, Morrow, were held July 17 in Baltimore, Md. Surviving were: Mrs. A. F. Hil lary, Forest Park, Ga.; Mrs. Alice Bessesh, Curtis Bay, Md.; Mrs. Emma Carl Eson. Passadena, Md.; Mrs. Marie Merica, Lumbare Beach. Md.; Miss Lillian Martin, Passadena, Md.; Clifford Martin, Jr.. Gian Burane, Md.; Harry Mar tin, U. S. Army; and George Mar tin, Lumbara Beach, Md. Dickson Funeral Home, Jones boro. was in charge of arrange ment;. Mrs- Lorena Roberts Funeral services for Mrs. R. S. 'Lorena) Roberts of 1630 Braeburn Drive, Atlanta, were held Sunday. July 28th at three p.m. from Dick son's Chapel, Jonesboro. Rev. Harry Lee Smith and Rev. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Thomp son of 713 Sharon street, Forest Park, announce the birth of a daughter, Teresa Diane, born July 18th at St. Joseph's hospital in At lanta. Teresa Diane weighed eight pounds and four ounces. Mrs. Thompson is the former Miss Inez Oliver of Forest Park. Mr. and Mrs. Chester C. Lane of 98 Park Drive, forest Park, an nounce the birth of a six pound son, Jeffery David, born July 26th at Georgia Baptist hospital. Mrs. Lane is the former Miss Sal ly Granade of Forest Park. TAX RATE (Continued from page 1) meetings will be held later for per sons who wish to appeal for ad justments to their bills. The complete text of the release from city hall follows: July 26, 1957 "Upon recommendation of Mayor James K. Currie, the City Council set 1957 taxes at the same rate as for 1956, which is 17% mills, with Frank Prince officiated. Interment was in Jonesboro Cemetery. Surviving were: Miss June Rob erts, Atlanta; Mrs. W. Ed Haynes. Macon; Mr. L. D. Roberts, John son City, Tennessee; Mr. Melvin Roberts, U. S. Air Corps, Camp Carson, Colorado; Mrs. C. J. Law rence, Urbana, Ohio. A number- of neices and nephews also survive. Mrs. Roberts had made her home in Jonesboro for many years, she was a member of the Jonesboro Methodist Church, and active in church affairs. She will be missed by all who loved her. Dickson Funeral Home, Jones boro, in charge of arrangements. Water Restrictions (Continued from page 1) | within one or two weeks which will regard an end to all water restric tions. Readers will be informed immed iately of any such announcement. Sunshine Store (Continued from page 1) and the concept of freedom that government is founded upon. During World War Two, he pass- I ed out un numerable thousands of half dollars and quarters to ser vicemen. reminding them of the inscription on the coin "In God We Trust”, extolling the American way of life and asking each to carry the coin until discharge. Many of the men wrote to him regularly through their war ser vice, and he answered every letter. When the soldiers returned from service many returned the coins, and they now occupy a large box in Mr. Sunshine’s modest office in his main store. His love for America, his numer ous charitable contributions of clothing, shoes and money to tire needy residents of the Marietta Street area and his habit of passing out quarters and half dollars to servicemen were the subjects of an editcra) column in The Atlanta Constitution a few years ago. In this past Monday’s issue of the Atlanta Constitution columnist ■ Celestine Sibley devoted her col umn to Mr. Sunshine’s aid to those in need. Asked what the secret of the Sunshine chain was, Mr. Sunshine recently replied: "We are here to serve folks who want to sgye money, and there seem to be a lot of those”. Mr. Sunshine reported that he has regular pustomers at his stores from all over the state, and men tioned six communities in Clayton County where he has a number of customers. He hopes that the Forest Park store will serve these and other local residents and that they can thus avoid travaling to one of the Atlanta stores. For Better Dresses and Shoes Go To ELKINS DEP’T STORE 625 Central Ave, Hapeville FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1957 15 mills for general operation and 2% mills tor bonded indebtedness. “The Tax Assessors have com pleted their work, and we feel that the Tax Digest will be approxi mately nine million dollars. “After conferring with the City- Manager, Mr. G. Frank Hill, who has gone over the financial situa tion of the city, it is felt that a tax increase at this time is unneces sary. "Mr. Hill feels that present ser vices can be improved without ad ditional expense to the taxpayers. “The latter part of August, the Mayor stated, Mr. Hill will notify the citizens by mail and through newspapers that the tax assessors will hold two meetings to hear from citizens who are interested in ad justment of their assessments. Mayor Currie further stated that Mr. HiU will mail out tax bills which will include dates on which hearing will be held. “Mayor Currie said that at the next meeting of Council, ne will recommend a discount of one per cent on taxes paid before Septem ber 16. Free Inoculations (Continued from page 1) ers a chance to protect themselves and their neighbors from this dan- /O RVA nnj TA Xi AV i-j /c) F 1 \\ I । / \ V / l i l _j\ — z with SIMMONS a&oo WH WW K^Krr\ w (®Y\ V\\\\\\\^X\ \ H MM VKvNpAhX I ill I rMIW \V.'iFsF \r\\y\VJ^^Xw , I I |MI4 Y^X. rJI \ \\/\\ \\\ \ \ C t4/X IS ^^WSIMMONSwMfe •^^//V/// 87th Anniversary mattress \ ifcxjW/Ty^ GREAT $59.95 (aaqA MATTRESS J 4m* 3 ^//// FOR ONLY VV vObv J^/// For top worth at bottom price ... the prize of them all! \ *"*‘**x// Only Simmons, makers of the famous Beautyrest, could ONLY $1 \ 'k ^X, ..^ 7 / build such a mattress. Only Simmons, with their huge \ / purchasing power, could make this low price possible. WEEKLY \ ■- See this supremely comfortable mattress . . . choice of two handsome covers. Matching box spring also $39.95. ■'"■"■ JONES FURNITURE CO. IN THE HEART OF HAPEVILLE 631 CENTRAL AVE. PHONES: PO 7-3869 PO 1-9805 Quality Furniture — Low Prices — Easy Terms ger, without any cost whatsoever. All it takes is a few minutes of time, Health authorities remind citizens. There were over 2200 dogs given immunizations last year, and with good cooperation this year, county officials feel they should be able to control this dreaded disease. Following is the schedule of clinics: JONESBORO COURTHOUSE: — Saturday, August 3-4:00-6:00 p.m. RIVERDALE SCHOOL: Monday, August 5—6:30-8:00 p.m. Mt. VIEW SCHOOL Tuesday, August 6—6:30-8:00 p.m. LOVEJOY SCHOOL Wednesday, August 7—6:30-8:00 p.m. ELLENWOOD SCHOOL Thurs day, August 8-6:30-8:00 p.m. NORTH CLAYTON SCHOOL Fri day August 9-6:00-8:00 p.m. CITY HALL. FOREST PARK Saturday, August 10-4:00-6:00 p.m. MURPHY’S STORE, MORROW Monday, August 12-6:30-8:00 p.m. EDGE STORE, REX Tuesday, August 13-6:30-8:00 p.m. LAKE MURRAY CLUB HOUSE Wednesday, August 14-6:30- 8:00 p.m. Terrell Starr (Continued from page 1) and also a 1942 graduate of Forest Park High. Active in civic club work. Mr. Starr is a charter mahiber and im mediate past president of (he For est Park Junior Chamber of Com merce. He is vice president of the Forest Park Kiwanis Club and a trustee in the Forest Park Youth Center. Clayton County Realty Company has offices at 1181 Main Street and shares quarters with Mr. Nichol son's law’ office. Wynens TV (Continued from page 1) tion forces. He had 30 months ser vice during World War Two, was recalled when fighting broke out in Korea and served an additional 18 months during that war. Mr. Wynens is married to the former Miss Dorothy Swetmon of Roswell. Mr. and Mrs. Wynens have three children, Diane 8; Stan ley, 6; and Rene, 2. The family attendes Jones Memorial Metho dist Church. Mr. Wynens is a member of the Atlanta Moose Club. Wynens TV Service will offer guarenteed radio, television, and record player service and repair. The firm will guarantee all work and will make “personalized ser vice” its specialty, according to Mr. Wynens. TRY WANT ADS FOR RESULTS! Possible Record (Continued from page 1) ft-ams, “Wide Wide World" and “You Asked For It". Reed has also been technical director on several underwater movies and because of his very un usual occupation he has appeared on the television program "What’s My Line". Charlie Gaddis from the Chero kee County Club brought along four little nine year old girls, who were all their name, "The Flying Fishes" implied. These girls hold several swim ming titles throughout Georgia and gave an expert demonstration of the various swimming styles. From the Cherokee County Club also came three beautiful girls who gave a diving exhibition. Mr. Bob English, master of cere monies, introduced a number of dignitaries to the spectators, among them Mr. R. C. Winken hofer, South East Safety Director of the American Red Cross who presented the Junior and Senior lifesaving badges. Mr. Winkinhofer praised the Safe ty work being done in Forest Park and the accomplishments already completed. He made special men tion of the work done by Bob Eng lish and of swimming instructor PAGE SEVEN John Bowles who recently suffered a heart attack. Special thanks go to Mr. George Wortham and Mr. Pat Patterson who arranged and decorated the swimming pool. Also to the Forest Park Police Department and the Police Reservists who were on hand to direct the parking and handle the large crowd. Kiwanis Korner (Continued from page 1) Coleman, gave an interesting re port on the National Scout Jam boree that w’as recently held in Valley Forge. Elton, along with seven other scouts from Clayton County attend ed the Jamboree. A total of 55.000 scouts assembled from all parts of the United States. The well-planned programs and activities and the fellowship with scouts from other states, as well as the trip, gave the boys an ex perience they will long remember. This being regular committee meeting night the various commit tees gave their reports on progress of present activities and plans for future projects. The guest speaker for the next meeting will be Pete Wheeler, State Director of Veterans Depart ment. All members are urged to attend.

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The Forest Park news. (Forest Park [Ga.]) 19??-1967, July 31, 1957, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7