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CAMPERS MEET WITH GOVERNOR--Meeting with Gov. Maddox and Rep, Lamar Northcutt
to propose in'nrn-^ments in roadside parks of Georgia are members of the National Campers
and Hikers Assn. Left to right: Mrs. Marion Germann, state president; Charlotte and Arch
Howerton, state directors; Rep. Northcutt, Gov. Maddox, Bob and Margie Bird, state teen direc
tors and Atlanta field directors; and Fred Germann, state president.
Mayor Orr
Named to
Met Council
Frank Orr, mayor of Lake
City, has been honored with ap
pointment to the executive com
mittee of the Metropolitan At
lanta Council of Local Go
vernments. {MACLOG), an as
sociation of municipal officials
cooperating for progress In
the Greater Atlanta area. The
executive committee of this or
ganization has the authority to
make most of the decisions nec
essary to operating same.
Mr. Orr is one of Clayton
County’s outstanding young
men. He Is beginning his second
three-year term as mayor of
Lake City. Under his mayor
ship Lake City has made much
progress, numerous ordinances
having been adopted to improve
the overall city government.
One deserving special mention
is a comprehensive planning and
zoning law, considered one of
the best in the state. Sidewalks
have been laid leading to and
around elementary and senior
high school; condition of streets
has been greatly improved and
additional street lights install
ed.
Mr. Orr has devoted much time
and effort toward securing a
post office for Lake City.
His Interest in youth has caus
ed him to give of himself and
time to their activities. Among
these are working with Little
Leagues for six years and two
years with Junior Achievement,
receiving Advisor of the Year
Award for the Greater At
lanta area for 1963-64 in this
activity.
He has been employed by
Owens-Illinois Glass Co. in At
lanta for ten years.
Mr. Orr lives at 5303 Wood
land Drive with wife Evelyn and
teen-age son and daughter Mike
and Debbie and younger son
Kenneth. They are active mem
bers cf the First Baptist Chur
ch of Forest Park. He Is also
a Mason.
GSWC Club Names
Conner Officer
One of our Forest Park men
has been elected to the post of
secretary of the Circle K Club
at Georgia Southwestern Col
lege. He is Jim Conner, a gra
duate of Forest Park Senior
High, 1966.
The Circle K. Club Is a col
legiate men's service club
sponsored by the Klwanls Club,
Jim Is a third quarter fresh
man, majoring In business.
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Better Roadside Parks
Urged for Tourist, Camper
Representatives of the National Campers and Hikers Assn, of
Georgia recently met with Gov. Maddox at the State Capitol
to submit a proposal to improve the Georgia roadside parks
for tourists and campers. This proposal Included overnight
parking, restrooms, drinking water, night lights and dumping
stations (located at points of entry or exit to the state.)
These facilities would enable tourists or campers to sleep
or rest overnight with the conveniences of sanitation and
water before resuming their trip. Speakers for the group were
Rep. Lamar Northcutt and NCHA Atlanta field director Bob
Bird. Georgia NCHA officers attending were state presi
dent Fred and Marion Germann, state director Arch and
Charlotte Howerton and state teen director margie Bird.
The local chapter of the NCHA in Forest Park Is the Tee Pee
Toters.
Joining in this proposal also were representatives of the Me
tro Atlanta Family Campers and the Wally Bynum Air Stream
Club.
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J. L. BAKER, CITY DIRECTOR of Parks, pitches the first
ball as the Connie Mack playing field is officially named
Baker Field in his honor in Forest Park last week. This was
in recognition of Mr. Baker’s tireless and unrelenting efforts
over the years In behalf of the baseball program. The FPAA
members and players salute Mr. Baker and add their congra
tulations and thanks.
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FOREST PARK, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1967
FOUR MORE
KILLED IN
COUNTY
Three Atlantans were killed
Friday afternoon when their
car collided with an asphalt
truck at what has been termed
as Clayton County’s most dan
gerous intersection, Thames
Road and Highway 85. County
Police stated that the car ran
the stop sign on Thames Road
and an asphalt truck, driven
by D. A. Taylor of Morrow,
plied Into the driver’s side
of the car. Killed were Wil
liam C. Smith, 35, Sam M.
Buckalew, 79, and Arnold Mar
tin, 55, all of Atlanta. The
truck was loaded with approxi
mately 40,000 pounds of as
phalt according to Patrolman
C. R. Thornton who Investigated
the accident. The death of the
three Friday brought to seven
persons killed in the last 12-
months at the Intersection.
A Fayette County man, 79-
year-old Edward Clifton Step
hens, was killed Instantly at
the Intersection of Georgia 54
and the South Expressway last
Thursday when a tractor-trail
er collided with his car. Ac
cording to police, several wit
nesses at the time of the ac
cident stated that Stephen’s car
failed to stop at the stop sign
at the intersection. The truck
hit the car square on the dri
ver’s side pushing the car into
the median strip of the express
way police stated. The Impact
was so great that wreckers had
a hard time pulling the two ve
hicles apart. Clayton County
Police Patrolmen, C. R. Thorn
ton and Richard McWilliams,
investigated the accident.
3 Promoted
By Power Co.
Hal B. Wansley, Georgia Po
wer Co. vice president and
comptroller, has been named
to the newly created post of
financial vice president. For
mer Treasurer Allen B. Wilson
has been promoted to the post
previously held by Mr. Wans
ley, and H. C. Woodson, the
utility’s manager of electric
operations, has been named vice
president.
Edwin I. Hatch, president, an
nounced the promotions follow
ing the monthly meeting of the
utility’s board of directors.
Truman P. Poole succeeds Mr.
Wilson as treasurer; Clyde C.
Freeman, Jr., has been named
assistant treasurer, and Tho
mas C. Wells has been named
assistant comptroller,
Mr. Wansley, a native of Car
nesville, holds the bachelor of
science degree in commerce
from the University of Georgia.
Joining the company as a ledger
clerk in 1937, he later ser
ved as assistant plant account
ant, assistant comptroller and
assistant to the vice president
in charge of finance. A vice
president since 1962, he has
served as vice president and
comptroller since 1963.
Mr. Wansley served in the
U.S. Marine Corps during World
War II and holds the presi
dential citation and the Bronze
Star.
Mr. Wilson, a native of Birm
ingham, attended Oglethorpe
University and Georgia State
College. He joined the company
In 1934 and was named assis
tant division auditor In Athens
in 1939, He also has served as
supervisor of methods and as
assistant treasurer of'the com
pany.
FORESTRY MEETING
An appearance and speech by
Governor Lester Maddox will
highlight the 60th annual meet
ing of the Georgia Forestry
Assn. The three day session
WINS MIAMI VACATION
Winner of the Miami Vacation offered by the Forest Park
Little League was Mrs. Hazel McGraw, 125 Valley View
Drive, Forest Park. The drawing was held Opening Day
and sponsored by the Forest Park Athletic Assn.
U.S. Savings Bond winners for ticket sales were Renee
Cobb, Rte, 2, Slate Road, Ellenwood; Robert Reece, 5180
Jones Court, Forest Park; and Charles and Jackie Clark,
133 Oakdale Drive, Forest Park.
THE KINDERGARTEN at Ash St. Baptist Church announces
Its graduation exercises for Friday evening, May 26, 7:00. This
is the first year of Kindergarten at Ash St. and we are proud
of the accomplishments made the first year. Registration for
1967-68 will be held at the Church Monday, May 29, at 1:30.
Mrs. Valerie Chastlne, director and teacher, will be available
to answer questions. Be sure to register early. The above
picture was made the last week of the Kindergarten class
Lake City
Votes In
Fire Tax
People of Lake City, through
a referendum Saturday, May
20, voted in a 5-mill tax for the
purpose of fire protection. This
was passed by a 3 to 1 majority.
The city officials are well
pleased with the result and in
terest manifested.
April was declared “Voter Re
gistration Month” in Lake City
and many people had been work
ing by telephone, house-to
house calls and the medium of
the press to get. the residents
to qualify themselves to vote.
As a result the voter registra
tion increased 52%.
For sometime the residents of
this area have been greatly
concerned over the fact they
had no facilities or protection
in case of fire. This fact was
emphasized recently when a
home was completely destroyed
by fire with no one to call on
for assistance In fighting it. Now
that the voice of the people has
been heard, the Mayor and
Council will work diligently to
ascertain the best means of ob
taining this service for Lake
City.
Henry County’s
'Kitchen Kuties’
The annual posture and physi
cal fitness pageant of the Geor
gia Chiropractic Assn, will be
held at the Biltmore Hotel here
Saturday, May 27.
Dr. G. E. Crumbley, Deca
tur, chairman of the event, said
some 20 finalists will compete
for the title of “Queen of Pos
ture,” which carries with It
various cash prizes.
The show will begin at 7:30
p.m. and music will be provid
ed by an all-woman band. Call
ing themselves “The Kitchen
Kuties,” the group Is made up
of housewives f rom Henry
County.
The purpose of the pageant
and contest, Dr. Crumbley said,
is simply to focus public at
tention on the Importance of
posture and physical fitness.
The GeorgiaChiropractlc Assn,
has cooperated with the Presi
dent’s Council on Physical Fit
ness in promoting good physical
fitness practices since its in
ception. The event is open to
thejmbUs,
will be held at the Aquaram a
on Jekyll Island June 4-5-6.
825 TO GRADUATE FROM 4
CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOLS
Some 825 students from all four Clayton County High
schools are looking forward to that Day of Days -- next
Monday, May 29 — when they will don caps and gowns and
parade down front to receive their diplomas.
Thus will they bld adieu to
the old school and the old cam
pus and point themselves toward
pillars of higher learning where
some four years away lies
the end of the “longlongroad.”
All four schools will have their
graduation exercises Monday at
8 p.m.
Forest Park High, largest of
the four with 395 boys and girls
due to graduate, will use
Klwanls Field for its exercises.
Jonesboro High rewards 260 p
upils, North Clayton High, finish
ing Its final year as a high
school, will turn out a round
100 and W. A. Fountain school
will send forth 70.
All four schools' Baccalaure
ate will be held Sunday, May
28.
Baccalaureate services will
be held for the Forest Park High
School seniors at the Forest
Park First Baptist Church at
3 p.m. with Rev. Hoyt Farr de
livering the sermon. The invo
cation will be given by Brenda
Whatley, M.E. Kirkland, princi
pal, will address the assem
bly, Ernest Conroy, Jr., will
introduce the minister and the
benediction will be given by
Linda Foltz. Four juniors
will serve as ushers, Susan
Hankins, Dee Ann Hatcher,
Bob Phillips and Joe Satter
field. Junior Susan Currie
will be pianist. Graduation
day is Monday, May 29, 1967.
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JONESBORO HIGH
At the Jonesboro High
School Baccalaureate Serv
ice, to be held Sunday, May
28, in the gymnasium, the
invocation will be given by
Gail Sheridan. Mr. Fred
Smith, principal, will intro
duce the speaker, Rev. Philo
McKinnon, Presbyterian
Church of Jonesboro. Rev.
Fred Shelnutt of the Jones
boro Methodist Church, will
give the Scripture reading.
Hal Banke will give the
benediction. Graduation will
be on Monday, May 29, 1967.
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N. CLAYTON HIGH
North Clayton High School
will hold the Baccalaureate
service at the Second Bap
tist Church, College Park,
on Sunday next at 3 p.m.
Rev. Howard Griffin, St. An
drews Methodist, will give
the invocation. Dr. G. Y,
Smith, pastor of the First
Christian Church, College
Park, will be the speaker
and will be introduced by
Rev. Fred Funches, assistant
pastor, Second Baptist
Church. Dr. Park Tucker,
Liberty Baptist Church, will
give the benediction. Grad-
and Includes, left to right: Gregg Ditto, Jennifer Cantrell,
Mary Ellen Turner, Allison Fler, Cecil Smith, Renee Ivie,
Julie Chase, Ray Yates, Ken Cox, Kevin Day, Gary Mosley,
Willie McDaniel, Malanie Fritts, Michelle Kelly, Lynn Duck
worth, Woody Key, Nell Lauderdale, Keith Newbourne, Kathy
Eaton, Rusty Emery, Steven Shultz, Beth Earnest, Leslie
Rivers, Laura Hudlow. (Bobby Nama was absent). Second
Row includes Mrs. Valerie Chastlne, teacher; Rev. Charles
Goe, Pastor, and Mrs, Harriette Yates, accompaniment.
uation day is Monday, May
29, 1967.
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FOUNTAIN HIGH
The gymnasium at Foun
tain High will be the setting
for the Baccalaureate serv
ice for the commencement
of Graduation May 28 in
readiness for the BIG day
May 29 when the Grad
uating Class of 1967 will re
ceive their diplomas. Serv
ices will commence at 4 p.m.
led by Mr. M. D. Roberts,
principal. Mr. Roberts will
introduce Rev. Warran G.
Parsons, pastor, Providence
Baptist Church of Atlanta,
who will be the main
speaker.
Graduation
On Monday
The Kiwanis Field will be
the scene when Forest Park
High School holds graduating
exercises Monday. May 29.
The Processional will com
mence at 8 p.m. Donna
Elaine Murphy will give the
Invitation. Michael Ross
Ford will be Valedictorian
and Dovey Selenia Hatcher
will give the Salutatory Ad
dress. Chorus and band will
render a selection of appro
priate music. Awards and
scholarships will be an
nounced by Assistant Prin
cipals, Mr. Dal Turner and
Mr. Billy Wilson. Special rec
ognition will be given Brenda
Sue Williams who has per
fect attendance for twelve
school years. Principal M. E.
Kirkland will deliver di
plomas to some 395 students.
The benediction will be pro
nounced by Susan Sheffer.
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NORTH CLAYTON HIGH
North Clayton High School
will graduate approximately
100 students this year, on
May 29 at 8 p.m. using the
stadium for the setting.
Principal Mr. Julian R. Mock
will introduce Mr. Ernest
Stroud, Assistant Superin
tendent, Clayton County
Schools who will deliver di
plomas to the graduates.
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JONESBORO HIGH
Jonesboro High School
seniors will graduate May 29,
the gymnasium again being
the setting for this very spe
cial occasion, the time 8 p.m.
The Processional will be fol
lowed by the Invocation by
Susan Weir. Rozanne Davis
is the Valedictorian and her
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speech will be “Walk Proud,
Young American”. The Wel
come will be given by John
Cullars. Mr. Fred Smith,
Principal assisted by Mr.
B. R. Cain will deliver the
diplomas, and Honors and
special awards will be given
by Mr. J. M. Lancaster. Ap
proximately 260 students will
graduate at this time. The
recessional will conclude the
evening during which num
bers by an ensemble from
the high school band will be
played.
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FOUNTAIN HIGH
W. A. Fountain High
School will hold Graduation
in the gymnatorium May 29
at 8 p.m. The Valedictorian
will be Angela Arnold, the
Salutatorian, Lloyd Mahone.
Mr. M. D. Roberts, Principal,
will introduce the Speaker.
Mr. R. O. Sutton, Vice-Presi
dent, Citizens Trust Com
pany of Atlanta, following
the Welcome by Gwendolyn
Askew. Approximately 70
students will receive diplo
mas from the hands of Mr.
Ernest Stroud, Assistant Su
perintendent Clayton Coun
ty Schools. Special awards,
including 7 scholarships, will
be dispersed by Mr. Roberts,
assisted by Councilor Mr.
J. K. Gaines. The scholar
ships are — 2 to Morris
Brown; 3 to Morehouse; 1 to
Clark; 1 to Johnson C.
Smith. Five boys and two
girls are the lucky winners.
Military Rites
For Retired
FP Sergeant
Born In Abingdon, Va., on
April 14, 1918 S/Sgt, Glenn D.
Johnson, of 2121 Holliday Blvd.,
Forest Park spent most of his
adult life in the U.S. Air Force,
enlisting in 1940, retiring In
1958.
He had a severe heart attack
in 1957 and has been a complete
invalid for 2 1/2 years since
a leg amputation. On May 11
he suffered another severe
heart attack in Fort McPherson
Hospital, which proved fatal.
He was a resident of Forest
Park for seven years and at
tended Riverdale Assembly of
God. Services were conducted
at Abercrombie and Patterson
and Internment was in National
Cemetery, Marietta, with full
military honors.
He is survived by his wife,
Virda; sons Glenn T, Anthony
D., James A. of Forest Park;
also one sister, Mrs. Robert
E. Stafford of Panama City, and
one brother, W. H. Johnson of
Bristol, Va.