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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 10
Jonesboro 11,
Fort Valley
Play Friday
Coach Frank Plant's young
Jonesboro High team played its
finest game of the season at
West Point Friday night, and
their iinest efforts were nullified
by the one-man offensive feats
of Jimmy Hester, who gained 143
yards, scored a touchdown and
an extra point in pacing his
team's triumph.
Hester scored from the 13 to
cap a 50-yard drive, then Tommy
Ellington went over for the ex
tra point. Ralph McKinney
scored the, second touchdown
just minutes later, also from the
13. West Point scored all points
in the first quarter.
Jonesboro’s touchdown, in the
second quarter, was scored by
Donnie Stephens on a four-yard
plunge. Stephens also added the
extra point.
After pulling up to within a
touchdown, Jonesboro played
stout defensive football the rest
of the game.
Coach Plant praised his boys
for a great showing against the
stout Region 3-B West Point
team.
The team’s improvement was
greatly encouraging in view of
the upcoming game against Fort
Valley at the Jonesboro field
Friday night.
Fort Valley is another tough
Region 3-B team, and the young
Jonesboro team will play for all
they.’re worth in seeking an up
set win.
SCOUTS TO GIVE
P. T. A. PROGRAM
The regular monthly meeting
of Forest Park P.-T. A. will be
Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. at the
High School auditorium.
Topic to be discussed will be:
“Let us build a better citizen.”
The program will be given by
the scouts. The girl scouts will
be directed by Mrs. Sara Mc-
Clung and the boy scouts will
te directed by Mr. Harry Maner.
58 Contestants Compete
For Miss Forest Park Hi
The deadline of entry in the Miss Forest Park High School
contest ended Thursday, Oct. 20, with 58 contestants, and several
generous donations.
The contest will take place Nov. 5, 1955, at 8 o'clock. There has
been one change since last week: McKown and Moseley will
sponsor Barbara Shull.
Here are the latest sponsors and contestants:
Mayor and Mrs. J. K. Currie Brooksie Bradford
J. L. Christian Construction Co. Joana Lawson
Forest Hills Trailer Court Alma Hampton
A Friend of the Band Patsy Rogers
Forest Park Laundry & Cleaners Patricia Bennett
Carters Cleaners Carolyn Oallegcr
Junior Chamber of Commerce Barbara Elliott
A Friend of the Band Diane Addis
A Friend of the Band Linda Hallmark
Simpson s Jewelry Nancy Davis
North Atlanta Monument Co. Jackie Richardson
Pierce Electronics Judy Tumlin
A. B. Cox Realty Co. Juanita Sewell
Dairy Queen Rose Mary Stevens
Forest Park Drive-In Theater Jackie Calloway
Palmer’s Bicycle Shop Martha Jarard
Forest Park Theater Jean Brisco
A Friend of the Band Delores Hale
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Edmonds Points Out Needs
Os Clayton County Schools
ED EDMONDS,
Superintendent Clayton County Schools
On October 18th our Clayton County adults kept faith
with our school population by a confidence vote on $224-
000.00 more for buildings and facilities. We, who are ac
tively engaged in education, are grateful to our citizens for
such support.
This week we would like to
call attention to some of the
areas in our County that are in
need of additional facilities and
why it is necessary for us to
have a Tax Revision Program
initiated immediately il we arc
to meet these needs. For the sake
of clarity we will confine this
article to the high schools and
next week take up the elemen
tary school areas.
While the three high schools
maintained for white children
and one for colored are oper
ating very good scholastic pro
grams in most academic fields
we are already in need of 18
classrooms for whites and four
for colored. North Clayton High
is in need oi an additional lab
oratory and all three white
schools are in need of more
cafeteria space. The year 1956-57
will see all three white high
schools facing loss of Accredita
tion unless this space is pro
vided. The tremendous growth in
our elementary schools is be
ginning to be felt in our high
schools.
The question has been raised
about the building of other high
schools in our county. We are
maintaining the number of high
schools that our County land
area will justify. The cost of
operating a high school, per stu
dent, is approximately two and
one-half times that of an ele
mentary school, to say nothing
about the initial investment of
providing the building. High
schools are operated more effi
ciently as well as economically
when they are large enough to
justify the broad curriculum
needed by high school students
and we are a long ways from
having too large a student body
in any of our present high
schools. The best estimate we
have to cover the above needs is
$425,000.00. We believe our peo
ple want to maintain an ade
quate high school program. '
KIWANIS CORNER
By Capt. Charles S. Roberts, Jr.
The weekly meeting of the
Fewest Talk Kiwanis Club was
held at the High School Cafe
teria Thursday, October 20, 1955.
This meeting was our annual
election meeting.
Hubert A. Petty is President for
1956. Dr. J. W. Lipscomb is the
new Vice President. These two
men will succeed President Bill
Lee and Vice President J. W.
Smith in January.
The new Board of Directors is
as follows: Mit Gunter, Andrew
Leistt, William McCoy, Terrell
Starr, Charles Tucker, J. H.
Wells, Weyman W. Wells.
The following men received
pins for perfect attendance:
Five years—Robert Coleman,
Harvey Grubbs, Ernest Cheaves,
Grady Lindsey.
Four years—Dr. Ernest Dun
bar.
Three years—Bill Lee, Richard
Bowdon, Emmett Owens.
Two years—W. Wells, Tom
George.
One year—Terrell Starr, Dr. J.
W. Lipscomb.
NEWCOMERS
ARE WELCOMED
TO JONESBORO
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith
Wayne Avenue
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cooley
Wayne Avenue
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Wallenhaupt
Woodhaven Drive
Mr. and Mrs. Oharles Barnette
South Main Street
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Trammell
Wallis Street
Mr. and Mrs. Q. A. Edgar
West Mimosa Drive
Pennies For Unicef
This Halloween
Pennies for Unicef will be
sponsored this Hallowe'en by the
Forest Park Woman’s Club.
All children who wish to par
ticipate in this project will be
contacted through their local
Sunday School. Each child will
be given a Unicef band to wrap
around a container and will col
lect pennies as they “trick or
treat’’ on Hallowe'en night.
The object of this project is
to instill in a child the love of
giving, for while he is being
"treated’’ himself, he will also be
collecting pennies for some un
derprivileged child in a foreign
country.
Through Unicef the United
Nations provides food supple
ments and supplies for mass
health campaigns and maternal
and child welfare projects in
underdeveloped areas of the
world.
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1955
Fort Valley
Nips Panthers
In Homecoming
In the pardonable excitement
of Homecoming, with a parade,
Homecoming Queen, Mr. Foot
ball, unveiling of “The Thing"
and fine band music by the For
est Park High School, Fort Val
ley defeated the Forest Park
High Panthers, 27-6, in the foot
ball game last Friday night at
Kiwanis Athletic Field.
It is still believed that' in ■ all
the excitement, Fort Valley’s
clinching third touchdown was
scored by an ineligible receiver,
Guard Westmoreland No. 13.
There was a fourth down situa
tion, 15 yards to go, in the second
quarter. Quarterback Henry
Wheaton was rushed and got off
a wobbly pass apparently intend
ed for Halfback James Brand.
Forest Park High coaches pro
tested that the pass wound up in
the guard’s hands and that he
scored illegally. The protest was
overruled.
Brand ran 11 yards for the
first touchdown in the initial
quarter and extra point was
added. Bobby Mitchell, Mr. Foot
ball for Homecoming, came right
back with a fancy 34 yarder, but
Forest Park trailed when extra
point attempt failed.
In the second quarter Fort
Valley scored 13 more points to
put the game beyond recall. Gene
Worsham raced 13 yards for one,
and Wheaton threw for the
other, the questionable one.
Worsham scored at the end of
a 58-yard drive for the last
touchdown in the third quarter.
On the questionable score For
est Park was behind only 14 to 6
at the time, and would have had
a chance to get back into the
game. But Homecoming was a
big success in spite of the breaks.
All credit goes to student council
all others who worked hard on
the floats and decorations.
Miss Joana Lawson was Home
coming Queen, accompanied by
Mr. Football, Bobby Mitchell,
who pjayed a line game. Coach
Al Jeffrey also praised the play
of Herman Smith, Jimmy Cason
and Jack Briscoe. The Panthers
got off several long runs, includ-
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Annß lalock Deltas Golden. Queen
Miss Ann Blalock, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Blalock of
Jonesboro, has been crowned
Golden Crown Queen of Delta Air
Lines.
A 1954 graduate of Jonesboro
High School, Ann was chosen
Campus Queen her freshman
year and was outstanding in
many school activities. She was
cheerleader captain and a mem
ber of the Letter Club; associate
editor and art editor of the year
book, Echo; art editor of the
paper. The Cardinal; vice presi
dent of Tri-Hi-Y; and president
of the Library Club.
Delta President and General
Manager C. E. Woolman present
ed the loving cup and crowned
Ann queen at the Delta Atlanta
employees family picnic at Alla
toona Lake earlier this month.
Ann is secretary to Delta’s
purchasing agent, K. T. Wilson,
and has been with the company
since August 1954. The Blalocks
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IN PICTURE at extreme left, Mr. Football, Bobby Mitchell; Home
coming Queen Joana Lawson, and Captain Herman Smith shown
at Forest Park High School game with Fort Valley. A closeup
picture of the attractive queen, center. At right, Queen Lawson
surrounded by her court on float in the parade which preceded
thp game at Kiwanis Athletic Field. Forest Park High students
worked hard on the gala event.
Water Distribution System
To Be Extended In December
With Courts and Company the successful bidder on
$1,100,000 of water revenue certificates at an interest rate
of 3 1-3 per cent, the next step is to validate the bonds with
in the next few weeks. Clayton County Water Authority
expects the money to be paid in by Dec. 1, then work will
begin in the letting of contracts to complete the rest of the
distribution system in the northern part of the County.
Secretary Robert LaMotte said
the Authority got a $315 premium
on the Courts bid. Robinson-
Humphrey Company was second
lowest bidder with a bid of
sligj' Uy under 3 1-2 per cent.
iZiierence -in tile two bLls is
a saving of approximately $27,-
000 on the 30-year bonds, La-
Motte announced. Sealed bids
were opened at a combined meet
ing of County Commissioners and
the Water Authority.
Construction' is now in prog
ress on the 16-inch main from
Stockbridge to Morrow and from
Morrow to the four-lane high
way. Two crews at work will
meet at Harbin Road. This is the
central distribution main, or
truck line.
East Clayton Community
Plans Art Celebration
East Clayton Community,
under the direction of Mrs. Roy
Z. Chamblee, is making plans to
recognize National Art Week
during the week of October 31
through November 5. At that
time Stage Coach Studios will
be open to all interested art
lovers in the community. An in
vitation is extended to all artists
who would like to paint, sketch
or photograph the picturesque
grist mill at Rex, where the Art
Committee will serve refresh
ments on Saturday, November
sth.
There will also be open nouse
at the Rex Community Center
on that Saturday afternoon be
tween 2 and 5 o’clock, where ex
hibits of local artists will be on
display. The Rex Garden Club,
Stage Coach Civic Club and East
Clayton Elementary School are
co-operating with Mrs. Chamblee
in an effort to make National
Starting in December the dis
tribution system will be extended
■ to include a line by Riverdale to
■ College Park, back to the four
lane highway, then from Phil
, adelphia Church .toad to Moun
tain View, then by Conley road
■ to Highway 42 and down 42 to
; Harbin road, where it joins with
the 16-inch main.
There will be a spur off that
line to Ellenwood and one to
Rex. And then one loop off South
Main to Tara, across to High
way 54 and up 54 to Morrow,
where it joins with the 16-inch
main.
Citizens and Southern bank is
the depository for construction
1 and revenue funds.
Art Week a success in Clayton
County. Any Clayton Countians
who wish to exhibit art work or
hand craft of any kind at the
Community Center should con
tact Mrs. Roy Chamblee at Stage
Coacn Studio, Ellenwood, or Mrs.
M. G. Keiser at Rex to make ar
rangements.
AMVET Activities
At the regular meeting Octo
ber 20 interesting discussions on
current projects were held.
Charlie Bartlett, Chairman of
the Youth Athletic Committee,
introduced as a guest Mr. Ed
Chappell, a veteran professional
wrestler. Mr. Chappell wrestled
professionally under the name of
Wild Bill” Collins and won
numerous championship tro
phies during his twenty-two year
live at 155 Main Street, Jones
boro.
Ann is reigning as queen of
Delta Air Lines’ Golden Crown
DC-7’s which have been in serv
ice on Delta s routes since April
1954.
NOTICE OF CHANGE
AT HEALTH CLINIC
Clayton County Health De
partment Maternal Clinic will be
open on first and third Wednes
days at 12 noon at the Jonesboro
Health Clinic.
Well Baby Clinic at North
Clayton Health Clinic on fourth
Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m.
JONESBORO GIRL
ENTERS PIEDMONT
Barbara Jane Batson, gradu
ate of Jonesboro High School,
has enrolled at Piedmont College
for the Fall Quarter which be
gan September 19.
OFFICIAL CLAYTON COUNTY PUBLICATION
New Classrooms
Next September
School Bond Issue Approved,
Board To See Plans November 1
By September, 1956, Clayton County school children
at Morrow, Ash Street, Forest Park, Jonesboro and River
dale will have additional classrooms because voters ap
proved the $224,000 School Bond issue.
The bond issue, approved by a
vote of 1,065 to 279, provides six
classrooms at Morrow, four at
Ash Street, four at North Jones
boro and two at Riverdale, and
also pays for the Simpson Road
elementary site in Forest Park.
There will be a validation
period of 30 days and the selling
of the bonds will take another
month. The Clayton County
School Board will take bids about
January 15.
Then, allowing seven months
for construction, the new facili
ties should be ready by Septem
ber, 1956.
Plans for the additions will be
submitted at the next meeting of
the County School Board Tues
day, Nov. 1, County School Su
perintendent Ed Edmonds said
this week.
Results of the voting in the
bond election:
For Against
Adamson District 92 14
Riverdale 60 30
Panhandle 9 0
Lovejoy 18 9
Jonesboro 184 73
Ellenwood 43 36
Mountain View 44 16
Old Oak 45 12
New Oak 42 36
Forest Park 528 53
1065 279
TEEN-AGE GIRLS
NEAR MISS DEVORE
IN FOREST PARK
An unexpected pleasure was
extended the teen-age girls of
Forest Park last Thursday eve
ning. It was announced earlier
last week in the school by mem
bers of the Music Club that, as
a special favor to Forest Park,
Miss Terice Devore, representa
tive for the Elizabeth Arden New
York Salon, would come speak
to them Thursday evening at
7:30 p.m. in the school audi
torium.
Miss Devore Was here with her
two associates from New York
last week in connection with an
advertising campaign in Atlanta
directed by Rich’s, Inc. Her visit
to Forest Park, which was not a
scheduled part of her assign
ment, was instigated by Mr, Earl
R. Anderson, a local resident,
who is an executive of the Eliza
beth Arden Cosmetics Company.
Miss Devore was introduced to
the group of 40 or 50 girls, in
cluding several mothers, by Mr.
Anderson. She spoke to the at
tentive audience on diet, make
up, hair grooming, and exercise.
She also demonstrated the tech
nique of correct posture.
Each girl received a free gift
certificate for a lipstick sample,
wrestling career.
Mr. Chappell encouraged the
sponsorship of the boxing and
wrestling program for teen-age
boys and explained how they
would benefit from such a pro
gram. He promised his co-opera
tion and assistance in serving as
an instructor as soon as the
necessary equipment is acquired
and classes begun.
Anyone reading this article
who possesses any gym equip
ment, boxing gloves, etc. which
they are willing to lend or donate
to this program, please notify any
Amvet. A ring and mat are the
major pieces of equipment need
ed.
The Health Center Project is
still in the planning stage and
will be discussed more fully as
definite plans are made.
Joe Strickland announced that
prizes will be given for the best
costumes at the Halloween Dance
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REGISTER NOW!
Deadline for Registering to Vote in the Dec. 3 regular
City Election is Saturday, November 12, at 12:00 noon.
Deadline for qualifying to run in this election is the
same. You must be registered in BOTH the City and
the County to be eligible to vote in City elections.
20,000 Readers
in Clayton
and Other
Counties
JUDGE WHITTAKER,
JP ASSN. CHIEF,
BURIED IN FP
Judge w. R. Whittaker of Ellen
wood, president of the Justice of
Peace Association of Georgia,
died. Tuesday, October 18th, at
an Atlanta hospital.
Funeral services yere held
Wednesday at Dicksori’s Funeral
Home Chapel at Jonesboro.
The Rev. Hoyt Henderson offi
ciated. Burial took place at For
est Park Cemetery.
A former state legislator from
Clayton County, Judge Whittaker
had been a justice of the peace
for 53 years. At 82. he was said to
be the oldest justice of peace in
Georgia.
Judge Whittaker had served on
the Clayton County Advisory
Board for a number of years.
Born in DeKalb County, he at
tended school there and at Mc-
Donough. He was a merchant
and farmer at Ellenwood for
many years.
Judge Whittaker was a member
of the State House of Represen
tatives in 1937.
He was the son of the late
John Thomas Whittaker, a Con
federate soldier, and the late
Mary Lucy Barton Whittaker.
Surviving are his wife; daugh
ter, Mrs. W. H. Burks, Sr. of At
lanta; son, W. V. Whittaker of
Thomasville, brothers, E. A.
Whittaker of Lake Placid, Fla.;
sisters, Mrs. R. L. Waggoner of
Atlanta, Mrs. Homer Ragon of
Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. R. B. Dillard
of Tucson, Ariz.; Mrs. J. Z.
Henry of Atlanta, Mrs. F. A.
Crabtree and Mrs. E. L. Rickie,
both of San Francisco, Calif.;
two grandchildren ,and three
great-grandchildren.
NEWCOMERS ARE
WELCOMED TO FP
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Satterfield
169 Rock Springs Street
Mr. and Mrs. Mirian Youmans
204 Park Drive
Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Carter
128 Warren Drive
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Barnweb
130 Linda Way
Mr. and Mrs. M. V. McClair
1019 Central Avenue
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Joseph
305 Shelnutt Drive