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•VOLUME 37 — NUMBER 3
Exchange
Club Os
Jonesboro
Starts Fund
The Jonesboro Exchange Club,
in order to foster and to encour -
age more effective citizenship
among its male youth and to
solicit a more determined effort
on the part of its adult citizenry
to provide the necessary leader
ship for its youth along good
citizenship ideals, does hereby
set up a $500.00 scholarship
Fund.
This scholarship must be used,
one-fourth each year, toward
defraying the cost of,tuition at
an accredited Georgia College or
University, for a period of four
years.
All male students in the Senior
Class of the Jonesboro High
School are eligible and their re
spective records for all years in
high school will be used as a
basis for determining the re
cipient of this scholarship. The
graduating class of 1956 will have
one year’s record to use; the 1957
class two years; the 1958 class
three years and 1959 class four
years.
The parents of the male mem
bers of each Freshman Class will
be expected to work very closely
with the Administration of the
Jonesboro High School and each
senior male record will be sub
mitted to the Scholarship Com
mittee of the Exchange Club for
final action by May 15th of each
year. The recipient will be an
nounced at graduation.
The following Criteria will be
used to determine the recipient.
1. Scholarship.
2. School Citizenship—All ex
tra-Curticula activities will be
considered and evaluated in
terms of service rendered to the
High School Community.
3. Church Citizenship—Active
participation in all phases of
Church endeavors will be con
sidered.
4. Civic Citizenship—Participa
tion hi community activities and
the proper respect for the rights
and property of others will be the
basis of evaluation.
The Scholarship Committee
will be composed of three mem
bers of the Exchange Club and
three members of the Jonesboro
High School staff.
PLEASE REMEMBER
To bring up a child in the way
he should go you must walk by
his side and point out the way
for him—you can’t walk in the
opposite direction.
You receive your blessings at
the end of the second mile.
That God, who made a power
which can light up a room, did
not forget to make a power
which can light up a life.
There are too many who de
pend on the Church, but the
Church can’t depend on them.
Bro. Battle had the social,
economic, and financial educa
tional background to be a leader,
but what about the direction in
which he led? That's the point!
Clayton County Federal
Is Given 'Green Light'
Edwin S. Kemp, Jonesboro at
torney, announces that the Home
Loan Bank Board of Washington
has given the green light to the
organization of the Clayton
County Federal Savings and
Loan Association.
“This will mean much to the
development of Clayton County
as we now have no such institu
tion available in the county. Its
primary objective is to provide
reasonable financing for those
who desire to build and own
their own homes, and at the
same time provide a safe institu
tion in which earnings and sav
ings can be deposited, bringing
back to the Inventor a dividend
of 3% minimum on savings de
posited with the association for
a period of six months or longer.
We know that many people
would like to be a part of this
organization, and it has been de
cided that all who subscribe for
Savings deposits of SIOO or more
before September 26, 1955 will be
considered charter subscribers
and will receive a suitable cer
tificate showing their interest in
promoting this worthwhile in
stitution,” Kemp said.
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FOREST PARK FOOTBALL—Captain Herman Smith, Coach Al
Jeffrey and Co-Captain Billy Mitchell are making plans for the
opening game at Kiwanis Athletic Field against Decatur “B”,
Thursday, Sept. 15.
JONESBORO HIGH
TO PLAY NEWNAN
AWAY FROM HOME
Inexperience worked against
Jonesboro High in the season
opener against Hapeville, won
by the Hornets, 31 to 6, and the
youthful players of Coach Frank
Plant now turn to preparations
for the first game away from
home Friday night at Newman.
The Jonesboro boys will gain
some valuable inexperience in
this game, as they did against
Hapeville. In the Hapeville game
on the Jonesboro field, Jones
boro’s only sco»e came in the
seebnd quarter when Chester
Williamson recovered a fumble
on Hapeville’s 25. Bobby Camp
made seven yards and Wayne
Kendrick went 18 around left end
for the touchdown.
Offensive stars for Jonesboro
were Bobby Camp, who ran for
29 and passed for 22 yards and
Kendrick, who gained 44 on the
ground and 19 through the air.
Extension Agents to Attend
Annual State Conference
September 6-9, 1955
All County Agents, Home Dem
onstration agents, assistants, spe
cialists, state and district work
ers will meet at Rock Eagle thi?
week. The week’s program is
jammed full of interesting fea
tures for the workers. There will
be talks and round table discus
sions by national and state per
connek Interesting demonstra
tions will be given by the various
specialists. One of the high
lights of the week will be the
get-to-gether banquet on Wed
nesday night. This banquet will
be attended by all county and
state personnel and visitors. An
other interesting feature will be
the annual meeting of the Coun
ty and Home Demonstration
Agents Associations on Thursday
night.
Those attending from Clayton
County are Charles Tucker,
County Agent, and Mary K. Sin
gleton, HDA.
FIRST BALE OF
COTTON GINED
The first bale of cotton ginned
in Clayton County was grown by
Harry Harp of Fayetteville. It
was ginned free of charge and
Mr. Harp received 40c lb. or
about 400 points above the mar
ket price.
, No deposits will be received
until after the Federal De
positor’s Insurance Corporation
has made effective their insur
ance of these accounts, and it is
expected that the associaion will
be opened for business on or be
fore January 1, 1956, Kemp said.
A subscriber will not be called on
for his deposit until that time.
The organizers of the association
are: Dr. Needham Bateman,
Grady Lindsey, Alan O. Kemper,
Fred Durden. Edwin 8. Kemp,
George Kilpatrick, Freeman
Groover, and the Hon. Herman
Talmadge.
The primary area to be served
by this institution will be within
a 50 mile radius of Jonesboro,
Georgia, however deposits will be
taken from any area. Those who
want to be a part and original
depositor in the association
should contact any of the above
organizers and let them know the
amount they desire to deposit.
Become a part of this progres
sive movement by making your
subscription in the Clayton
County Federal Savings and
Loan Association, Kemp advised.
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1955
FOREST PARK TO
PLAY DECATUR B
IN HOME OPENER
Loss of 17 lettermen reflected
in Forest Park High’s opening
game with South Cobb at Austell,
in which the local team was
blanked, 26 to 0.
A standout for the Forest Park
team in the backfield was Rich
ard Crisp, while Danny Hanes
showed up well in the line.
Coach Al Jeffrey will have a
week to prepare the team for the
home opener with Decatur B
team at Kiwanis Athletic Field
on Thursday, Sept. 15.
The Forest Park High squad
will improve with the season,
lacking the experience necessary
for the early games. An improved
showing is expected against De
catur B.
Key Club Sponsors
Grid Schedules
Be sure and get your free For
est Park High School football
schedule at one of the local mer
chants. The schedules are just
the right size to put in your bill
fold and they include the date
and place of each game.
The Key Club had the sched
ules printed as one of their proj
ects and the Coca Cola Bottling
Co. paid for the printing cost.
You can get your schedule at
any of the following: The Co
lonial Store, Foster Bros. Super
Market, The Kwik Shop, Smith
Hardware and Supply Co., Morris
Pharmacy, Christian’s Pharmacy,
McKown and Mosely Appliance
Store, The Dwarf House, The
Minit Inn.
Local Men Graduate
From Bear School
Mr. John W. Haynie of 116
Ernest Drive and George C. Tay
lor of 117 East Street have just
completed their training at
Bear Manufacturing Company’s
world-famous Automotive Safety
Service School in Rock Island,
Illinois. They received intensive
training in Alignment and Bal
ancing, learning the latest tech
niques in this Important Safety
Service. The Bear School is the
largest of its kind anywhere and
attracts students from all over
the world.
Mr. Haynie and Mr. Taylor will
apply their expert ability to
make cars run safer, smoother,
more comfortably and more eco
nomically. You can find them at
their shop, Forest Park Auto
Service, located at 1316 Main
Street in Forest Park.
Sept. 11-18 Is
Proclaimed For
Soil Conservation
Governor Marvin Griffin has
issued a proclamation declaring
September 11 through 18 to be
observed as Soil Conservation
Week by all citizens of Georgia.
He stated, "Georgia is one of
the outstanding agricultural
states of the Union and many of
our citizens gain their livelihood
from the farms.
“Good soil is the first requisite
for successful farming and ef
forts are made at all time to pre
serve the best farm lands against
the danger of erosion.”
A joint movement is being
made in Clayton CountV by
Farmers, Citizens , Businesses,
Schools, Civic Organizations, 4-H
Club Members, Boy Scouts and
others together with the Agri
cultural workers to observe Sofi
Conservation Week by utilizing
every known effort within our
power to practice conservation
during the next and future years.
Soil Conservation is learning to
use the land efficiently and at
the same time protect the soil
by using the land to produce the
most without waste.
CHEST DRIVE
WILL START
MONDAY NIGHT
Annual Clayton County Com
munity Chest fund drive—the
goal is SIO,OO0 —will officially get
under way Monday night when
fund campaign chairman, Dick
Bowdon, is host to all chest
workers at a dinner at the For
est Park School lunchroom.
During the rest of September
workers will be calling on resi
dents of the county asking for
contributions.
Principal things to remember
when you give—
1. Chest agencies in other
coUnties DO NOT help those who
live in Clayton County.
2. Our only purpose is to help
those in need of emergency fi
nancial aid in Clayton County.
3. Your contribution makes
this organization possible. With
out your help it could not exist.
There is need every year at
this time for clothing and shoes
for school children. The supply
is running low, and anyone hav
ing clothes outgrown by their
children and still wearable is
asked to call Mrs Boswick at
PO 7-5600.
She will arrange to have them
picked up. Or take them to the
Community Chest office at City
Hall between the hours of 12
p.m. to 4 p.m.
Clayton County Fair
Features 4-H Exhibits
Clayton County’s annual fair
will open Monday, September 12,
on the Clayton County Farm lo
cated one mile north of Jones
boro on the east side of State
highway No. 54 and the Central
of Georgia Railroad, and will be
open daily through Saturday,
17th.
The fair is being sponsored by
the Kiwanis Club of Forest Park
and the Exchange of Jonesboro
in cooperation with the Clayton
County Fair Association.
Some of the highlights of the
fair will be farm crop and live
stock exhibits from 4-H Club
members, Future Farmers of
America, Home Demonstration
and Garden Club members and
farmers, both white and colored
from all sections of the county.
They will exhibit their products
and hand work to demonstrate
their talents and skills. Boy
Scout Troop? from Tara District
will have displays of their skills
and other hand craft.
Prizes wil be given on school
exhibits, farm crop and live
stock exhibits and others.
Rides and shows will be pro
vided by an amusement com
pany and will be of a quality
that will be welcomed and enjoy
ed by all.
This fair is for all citizens of
.Clayton County so let’s all come
at least one day during the week
and help lo make each year’s fair
just a little better than the last
year's.
Bill Martin Added
To Flynt's Staff
New addition to the staff of
Congressman John Flynt is Bill
Martin, summer school graduate
of the University of Georgia. Bill,
who hails from LaGrange, ma
jored in Journalism. Last year
when Flynt was campaigning, it
was Bill who served as his pub
licity director. During the pres
ent recess, he will make his
headquarters at Flynt’s office in
Griffin.
Jess Holbrook: From Power Company To Ponies
Jess Holbrook has been in the
pony business for 17 years in
Clayton County . . . seven at his
present location—the familiar
Shetland Pony Farm—and 10
years before that with the late
Gordon Morris near the over
head bridge on Highway 41.
You’d think, then, that buying
and selling ponies has been a
lifetime business with him, but
the fact is that for 28 years
Holbrook was a supervisor with
the Georgia Power Company. He
had originally been a stieet car
operator.
When he became sick, Hol
brook said he gave up his job and
had no idea what he’d do next
He bought ponies for his young
sters and sold them when they’d
outgrow ’em. This was the be
ginning of his pony business.
Holbrook, who buys his ponies
largely from Winkleman’s,
Ohrville, lowa, best Shetland
Pony farm In the west, sells
about 200 a year. He does a
thriving business in selling an^
then buying the ponies back
MOTHER’S DAY—Mrs. P. Martin, Mrs. J. Valkenberg and Mrs. C.
Bryan are shown registering for their children at Ash Street
School on opening day last week.
Who Pays For Scouting?
We all know the tremendous influence for good that the Boy
Scout movement has on the boys of our community. Many of us,
however, do not fully understand why the Scouts need money.
Aren’t the Boy Scouts a self-supporting organization? The answer
is “no”.
The Scouts themselves definitely carry their full share, and it
BOYHOOD'S PLUS
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Boy Scours of America
must be borne by the community which Scouting serves so well.
When your neighbor calls on you for your contribution, how
much will you invest? A penny a day? Two cents a day? Five cents?
Ten, twenty-five? Scouting operates 365 days a year and is now
Serving 530 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorers in Clayton County.
By supporting Scouting you can help our youngsters develop
within themselves the self-reliance, initiative, courage, leadership,
reverence and right attitude that will make them useful citizens.
Boys are not a problem ... but a challenge. Will you help us
mieet that challenge.
Scouts Enjoyed. Pea
Picking Party Os Y ear
What began as the routine
“First-Thursday-of- the - Month”
meeting of the leaders, co-lead -
ers and co-ordinators of the For
est Park Brownie and Girl Scout
groups ended as a pea-pickin’
good deed of the day.
Our hostess for the evening
was Mrs. Wes Bersch, the co-or
dinator of the Ash Street school.
Early in the evening some one
jokingly remarked they should
have been at home finishing
thejr ironing. Mrs. Bersch said
she had a bushel of Crowder peas
in the kitchen to shell for her
freezer the next day. A chorus
of “bring them out we can fin
ish them in no rime” was firmly
refused by Mrs. Bersch. Crowder
peas kept cropping up in the con
versations, so the last fifteen
minutes of the meeting we very
successfully and pleasantly mixed
a new bushel of “Pole Cat Crow
der” peas with the discussions.
Actually, wc don’t think a homier
way could have been found to
help ten new recruits feel they
were wanted and needed and
liked.
A great deal has been accom
plished by Mrs. McClung, the
Forest Park Co-Ordinator. Spon
sors have been found for 12
troops and she has found enough
when youngsters grow tired of I
them. Sometimes he sells the i
same pony as much as four 1
times. They get better with the i
training, he points out. ।
Jess Holbrook has turned down
would cost millions to try
to duplicate the contribu
tions in time, money and
effort of adult leaders and
of sponsors of Cub Packs,
Scout Troops and Explorer
Units, but behind every
meeting, back of every en
campment, there are a
great many expenses which
women to become leaders and co
leaders for a considerable num
ber of new troops. We are all so
appreciative of the hard work she
has done this past year to de
velop this group from the “or
phan” half dozen troops who be
fore have had but one sponsor
for all, and leaders and co-lead
ers just couldn’t be found.
Developments of the past
month are;
Mrs. Margaret Jerguson has, with tlic
help of several others, begun actual con
struction of a Girl Scout and Brownie Hut
in the city park. The floor and the land
arc there, but labor and any stray doors,
windows, roofing material and siding ma
terial certainly would not be refused.
Plans arc to be completed this week for
training classes for Girl Scout and Brownie
leaders to begin in Fort Park beginning
Sept. 19. Classes are to run Monday,
Wednesday and Fridays for two weeks.
Classes will be two hours long. Everyone
will be notified of final arrangements
There will probably be a nursery for the
small children of mothers attending
classes.
Mrs, L. A Allen will be the co-ordina
tor for the Hendrix Drive School. She
may be reached at PO 7-6117. The Col
lege Street School has not as yet elected
a co-ordinator.
All of the Girl Scout and Brownie troops
have been asked to take part in November
Ist PTA meeting of College Street school
The meeting will begin at 8:00 p.m. Wc
want as many of the girls as possible In
uniform for this evening. So many moth
ers have asked about, giving, or selling for
a nominal sum. out-grown pr 'out-flown''
uniforms to smaller girls it, would help for
anyone interested to contact their troop
leader.
Several new troops have been started,
and Lone Troop No. 7 has found perma
nent leaders for both groups. The young
er girls, who will reiqain Brownies, will he
big money offered by Texans and ।
others for his Shetland Pony |
Farm. “The missus and I like it
and we’re going to stay,’he de
clared. •
It’s a thriving business, and the
OFFICIAL CLAYTON COUNTY PUBLICATION
Water Authority
Lets Contracts
Filter Plant Construction To
Begin Monday, Water Line Sept. 26
Contracts have been awarded and work will begin this month on
construction of Filter plant and laying of the 16-inch water main
from the Filter Plant to Morrow, The Clayton County Water Auth
ority announces.
Southeastern Construe tion
Company of Birmingham was
low bidder at $137,021,000 for the
filter plant and building of foun
dations for tanks. Construction
work will begin Monday, Sept. 12,
Red Garner, Water Authority
chairman, said this week.
Sasser-Beale Company, Al
bany, won the contract for the
laying of 28,000 feet of 16-inch
cast iron pipe at a low bid of
$32,860.00. Work on the line is
expected to begin at Morrow
Sept. 26.
Other successful bidders: Mur
phy Equipment Company, De
catur, filter equipment, pumps,
$43,524; Clayton Electric Com
pany, Atlanta, electrical work,
$10,562; R. D. Cole, Newnan,
250,000 overhead tank and 300,-
000 gallon standby tank, $43,740.
Bids totaled $268,307.
Chairman Garner announced
that in these bids alone the
Water Authority saved $61,000
CIVICCOUNCIL
MEETS SEPTEMBER 13
There will be a meeting of the
Forest Park Civic Council Tues
day night, Sept. 13, at Forest
Park High School at 8 o’clock,
Chairman Jerry Hilworth an
nounces.
The council’s project—local
tennis courts for the recreation
center—will be discussed. Land
for the courts has been cleared.
All presidents of civic clubs,
pastors or ministers or their rep
resentatives are invited to attend
the meeting.
HOMECOMING SUNDAY
AT COUNTY LINE CHURCH
Sunday, Sept. Uth, will be
homecoming day at County Line
Congregational Church near
Lovejoy. Services will begin at
10:30 o’clock. Basket lunch will
be served at noon. All who «n
--joy* congregational singing will
not want to miss the afternoon
session.
All members, former members
and friends are urged to come
and take part in the services of
the day.
led by Mrs. Lois DeVane. The troop will
meet 111 her new home at 100 Yancev
Drive. Her telephone Is p<_-. i-HJ Mrs.
Myrtis Woodall will be co-leader. The
older girls, now ready to fly up. will keep
Mrs. Lorelie Johnson as their permanent
leader. For the time being they will con
tinue to meet In her home. Mrs. Marlon
Baker will continue as co-leader. We are
all very grateful to these mothers who are
making these additional troops possible.
Each mother who takes up Scouting so
that her daughter may be a Brownie or
Scout also makes It possible for a whole
troop to be organized, and everyone bene
fits.
The pea shelters were: Mrs. Margaret
Jerguson, Mrs. Lorelie Johnson. Mrs. Dot
McKenzie, Mrs. Virgil Bowen. Mrs. Vir
ginia McDaniel. Mrs. Mary Lynn OCallag
han, Mrs. Marlon Baker. Mrs. Elcaine
Hobbs, Mrs. Opal Haines. Mrs. Thelma
Fairbairn. Mrs. Nell Reynolds. Mrs. Jewell
Murray. Mrs. Marion Cornell, Mrs. Myrtis
Woodall. Mrs. Lois DcVanc. Mrs. Jean Mar
hut, Mrs. Jo Morris. Mrs. Jesse Mays. Mrs.
Sara McClung.
Il your daughter wants to be a Brownie
or Girl Scout and there Is not room for
her In a troop, and If you cannot help
with J troop, then talk to everyone you
know who might help, ask them to talk
to anyone they know who might help. That
Is the aay we arc all helping one another
to find more leaders for more girls.
The next meeting will be the first Thurs
day In October. Anyone interested is wel
come. Mrs. Bcrsch has promised butter
beans next time!
only problem Is getting the
ponies. He’s just back from Okla
homa, and out of 28 ponies he
purchased, he has only three
left. They may be taken at press
time.
20,000 Readers
in Clayton
and Other
Counties
under the estimates of engineers
(Robert and Co., Atlantal.
Garner pointed out that an
earlier purchase of steel pipe
from Armco, Birmingham, and
cast iron pipe from U. S. Pipe
and Foundry was made at an
approximate saving of $40,000—
a total of at least SIOO,OOO saving
in these transactions. It is most
welcome news, indeed, as Chair
man Garner said, “the $700,000
general obligation bond money is
now entirely adequate for the
work, due to the saving.”
Clayton County citizens ap
plaud the fine work of the Water
Authority in making such sav
ings possible, as well as prompt
action in assuring a water supply
before another summer comes.
DR. ALLEN SPEAKER
ON LADIES’ NIGHT
Kiwanis Club of Forest Park
will observe Ladies Night at the
Officers Club, Atlanta General
Depot, at 7:30 Thursday night.
Guest speaker will be Dr.
Charles Allen, Pastor, Grace
Methodist Church, Atlanta.
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HOMECOMING
Rev. Paul S. Moody, pastor of
Mountain View Baptist Church
in the Fairburn Association,
wishes to announce plans to have
homecoming day on Sunday,
September 11th. Dinner will be
served at the church.
Rev. Roy Bell, who was the first
pastor of the church, is to speak
at the morning service. A pro
gram of inspiration and special
music has been planned for the
afternoon service.
All former members are espe
cially invited.
fair entries
All Clayton County women who
are interested in entering exhib
its at the County Fair, Sept. 12-
17, please pay close attention to
this notice. All articles for ex
hibition (except cakes, cookies
and pies) are to be brought in
and registered on Monday after
noon, Sept. 12th. Cakes, cookies
and pies are to be brought in
early Thursday morning. Judging
for all women’s work will be done
Thursday, Sept. 15th.
Any woman in the county is
eligible to enter any article or
exhibit by adhering to the rules
and regulations as stated in the
1955 Fair book.
Indications are that this will
be the best County Fair in the
history of Clayton County. Let’s
do our part to make these indica
tions a reality.
amvTucWies
By ROBERT GUNBY
A committee from the Women’s
Auxiliary was present at the
regular meeting September 1.
Mrs. Alice Holbcrton, Auxiliary
President, made a'brief reporton
Auxiliary activities and empha
sized the need for close coopera
tion between the Post and the
Auxiliary. A round-table discus
sion was held on this matter and
the general conclusion of all
members present was that we
must have the women on our
side.
Commander Harvey Watkins
appointed a committee from the
Post to meet with the Auxiliary
at their next meeting and prom
ised the full cooperation of the
Post in all their activities.
Charlie Bartlett, Chairman of
the Youth Committee, reported
that the teen-age boxing and
wrestling program is rapidly tak
ing shape and that a full report
will be given at the next meeting.
This program promises to be one
oi our major undertakings.
A program committee was ap
pointed to insure better attend
ance at the regular meetings by
inviting guest speakers and plan
ning other constructive enter
tainhient.
The September 10 barbecue is
scheduled to be a big success.
Tickets are being mailed to each
member to be distributed free
of-charge to friends and pro
spective members.