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TENNESSEE’S MIDGET VOLS FROM KNOXVILLE TO PERFORM HERE SATURDAY NIGHT
GUY LINES
BY GUY BUTLER
WE CAN HOPE
This isn’t the end of the world,
it just seems like it.
As we have
said many
times and oft
Lyndon gets
what Lyndon
wants, and he
wanted elec
tion to the
presidency and
he got it.
So, like it or
not we’ll have
four more
years of Mr. LBJ, and maybe j
eight!
Georgia remained true to its ,
tradition and voted Republican I
for the first time in history.
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi- ■
ana and South Carolina rolled
along with Georgia in the South.
This corner went with Gold
water, mainly for the reason
that it couldn’t see Johnson as
the man this country needed.
But the great majority thinks
he is and thus has given him
carte blanche to do as he
pleases with the nation’s pre
sent and future.
Just which way the tall Texan •
will lead us none can predict
at this point.
But, Ms one year in the White
House has created many fears,
such as the trend toward a
welfare state - socialism. That
is a step toward communism.
With the country in debt up to
its ears, he has kept on spend
ing money as though it grew
on trees. May we hope he will
adopt a more moderate atti
tude toward that and not only
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NINE CUTE YOUNG LADIES WHO LEAD THE VOLS’ CHEERING SECTION—Left to right, Front:
Merrie Sue Ball, Morty Wilson, Judy Elliott; back: Anita Rector, Jan Wilson, Terry Vaughn, Patti Branson.
Gayle Corum, Janie Hicks.
REDSKINS BATTLE MIDGET VOLS
SATURDAY IN YOUTH BOWL HERE
Victorious in all their games
to date Forest Park’s Redskins
of the Greater Atlanta Pop War
ner League have their work cut
out for the next two weeks--
indeed on through Thanksgiving
Day.
Tonight at Bagley Park in
Buckhead, they battle the po
werful Buckhead 115-pounders
who have lost only one game in
five years.
Saturday night is the “big
game” for Forest Parkers when
the Knoxville Volunteer Midgets
from Tennessee invade Ki
wanis Field to tangle with the
Redskins in the annual Youth
Bowl contest at 8 o’clock in a
game that should attract a great
crowd.
There will be a prellmary
Jim Thorpe League contestbet
ween the undefeated local Green
Hornets and the unbeaten Cross
Keys team of North Atlanta
at 6 p.m.
Forest Park’s famed high sc
hool band will supply the pre
game and halftime music and
color Saturday night.
Then next week, the Redskins
Mt the road to DeKalb to face
the powerful undefeated DeKalb
Yellow Jackets, who whipped
Buckhead.
The only unbeaten Warner
teams in the Greater Atlanta
area are Forest Park, DeKalb
Yellow Jackets and Tucker, and
the week after meeting DeKalb
the FP Redskins tackle the
Tuckers. So, it may be seen
that the Redskins have noth
ing but high-ranking teams in
all their remaining games
hereabouts.
Then, as the grand finale, on
Nov. 28 they will bus down to
Eau Gallie, Fla., to defend their
honors won last season in the
Lions’ Bowl game there.
The Redskins added another
victory last Saturday over Glen
wood Hills Panthers, 99-0. The
Panthers were unable to retain
possession and made no seri
ous threat. All the Redskins
were given an opportuMty to
play at other than their usual
position.
Randy Russell kicked the first
extra point during this season.
Mike Cornelison also displayed
ability with Ms toe. Randy was
Mgh scorer, sallying into the
end zone four times. He also
completed a pass to Gene Bry
son for a touchdown. Danny
Griffin, Ricky Cole, Eugene
Bryson, Al Eubanks, Glen Rat
liff, Chris Weldon, Buster
Cash and Cliff Baker also cros
sed the goal. The Redskins made
four other touchdowns which
were called back.
Pop Warner football, with a
weight limit of 115 lbs., was
first brought to the attention
of interested people in Forest
Park in the fall of 1961. For
est Park Athletic Association
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1964
STARTING LINE-UPS
! FOREST PARK KNOXVILLE
i Buster Cash R.E, Stacey Sonneland
I Glenn Ratliff R.T. steve Carr
Smitty Phillips R.G. Steve Sonneland
Barry James Center Darrell Ford
Sandy Sanders L.G. Bobby Slack
Harold Benefield L.T. jerry Johnson
Al Eubanks L.E. Wally Sherrod
Chris Weldon 0.8. Cass Smith
Jack Bartlett R.H.B. Mlke Dixon
Eugene Bryson L.H.B. Tommy Warren
Randy Russell FB Bl n Johnson
formed a team, dubbed them
“Redskins” and entered them
in the East Point League in
1962. Their record was 7 wins
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FP REDSKINS’ COACHING STAFF
Bill Wheeless Charles Shirley Paul Cantrell Fred Biggers
j and 3 losses.
In 1963 the Redskins came on
j strong and posted a season re
! cord of 9 wins and two losses.
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Bill Murray Defeats Dickson
For Sheriff, Lane Wins
There were several shocks emerging from the nation-wide
election Tuesday but to Clayton Countians the big one was in
the defeat of w. Loy Dickson, veteran sheriff of the county, who
yielded his post to Bill Murray.
The margin was a mere 156
votes with the totals 7,640 for
Murray and 7,484 for Dickson.
Joe H. Lane, County Ordinary,
was victor over B. Caro Haynie
by a margin of 541 votes, or
7,598 against 7,057.
Senator Goldwater swept
Clayton County as he did Geor
gia, ringing up 8,913 votes,
against 5,109. Forest Park went
4,269 for the senator to 2,446
for Johnson. Jonesboro voted
similarly 2,201 against 1,366.
There were 20,000 registered
voters and nearly 90 per cent
of them cast ballots, which was
a record for the county. In
deed, 90 per cent is a re
cord almost anvwhere.
They became well known
throughout the state and were
invited to participate in many
bowl games. Their finest hour
came in the Lions Bowl in Eau
Gallie when they won every first
place trophy and took away the
championsMp from Florida for
the first time in the five-year
■history of that bowl.
They will return to Eau Gallie
Nov. 28 as defending champion.
TMs year the Redskins are
championship contenders as
they lead the DeKalb County
League, having defeated Nor
cross, Roswell, Stone Mountain,
North Decatur, Midway, East
Atlanta and North DeKalb among
others. They are coached by
Fred Biggers, Charles Shirley,
Paul Cantrell and Bill Whee
less.
Saturday night the Redsk
will be hosts to the Holston -
Chilhowee Volunteer Midget:
from Knoxville in the third
annual Youth Bowl game in For
est Park. The Midget Vols come
with an impressive record, hav
ing gone undefeated in league
games for the past two years.
They are undefeated tMs year
and hold the West Tennessee
championship for 1963. They
are coached by Tommy Slack,
Paul Rouse and Ben Underwood.
Arriving Friday, the Tennes
see team will be guests at a
welcoming party attended by
both teams, cheerleaders and
parents. They will be housed
by the host team members.
Saturday morning they will be
taken on a tour of Atlanta,
including Grant Park and the
Cyclorama. Before departing
they will be .guests at a ban
quet in the Forest Park Re
creation Center
Kickoff time for the Youth
Bowl game will* be 8 p.m. at
the Kiwanis Stadium. Admission
is $1 for adults, 50? for stu
dents. Redskin mementos,
masks and head-dresses will
be given to all children.
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Murray is 40 years old, mar
ried and has three children:
Douglas, 16; Larry, 13, and
Michael, 3.
The new sheriff, who will take
office Jan. 1, wasbornin Jones
boro and attended school there.
He worked as an automobile
mechanic with Forest Park Auto
Service until nine and a half
years ago when he took up law
enforcement, working the last
four years as a detective lieu
tenant in the county police de
partment.
He and his family reside at<
107 Woodland drive in Jones
boro.
Dickson had a close call in
a primary last spring when
Records2./Million
School Bond Vote
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Called in Clayton
The largest school bond referendum in the history of Clayton
। County has been called for Dec. 8, when Clayton voters will he
asked to pass judgment on two separate issues totaling $2,775,000
for 92 additional classrooms and numerous other facilities.
The county Board of Educa
tion, meeting in regular session
Monday night, said passage of
the two separate proposals is
“absolutely necessary” to the
continued progress of the sys
tem.
In the past 11 years Clayton
voters have gone to the polls
numerous times and have ap
proved bonds totaling $6,990,000.
The first part of the referen
dum will concern $2,350,000 for
the 92 additional classrooms, a
bus garage, additional school
equipmem and the purchase of
five land sites for future schools.
The second part, to total $425,-
000, would go to build a 8,000
to 10,000-seat football stadium,
12-lane track, band shell and
athletic dressing rooms.
The bond proposals would re
sult in a one and one half mill
tax increase for school bonds,
Supt. Edmonds said.
Currently, county taxpayers
are assessed three and one
fourth mills to pay for pre
vious bond issues.
BOARD MEMBERS decided
to senarate the two issues.
ARRO WHEADNVRSER ¥
PLANS EXPANSION
G. G. Gosdih announces he is
expanding the Arrowhead Nur
sery grounds and will erect a
new, modern building in the near
future. He explains they have
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BILL MURRAY
he barely won over Charlie
Brooks of Forest Park, by a
91-vote margin.
They felt there would be some
opposition to the football sta
dium and other athletic fea
tures.
Voters can approve or disap
prove hoth proposals, either one.
or neither.
Even with the bond proposals,
Supt. J. E. Edmonds said, the
money would “only help us
catch up” and would not put the
county ahead in its school build
ing program. He indicated an
other bond referendum would be
called next year.
The county’s school enrollment
has skyrocketed from 2,396 in
1964 to 17,856 at the present. Mr.
Edmonds said the average year
ly increase is approximately
3,000 students.
The two biggest items in the
main bond issue would go for
building two 30-room elementary
schools—one at Forest Park and
one at Jonesboro. Both would be
finished some time around next
December.
THE FOREST PARK school
would take some of the expand
ing enrollments from Hendrix
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outgrown their present loca
tion at 1324 Old 41 Highway
and it became necessary to ac
quire larger grounds and to
modernize the plant.
His business began on a mo
dest scale, with little equip
, ment but he now has three fine
I tractors and ten trucks, all
painted red with the name Ar
rowhead on them.
Mr. Gosdin attributes his suc
cess to the type of service his
company gives. Their work is
“done right, good and quick.”
And the real secret is they
“always do more than the con
tract calls for” to insure sa
tisfied customers. There is no
landscaping job that is too large,
none too small for them to
handle.
Mr. Gosdin is sure that he
can’t be undersold. He has an
efficient staff of workers with
a total of 25 years’ experi
ence among them in this busi
ness.