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lonesboro Base Ball Team
WITH ALi_ THE INTERST in the Atlanta Braves and Clayton county Day at the Stadium
Aug. 28, it’s interesting to hark back to the days of 1920 and the Jonesboro team of
that day. How many are still arond 9 Left to right, front row: Dr. Roback, Ed Waldrop,
Dewey Cox, Lacy Huie, Sr., Henry Watterson, Emerson Brown, Roger Murphy, Sam
Cannon; Seated on ground: Joe Camp; back row: Frank Duffey, Edgar Blalock, Sr.,
F rank Evans, Ben Roundtree, Toby Edwards and J.O. Hightower.
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LAMAR NORTHCUTT
Northcutt Runs
For House
.Mier many hours of thought
and hundreds <4 phone calls !
from my friends all over Clay- '
ton and Fayette counties, you
have convinced me that our
state government belongs to
you. You have further convin
ced me that your state govern
ment can improve and you are
willing to help. 1, Lamar D.
Northcutt, therefore humbly
submit myslel to you as your
candidate for die House of Re
presentatives, District 35, Host
3, In die September 14di De
mocratic Primary.
I am looking forward to meet
ing many of you in die next
few weeks and making thousands ■
of new friends. You know it will {
be impossible to see every i
voter in tills huge district. So
let me call upon you at this
time to help me spread our I
campaign to die people* of Clay- 1
ton and Fayette Counties. Your ;
State Government needs you
now, to elect a Representa- ।
tive that will truly represent !
you and your family in the
General Assembly of Georgia,
Ties c (all me at TM-2212
or anytime I can be
of service to you and our 35th 1
District.
We can improve, , .will you
help?
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RIVERDALE
BA la la TEAM
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EVEN FARTHER BACK in time istne rtiveraaie team oi iyu«. That year they beat
the champions, the Ga. Railway and Power Co. (now the Georgia Power Co.) Riverdale
had speed, stamina and Huies (count ’em!). Left to right, front row: Arthur Huie, Sr.,
Jim Luck, Grady Huie, Buck Putman, Will Huie and John Huie, back row; Stacy Huie,
Jig Farlowe, Roy Huie, Lacy Huie, Sr., and Bob Huie.
HARBIN'S DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT
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Restaurant Includes Dining Rooms for Civic Clubs and Private Parties! Room for More Than TOO Cars in Drive-In
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1966
CLAYTON COUNTY DAY
PLANNED AT STADIUM
Sunday afternoon, Aug. 28, several thousand Clayton Coun
tians are expected to turn out and fill the large black of seats
at Atlanta Stadium that have, been set aside for "Clayton
County Day."
Prime seats they are, located
on both the field Ivel and the
upper level in an area extend
ing from first base around home
plate to third base. This game,
pitting the Atlanta Braves
against the New York Mets,
brings modern age, major lea
gue baseball to this area with
all its color and excitement.
But that is not to say that the
baseball teams we have had in
our county in years gone by
were lacking in color and ex
citement. Quite the contrary, as
evidenced by the accompanying
photos which were found in the
office of I.L. Huie, Sr. Before
reading the captions under the
photos, try your luck at iden
tifying some of Clayton's young
men of half-a-century ago.
The 1908 Riverdale team was
an unusual one in that almost
every player was a "Huie. That
was the year the Georgia Rail
way and Power Co. (now the
Georgia Power Co.) won the
State Championship. To prove
the importance that local com
munities attached to their base
bll teams in those days, a pre
sent day power company of
ficial recently commented that
"in those days, one of the first
questions we asked a prospec
tive employe was, can you play
ball?". Following their winning
the State Championship, the
Georgia Railway was im
mediately challenged by the Ri
verdale team, and Riverdale
won 3-2.
Also of interest was the 1920
Jonesboro team. One old timer
recalls a trip the team made to
Griffin. In those days, Griffin
was a cotton mill town, and like
a lot of other towns, took its
baseball seriously. The Jones
boro team carried along a suit-
Jonesboro Team In
Musial Playoffs
Baseball fans will be able to
' see some of the best amateur
i baseball in the world from Aug.
11 through Sept. 5 at Chastain
Park in Atlanta.
Stan Musical baseball pro
vides for boys of 19 years and
up, and includes many former
professional and semi-profes
sional players.
On Aug. 11 through 14, the
greater Adanta Stan Musical
League will conduct its playoff
among teams representing
Doraville, Norcross, Jonesboro
and Gaylord Box.
The two winning teams will
play the following week in the
North Georgia Playoffs, August
19 through 21.
I This playoff is hosted by the
; DeKalb Memorial team which
; includes many Georgia Tech
I players and which won the State
। Championship last year.
। On August 21 through 28, the
! winners of the North Georiga
| and South Georgia Tournament
i will play for the State Cham-
I pionship. This probably will be
i held at Chastain.
The Taber Braves, repre-
I senting Buckhead, wonthelea
j gue championship this year with
! a perfect record and will host
' the Southeastern Tournament
to be played at Chastain, Sep-
I tember 2 through 5. The State
' Championship of Florida, Ala
bama, Tennessee and Georgia
will compete for the Southeas
i tern Championship. The winner
' will play in Battlecreek, Mich.
|in the Stan Musical World
| Series.
| Buckhead is one of the fa
| vorites and includes outstanding
। players from the University of
j Georgia, North Carolina, and
| Oglethorpe.
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51,044.000 U.S.
i Grant For Two
I
Mental Centers
In eleventh hour action the
federal government approved
grants of $1,044,000 in mental
health construction funds for
Georgia’s first two community
mental health centers to be
built in Athens and Macon,
The money, which would have
reverted to the U.S. treasury
if uncommitted by midnight
last Thursday - will be match
ed equally by local funds. The
projects will be centered a
round Athens General Hospi
tal and Macon Hospital.
case, the contents of which were
not revealed until after the
game. Believing in being pre
pared, the Jonesboro team had
beought along, just incase trou
ble erupted, a suitcase of fire
arms. Fortunately, no tempers
flared in the summer heat, and
everyone returned home safely.
While we don’t anticipate the
Braves and the Mets bringing
any suitcases, we do antici
pate a well played and exciting
major league game, modern day
version.
So make plans now to bring the
family and join the fun. Be sure
when buying your tickets, to re
quest sets in the area set aside
for Clayton County.
League officials have issued
a family season ticketwhich will
admit husband, wife, and chil
dren to all of the above men
tioned games. Price of admis
sion $5.
This is one of the greatest
bargains in the history ofbase
bll since the entire family can
watch approximately 45 games
for one price.
' Virlyn B. Moore, Jr.
President
Stan Musical League
P.O. Box 4387
Atlanta
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DR. CORLEI
HAS NEW
ADDRESS
Dr. Charles A. Corley, the
well-known chiropractor, has
' opened new offices In Lake
! City, just outside the Forest
Park City limit on Highway 54.
Atlanta born, he learned chi
ropractic at the Palmer School
of Chiropractic in Da v tnport,
la.
I For five years he was located
on Jonesboro Road, just off
Main st., In Forest Park.
His new location Is not very
far away and his telephone
j number remains the same, 366-
1939.
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TONY E. SHORT
Tony Short
Back From
Viet War
Just finished with a year’s ac
tion in Vietnam, Tony E, Short
is 'back home in Forest Park
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs,
B. Daniel Langley on Burks
Drive.
The 19-yt ar-i paratrooper
who has been serving with the
101st Airborne ar ended J. E.
Edmonds school and then For
est Park High. He was born
in Thomaston but lived for nine
years in Forest Park.
He trained at Fort Benning and
was based at Fort Gordon be
fore going overseas.
Whisky Stills
Destroyed In County
A moonshine operation cap
able of producing 200 gallons
of nontaxpaid whisky a day was
destroyed Sunday night by Clay
ton County police and Treasury
department agents.
The operation was discovered
Sunday afternoon by four boys
at a stream off Dales Road
near Georgja Highway 42 south
of Rex.
Clayton County Police Sgt.
। William W. Camp said the two
I stills were producing whisky
through automobile radiators
; and galvanized pipe. The booze
J probably was poisonous, he
said.
! The mash containers, each
I with a capacity of 1,200 gallons,
i were covered with flies, he add
: ed. The agents also found 200
d gallons of moonshine in plas
tic containers and more than
200 empty gallon milk jugs.
New Gl Bill Gives
Vets Break
The new GI Bill gives job
preference points to veterans,
Pete Wheeler, Director, Geor
; gia Department of Veterans
Service, said today.
The provisions of the bill
apply to those who have ser
ved on active duty since Janu
, ary 31, 1955. In addition to
i job preference, the bill pro
| vides educational, housing, and
I medical benefits.
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