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Jonesboro’s Flint River Champions
Jonesboro’s Flint River Girls’ Tournament champions shown with Coach Jean
Chambers. The Cardinal young ladies defeated Forest Park, 59-39, for the
CAMPBELL BOYS AND JONESBORO GIRLS
FLINT RIVER BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS
Bloodmobile
Is Available
To Claytonions
Rev. H. F. Barnette, pastor
of Liberty Baptist Church in
College Park and chairman of
the Clayton County Red Cross
Blood Program, announced all
Clayton County residents will
now have the opportunity to par
ticipate in the Red Cross blood
program. For the first time
regular visits of the Bloodmo
bile are being scheduled for
use by all Clayton County re
sidents.
Rev. Barnette also announced
there will be an organizational
meeting at Liberty Baptist Ch
urch Tuesday, Jan. 21, at7p.m.
All workers, interested Clay
ton County residents, and pro
spective blood donors are in
vited.
Your donation of blood during
this campaign will serve both
as a personal credit for use
by your own family should a
need for blood arise, and also
for a credit on a county-wide
area basis.
JOIN
Greater Atlanta's Campaign to
STOP
POLIO!
sponsored by your county medical society
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The Forest Park News
Campbell of Fairburn captured
the boys’ Flint River tourna
ment basketball championship
last week in Jonesboro which
was played Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, Jonesboro High
was victorious is the girls’
division.
Capacity crowds watched the
six schools compete in the new
Jonesboro High gym. The scho
ols were Jonesboro, Forest
Park, North Clayton, Campbell,
Newnan and Henry County.
Undefeated Campbell took the
finale from Jonesboro, 45 to
GUYLIHES
The Change Is Refreshing
Good people of Forest Park
may have heaved a deep sigh
of relief and congratulate them
selves that they have a brand
new mayor and a revised set
of councilmen.
There is every
indication, fr
on the way he
started out, th
at Mayor Wil
liam H. Bate
man is going
to do a job. And
that the new
councilmen L
oren B. Chea
| ves, Charles
SirmmerriAV a-
nd Walter White, will lend a
helping hand to cleam up what
many citizens termed a "mess”
over at City Hall. And they
will give the city manager John
Hoffman, a chance to assert
some of his own ideas.
And , 'as you might say, it
is about time.
Seemingly, from all this cor
ner can understand after eight
months -in the area and with
the News, the former adminis
tration was, to say the least,
haphazard and impressed with
its own importance to the de
triment of the public, Book-
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36, and Jonesboro girls over
came Forest Park, 39 to 35,
in the final game of that di
vision.
The first round of the girls
bracket matched Forest Park
against North Clayton, won by
Forest Park 39 to 37. The
first round of the boys saw New
nan overwhelm North Clayton
61 to 35 and Forest Park win
its first game of the year,
from Henry County, 68 to 47.
Forest Park had previously lost
11 straight games. Jonesboro
and Campbell, seeded 1 and 2,
BY GUY BUTLER
keeping seemed to be strictly
horse-and-buggy, if at all.
So, the long-suffering citizen
ry decided to rid itself of the
dead wood and get a fresh start.
Dr. Bateman, who gave up a
councilmanic post to run for
mayor, has decreed a few th
ings that will definitely earn
the cheers of the multitudes,
such as:
“We intend to be more cour
iteous and understanding of the
public and its needs,” he said.
Courtesy has been a very de
cided lack in recent years, I’m
told, with city department heads
and employes regarding all the
people as their natural enemies
and giving them the brusheroo
if they complained or tried to
find out something.
The former administration had
no time for "snooping news
papermen” and made it so
known.
Some newspapermen are sno
opers but for the most part
they are trying to do a job
for their paper and certainly
if they uncover any wrongdoing
or excess expenditures or mon
ies unaccounted for the public
is entitled to read the story.
Dr. Batemen has decreed that
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
■jTHE FOREST PARK NEWS , THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 ,1964
title. Left to right: Trisha Maddox, Betty Jean Hogue, Dolores Owen, Vernice
Masoner, Claudia Whaley and Brenda Fielder.
both drew byes.
The second round saw Jones
boro’s girls win a cliff han
ger from Campbell 44 to 42,
and Forest Park’s Pantheretts
win a close one from Henry
County 37 to 36 to move For
est Park and Jonesboro into
the finals. In the other half of
the action, Campbell of Fair
burn defeated Newnan 63 to 57
to make it 12 in a row this
season, and Jonesboro comple
tely out-manned Forest Park
74 to 45.
The big final round Saturday
night was a natural as far as
the girls were concerned as
Jonesboro and Forest Park met
for a showdown, After the op
ening whisle Jonesboro left no
doubt in anyone’s mind who
was the better of the two teams,
as they out gunned Forest Park
59 to 35. Rated as an underdog
at the start, Forest Park did
themselves proud throughout
the tournament. Jonesboro had
been seeded number 3 and For
est Park number 4. Coach Gene
Chambers of Jonesboro expres
sed his delight at the win and
hoped that they could go all
the way in AA competition this
year.
The finals of the boys bracket
saw undefeated and number 1
seated Campbell of Fairburn
matched against twice defeated
and no 2 seated Jonesboro. The
game was all it hadbeen crack
ed up to be throughout the
entire first half and the Cardi
nals of Coach Bayward Mc-
Manus matched goal for goal
with the Bears and ended the
half in a 28 to 28 deadlock.
From this point on Campbell
completely dominated play and
went on to win 45 to 36 in a
defensive struggle. Jonesboro
probably played their poorest
half of the season, scoring only
9 points in the final 16 minutes.
Trophies were presented to the
winners after the game by As
sistant School Sup' rintendent
Ernest Stroud and one of the
best tournaments of the year
came to a pleasant end.
CLAYTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE —
The Clayton County Democratic Executive Committee met at the
Court House this past Saturday and set the date for the upcoming
primary. Pictured, left to right, front row: Col. Frank G. March-
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County To Take Over And
Maintain Seven Forest Park
Streets, FHA Meeting Tonight
The new City administration appears to be getting things
Jone and It Is only a couple of weeks old.
As Mayor W. H. Bateman promised, Improvement of Forest
Park streets Is a foremost project and according to City Man
ager John Hoffman things are happening In that field:
“Clayton County has agreed
to take over and maintain seven
of our main streets,” he said,
“for a period of a year. They
are Central ave., College st.,
Phillips drive, Morrow-Phila
delphia road, Conley road and
Rock Cut road.
“Commissioner Terrell Starr
is trying to work out a plan
with the state to do something
for us on Pine Ridge under
a separate agreement.”
The city manager said they
are asking the Federal Gov
ernment for aid on all the stre
ets and also requesting more
funds from the state for that
purpose.
“We have SBO,OOO In the till
that we can use toward bet
terment of our thoroughfares.”
Hoffman declared. “We plan
to widen Main st. and Cen
tral ave. which is partly the
state’s responsibility.
CARDS WHIP FOREST PARK
Jonesboro went on a scoring
rampage Tuesday night, win
ning its 12th game in 16 out
ings, 79-58 from Forest Park.
Jimmy McLendon flipped in
19, Ted Samples added 19 and
Terry McLendon 13 for Jones
boro while Eddie Sigmon (17)
and Charles Hodges (15) sp
arked Forest Park.
APRIL 4 IS SET AS DATE OF
COUNTY PRIMARY VOTING
Clayton County Democratic
Executive Committee met Sat
urday at the Court House in
Jonesboro for the purpose of
setting the date for the Demo
cratic primary. The committee
agreed that the election shall
be held Saturday, April 4. If
a runover is necessary it will
be held two weeks later on Sat
urday, April 18,
The committee also agreeed
qualification for offices up for
election should open immedi
ately and end at noon on Sat
urday, February 1. All candi
dates should register with and
pay entrance fees to the party
secretary, W. W. Wells.
W. W. Mundy, Executive Com
mittee Chairman, reported 17
of the 20 members of the com
mittee were present. Col, Fr
ank G. Marchman; Ellenwood;
J. H. lester Oak; L. S. Ter
rell Oak 1 T.amor Wnfrhesnn.
man, J. H. Lester, L. S. Terrell, Lamar Hutcheson, Joe Adams,
W. W. Wells, W. W. Mundy, Back row: R. R. Purcell, D. I. Corbett,
J. E. Summer, Roy Chamblee, Brenard Murphy, E. T. George,
Members not pictured: Mrs. S. H. Price, Mrs. L. H. Ricketts,
G. P. McMullen.
Next month we will have a
public meeting on widening and
we will ask for bids. Our plan
is to do this work at a cost
to the property owners if only
75 cents a front foot.”
Thursday (tonight) at 7:30 the
city fathers will meet with the
federal Housing Authority re
presentatives including archi
tects, engineers, etc., on the
urban renewal that has been
focused on the negro commun
ity of Rosetown. Reports will
be made on the progress and
the FHA will ask for Forest
Park’s approval of the project
which of course they should get
without difficulty.
Fifty new low-rent housing
units in the Rosetown slum area
were assured by announcement
from Congressmanjohn J. Fly
nt, Jr., in Washington eight
months ago that the Public Hou
sing Administration had appro-
FOREST PARK (58) —Sigmon
17, Hodges 15, Solan 9, St
over 8, Waldrop 3, Prock 2,
Lyles 2, Whaley 2.
JONESBORO (79) — J. Mc-
Lendon 19, Samples 19, T. Mc-
Lendon 13, Ruleman 6, Beck
8, Binger 5, Smith 4, Wiggins
3, Keiser 2.
Girls Game: Jonesboro 50,
Forest Park 41.
Riverdale; Joe Adams, River
dale; W. W. Wells, Forest Park;
W. W. Mundy, Jonesboro; R. R.
Purcell. Lovejoy; D. I. Cor
bett, Adamson; M. C. Porter,
Mountain View; J. R. (Jim) Sum
mer, Mountain View; Roy
Chamblee, Ellenwood; Bernard
Murphy, Forest Park; E.Tarp
George, Adamson. Those ab
sent: Mrs. S. H. Price, Pan
’ andle; Mrs. L. H. Ricketts,
! an handle; G. P. McMullen,
Jonesboro.
The following offices will be
up for election: Chairman Coun
ty Commissioners (2); Tax
Commissioner; Sheriff; Ordin
ary; Clerk of Superior Court;
County Representatives; Solici
tor General; Judge of Superior
Court; Coroner; Judge of Crim
inal and Civil Court (to be voted
on for the first time in this
primary).
Party Secretary W. W. Wells
WE HAVE
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F e Money C t
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Secured by real estate. Second mor
tgages. Easy repay. ‘ to 10 years--
FAST SERVICE
Homes, Farms and Business. Con
solidate you debts t0day...573-7645.
Bankers Mutual.
ved a $643,563 federal loan to
the city’s Housing Authority.
Average cost of each unit will
be $9,214 and four of the units
will be built for the elderly.
On January 20, Monday night,
the regular city council meet
ing will be held, Hoffman said,
in the Recreation Building din
ing room.
He stated that the meeting with
department heads last week was
a success and that he plans
one each month.
As for changes in the City
Hall setup, he declared no ra
dical alterations wil be made.
“We are changing our nethods
of operation to some extent,”
he said, “but that’s as far as
we have gone.”
Water and sewer impro
vements and expanlons are be
ing made right along, he said,
and the city has ample funds
to complete the work they now
have in progress.
Sahin Oral Sunday
Sabin Oral Sunday, a commun
ity-wide immunization program
against all three types of polio
virus using the Sabin Oral Vac
cine is scheduled for February,
March and April of this year.
The campaign is being spon
sored by county medical so
cieties in the Greater Atlanta
area.
Your support is urgently ne
eded to inform the entire popu
lation about the program. At
least 80 per cent of the cit
izens of our community must
receive all three types of Sab
in vaccine to end the chain of
transmission of the dread poi o
virus.
of Forest Park announced the
following people have qualified
before him and have paid their
entrance fees to enter the pri
mary: P, K. Dixon, to succeed
himself as Chairman of County
Commissioners; W. J. (Bill)
Lee to succeed himself as Coun
ty Representative; Robert E.
Coleman to succeed himself as
Tax Commissioner; Joe B.
Mundy to succeed himself as
Clerk of Superior Court; Joe
T. Lane to succeed himself as
Ordinary; Alvin Foster as Jud
ge of the new Civil and Crim
inal Court; Lamar Foster, as
Commissioner; Tommy E. Vau
ghan, as Cor missioner.
Those interested in entering
the primary should contact Mr.
Wells and receive any informa
tion that is available. Anyone
may qualify up until noon Feb-
NUMBER 34