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High-Level Conference
Laurie Aaron, Georgia’s.l96s Easter Seal poster girl,
and C. M. Wallace, Jr., newly elected president of the
Georgia Society for Crippled Children and Adults,
hold a top-level executive meeting in Mr. Wallace’s
office in Atlanta. They looked over the Society’s 1965
annual report. Their consensus: “The best one yet.”
Mr. Wallace, a Society director since 1961. assumed
the presidency of the Georgia organization this month.
Clayton to Seek
More Pay For Judge
By DAVID NORDAN
Glavlon ('minty's demands on
the General Assembly will be
light this year.
The abolishment of the office
of county treasurer and a raise
for the Superior Court judge
head the list of legislative
wants.
Among other local legislation
being considered by the coun
ty's three legislators is:
—An act that would allow a
referendum on a certain amount
of the county's tax dollar being
set aside for promotional pur
poses.
—A request by Morrow citi
zens that the name of the area's
voting and militia district be
changed from Adamson to Mor
row.
POSSIBLE legislation to be in
troduced by the delegation that
would have statewide signifi
cance includes:
—An increased salary scale
for court bailiffs who. under the
law, can be paid no more than
$lO and no less than $5 a day.
This action has been recom
mended bv the Clavton Countv
Grand Jury.
— A change in state law that
would allow tbe Superior Court
to draw 35 rather tiian 30 mem
bers for the grand jury. A grand
jury is required to maintain at
least 18 members, and jurists
have complained that the origi
nal 30 members are not enough
to maintain 18 throughout the
term.
AS THE 1066 session opens
Monday. Clayton's two repre
sentatives. Bill Lee and Arch
Gary, will team up for the first
time with Fayette County's
Hewletle Harrell to represent
the new ? 3sth District.
Rep. Harrell said Fayette will,
in fact, seek no local legisla
tion this year.
Representing Clayton, Henry
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DED IO PROGRESS AND SERVICE IN CLAYTON COUNTY
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and Rockdale counties — the
41lh District — will be Sen.
Kenneth Kilpatrick, young
Jonesboro attorney who is em
barking upon his second year in
the assembly.
Sen. Kilpatrick feels that be
is much better prepared to serve
Ins district after a year's ex
perience.
Elaborating on what they con
sider the most important local
legislation, all the representa
tives agreed that the office of
treasurer in Clayton is no long
er needed.
“THE OFFICE, in practice,
has already been abolished,”
said Ron. Lee. “I think we
should provide for someone else
to do the job."
All expressed the belief the
county's only Superior Court
judge. Harold Ranke, is not be
ing paid enough. Judge Banke
receives $16,000 a year with no
local supplement. He has b e e n
described as one of the busiest
judges in the state.
Sen. Kilpatrick and Rep. Lee
also expressed a favorable i”
terest in the possibility of part
of the tax dollar being spent to
draw industry to the county, al
though they pointed out that this
is still in the “talking stage.”
THE ONLY ONE favoring the
abolishment of capital punish
ment was Sen. Kilpatrick, who
served on the capital punishment
interim study committee.
On the other hand, all agreed
that .they will not support a 4
per cent sales tax.
Sen. Kilpatrick is for a law re
quiring that automobile taxes he
paid upon purchasing the ta'g s
Rep. Harrell is for it with quali
fications. Rep. Lee is against the
measure and Rep. Gary has not
decided.
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Clayton Co. Democratic Party
Adopts Constitution, By-Laws
3,256 Got
Aifl From
Seals Fund
A record-breaking 3,256 crip
pled children and adults were
helped in 1965 by the Georgia
Society for Crippled Children
and Adults, C. M. Wallace, Jr.,
newly elected president of the
organization, announced.
In accounting to the public as
to how their Easter Seal dol
lars were used, Mr. Wallace
stated, “a total of $174,635.66
was spent in direct service to
children and adults in their care
and treatment for all kinds
of crippling disabilities.”
Easter Seal funds operated
rehabilitation centers in At
lanta and Albany; a vocation
al center in Augusta; therapy
programs In special education
schools in Macon and Griffin;
summer day camps in Atlanta
and Augusta; bi-annual family
camp weekends for families
with physically handicapped
youngsters; and a year-round
swimming program.
The Easter Seal equipment
loan service hit an all-time
high with 738 wheelchairs, wal
kers, and other aids loaned,
on physician-prescription, to
all ages for as long as needed.
Mr. Wallace who served as
1961, 1962, and 1965 Easter
Seal state chairman for the ap
peals, prior to his recent elec
tion as president, reported that
the response to this year’s
campaign raised $257,891.51,
an increase over previous
years.
He also rported that a de
' tailed audit of the Society’s in
come and expenses may be se
cured by writing to the Socie
ty’s state treasurer, William
R. Bowdoin, 1211 Spring St.,
N.W., Atlanta, 30309.
Jaycees Seek
No.l Young
Man of FP
At the annual Distinguish Ser
vice Award banquet, to be held
on Jan. 25, the Forest Park
Jaycees will announce their se
lection of the Outstanding Young
Man of Forest Park for 1965.
This Jaycee Award Is pre
sented annually to an outstand
ing young man of the community
for leadership and service dur
ing the calendar year. The win
ner does not have to be a Jay
cee, Any young man, 21 through
35, Is eligible.
The judging committee Is com
posed of distinguished citizens
of Forest Park and Clayton
County. Their decision will be
based on: (a) contribution to
the general community welfare
during the year, (b) evidence
of leadership ability and (c)
evidence of personal or busi
ness progress.
If you know of a young man
you would like to nominate for
this award, please contact Jim
Germany at 366-3000 or 622-
2828.
MAKE DEAN’S LIST
AMERICUS—Dean John W.
Teel announces the Dean’s List
for Georgia Southwestern Col
lege for the fall quarter, 1965.
To attain this honor, a student
must have earned credit In at
least three academic courses
(normal load) and must have
received an average grade of
3.20 or higher. The list In
cludes. Sandra Blaybock, Ri
verdale, and Charles Howell,
Morrow.
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 13, 1966
The Clayton County Democratic steering committee which
was formed some months ago to organize the Democratic
Party, is well on its way with that organization. At a recent
meeting of the steering committee they adopted a Constitu
tion and by-laws.
These documents were planned
and discussed with guidance
from the State Democratic or
ganization. These by-laws and
constitution were patterned af
ter those of an older county
Democratic Party in the state,
and adjusted to fit the needs
of the young and growing De
mocratic Party in Clayton
County.
The committee drew up Its
ideas of what the Democratic
Party of Clayton County should
stand for. These beliefs were
written in the form of a creed
which the committee unani
mously accepted as the offi
cial creed of the Clayton Coun
ty Democratic Party. Tills is
the creed which is to be print
ed on the back of each mem
bership card.
We believe:
(1) In honest, forward-look
ing government, municipal,
county, state and nation,
Under God;
(2) In promoting candidates for
public office who possess inte
grity, conviction, ability, and
honesty of purpose:
In the Ideals and goals
Rusk Will Address
'Affirmation: Viet’
Georgia Republican Congressman Howard (“Bo”) Callaway
told the House of Representatives that Secretary of State
Dean Ruak will be the main speaker at “Affirmation: Viet
nam’s” assembly in Atlanta Stadium in the middle of February.
Callaway said Rusk will address the assembly in a 20-
minute speech concerning the U.S. government’s commit
ment to Vietnam.
The assembly will come as the
climax of a two-month effort
by Georgia students from 49
colleges throughout the state
to show support for the Viet
nam commitment. The project
includes also a statewide speak-
MUSICAL COMEDY STARS Nancy Dussault and Donald
O’Conner will join in the Bell Telephone Hour’s salute to
the song-and-dance man on Sunday, January 16. Also ap
pearing are England’s Anthony Newley, Janet Blair, Shani
Wallis and the tap dancing Nicholas Brothers. The hour
long colorcast can be seen on channel 2 at 6:30.
of the Democratic Party of
the U.S. and the State of Geor
gia when these goals and ideals,
are not in conflict with our
concept of good government and
morality, but in the event such
a conflict does occur, to work
within the framework of our
party to make the desired
changes;
(4) In encouraging every citi
zen of Clayton County to parti
cipate in the affairs of govern
ment In his or her own way;
(5) In eliminating corruption
and dishonesty in government
wherever and whenever it is
found;
(6) In educating humanity so
all will believe as we do, that
America is still the land of
freedom, opportunity and hope.
Chairman of the committee
Bill Adams states he Is very
well pleased with the progress
that has been made to date in
organizing the group. Also Mr.
Adams is very enthused over
some definite plans for the
near future that will be of in
terest to all Democrats in Clay
ton County. The news media
will be informed of these and
other events.
ers bureau of students who talk
before civic clubs on the his
torical background of the com
mitment and a poll of Georgia
citizens regarding their opin
ions of the U.S. position in Viet-
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HAPPY ABOUT IT—Sandra Roberts, Southern Bell service representative, seems happy
about the cut in federal excise tax on telephone bills. The tax was reduced from 10 per cent
to three per cent on January 1 and will be further reduced annually until eliminated in 1969.
nam.
Admission to the assembly
will be free. Motorcades from
across the state are being or
ganized as transportation for
persons from cities other than
Atlanta.
Student officials of the move
ment emphasize, “ ‘Affirma
tion: Vietnam’ does not neces
sarily support the government’s
day-to-day policy In Vietnam,
but the commitment in which
the government is presently
involved.”
In a statement made to or-’
ganlzers of the project, Con
gressman Callaway said, “At
this time when freedom is be
ing challenged, not only by the
North Vietnamese but also by
the draft card burners and anti
war demonstrators at home, the
American people must make a
clear to the people of the world
that they support our country’s
obligations in Vietnam.
“These draft-card burners
have done more than disgust
the people of this nation. They
have done immeasurable harm
to our cause in Vietnam by
strengthening the determina
tion of the North Vietnamese
government. Ho Chi Minh has
said that internal dissension in
the United States will bring
about the ultimate withdrawal
of American troops from Viet
nam; he can but Interpret anti
war demonstrations as signs
of a significant split in Ameri
can opinion. In my opinion ‘Af
firmation: Vietnam’ presents
to the people of Georgia a uni
que opportunity for supporting
the United States’ commitment
to the people of Vietnam.”
Rusk, a native of Cherokee
County, Georgia, has served
as Secretary of State since
1961 after a long career in
the fields of education and na
tional and international affairs.
In 1961 he was awarded an
honorary LL.D, by the Lamar
School of Law at Emory Uni
versity. Emory students Initi
ated “Affirmation: Vietnam”
last December.
Each Phone Customer
Gets $12.74 Break
The first telephone bills car
rying the reduced federal ex
cise tax on telephone service
are being mailed to customers
now. They reflect the reduction
of the tax from 10 to three
per cent, effective Jan. 1.
The reduction means °n aver
age annual saving of about sl2.
74 per Southern Bell customer
In Georgia, according to K. G.
Byers, the company’s district
manager here.
Byers said the entire benefit
from the reduction will go to the
customer. “The excise tax is a
tax on the customer, not on the
phone company,” he explained.
“We collect it and pass the
money on to the federal
government.”
Eventually, all federal excise
taxes on telephone serviceswill
be removed under the law which
Atlanta Bird Club
Shows Audobon Film
The National Audubon Society,
in cooperation with the Atlanta
Bird Club, will present Hugh
C. Land and his full color
movie "Out of the Selva” on
Monday night, Jan. 17, 8:15
p.m. at the Atlanta Woman’s
Club. This Is the third in the
twentieth consecutive season
that Audubon wildlife films have
been presented to Atlanta by
the Atlanta Bird Club.
This is the story of changes
in a Guatemala jungle as a
plantation is established. As
men move In to work and play,
the animals move. Some dis
appear, others merely survive,
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was enacted by the 89th Con
gress and signed by President
Johnson on June 21, 1965. The
remaining three per cent, Byers
stated, will be reduced by one
per cent a year until the whole
tax is eliminated on January 1,
1969.
“We at Southern Bell are very
happy to see this tax on the way
out,” he said. “No other utility
service still carries such a
tax.”
Long distance telephone ser
vice has been subject to excise
taxes since 1932, and local
service since 1941, Byers said.
Intended first to finance pub
lic works projects and services,
and later to raise war funds and
discourage non-essential calls
on crowded lines, the tax was
reduced to its 10 per cent level
In 1954.
still others move in to pros
per as the ecology changes. You
will see and feel Dr. Land’s
enthusiasm for Central Am
erica and its amazing wildlife.
By combining excellent color
photography with sound re
cordings, this film-lecture pro
vides an unusually entertaining
and educational view of life and
nature in the American Tropics.
You may see a mischievous
refous-naped wren steal nest
ing material from a black
throated oriole and when an in
dolent striped cuckoo tries to
lay its egg in the nest of a
rufous spinetail.