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STUDENTS WHO REPRESENTED Babb Junior High at
Christian Life Conference May 12-14, L-R: Renee Guice,
THE 1966-67 OFFICERS of the clubs present the trophies
to their principal, Milton McDonald. L-R: David Stephens,
Sue Tanksley, Ruth Dasher, Lynn Dickens, Andy Burns, pre
sident Hi-Y; Jo-Lynn Patrillo, vice president, Tri-Hi-Y; Mr.
THE BUNNIES ARE
COMING-JUNE 2
The Morrow-Lake City Re
creation Assn, is beginning to
batten down the hatches in pre
paration for the weekend of
June 2. What’s happening then,
you ask? Well, in case you are
one of the few who haven’t
heard, THE BUNNIES ARE
COMING! Yes, the real live
Playboy Bunnies from the At
lanta Playboy Club will be here
Friday, June 2, at 7:30 to play
softball (what else?) against our
own Marvelous Managers from
Little Learie and Connie Mack
basebalL Although a few com
plaints are uttered now and
then by some of the wives, most
everyone is agreed this will be
“The Game of the Year!’’
As if that isn’t enough enter
tainment, Morrow’s own fa
bulous teenage recording ar
tists, The Dynamic Five, will
conduct a jam session for one
hour before the game, com
mencing the downbeat at 6:30
p.m.
Concession stands-will be open
to serve the anticipated mob of
admiring males whose tongues
will undoubtedly be handing out
before the end of the evening!
Women are welcome also, and
they will probably want to be
these to “chaperone” their
husbands!
Admission to this game is sl,
proceeds to go to the Recreation
Assn, building fund. Tickets are
on sale now by members of the
association. Hurry and get
yours!
RECREATION BRIEFS
The Assn, has gotten off to a
rousing start and at this time
has 150 paid members. Little
League baseball is well under
way, with games scheduled dally
from 6 p.m. at the ballfield on
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Reynolds Road, where the boys
are playing to unprecedented
crowds of fans.
Connie Mack season hasn’tof
ficlally opened yet (scheduled to
begin the first week in June)
but the boys are participating
in practice games with other
CM teams. They usually play
Saturday afternoons at our field,
and If you haven’t seen these
fellows in action you’re miss
ing some real baseball.
Flash! We also have acquired
two girls’ softball teams: the
Angels, whose manager Is
Peggy Clifton, and the Eagles,
under the leadership of Bev.
Paxton. President of this lea
gue Is Ruth Trotter. These lit
tle ladles of the teams are look
ing like better players every
time they practice. Currently
they have games at 4 p.m. on
Saturdays.
Those of you who have been
attending games have no doubt
noticed ourl Ittle cheerleaders,
of whom we are quite proud.
They really put spirit into their
“work” and help the morale of
the teams considerably.
Despite many ill-founded ru
mors which seem to be float
ing around, the Recreation
Assn, is strong and growing
stronger each day. The Auxi
liary, which was formerly the
Ladles’ Auxiliary of Little Lea
gue, has now changed its name
and dedicated Itself to support
the Recreation Assn, with the
same or accelerated fervor as
in the past. Many people are
unaware of the accomplish
ments this group of women
is responsible for, but visitors
to the ballfield may see them
at every turn. The Auxiliary
The Forest Park News
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PHONE 366-3080
Chris Koblank, Danny Hughes, Andrea Carns, Teresa Maul
din, Melinda Walton, Rod Miller, Mike Levins, Gladys Jones,
Tommy Weathers, Cindy Uhl. Not pictured: Pam Uhl.
McDonald, Andrea Carns, Teresa Mauiam, enns Kobiank,
Cindy Uhl, Danny Hughes, Tommy Weathers, Debra Mcßrayer,
Linda Fredrickson, Ruth Reininger, Danny Dougherty, Lee
Bridges, Mike Levins, Billy Powers, Counselors: Tey Key,
Mrs. Pat Allen, Mrs. Catherine Ward, Mrs. Joy Blake.
Y-CLVBS OF BABB HI
SWEEP TOP HONORS
One of the most cherished awards in the high school Y-Club
circuit is for a club to be rated as an AA Honor Club. This ho
nor Is based on points received for world service contribu
tions, school service, community service, and organization of
the club. Not only did both of the Babb clubs receive this honor
but both received certificate awards for their world service
contributions of SIOO each, totaling S2OO for the school. The
clubs entered scrapbooks In competition and won first place
In this category. The Tri-Hl-Y Club’s scrapbook Is a t- ,u.a
Chest of Memories and the Hl-Y entered The Wonc-.mi World
of Color, now on display at the school.
All of these achievements were taken into consideration when
a record-setting award was won by the clubs. From 150 high
schools in the Central West District, both the Hl-Y and the
Trl-Hi-Y of Babb were chosen Most Outstanding of the Year.
It is the first time two clubs from one school have won the
honor the same year.
NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT
The City of Forest Park Recreation Dept, has two (2) open
ings. One (1) for the position of Assistant Recreation
Director; minimum requirements: College graduate, between
the age of 25 to 40 years. Background In the field of recrea
tion.
One (1) position of Program Director. High School graduate,
age 21 to 35 years.
For further Information regarding the above positions,
please contact City of Forest Park Recreation Department
366-4720 Ext. 45.
Applications and further Information can be picked up at
1045 Central Avenue.
Applications will be accepted through 2 June, 1967.
is totally in charge of the con
cession stands, both manage
ment and operation, and through
various fund-raising projects
has contributed the chainlink
fence, the bleachers, score
board, and all Improvements
made on the field in the last
two years, in addition to which
it has paid all but SBOO on the
lights!
This is no small feat for any
HARBIN'S DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT
OIJ AJitjliivay 41 at farmer A ^l^jarLel IPhone 366-6549
FOREST PARK, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1967
organization, and considering
that the Auxiliary only had eight
active members until this year
we feel justifiably proud of our
fruitful efforts. We pledge our
selves as members to continued
service to the community, and
to aid the Recreation Assn, in
its program of family enrich
ment.
SUZANNE JENSEN
PUBLICITY
GUY LINES
BY GUY BUTtER
Good Copy, Anyway
One thing about Gov. Maddox,
he’= ffood copy, as we say In
newspapering.
He says a lot
and you pro
bably don’t a
gree with more
than half of it,
but he keeps
the govern
norship in the
headlines, not
only locally
■and state-wide
but to an ex-
tent all over tlie nation.
Indeed, the man is running
George Wallace neck and neck
as the southerner collecting
the largest number of inches
of free publicity in newspapers
throughout the country.
I thought he acquitted himself
very well a couple of Sundays
ago on Meet the Press. Mr.
Spivak and his panelists were
fairly spoiling to hurl their
verbal darts Maddox* way and
they let him have both barrels.
But the wary Governor stood
his ground and didn’t back up
an Inch. To be sure, he gave
them a little of his patented
gobbledegook, or double-talk,
but he was never at a loss for
an anser. Not always the answer
they wanted, or expected, but
an answer.
At the finish it was Spivak
& Co. groping around, wonder
ing what he had said.
Yes, Maddox is colorful if not
always to the point nor always
forthright.
Most governors have little co
lor. Os course, that isn’t all
you want a governor for. You’d
hope he’d have some ability,
some Intelligence, some con
structive ideas and be able to
put them across for the bett
erment of his state.
W hats a Matter...?
It used to be the hue and cry
was “What’s the matter with
the Crackers?” Last year, until
Billy Hitchcock took over, It
was “What’s the matter with
the Braves?”
And of late the old plaint has
started up again as the Hitch
cockers have found themselves
in straits with not enough hit
ting In the right places, spotty
pitching and selve-llke fielding.
The club can hit all right,
albeit oftentimes not in pro
per sequence as is pretty ne
cessary for a winning outfit.
The pitching must Improve.
It is too much like last year
thus far with Tony Clonlnger
hors de combat for a spell,
Ken Johnson likewise and Bla
singame of not much value thus
far.
Clete Boyer at third in place
of the aging Ed Mathews was
supposed to bolster the defen
se, and it has Insofar as the
hot corner is concerned. But
leaks have developed at other
spots. Fielding by the pitchers,
notably In throwing to bases,
has been woefully weak. Joe
Torre has found Nlekro’s
knuckleball a little difficult to
handle. The latter Is understand
able for the knuckler Is one of
the meanest of all pitches for
a catcher, say nothing of a hit
ter.
Knuckleball Paul
Paul Richards, the Braves vice
president, doubtless Is devoting
some time now to teaching
Torre the art of grabbing that
type of pitch which veers off
at all angles. Paul got his edu
cation in knuckleball receiving
right here in the minors. A
standout catcher defensively,
Paul when he managed the Crac
kers hdd a star knuckler In
Dutch Leonard, a big right
hander who had been to the
majors but couldn’t stay up. He
boasted a sterling knuckle ball
that other catchers wouldn’t
call for. Paul did. He told Leo
nard he’d keep calling for it
and for him to throw it. Well,
Leonard almost wrecked Paul’s
meat hand and almost beat him
to death but Lanky Richards
wouldn’t quit. He devised a
method of falling on the ball
rather than letting It get past
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FOREST PARK AND JONESBORO JAYCEES teamed-up for a joint float in the Forest Park
Athletic Association’s baseball kick-off parade. Riding in the Bob Maddox blue Plymouth Fury HI
convertible are: L-R: Susan Creel, Jonesboro Jaycees ’67-’6B Miss Clayton County, and Forest
Park Jaycees ’66-’67 Clayton County Junior Miss; Kathy RusseU, Forest Park >67-’6B Clayton
County Junior Miss. The men are Bill Powell, Jonesboro Jaycees ’67-’6B president-elect and
Phil Kimbell, Forest Park ’67-’6B president-elect. PHOTO BY DERICKSON
* If
^RK ?
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL had its opening day parade last
Saturday. Explorer Post 119 of Forest Park was the color guard
in the parade and also raised the flag at the Little League Field.
Left to right: Mike Corona, Steve White, Danny Butler and
Julian Dooley. Anyone Interested in joining the Explorers con
tact Don Halstead (president) at 366-1493 or Butch Phillips
(advisor*) at 478-4465.
Rudolph Johnson Warns
Home Bill Deadline Near
“Hurry!” is the advice of Ru
dolph Johnson, president of the
Clayton County Board of Real
tors, to veterans of World War
II who have not used their
eligibility to buy a home under
the VA program.
Mr. Johnson pointed out that
July 25, 1967, is the deadline
for World War II veterans.
They will not be able to take
N. Clayton
To Honor
Mr. Oliver
In recognition of his 18 years
of service as an educator In
the North Clayton community,
students, friends and associ
ates of E. W. Oliver have plan
ned a special program.
After serving as principal of
North Clayton High for lOyears
and eight years as principal of
G. W. Northcutt Elementary
Mr. Oliver will join the Clayton
County Board of Education staff,
working with exceptional child
ren.
Mr. Oliver has served the
North Clayton community faith
,fully and the program planned
will Include presentation of a
portrait to be placed in the
Northcutt school.
Former students, teachers and
friends are invited to be pre
sent Tuesday evening, May 23,
at 8 at the North Clayton High
auditorium to honor him.
Before coming to the North
Clayton community In 1949, Mr.
Oliver was principal In Logans
vllle. He received his degrees
from University of Georgia and
Emory University.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver have four
children — Beth, Judy, Frank
and Thomas — three of whom
graduated from North Clayton
High.
advantage of the no-down pay
ment, VA-guaranteed type of fi
nancing after that date.
He declared now is a good
time to buy a home for vet
erans and non-veterans
alike, and said the National
Association of Real Estate
Boards, with which the
Clayton County Board of
Realtors is affiliated, has re
ceived reports from all parts
of the country indicating
that the mortgage money
situation which existed last
year has eased dramatically,
JONESBORO BOY EARNS
AUSTIN POLICE BADGE
John Stone, a^Jonesboro boy,
appears to have dedicated him
self to the business of law
enforcement, having just been
commissioned in the Austin,
Tex., police department. He
took 16 weeks’ intensive train
ing as a police cadet to earn
his badge.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Jose
ph Atlas Stone of Jonesboro is
22 years old and a native of
Jonesboro, a graduate of the
high school there.
Young Stone’s interest in law
enforcement began when he liv
ed next door to a police chief
and became more than a mere
interest during his four years
as an air policeman. He work
ed as a sentry dog handler
for two and a half years and
just before his discharge from
service last August decided to
join the Austin police force.
During his early weeks with
the department Stone worked
in the central records office,
handled the return of a large
cache of stolen property, and
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Yum-Yum:
Pancakes
Saturday!
It’s Pancake Day Saturday,
May 20, and the Forest Park
Kiwanis Club project, to be held
in the Recreation Dept., will
be open to the public.
Moreover, it’s a wide open
affair and you can eat all you
can hold for sl. Early risers
will be there at 6, when the
eating begins, but they can come
as late at 10 a.m. and be fed.
Tickets will be available at
the door.
Bring Johnny whether he can
read or not, and little Suzie Q,
and Mom, and the whole tribe of
you. All are welcome as long as
you produce the old buckeroo.
and indications are that
conditions will continue to
improve.
While interest rates are
declining a bit from their
record highs of last year, Mr.
Johnson said it would prob
ably be unwise for most po
tential home buyers to wait
for them to come down fur
ther. "They simply are not
dropping fast enough to
compensate for the steadily
increasing costs of building
new dwellings, and as new
house costs go up, so do
existing-home prices.”
The Realtor noted that, in
order to use the GI bill pro
visions for home loan guar
antees, veterans must have
a certificate of eligibility,
which requires some time to
obtain.
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OFFICER JOHN STONE
also served as a relief swit
chboard operator.
He Is now well-grounded In
the day-to-day operations of the
department.