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THE FOREST PARK NEWS, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1965
The Forest Pork News
1007 X. CENTRAL IVE. Forest Pork, Go. 306—3080
Rott OWiee 35. Foroet Fork, Go.
Guy Butler, Editor
Subscription Rote S2OO Year • Published Each Thursday
Entered A» Second Oo»» Matter ot Forest Park, Ga.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
WEST POINT, GEORGIA
MARCH 20, 1965
Mr. Guy Butler, Editor
The Forest Park News
Forest Park, Georgia
Dear Mr. Butler:
I want to thank you for the wonderful coverage your paper gave out Spring District meeting which
was held recently in Forest Park. The pictures were so good and really depicted the highlights
of the day. The feature story was excellent and very well written.
We had such a nice day in Forest Park and I know you realize how fortunate your town is to
have two fine federated clubs, the Forest Park Woman’s Club and the Forest Park Junior
Woman’s Club, working in its behalf.
Sincerely,
MRS. LUTHER S. TURNER
PRESIDENT, FOURTH DISTRICT
GaFWC
Thank you, Mrs. Turner, for taking lime out from you" busy schedule to express your gra ltude
It is a privilege we snare to serve the Federated Women’s Clubs. Your good nfluence is f e ’t
in all comuui'Ctles where you serve.
Mr. Guy Butler
Forest Park News
Forest Park, Georgia
Dear Mr. Butler:
The tentative Budget that Mr. Elbert C. Wood, Clerk for the Clayton County Commissioners,
sent to you for publication in the March 4, 1965 edition of the Forest Park News, is in my opinion
absolutely useless, in so far as the taxpayers of Clayton County are concerned.
If the commissioners want to Inform the taxpayers where and for what purpose the tax dollar is
si>ent, the way to do it is to list names and salarys that go to make up the $839,160.20. Itemize
the “other expenses” that make up the $717,961.80, and also explain and itemize the “capital
outlay” in the amount of $110,554.00.
It would be a real public service to the taxpayers of Clayton County, and one that the interested
taxpayers would surely appreciate, if your newspaper could obtain and print the above information.
AN INTERESTED TAXPAYER OF
CLAYTON COUNTY
kl U.S. INDIVIDUAI INCOME TAX RETURN-1964
^■rtaxjble ysar beginning 1964, ending ......L.J 19
first names and middle initials ol both) last name Occupation
Kuto) Wife’s nu
Postal ZIP code Occupation
Vi of 1963 (if the same as above, write "Same' ). If none filed, give reason.
filing separate returns to a joint return or fiom See instructs
rate addresses from the 1963 joint or separate returns. | completing y
ILING EXEMPTIONS
tg joint return (eX^^^ \w e ) 2a. Regular "J Yourself □ Wife
ig separately. If you^ Xmlso b. Age 65 or over . . i J Yourself □ Wife
/e his or nci first name ana^. Ver nl . .-i . .
y r C. Blind J Yourself □ Wife
——-'F'S. // L \ s a ' Number of your dependent children who lived
lead of Household \ b. Number ol other dependents (from line 3, Part I
Jow(er) with dependent child \ I 4, Total. xcmptions claimed .
Internal Revenue
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deductions and there is nothing better
than a canceled check.
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NEWS FROM THE
GEORGIA SENATE
BY KENNETH KILPARTICK
Senator 44th District
At 11:35 p.m. Friday, March 12, the 1965 session of the
Georgia General Assembly came to a close. The adjourn
ment is an interesting ceremony to observe. If the doors of
the Senate chamber are opened and the doors of the House
chamber are opened, the speaker of the house and the lieu
tenant governor (the presiding officer in the Senate) are
facing each other and each can plainly see the other. The
lieutenant governor holds up a handkerchief and when he
drops it, both he and the House speaker adjourn their re
spective bodies.
Os course, the 1965 General Assembly had its good moments
and its bad. Much legislation was considered but none of
greater import than the reapportionment bill. As I have
stated both publicly and privately, the people of Georgia had
to depend on the House of Representatives to bring forth an
acceptable plan. The plan approved by the House may meet with
the approval of the federal court and It may not. Only time
will tell. In any action involving any county I represent I
only desire to do what is best for the majority of the people
of that county and not what is best for individuals. I was
happy with the reapportionment plan as it affected Henry
County. I was not completely satisfied with the plan as it
dealt with Clayton and Rockdale. However, it was impossible
to do anything in the Senate about the problem. The vast
majority of the members of the Senate would not accept any
change in the House plan unless the member or members of
the House from the counties affected desired a change in
the plan.
I thought one bill deserved some special notice. Legislation
was enacted to require all road contracts to contain a clause
requiring the contractor to sew grass seed on the right
of-way.
I was happy to support legislation concerning elderly tea
chers’ retirement pay. This pay has for years been deplor
ably low considering many years of fine service rendered
by older teachers for small wages.
From now on, State Patrol cars qpn be identified because
they must all be painted blue and grey.
People who suffer from epilepsy, diabetes and cardiac
trouble may now wear a bracelet or identification tag or
carry a card showing name, illness, physicians’ name and
medication required. In the event an unconscious person is
found, law enforcement officers are required to search for
such identification and if found, act accordingly.
Two bills I had real interest in were voted down in the House
of Representatives. One bill would have kept second felony
convictions from being reduced to misdemeanors and the
other would have provided a sensible means for counties and
cities to destroy old and useless records of no possible
value. I’m still trying to figure out the House action on these
measures.
I would be less than candid if I did not say that I’m glad the
session is over. However, It was a wonderful experience
for me. Next year my value to the people of Rockdale, Henry
and Clayton will be much greater because of the experience
gained this year. It was quite an education and if I never served
another minute I would always be grateful for an opportunity
not afforded to many men.
LEE QUALIFIES IN 35TH DISTRICT
Clayton County Rep. Wil
liam J. (Bill) Lee has quali
fied to run for the Post 1
seat in the 35th House Dis
trict.
Rep. Lee is now serving his
ninth year in the Georgia
House.
He has had no opposition
in any poltical race except
his first.
In the House he is chair
man of the Industrial Rela
tions Committee and a
member of the Appropria
tions Committee and the
State of Republic Commit
tee.
Rep. Lee, 39, is assistant to
the vice president of South
ern Railway where he has
been 21 years.
Rep. Lee, a native of Clay
ton County, said if re
elected he would work for
better cooperation between
county and city governments
in his district.
He said he would strive to
have the South Expressway
widened to six lanes as far
south as possible and
wanted to have rapid transit
implemented.
Rep. Lee also expressed
the desire to build a junior
college in the Clayton Coun
ty area.
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Commission Chairman Denies
Gary Charges,'Proof Available’
^the ^T^iZeT^ Forest Park News appeared a long article by Mr Arch Gary, a
Clayton County Representative of approximately 48 days, accusing your Clayton County Com
missioners of grave abuse of the cities of our county in the use of county tax funds for paving
S lri e thlsArticle he listed some 25 roads and streets as having been paved by the county in 1964,
with the strong intimation that the paving costs were paid by the county. If he had been as anxious
to ascertain the truth as he evidently was to appear as a great champion of the city voters, he
would have learned that the only paving done, and paid for, by the county was West Point Ave.
in College Park and Church St. In Riverdale. ... ~. r c , ...
The paving on the other roads and streets listed in his article were either let by the State High
way Dept, on contract to private contractors, let to the county on what is known as ma enal
contracts with the Highway Dept, paying for the materials and the county furnishing the labor,
or the materials were paid by the adjacent property owners (not subdivision developers) with the
county furnishing the labor. This leaves Mr. Gary’s charges in the position of calling for a re
traction, and apologies, or proof of his accusations, which he cannot furnish. Therefore, I
anticipate no action at all. , ....
Proof of my above statements is available to any fair-minded citizen who wishes to know the
truth. It is Important to your commissioners that you know the truth, as we have been making
every possible reasonable effort within our financial capabilities to improve our City-County
In a recent criminal trial before a jury in Clayton Superior Court, Mr. henry Waldrop, a mem
ber of the November-December-January term of the Clayton County Grand Jury, made a state
ment while testifying under oath that he understood that a four-year term as Clayton County
Commissioners could net a Commissioner two hundred thousand ($200,000) dollars and that lie
would like to hold the position for just one term. Under Mr. Waldrop’s oath as a Grand Juror,
he was obligated to present any knowledge of wrong doing or criminal activity to the Grand Jury
without fear or favor.
Did you carry out your oath, Mr. Waldrop?
There Is a Grand Jury now in session and, If you have proof that any of your Commissioners
have committed any official act whereby personal gain has resulted to them, I say that you
are not worthy of your position as a Grand Juror if you do not present these facts to the Grand
Jury, if you presented these facts to the Grand Jury of which you were a member, why was an
indictment not returned against the Commissioners?
Clayton County has been making wonderful progress, and I say with a great deal of pride that I
believe the progress of the past four years has been materially assisted, instead of impeded, by
your present Commissioners. And I know of no official act of your Commissioners during that
period that was for the purpose of personal gain.
For over three years your Commissioners have been the victims of a multiplicity of law suits,
investigations by Grand Jury Committees having thereon people serving who were not members
of the Grand Jury and were witch hunting, critical newspaper articles such as that of Repre
sentative Gary, and worse, statements before trial juries such as made by a former member of
of the Grand Jury Mr. Henry Waldrop, etc.
I believe your Commissioners have demonstrated extreme fortitude and patience under the
circumstances, I am peace-loving and forbearing and believe in practicing the biblical injunction
of turning the left check after having been struck on the right-once. When the right becomes red
and swollen from continued pounding, I believe a defense is justified. Appeasement is rarely
profitable.
A continued persecution of your Commissioners like that of the past three years will result in
men of ability, integrity and honesty refusing to seek this office. The very nature of the duties
and responsibilities of this office make it a very difficult one to fill to the satisfaction of the
people under the most favorable conditions. If the majority of our people are satisfied witli the
conduct of a public official, they are prone to take it in stride and say nothing. If your public
official does a good job a little pat-on-back and a whispered “well done” will really be ap
preciated and may spur your servants on to greater efforts.
If we do not have the active support, and encouragement, of our progressive, peace-loving,
law-abiding and God-fearing people, to whom shall we turn?
The position of County Commissioner gets to be real lonely at times. a
P. K. DIXON
Chairman, Clayton County Commissioners
GARY QUALIFIES
FOR CLAYTON,
FAYETTE POST
Rep Arch Gary. 39. has
qualified to run for a seat in
the Georgia House as Repre
sentative from Post 2 in the
new Clayton-Fayette Dis
trict.
Rep. Gary was elected to
the House last year.
The former Riverdale
mayor served on the House
Highway Committee, Banks
and Banking Committee and
the Motor Vehicle Commit
tee.
He is president of Blue
and Gray Cab Co. and Cour
tesy Cab Co. He also is presi
dent of Co-Op Communica
tions Co., Inc.
Rep Gary said if re-elect
ed he will continue working
for aid to the cities and
counties in his district.
He also pledged to work
for expansion of the South
Expressway to six lanes all |
the way to Jonesboro.
Rep Gary said he would
seek to have acceleration
lanes and deceleration lanes
added to the South Express
way in Clayton County in
order to halt the rising num
ber of traffic fatalities.
Rep Gary is running for
one of three seats in the 35th
House District, which is com
posed of Clayton and Fay
ette counties.
He said if re-eleced he also
will promote continuing aid
to education in Georgia and
will fight any tax hikes.
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Builders save on construction. There are no
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