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THE FOREST PARK NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1967
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Entered as Second Class Matter at Forest Park^ Ga.
Construction Begins
On S. S. Kresge Facility
Ground was broken and construction started this
month for S. S. Kresge’s new distribution center to
serve the southeast. This latest addition to Clayton
County’s rapidly growing industrial complex will be
located on Old 41 highway, north of Kennedy Road
Vet Hospital
Dedication
Tomorrow
Plans have been finalized for
the colorful outdoor ceremony
across the front of the new
sls million, 12-story Veterans
Administration hospital on
Clairmont Road adjacent to
Emory University for the of
ficial dedication Friday after
noon, May 19.
Arrangements have been made
for the construction of a 60-
seat platform under the en
trance canopy to accommodate
the national, state and local
dignitaries who will be on hand,
Dr. John G. Hood, hospital di
rector, said.
Sen. Talmadge will deliver the
principal address at the pro
gram which starts with a con
cert by the Third U. S. Army
from Fort McPherson at 1:30
p.m. The dedication ceremon
ies will begin promptly at 2
p.m. _
GSC CONCERT
Works by Shostakovltch, Da
vid Amram and Cesar Franck
will be featured at the weekly
Georgia State College cham
ber music concert Tuesday,
May. 23. The concert, to be
held in the recital hall of Kell
Hall, 24 Ivy St., will begin at
8:15 p.m. The public is invited
and there is no charge for ad
mission.
TWENTY-SECOND IN A SERIES
nf advertisements based on actual interviews.
Other families in Georgia
enjoy low-cost
electric cooling/heating
IN AUGUSTA, the Paul C. Blanchard family
lives in a new 8-room, 2*4-bath Gold Medallion
home. “W e’re pleased with the economy of
our electric heat pump,” says Mrs. Blanchard,
‘‘and th'e temperature in our home stays ideal
year 'round.” Appliances include a range, re
frigerator, washer, dryer and water heater.
Tbtal Monthly Cost of Electricity $35.00
IN SUWANEE, the Roy B. Paynes have lived in
their attractive total-electric home for more
than three years. “We chose electric heating
mainly because of its cleanliness,” reports Mr.
Payne. "It’s also economical.” Appliances in
this 7-room, l^-bath home include range, re
frigerator, washer, freezer and water heater.
Total Monthly Cost of Electricity $31.00
IN DULUTH, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Murphy live in
a 9-room, 2V&-bath home that’s equipped with
air conditioning and wall heaters. “We love
total-electric living,” says Mrs. Murphy, “and
my electric appliances are so dependable and
easy to use.” These efficient servants include a
range, refrigerator, washer and water heater.
Total Monthly Cost of Electricity $33.00
IN MANCHESTER, the Jack W. Abels enjoy
spring-like climate all year long in their Gold
Medallion home. “Our electric heat pump is
a pleasant convenience,” says Mr. Abel. “It’s
clean, efficient and trouble-free.” Appliances
in this 6-room, 2-bath home include range, re
frigerator, washer, dryer and water heater.
Total Monthly Cost of Electricity $35.00
Why don’t you step up
to the joy of total-electric living?
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
[national newspaper!
in the Central of Georgia
Industrial District, in Forest
Park.
According to John B. Hol
lister, Vice President for
Real Estate for Kresge, the
modern new structure will
contain a total of 330,000
square feet, of which 270,000
square feet will be used for
warehousing and the bal
ance for office administra
tion. It is located on a
twenty-four acre site that
will allow ample room for
expansion as needed in the
future.
The contractor is A. R.
Abrams and Kresge expects
to be in operation at the new
location by the end of this
year. No figures have been
released as yet with respect
to the number of persons
that will be employed.
The S. S. Kresge Company
has, in recent years, ad
vanced from the 18th to the
6th largest general mer
chandiser in the United
States. The company’s 1966
sales passed the Billion dol
lar mark. In addition to the
Kresge stores, the firm also
owns the Holly Corporation,
a chain of ready to wear
stores. Also included in its
network of 900 stores are 170
K-Mart Centers, and plans
have been announced to
increase the number of
K-Mart's to 300 by 1970.
DR. H. C. DERRICK
Opening Os
Tile Plant In
Adairsville
Official opening of the Im
perial Management Corp.’s ex
panded and newly equipped ce
ramics tile plant at Adairs
ville was held last week. At
tending the Open house and
barbecue and tour of the plant
were some 200 people. Dr.
H. C. Derrick, president of
Universal Ceramics Inc., the
IMC subsidiary, was the host.
This plant was acquired by
IMC from the old Georgia Quar
ry Tile Co. IMC is soon to
open a new and larger ceramics
tile plant at LaFayeete.
Adairsville has now been turn
ing out tile for two months.
IMC considers the Universal
Ceramics operation one of the
most Important of their nine
subsidiaries.
They have others in Atlanta,
Waycross and Smyrna, includ
ing W. S. Millworks, Inc., IMC
Agencies, Inc., North Ameri
can Aerosol, Inc., World Wide
Distributors, Inc., National
Warehousing, Inc., and Busi
ness Services & Print Shop,
Inc.
Herman E. Mason of Morrow,
president and board chairman;
Joseph B. Dewberry, Sr., of
Fairburn, executive vice pre
sident; A. O. Williams of For
est Park and Morrow, first
vice president, and Delma L.
Barbour of Jonesboro, secre
tary-treasurer, were recently
reelected at the annual stock
holders’ meeting.
Optimist
Fish Fry
On May 27
Clayton County citizens are
urged to contribute to the youth
work sponsored by the Jones
boro Optimist Club by purch
asing tickets from members.
The fish fry will be held May
27 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
at the Optimist Club and swim
ming pool on Smith St., Jones
boro, adjacent to the football
field. Tickets are $1 for a
dults and 50? for children un
der 12.
Contributions will be used to
pay part of the cost of spon
soring a Little League base
ball team, a football team, to
improve the swimming pool and
to finance other youth work
WHAT’S THIS — A SCENE FROM a summer camp’ No
It’s a Sunday School Class at Phillips Drive Baptist Church’
Forest Park, meeting in a tentl The junior-age dept, has
just plain “bulged the walls” of a small building, originally
built as a camp dormitory, of course, in the regular educa
tional unit of the church. The rest of the departments are also
having space difficulties with classes meeting in an office
and a hallway. It is hoped the new auditorium with classroom
space in the basement, will help to alleviate this increasing
problem when it is completed in August. However Dr. L C
Stuart, pastor of the church, stated, “These are the kinds of
problems we like!*’
Jonesboro Boy
Takes Award
Samuel Clifford Mozley, 154
College Street, Jonesboro was
among those recognized at
Emory University Honors Day
exercises May 13 on the Emory
campus.
Mr. Mozley received the Phi
Sigma National Honorary Scho
lastic Society of Biology gra
duate student award.
Bolsfeulllet Jones, president
of the Emily and Ernest Wood
ruff Foundation, made the Ho
nors Day address. Emory’s
highest student award, the Mar
lon Luther Brittain Service A
ward, was presented to Judith
Ann Turner, nursing school stu
dent from Tampa, Fla., Miss
Turner has been active in the
Women’s Chorale, the Student
Senate and has been chief jus
tice of the Resident Women’s
Association and president of
the Student Nurses Associa
tion.
Walter F. Rowe Jr. of Deca
tur, Ga., received the award
for highest academic achieve
ment among this year’s gra
duates of Emory College. The
seniors selected Dr. George P.
Cuttino, professor of history,
to receive the Honorary-Senior
Award,
Scholarship In
Nursing For
Jonesboro Girl
Miss Lana Gene Abercrumbie,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Abercrumbie, has received a
nursing scholarship from the
State Scholarship Commission.
The announcement was made by
Donald E. Payton, executive
director.
Miss Abercrumbie will gradu
ate In June from Jonesboro
Senior High and plans to at
tend Georgia Baptist Hospital
School of Nursing in Atlanta
in the summer.
The State Scholarship Com
mission grants funds to deserv
ing students In the paramedi
cal areas of study and in cer
tain professional fields, Includ
ing dentistry, pharmacy, law
and college teaching. Require
ments for qualification Include:
that the student be a legal re
sident of the State; be accept-.
ed or enrolled in an accredit
ed, non-profit institution of
higher education within or with
out the State; that he demon
strate some financial need. Sc
holarships are repaid by the re
cipient’s agreeing to serve In an
area of Georgia where his parti
cular services are needed.
WILBUR PEACOCK (left), past president of the Forest
Park Clvltans, shows new baseballs being obtained by sav
ing Coke caps and filling the sheets like Paul Reynolds is
holding. At this time Paul Is leading the club with over 60
sheets filled and still going strong.
CIVITANS IN NEW PROJECT
Forest Park Clvltans have undertaken another “Coke Cap”
project to provide the underprivileged children with some
thing of quality to play with. Last year the Clvltans gave
more than 25 footballs through the Coke Co. and over 5,000
Coke caps saved. This time the project is in keeping with the
baseball season and our Braves. With the spirit displayed
at this first meeting of May, the Clvltans plan to provide as
many balls as they can. It takes five Coke sheets plus 75?
for one baseball. The final count will be tallied on June 30,
the Coke deadline for redeaming these prizes.
When all balls are collected, the Clvltans will again call
on Rev. Clint Rogers for the final distribution to the child
ren.
sponsored by the club.
Application for membership
In the Optimist Swimming Assn.„
I
~ CLAYTON COUNTY 4-H’ERS
named District Land Judging
winners (left to right): George
Waddy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Waddy, Highway 54,
Jonesboro, was named second
place winner in 4-H Land Judg
ing held In Griffin. Damon Wal
lace, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Wallace, Highway 54,
Jonesboro, was named first
place district winner. These
boys have been 4-H members
for eight years and are sen
iors at Jonesboro High.
i
Kiwanis Hear
SF Transit Chief
The assistant general manager
of the San Francisco Bay Area
Rapid Transit district will
speak to the Northside Kiwanis
Club Friday, May 26, at 12:30
p.m. at the Biltmore Hotel.
L. A. Kimball will discuss,
“What’s Ahead for Atlanta”
in the development of rapid
transit, based on experiences
of Bay Area Rapid Transit dis
trict. He will use color slides
to illustrate various phases of
development of the BART sys
tem. The BART system is un
der construction and will be
ready for the first passengers
in 1969.
Open House
The Industrial Arts Dept, of
Forest Park Senior High school
will hold open house May 20
from 10 until 3 in the Indus
trial Arts Bldg, located to the
rear of the school.
May 20 will mark the second
annual open house for the de
partment which Includes the
metal, wood and mechanical
drawing shops. The displays are
the projects the students have
made throughout the year.
FRANK SENKBEIL 366-5970
and individual and family sea
son tickets will be available
at the fish fry.
Swimming lessons will be a
vailable at the same rates as
in 1966. Sign up for the classes
that best fit your schedule at
the fish fry.
For fish fry tickets see E. E.
Conkle, W. T. Morris, W. E.
Rawls, Arnold J. Casey, W. B.
Casey, William W. Mitchell,
Choice M. Stewart, Paul So
well, E. L. (Ted) Wright, Ros
coe Stevens, W. T. Fincher
or Warren Dixon.
GUY BUTLER
CONTINUED FROM PAGE I
him. Leonard became a con
sistent winner and went back
to the majors and stuck for
some years.
Hoyt Wilhelm more recently
was a major league star with
the knuckler. Well, Richards
had a mitt specially made up
for catchers who caught Wil
helm. It was the size of a
small mattress and worked
wonders. Later it was discard
ed.
But with Richards now a
Braves exec and Torre having
trouble with Nlekro’s favorite
toss, a good one, watch for
Big Joe to trot out an out
sized mitt. That may solve the
problem.
Jonesboro Socialite’s Paintings
Much Admired
MRS. ROSE BARBOUR with Mr. Barbour and children,
Ernest Lee, 14, and Eleanor Rose, 12, pictured in their
Jonesboro home. Two of her paintings are in background.
Mrs. Rose Barbour, a native
of Germany and a gifted artist,
having traveled extensively in
the old country, has pastoral
scenes lovingly and indelibly
imprinted in her memories, and
has been for the past several
years developing her talent by
oil painting nostalgic scenes
that are receiving local and
statewide recognition.
’ Mrs. Barbour has lived and
studied in schools, and pri
vately, in Germany, Denmark,
Japan and Italy, and has tra
veled in Austria, Spain, Mor
rocco and the United States.
She began serious study in the
states In 1963.
She Is the wife of Delma L.
Barbour, R/lSgt., Army De
pot 1961, who Is secretary and
treasurer of Imperial Manage
ment Corp., Hapeville. They re
side at 146 East Ave., Jones
boro, and have two children,
Ernest Lee, 14, and Elea
nor Rose, 12.
The Jonesboro socialite was
invited to exhibit her European
and other paintings during May
by the Fred Stephens House of
Art, 470 Ponce de Leon Ave.,
NE. Most of her paintings now
being shown there are originals.,
she did last September while
visiting her homeland.
Her work is also receiving
showings at present In the Jur
ied Group Show of the Atlanta
Artists Club at the Gavant Gal
lery, Cherokee Plaza, 3889
Peachtree Road, NE. She has
had showings at Lenox Square
and Greenbriar. Beginning next
week about 10 of her paintings
will be exhibited at the Fort
McPherson Hospital for the
pleasure of the patients.
As a member of the Jones
boro Woman’s Club she enter
ed the member art competition
TOMMY NEEDS A HOME
Tommy Is like most 13 year
old boys In many ways. He likes
baseball, football, television, is
full of curiosity about every
thing and "tolerates” his tea
chers because he wants to learn.
He has a winning smile and
a happy and loving dispo
sition. Unfortunately Tommy Is
also different from most 13-
year-old boys. He has Cerebral
Palsy and his mother and father
are not with him because they
are ill and in institutions to
receive treatment for their
problems. At present, a 20-
year-old sister and a 17-
year-old brother are the
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and brought honor both to her
club and district by winning
first place in the Georgia Fe
deration of Women’s Clubs 1966
competition. She has won three
other first and second prizes
within the last three years.
Her entry this year depicting
Georgia’s history was en
titled, “Yesterday, Today and
Tomorrow,” in keeping with
the federation’s theme, “Geor
gia Heritage.”
Mrs. Barbour is giving visual
aid for the promotion of the
proposed “Gone with the Wind”
pageant to the Jonesboro Cham
ber of Commerce for the pro
motion of the planned amphi
theatre there.
She has documented, in her
paintings, the “Jonesboro Con-"
federate Cemetery” and the old
Methodist Church (torn down for
new construction), both now In
the private collection of Mrs.
W. D. Acker, Lake Jodeco Rd.,
president of the Georgia Di
vision of United Daughters of
the Confederary, Frankie Lyle
Chapter.
Having been reared in the
old country Mrs. Barbour’s fa
vored subjects naturally turn
to historic landmarks,- land
scapes, portraits and flowers.
Among her favorites are “The
Sicilian Fisherman,” “Italian
Peasant Woman,’.' “Old Ger
man Farmhouse,” "Seascape”
and “Berry College Water
Wheel.”
A “one-man” show is being
planned at the Bank of Jones
boro In July.
Mrs. Barbour continues to
study art in the Atlanta School
of Art and private schools. She
is well known in Clayton County
and is rapidly gaining statue in
the Atlanta area.
only source of support he
has.
In order to help earn
money for their needs, it be
came necessary for the
brother to drop out of
school. Because of Tommy’s
handicap, he requires spe
cial care during the day.
The sister and brother can
not stay with him all the
time as they must work to
pay rent and provide food.
The Clayton County De
partment of Family and
Children Services has tried
hard to find a foster care
boarding home for Tommy
where he can receive the
A COUNTRY SCENE IN HER
NATIVE GERMANY.
OLD ITALIA* FISHERMAN
— 1 ' ■ r-T
$441,098 Health
Grant Made
County by U.S.
The Federal Government came
through Tuesday with its grant
of $441,098.781n matchingfunds
for construction of a compre
hensive community health cen
ter service wing to the Clayton
General Hospital.
Tills matches the bond Issue
recently approved by Clayton
Countlans.
Senators Talmadge and Rus
sell made the announcement in
Washington.
care and special affection he
so desperately wants and
needs. Unfortunately, they
have met with no success in
finding someone who will
provide this for him. Tommy
attended the Cerebral Palsy
School in Atlanta but due to
the problem of transporta
tion, he had to stop. If
transportation was avail
able, perhaps Tommy could
return to the school.
An urgent appeal is being
made for a home for Tommy.
Funds for his care are avail
able. All interested persons
are urged to contact Mrs.
Anne T. Plant, Director of
the Clayton County Depart
ment of Family and Chil
dren Services, Jonesboro.
The telephone number is
478-9911, extension 36.
Will you share your home
with Tommy?
Legal
Notice
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
GEORGIA—Clayton County
Whereas, heretofore on January 10, 1966,
William P. Driver did execute to Modern
Homes Construction Company, a Florlcta
Corporation, a certain security deed to the
following described land:
AU that tract or parcel of land lying and
being In Land Lots 20 and 21 of the 13th
District of Clayton County, Georgia, being
Lots 17 and 18, Block, 13, Maxwelton Sub
division, According to Plat by W.J. Lee,
Engineer, dated September 13, 1900, and
restaked by Watts and Browning, Engin
eers, dated AprU 1950, recorded in Plat
Book 3, Page 9, Clayton County records,
and being more particularly described as
foUows:
Said lots beginning at an Iron pin on the
west side of Dodson Avenue, 70 feet north
from the northwest corner of the intersec
tion of Blalock Street and Dodson Avenue;
and thence running west along the south side
of Lot 16, Block 13, a distance of 158
feet to an Iron pin; thence running south
along the east side of Lots 8 and 9 Block
13, a distance of 70 feet to an iron pin
on the north side of Blalock Street; being
the distance across the backs of Lots 17
and 18, Block 13; thence running east
along the north side of Blalock Street a
distance of 158 feet to an Iron pin at the
northvest corner of the intersection of Bla
lock Street and Dodson Avenue; thence
running north along the west side of Dodson
Avenue a distance of 70 feet to an Iron
pin, being the distance across the front of
lots 17 and 18, Block 13, the POINT OF
BEGINNING.
To secure a note of even date therewith
for *11,488.32, aU as shown by a security
deed recorded In the C-flee of the Clerk
of the Superior Court </ Clayton County
Georgia in Book 422, p» 750-751; and
Whereas, said note Jew become in default
as to principal, and the undersigned electa
that the entire note become due at once;
Now, therefore, according to the original
terms of said security deed and the laws
tn such cases made and provided, the under
signed will expose for sale to the highest
and best bidder tor cash theabove-descrlbed
land, after proper advertisement, on the
first Tuesday In June, between the legal
hours of sale before the courthouse door
In Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia. Thr
proceeds from said sale wUI be used, firs,
to the payment of said note and expenses,
and the balance, if any, delivered to the
said William P. Driver.
This 3rd day of May, 1967.
Modern Homes Construction Company
a Florida Corporation with its principal
office in Valdosta, Georgia.
By: Paul E. Colestock
Vice President