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COVERING. JON , MORROW, LAKE CITY, RIVERDALE, REX AND ALL OF CLAYTON COUNTY
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK in Forest Park Oct. 9-15
proved a stellar success, according to Inspector Lt, Kenneth
Rosser and all members of the fire-fighting brigade, Proof
of that was the number of more than 200 posters warning
of fire dangers turned in by school children 4, 5 and 6 grad
ers, Indeed, for the first time in the history of the annual
event two queens had to crowned for their winning poster.
They collaborated. There was the usual one boy king, Above
are the three monarchs shown with city officials during the
parade that followed the elementary school contest. Left to
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$8.5 Million
Assets For
Bank Os FP
The 10th anniversa v of the
Bank of Forest Park was ob=-
served October 15, It was
announced that assets of less
than $500,000 ten years ago has
increased to an average of mure
than $8,500,000, Profits for the
year are over 30% above the
same date a vear ago,
Tight money is not ex
pected to ma erially slow
down the progress of the
bank for the remainder of
the year. It may be neces
sary to take a more con
servative attitude in some
of the bank policies, but the
overall results may work to
the advantage of the avers
age customer. High interest
rates are expected to remain
in effect for savings cus
tomers and checking ac
count customers will prob
ably continue to receive lib
eral service. Those making
small loans will probably
benefit more than those who
need larger loans for busi
ness purposes.
Charles Duncan, president
since the bank opened, said
that there were three other
employes when the bank
accepted its first deposit ten
years ago. Now there are 36
employes—giving courteous,
full banking services, and
also taking leading parts in
the civic, social and reli
gious life ¢f Clayton County.
These workers, together
with almost complete auto
mation by the early part of
1967, give assurance for
many more years of pleas
ant and prcfi.able living for
those who cnocse the bank
“especially for you”.
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Registration |
Reid Puckett, chief registi
of Clayton County, will t
College Park City Hall Oc
for the purpose of registe
citizens who wish to vote,
The office of Mayor andtl
councilmen will be up for €
tion Dec. 5 so it is hope«
eligible citizens will take
vantage of this special of
tunity to register, The ¢
will be openfrom 8 a.m, thr
noon at the City Hall, and
tricts embrace New Oak
Clayton.
CHOICE STEAKS
THE WINNERS at the various schools displaying their pos
ters as Lt, Rosser emcees and presents the trophies, Champs
of the various schools: Gary Jackson besides the two final
queens of J,E, Edmonds; Sld?per Cain and Marita Jordan.
wERER. e »
CLAYTON
REALTORS
OK LEVY
Clayton County Real Estate
Board at its October meeting
endorsed the constitutional a=
mendment to allow the county
government to levy a 1/4 mill
tax to assist and promote the
locating of new industry inClay=
ton County and recommends the
approval of this amendment to
the citizens,
The board also strongly re=
commends the approval of the
bond issue for the Junior Col=-
lege and the addition to the
various schools throughout the
county, The Junior College will
be a great asset to our county
both from an educational stand
point as well as attracting de
sirable commercial and indus
trial firms to locate within
our county, We must continue
to keep pace with the rapid
development of our counties
ever increasing educational re
quirements, We urge all citi=-
zens to vote yes on these im=
portant issues at. the proper
time, Constitutional amendment
Nov, 8, Bond issue Oct, 25,
W. RUDOLPH JOHNSON
VICE PRESIDENT CLAYTON
COUNTY REAL ESTATE
BOARD
1e Forest Park News
CATED TO PROGRESS AND SERVICE IN CLAYTON COUNTY
right the men are: Councilman Raymond Johnson, Council
man Charles Summerday, Councilman Loren Cheaves, Mayor
Sharon Abercrombie and Councilman A, L, Cain, In the car,
left, is Queen Wendy Biggers and, right, Queen Maria Robin
son. The King in the middle is Mike Bass, The queens are
from J, £, Edmonds school and the King represents Lake
City Elemenary, Judging the contest were Chief Kidd of East
Point; J, L. Lacy, assistant state fire marshal, and Mr, Bott,
art instructor at Forest Park High, Speir Insurance Co,
provided the trophies, .
FOUR OF CLAYTON COUNTY’S FINEST=--These Clayton County Policewomen entered a
float in the Fire Prevention Week parade in Forest Park and lent their assistance to the success
of the affair,
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Restaurant Includes Dining Rooms for Civic Clubs and Private Parties! Room for More Than 100 Cars in Drive-In
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTORER 20, 1966
Hendrix Drive; Donald Vollrath and -Virginia Lucy Duncan,
Jos, H, Hule; Mike Bass and Debby Bridges of Lake City;
Mark Newcomer and Gina Wranik, Ash St., and Willie James
Simmons and Donna Jean Grooms. W. A. Fountain.
LESTER MADDOX TO SPEAK
IN FOREST PARK OCT. 26
Lester Maddox, the controversial Democratic candidate
for governor in the Nov, 8 election, will make an appearance
in Forest Park--his only one--next Wednesday night at 7:30,
as the chief speaker at a fund-raising dinner sponsored by
the Clavton Countv Democratic Party,
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Pair Attends
Personnel
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Conference
James H, Pair, president
James Pair Personnel Ser
vices, Inc., recently returned
Tom Washington, D.C,, where
he attended a week=long con
ference of National Personnel
Assn, and National Employment
Assn,
The theme of the conference
was ‘“Employment Agency of
the Future - Will You Be
There?”” The highlight of the
gathering was the day-long
workshops and panels which
performed before standing
room only audiences.
Pair is immediate past presi
dent of National Employment
Assn, and served the past year
as a member of the executive
committee and chairman of the
nominating committee,
Congressman John J, Flynt,
who is being challenged by G,
Paul Jones in the forthcoming
election, will also be on the
program,
Other elected officlals of the
county willbe present, Lt, Gov,=-
elect George Smith hasbeen in=
vited.,
Tickets will be $lO per plate
and all interested are asked to
get their tickets at Democratic
Headquarters, 1188 Main St.,
or from any Democratic office=
holder,
Bill Adams is chairman of the
County Democratic Party, Ern
est Cheaves is vice chalrman,
Mrs., Margaret Baker is trea
surer and Mrs, Jerry Grayson
is secretary.
There is a regular Monday
night meeting of the group every
week at Main st, headquarters
at 8 o’clock, Membership cards
may be obtained there,
All the money ralsed will be
spent in the county on behalf
of the Democratic nominees, it
is pointed out, advertising and
promoting Maddox, Flynt and
J.E, Edmonds, county school
superintendent,
Further information may be
gleaned by calling 361-9287,
Problems Adjusted,
Bond Issue Vote
Comes Up Tuesday
On October 25, the voters
of Clayton County will be
given an opportunity to take
a giapt step forward in the
education of our children.
For several months, Clay
ton County Schools Offi
cials, General Assembly
Members, Clayton County
Commissioners, and inter
ested lay groups have been
engaged in ironing out
details with the State Uni
versity Board of Regents
pertaining to the construc
tion of a Community Junior
College in the center of the
county. These problems have
now been adjusted, and the
Clayton County Board of
Education has called for a
Bond Issue Referendum on
October 25.
The coming of higher
education to Clayton County
will be most beneficial to all
our citizens. Our young peo
ple will be able to continue
their education at home
after high school gradua
tion. For many, it will mean
the difference between going
or not going to college.
On the same date (Octo
ber 25), voters will be asked
to approve a hond issue for
additional elementary and
high school construction
and equipment. Additional
classroom and other fa
cilitles will be built at
Ash Street Elementary, Lee
Street Elementary, and Riv
erdale Elementary Schools.
Mountain View School will
be converted so as to con
nect it to the tounty sewage
system. A laboratory center,
which will be partly fi
nanced by the University of
Georgia, will be attached to
Lillie E. Suder School.
Equipment for other fa
cilities to be constructed by
the State School Building
Authority will be pur
chased.
BY GUY BIITLER
PR GSR TR |
WHO WON IT?
The widely publicized con
frontation of Bo Callla\\'u)_’_m}d
Lester Mad
dox over WSB
TV turned out
to be a pretty
stormy ses
sion, practi
cally a bed
lam. Charges
and counter
charges filled
the air as well
as the screen
and the four TV
moaerators conwributed much to
the general confusion,
One or two moderators pro=-
bably would have been better,
or at least handled the situa
tion more expertly, It appeared
the panelists were competing
with each other and also with
Bo and Lester for the public’s
attention and to see who could
get in the deepest digs.
Just which of the gubernator
ial candidates did more good
toward his election is in doubt,
Maddox talked the most, and
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Issues will be $4,900,000.00
for the Junior College site
and construction, and sl,-
100,000.00 for grade and
high school additions and
improvements.
Money from the State
School Building Authority
in the amount of $1,800,-
000.00 has just been received
by the Board of Edueation
for the constructoin of @
new elementary school on
Lake Harbin Road, a new
gym and music room at G.P.
Babb Junior High School,
new libraries at Forest Park
Senior High, and Jonesboro
High School, and a county
stadium. This construction
will get under way soon and
is not included in the Bond
Issue. The new elementary
school on Lake Harbin Road
will relieve overcrewded
conditions at the Tara a.d
Morrow Elementary Schools.
The Bond Issues along
with the construction made
possible by the State School
Building Authority will en
able us to meet the chal
lenge of our continuing
rapid growth, and help us to
maintain and expand qual
ity education for our chil
dren,
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FARL CHERRY
‘WRITE-IN’
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FOR SUPT.
Earl Cherry of Jonesboro,
controversial figure in Clay
ton County School circles for
several years, is a “write-in
candidate?” for Superintendent
of Schools of Clayton County,
he said yesterday, Incumbent
J. E. Edmonds, who has held
the job for many years, is a
candidate to succeed himself
in the Nov. 8 election,
Cherry left the Clayton Sys=
tem in 1964 when Supt, Ed
monds did not renew his con=
tract -- Cherry says he was
fired-- and has since been em=
ployed by the Fulton County
School System, Upon leaving
Clayton Cherry, who is a bro=
ther of Jim Cherry, DeKalb
County superintendent, was a
guidance counselor at Jones=
boro High,
Cherry sought a place on the
Nov, 8 ballot but was twice
denied for technical reasons
and he sued County Ordinary
Joe Lane for the right to be
placed upon the ballot, This
right was denied him,
Thus, Cherry will not be on the
~ ballot and it will be necessary
for his followers to write in
his name, Ellis Arnall, defeat
ed as a gubernatorial candidate,
is another who will be a write
in candidate Nov, 8,
Mr. Lane explained that no
court order was necessary to
become a write-in candidate,
‘‘Anybody can be one,’’ he ex
plained, ¢“Of course there is a
literacy clause in Georgia by
which a voter must write in the
name and the office of his can=
didate, The Civil Liberties Un=-
ion has asked for a decision on
this from the U,S. Supreme
Court, asking that the literacv
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Cards Bow
TO SW’ 21.6
Two ol hf]()\\lW b Konnie
Garner and one bv Alan Hogan
gave Southwest's Walves a 21-6
victory over Joneshoro in a3
| Region 3-AAA foothatl game at
Grady Stadivm Saturday nisht.
Garner's first touchdown
came on a one-vard jab in the
first quarter. his sccond on a
g(»‘(:n.),';;rd rdn late in the
third, Sandwiched in between
was Hogan's twe-vard scoring
. romp carly in the third '
| sonthwest 7.0 N 0
| Joneshoro i 0 i
SOUTHWEST Garpre un ‘R
Scruggs kick). Hoean, 2 run (B scoruzss
Kick): Garner. 7 run (B Sernzes kick)
JONESBORO Aiars field zoal N
Viras field coal 2