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REV. HAROLD BOWE
Rev. Bowe
Pastor of
Marantha
Rev. Harold B. Bowe, Jr. will
become pastor of the Marana
tha Baptist Church of Forest
Park, Sunday, Oct. 16.
Rev. Bowe comes from Salem
Baptist Church in Winston-
Salem, N.C., the city’s largest
Baptist Church. He has served
as the assistant pastor to Dr.
Charles H. Stevens, senior pas
tor at Salem, for the past three
years. In addition to his duties
as assistant pastor he also
directed the church’s two book
stores In Greensboro and
Winston-Salem and taught at
Piedmont Bible College.
He has served pastorates In
Tennessee, South Carolina and
Florida where he was active In
Christian youth work and car
ried on a successful radio min
istry. He Is a well-known Bible
Conference speaker and has
done evangelistic field work for
the Baptist Church In Jamaica,
Cuba and Haiti, speaking and
helping to organize churches.
Rev. Bowe is a graduate of
Bob Jones University. He and
his wife, the former Bettljo
Cox of Belton, S.C., have four
children, Bruce, 13, Stephen,
10, Andrea, 7, and Kimberly,
5 months, and will reside at
931. Conley Road, Forest Park.
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WMS Plans
Ist Quarter
Presidents of the Woman’s
Missionary Societies of the
Clayton Baptist Assn, gathered
Tuesday morning Oct. 4 at Camp
Clayton for the first quarterly
meeting of the new church year,
which began Oct. 1. Plans were
made for the work for the first
quarter.
An installation banquet for the
WMU Associational officers
will be held Monday night, Oct.
24, at Camp Clayton. Women
from all the churches are in
vited. Plates will be $1.25 and
reservations must be turned
in by Wednesday, Oct. 19. Miss
June Whitlow, WMS director for
Georgia, will do the installing.
Many of the churches will ob
serve the Baptist Woman’s Day
of Prayer Nov. 7.
WMU Information Day will
be held Nov. 21 at the Lake
City Baptist Tabernacle from
7:30 to 9. Nursery will be
provided. Conferences will be
held for all WMS officers, cir
cle chairmen, committee chair
men and youth leaders.
After the meeting a lunch and
fellowship period was enjoyed
The pastors’ wives were
guests.
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MEMBERS OF THE NEWLY ELECTED Church Council of Living Word Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Jonesboro. Left to right, front row: Joe Hooks, Ray Hufford, Eugene Rivers, Frank Moes
sner, Martin Burks, Antons Krelsmanls, Maurene Hufford, Dolorese Shanks; top row: Roy
Vreeland, Dr. Raymond D. Wood, president of the Synod; Milton Jellum, Bob Lundquist, Jim
Delk, and pastor W. Osborne Herlong, Jr. They were Installed at the Service of Organization
Oct. 9. The congregation was formally constituted with 102 baptized members.
GEA Sixth
District In
Convention
Teachers In the GEA Sixth
District will meet Oct. 17 for
their annual Fall District Con
vention at Griffin-Spalding High
school, according to Director
George W. Patrick, Jr. and
Frank M. Hughes, GEA execu
tive secretary.
Patrick, Superintendent of the
Griffin-Spalding School Sys
tem will preside at the general
session at 11:30 a.m. in the high
school auditorium. Highlights of
the meeting will be a message
from GEA President Clyde W.
Kimball, Jr., and reports from
State School Superintendent
Jack P. Nix and GEA Secre
tary Frank M. Hughes. Others
on the program will include
Sixth District vice presidents
Dr. W. C. Whitley, Macon; J.
E. Edmonds, Jonesboro; Mrs.
H. P. McDonough; C. T. Park
er, chairman, Griffin-Spalding
County Board of Education;
Mrs. Elizabeth Lambert, Ma
con, and Clarence H. Huff, de
legate to the NE A Convention.
All teachers in these systems
are urged to attend this import
ant professional District Con
vention.
Coronation
Os GA At
Live Oak
A Girls’ Auxiliary coronation
was held at Live Oak Baptist
Church, 1749 Sullivan Road,
College Park, on Sunday even
ing, Sept. 18.
Mrs. Edna Reed, Woman’s
Missionary president, welcom
ed the guests, followed by Mrs.
Audrey Staples, the GA direc
tor, who gave the opening com
ments.
Before receiving awards in the
Girls’ Auxiliary, each girl is
questioned on the work she
has done to receive her award,
charged to continue her steps
and given an emblem and charm
for her GA bracelet signifying
the step she has made. Girls
receiving Malden awards are
given their bracelets.
Those becoming Maidens were
Junior Club Weiner Roast Social
The Forest Park Junior Wo
man’s Club members and their
spouses enjoyed a welner roast
and social at Mathis Dairy Farm
Park. Highlighting the evening
of fun for the couples were
dancing and game playing.
Those in attendance were: The
J. P. Bings, Gary Baileys,
Charlie Lights, Preston An
dersons, Paul Cantrells, Frank
Holleys, Larry Pearsons, Bill
Stanfords, Bernard Coopers,
William Greggorys, Bud Whit
more’s, Claude Sagon’s, and
the Paul Johns.
Saturday, Oct. 15, the club
will sponsor a street dance at
Clayton Plaza Shopping Center,
6th District Fall
Board Meeting
The Sixth District fall board
meeting of the Georgia Federa
tion of Women’s Clubs will be
held in Macon at the Elks Club,
Tuesday, Oct, 18. GaFW Clubs’
President Mrs. Howard W. Nix
will be the guest speaker and
Sixth District President Mrs.
J. W. Stanford will preside
at the meeting.
Special showing of slides re
lating to Macon’s progress will
be viewed and department
chairmens’ reports will be pre
sented.
Debbie Bradley, Elizabeth
Davis and Jane Glaze.
Ladies-in-Waiting were Ka
trina Acree, Joy Hale, Mar
cia Nelson, Gail Harriet and
Hazel Stallings and Patricia
Staples.
Trumpets heralded the en
trance of the Queens. Wayne
Acree sounded the trumpet for
Sherry Hitt and she was pre
ceded by her flower girls, Ka
ren and Denise Hitt. Jimmy Hitt
was her crown-bearer.
Billy White blew the trumpet
for entrance of Eileen Reed,
who was preceded by Rita Las
setter and Kelly Quinn as flo
wer girls. Crown-bearer was
Kevin Hale.
Both Queens were crowned by
Rev. Charles Davis, pastor of
the church, after they had been
questioned, charged and re
ceived their emblem and charm.
Rev. Davis also gave the pray
er of dedication.
A reception was held at the
church following the corona
tion.
Monthly
Meeting
St. Monica’s
The regular monthly
meeting of St. Monica’s
Chapter of St. Augustine’s
Episcopal Church has been
set for Monday, Oct. 17, at
8 p.m.
Diverting from the usual
format of the monthly
meetings a question and an
swer program is planned
with the Rev. Father Daniel
O’Connor supplying the an
swers. The purpose of this
unique meeting is to achieve
a thorough understanding of
the present day Catholic
Church and to establish fel
lowship among the various
churches.
The Rev. Father O’Connor
is the Secretary of Educa
tion for the Arch Diocese of
Atlanta and Priest-in-
Charge of the Jonesboro
Catholic Mission.
WMS Features
‘SearchforGod’
The first program meeting of
the year for the Woman’s Mis
sionary Society of Lake City
Baptist Tabernacle was held on
Tuesday night, Oct. 4, at the
church. Mrs. E. B. Still, pro
gram chairman, brought a most
interesting program on “The
Search for God Among Lan
guage Groups In Detroit, Pitts
burgh and Atlanta,” and what
Southern Baptists have done to
help them. Assisting her were
Mrs. B. E. Phillips, Mrs. R.E.
Potter, and Mrs. Charles Glis
son.
Mrs. A. L. Kenyon, president,
presided over the business ses
sion. The women of the WMS
have a visitation program each
Tuesday morning. They also
are planning to major on en
listment and endeavor to reach
each woman of the church for
missions. A goal of every wo
man reading a mission book
and taking a leadership course
through the year has been set.
with music being furnished by
the popular band “The Fu
gitives.” Proceeds will benefit
Tullulah Falls School. A re
freshment stand will be avail
able, the dance will begin at
7:30 p.m. so all you teen-agers
come join the fun!
PTA
JONESBORO HIGH
Jonesboro Senior High sc
hool’s first PTA meeting, held
Oct. 4, was highlighted by the
clever presentation of “Wel
come” to all parents and tea
chers by Mrs. J. Carl Hodges,
program chairman. Two tea
chers were especially honored.
Mrs. A. B. Smith received a
corage and a bouteanlere was
given to T. O. Curley in reco
gnition of their combined 63
years in the teaching profes
sion.
A gourmet conversation piece
was created by Jack Gilly and
his biology assistants with an
exotic refreshment table, which
offered unusual delicacies such
as rattlesnake spread, chocol
ate covered ants, calf brains
and cream cheese dip, snails
sauteed In garlic butter, and su
gared rose petals. The hospit
ality committee served a more
traditional type of refreshment
for the less adventuresome.
The devotional was brought
by Mrs. Merrill Randolph and
the pledge to the flag was led
by Judge Harold Banke,
Mrs. E. L. Huie, president,
presided over the business por
tion of the meeting. The budget
was presented and approved.
Funds will be raised by dona
tions received from each family
and all money over and above
actual expenses is to be used
for school curriculum needs.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen told the
parents of the counseling ser
vices that are available to them
and their children at school.
The assistant Superintendent
of Schools, Ernest Stroud, spoke
on the desirability of approval
of a bond issue to be voted on
Oct. 25.
The Senior High and Its PTA
will be host on Wednesday, Oct.
19 to the Eighth District fall
conference.
MORROW PTA
The second PTA meeting of
the year will be held Tues
day night, Oct. 18, In the cafe
torium at 8 p.m. There will
be Open House following the
meeting and parents may meet
the teachers and view their
children’s work.
If you haven’t joined the PTA
as yet, you will have a chance
on Tuesday. We’re striving for
100% this year so we need your
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THE FOREST PARK NEWS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1966
FOREST PARK JR. HIGH
Regular meeting of Forest
Park Junior High PTA was held
Oct. 4. The Flag Ceremony
was presented by Brenda
Brown, Ann Lazenby and Bar
bara Walls of GS Troop 1034
with Darlene Evans, Susie Po
well and Donna Smith of Troop
1129 relating the Girl Scout
laws and their application and
effect toward building good ci
tizens.
A lovely inspiration was
brought by Misses Pamela and
Patricia Lee, who sang “God
is Love”, accompanied by their
sister, Miss Peggy Lee, at the
piano.
The highlight was a visit from
Mrs. Richard Yardley of Or
leans, France, who Is chair
man of five committees of the
European Council of American
Parents and Teachers. This was
Mrs. Yardley’s first time to
attend an American PTA meet
ing. She spoke on the functions
of EC APT in comparison to
American PTA. She will also
speak at the Clayton County
Council meeting at Citizen’s
Bank Oct. 13, at 10 a.m. The
PTA presented Mrs. Yardley
with a subscription to the Geor
gia Bulletin and a copy of our
Yearbook.
Tommy Ward presented a very
enlightening program on curri
culum, telling what subjects are
available to each grade In re
gular and accelerated classes
and what the requirements are
for graduating from High
school.
Congratulations to Mr. Hern
don’s 9th grade for being the
first class to have 100% PTA
membership and to the parents
of this class, to Mrs. Betty
Hardeman and Mrs. Edna Hen
drix, for a job well done.
Special project for the year
is to be a candy sale begin
ning Oct. 27. If you would like
to work with this project or to
purchase candy and are not
contacted call Mrs. Betty Har
deman at 366-5630,
ASH ST
The regular meeting of the
Ash Street PTA will be held
October 18, in the school cafe
tori um at 8 p.m.
The parents of children in the
first, second and third grades
are invited to visit their child
ren’s rooms and meet the tea
chers at 7:30 BEFORE the
business meeting at 8 p.m.
Parents of children in the
fourth, fifth and sixth grades
will be able to visit their child
ren’s rooms AFTER our busi
ness meeting.
Refreshments will be served
in the cafetorium beginning at
7:30.
Please check next week’s pa
per for information about our
“Country Fair” carnival
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COUNTY COUNCIL
Clayton County Council of
PTAs will have their regular
meeting, Thursday, Oct. 13, at
the Citizens Bank of Forest
Park conference room. The
time 10 o’clock.
If you are a delegate for your
local PTA be sure to attend.
Should this be Impossible one
of your alternates should attend
in your place. To enjoy the
Council requires an Interested
PTA member. You do not have
to be a delegate to attend. The
delegates from your local are
the ones to vote by all PTA
members are Invited.
The Council meeting in Sep
tember proved to be one of
the most informative and en
lightening meetings ever. The
October meeting should be just
as much so. All business Is
usually finished by 11:30 when
refreshments are served and
a social time is enjoyed by
people you enjoy getting to know
from PTAs over the entire
county. If you are a local pre
sident, plan to attend the Pre
sidents’ luncheon at noon ,
HENDRIX DRIVE
To promote bicycle satety the
Hendrix Drive PTA is spon
soring a bicycle Rodeo Satur
day, Oct. 15 at the school. This
event will be under the direct
ion of Joseph Lee, School Safe
ty and Civil Defense Chairman,
and Lt. R. L. Norton of the
Forest Park Police Dept. It
will be held in back of the
school on the paved area, but
parents and others attending
are asked to please park their
cars in the regular parking
area our front.
All Hendrix Drive students
are urged to attend and only
students from this school will
be eligible to participate.
There will be two age groups -
6 through 9 and 10 through
12. Three prizes will be award
ed In each group based on the
highest number of points earn
ed in the competition. Each
participant must furnish his
or her owm bicycle and there
will be a bicycle inspection.
Also a safety talk will be given.
So. parents, please encourage
your children to take advantage
of this opportunity to learn the
safe and proper way to use
and enjoy a bicycle.
LAKE CITY ELEMENTARY
Regular meeting of the Lake
City Elementary school PTA
will be Tuesday, Oct. 18, at
7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.
J. E. Edmonds, Clayton Coun
ty School Superintendent, will
be the featured speaker. All
parents are especially invited
to take advantage of this op
portunity to become better ac
quainted with their school and
their school system.
A nursery will be provided
for pre-school children.
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J.E. EDMONDS
The scene at J.E. Edmonds
School Saturday, Oct. 8 was
that of children, bicycles, tests
and prizes.
The Bicycle Rodeo, sponsored
by the Civil Defense and Safe
ty Committee of the PTA Is
in cooperation with Chief of
Police W. H. Allen, and Chief
Joe Picard, Dept, of Public
Safety.
Participation in this program
is to be followed by various
schools in the Forest Park area.
The test, a written, and dif
ferent phases of bike riding
and control were given by Lt.
R. L. Norton and Sgt. Frank
Waldrip of the Forest Park
Police Dept. They were assist
ed by Civil Defense and Safety
chairman Mrs. Rhoda Waldrip
and H. L. Phillips, principal.
Joseph Lee, chairman of Civil
Defense and Safety of. the Hen
drix Drive school, kept score.
Bicycle baskets were pre
sented to first place winners:
Marcia Sanders and Randy Tay
lor. Second place winners Larry
Crawford and Ralph Waddell
received bicycle lights. Third
place winners Byron Sanders
and David Kempton got bicycle
grips.
We had 59 students to parti
cipate.
CHURCH ST. ELEMENTARY
On Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. the
Church St. Elementary School
on Church St. In Riverdale will
have a study discussion panel
on youth.
Guests will be Dr. Henry
Foley, president of the Clayton
County Youth Council; Joe El
lins, probation officer; Robert
Deyton, Riverdale Chief of Po
lice, and Principal William Fa
vor. Moderator will be Mrs.
Jack Tondee.
We urge all intersted persons
to attend as we believe they
will benefit greatly from this
discussion.
TARA ELEMENTARY
Hon. Harold Banke, Judge of
the Clayton Superior Court, will
address the Tara Elementary
PTA meeting at 8 p.m. Oct. 18.
Judge Banke has served on the
bench in Clayton County for
many years. He is a strong ad
vocate of better schools and
educational opportunities. Don’t
miss this chance to hear him.
You will also have the op
portunity to visit your child’s
room, meet the teacher and see
the accomplishments of the
children. October is Parent
Teachers month and 100%
membership is the goal. Plan
now to attend.
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