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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 51
Ice Cream Supper Sat.
The M. Y. F. of the Forest Park Memorial Church is sponsoring
an ice cream supper on Saturday, August 11th, at the Church on
College Street.
Home made ice cream of all flavors and home-made cake will
be served from 5:00 until 8:00 (or until it is all sold.)
The proceeds from this ice cream supper will go toward the
building fund. We invite everyone to come by and enjoy good
ice cream and cake with us and at the same time be helping
contribute toward a worthy cause.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11th — 5:00 P. M. to 8:00 P. M.
EVERYONE WELCOME
POINT OF VIEW
— By JACK TROY
Public welfare comes first.
The State Department of Public Health is strictly non-political.
It was set up to serve the people of Georgia back' in 1952, and the
program has worked. Georgians everywhere praise the work of this
fine department.
was high. The department followed up with spot clinics in 1954.
There has not been a case of rabies in Fulton County since August
of 1955.
State Public Health clinics were held in Spaulding- County
last year. There has been only one rabid dog since, and this was
recent. The case was near the Clayton County line, and no one
knows where the dog came from.
People have away of dumping dogs not only in Clayton and
surrounding counties, but all over the state, and this is a problem
in itself. They do this rather than call the dog pound.
Rounding up the strays in a County problem.
But the main problem is winning the cooperation of dog
owners who, by getting dogs vaccinated at the forthcoming clinics
may prevent them from getting the deadly disease of rabies
Free vaccinations are given school children. The County
Health Department gives inoculations free for ail types of con
tagious diseases.
In the case of dog and cat inoculations, however, the State
does it only on an emergency basis. In our County of Clayton 13
people have been given anti-rabies treatments in the past two
months. Clayton has had four rabid dogs and one rabid cat within
two months. In the whole state there have been only two other
rabid dogs. The State Department of Public Health in only doing
its duty fulfilling an obligation —to offer assistance in an
ertdemic area. The cooperation of dog and cat owners is solicited
for these clinics, since the previous clinics set up by the County
Health Department only served a minority.
Robert Patrick District
Champ In Pasture Work
Outstanding 4-H Club pasture projects have paid off
for three boys with more than just grazing for their live
stock.
Matthew Pierson of Washington county, Robert Pat
rick of Clayton county, and Reginald Dangler of Bartow
county each will receive a S4O award and a free trip to the
Georgia 4-H Club Congress in Atlanta for their efforts.
They are district winners in
the 1956 Four-H pasture pro
gram sponsored by the Standard
Oil Co. of Kentucky and con
ducted by the Agricultural Ex
tension Service at the University
of Georgia College of Agricul
ture.
Matthew represents the North
east district, Robert the North
west, and Reginald the North.
W. H. Gurley, Extension agron
omist, said the boys also have a
chance at three state awards.
They are a $250 scholarship and
a trip to the National 4-H Con
gress in Chicago for first, $l5O
for second, and SBO for third.
A three and one-half acre
pasture of fescue, orchard grass,
rye grass, and ladino clover won
Northwest honors for Robert.
The pasture was started in
October, 1954.
County Agent Charles S.
Tucker said the 4-H’ers fertilized
according to soil test recommen
dations. This included one ton
of lime per acre and 500 pounds
of 4-12-12. Another soil test was’
taken in the spring of 1955, and
again the recommendations were
followed. This year Robert used
a total of 300 pounds of am
monium nitrate and 500 pounds
of 4-12-12 per acre. He applied
this in split applications.
The Northwest-winning pas
ture has carried seven calves av
eraging 500 pounds for the en
tire year.
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dnuttiy Nms aub IFarm^r
Since 1952 free dog and cat in
oculation clinics have been held
in 50 counties, circumstances
warranting same, and in virtual
ly all cases success has reward
ed the efforts of the department.
Dr. Leland E. Starr, State Pub
lic Health Department veterin
arian, who will be in Clayton
County for the first of these
clinics Thursday afternoon at the
Courthouse in Jonesboro, points
out
“It's a public health obligation
on our part and an obligation on
the part of the people to cooper
ate. The people are vital to the
program, and the program is vit
al to them.”
Dr. Starr recalled similar clin
ics staged in Fulton County in
1953 when the incident of rabies
NOTICE
Forest Park City Tax Assessors
will be in session at the Forest
Park City Hall on Saturday,
August 18th, and Saturday,
August 25, 1956, for the purpose
of hearing complaints on City
Tax Assessments or to discuss
tax matters with any interested
citizen.
Jaycees Attend
Griffin Meeting
The Forest Park Jaycees were
represented in number at the
4th district meeting held in Grif
fin, Ga.Jast Wednesday. A mo
torcade was formed with the
Jonesboro Jaycees.
A barbecue dinner was served,
followed by the introduction of
guests by Bart Searcy, vice pres
ident of the Griffin club. Mr.
' Abit Massey, state president of
the Jaycees, addressed the group
and recognized the large attend
ance of the Forest Park club.
During the meeting, blds were
। placed for the fall, winter, and
| spring meetings. Forest Park
> took the bid for the winter meet
ing, which will be held sometime
in February.
Following the meeting, forums
consisting of awards, number
one project and extensions, were
attended by members of the va-
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LITTLE LEAGUE RUNNERS-UP in Forest Park are Bob Hartup^e’s Dixie Steaks, winners last
year. Left to right, front row: Watson Orr, Bobby Haygood, John (truce, Wayne Bryan, Charles
Bryan, Bobby Hattupee, and Manager Hartupee; back row, Steve^ Tanner, Robert Jones, Randy
Smith, Joe Downs, Buddy McDowell, and David Johnson. Not shown in the picture are Donnie
Hood and Tony Moore. (Photo by Eddie KeUer)
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COUNTY SCHOOLS
PLAN OPENING
SEPTEMBER 4
By J. E. Edmonds
Superintendent
The Clayton County Board of
Education has adopted the fol
lowing schedule for the coming
school year:
August 27th — All teachers
will report to their respective
schools for Pre-School week.
September 4th — All elemen
tary and high school students
are to report to their respective
schools.
November 22 — 23 — Thanks
giving Holidays.
December 19 — January 2 —
Christmas Holidays.
April 19 — 22 — Easter Holi
days.
All children who will be 6
years of age on or before Dec.
31st are eligible to enter the first
grade and they must bring birth
certificate to school. It is strong
ly recommended by the Primary
teachers throughout America
that children should be six years
of age before entering the first .
grade. The State of Georgia
leaves this decision up to the
parents and we are asking that
you please talk this problem over ।
with your Primary teachers if
your child will not be six before
school begins. ■
MISS PATTERSON I
HOME ECONOMIST
FOR JONESBORO
Miss Mildred Patterson has
been appointed District Home :
Economist for the Jonesboro and ।
Milledgeville Districts of the ,
Georgia Power Company, it was ।
announced today by J. A. Gar- ;
ner, Jonesboro District Manager.
Assuming her duties on Aug
ust 6th, Miss Patterson will make ।
her headquarters in Milledge- ;
ville. ।
A native of Auburn, Alabama, ]
Miss Patterson received her B.
S. degree in Home Economics
from Alabama Polytechnic In- :
stitute in December, 1953.
Miss Patterson’s college activi
ties included membership in the :
Dana King Gatchelle Home Eco- :
nomics Club and the Wesley ।
Foundation.
Prior to joining Georgia Power, ।
the new Jonesboro-Milledgeville
Home Economist was affiliated
with the Alabama State Exten- |
sion Service, located at Ashland, ,
Alabama.
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AMVETS WORKING
ON FISH FRY
AMVETS Post No. 17 turned '
out 168 strong and they are still ,
working to sell tickets to the fish ;
fry for the Chamber of Com- ।
mcrce. Come on all citizens, and (
let’s make this a success for a .
good cause.
The fish fry will be held at ,
Wimberley’s Lake on Labor Day. j
rious Jaycee clubs represented at (
the assembly. ■ ।
Terrell Starr, president of the I
Forest Park Jaycees, praised the ]
members’ Interest and the over
whelming attendance at the
meeting. i,
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1956
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NOTICE
X ray Chest Survey
August 13th—9:00 a.tn.-l:00
p.m.
Public Invited—l 2 years of age
and Older
North Clayton Health Center
Bostwick Dr. College Park
TAXPAYERS WIN
INITIAL ROUND
IN JONESBORO
Judge Clarence Vaughn of
Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit
has enjoined the City of Jones
boro from spending $36,800 for
construction of a new water tank
and $84,000 for a new sewerage
disposal plant.
Judge Vaughn ordered the in
junction enforced until further
notice from the court after
hearing a petition brought by a
number of taxpayers. The peti
tion protested construction of
the tank and the plant.
The residents object, they said
in their petition, because in con
structing the two units the city
would exceed an indebtedness
beyond its constitutional limit.
The taxpayers also maintain
ed that a proposed location of
the new tank in a northern sec
tion of the town would be un
attractive.
Boyd, Willhoit
Attending FFA
Covington Meet
Morris Boyd and Wayne Will
hoit are attending the state FFA
convention as delegates from the
Jonesboro chapter. Wayne is
president of the local chapter
and Morris is secretary.
More than 400 Future Farmers
from 281 high schools are ex
pected to attend the convention
as chapter delegates. The four
day meeting at the State FFA
FHA camp near Covingingto.n
will get under way Monday af
ternoon and close Thursday
night with the installation of
new officers.
Speakers for the week include
Lt. Gov. Ernest Vandiver; the
Rev. James Park, vice president
of Norman College, and Terrell
Benton, Jr., national FFA stud
ent secretary from Jefferson, Ga.
LONE TROOP 6
ON ATLANTA TV
Girl Scouts Lone Troop 6 on
T.V.—l6 happy scouts visited
WLWA last Thursday and found
two rows of seats right in front
had been reserved for them. Be
sides seeing the show, they were
fortunate enough to be “on it”
and came away with a lovely big
world globe for the Troop, pic
ture books and bubble gum for
each one, and a glow of satisfac
tion with their day. Leader Mrs.
Travis Haines, and helpers Mrs.
Smitn, Mrs. Valkinburg, Mrs.
Morris were with the Troop.
On the way home one of the
cars stopped to let the girls go
buy a small gift for a sick mem
ber—Ann Adair. They called at
her home and learned she had
watched the T.V. show, shared
with her the book and bubble
gum as a consolation.
Little League
All-Stars Play
In Tournament
Richard Kimsey Named
Most Valuable: Season
Ends Wednesday Night
Little League managers and
Director Lynn Wells met at the
Dwarf House for a steak supper
Friday night and picked an All-
Star team, discussed plans‘for
next year.
' . Fifteen best ball players in the
' Major League were selected as
• follows: Bryan Lane. Bobby Nor
■ ton, Hugh Gibbon, Richard Kim
sey, Robert, Hartupee, John
Cruse, Tommy GrShit, Oliver
Owens, Billy Potter, Danny Mar
tin, Billy Waldrop, Gene John
son, Pasco Tilson and the two
twins, Richard and Robert Mc-
Allister.
The most valuable player for
the year—a difficult choice on
; the point system, with nine con
sidered—is Richard Kimsey, ( star
pitcher for Harold Grubbs’ team,
also a fine second baseman.
The All-Stars have been en
tered in a double elimination
tournament at South Fulton
Boys Club, starting around Aug.
13. This was done when efforts
to seek games with other all
star teams failed. No one wanted
to take on these Forest Park
stars.
Harold Grubbs will manage
the Forest Park All-Stars in the
tournament. League Director
Lynn Wells will manage an older
team of 14 and under. They will
play in the same tournament.
The Little League season will
close in two games at Atlanta
General Depot Wednesday night.
Special Services officer request
ed the games for entertainment
for the reserves stationed at the
Depot.
The first game will start at 7
o’clock between minor league
teams managed by Carroll and
Mercer. Then the finale, the ball
game, between Hartupee and
Grubbs.
A baseball for best sportsman
ship and most improved player
for the year has been awarded
to Glenn Baker, who plays on his
dad’s team.
“We have had a most success
ful year and thank the people of
Forest Park for their support,”
Director Weils said.
In the three years of the Little
League, J. L. Baker won the first
year, Bob Hartupee won the sec
ond year, and Harold Grubbs’
team took the title this year.
If form is followed, Harry
Johnson’s team will win next
year.
Rev. Hoyt Farr
Lake Cily Speaker
The Lake City Improvement
Club will hold its monthly meet
ing on Friday night, August 10th,
at 8 o’clock in the Club House
on Harper Drive. Rev. Hoyt G.
Farr, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Forest Park, will be
the guest speaker. .
Camp Plans
COACHES MEET
WITHER BOYS
FRIDAY, AUG. 17
All Forest Park high school
football prospects interested in
attending camp are asked to
meet with Coaches Al Jeffrey
and Pat Patterson Friday, Aug.
17, at the high school.
The coaches will explain all
details of the camp at Norman
Junior College, Norman Park,
Ga., at this meeting.
The Panthers will go to camp
Sunday, Aug. 19, and hold their
first week of practice there. The
squad will return Sunday, the
26th.
Lions and Jaycees are selling
season tickets for Panther home
games.
An attractive five-game home
schedule has been arranged as
follows—
Sept. 7—North Clayton
Sept. 14—Jonesboro
Oct. s—Henry County
Oct. 12—South Cobb
Nov. 9—College Park
All games will be played on
Friday nights'at Kiwanis Ath
letic Field, starting at 8 o’clock.
The Panthers are playing in
Class A for the first time.
Free Dog and Cat Rabies Inoculation Set
Throughout County, Beginning Thurs.
Veterinarians Ford, Bartlett And
Amvet Post 17 Auxiliary Serve
Thirteen people —a most unlucky number — have
sweated out treatments for rabies in the last two months
in Clayton County, as a result of bites by infected animals
Four of six rabid dogs in the whole state this year have
been in Clayton County. In addition, there has been one
rabid cat. -— —- —
For years Clayton County has
been an endemic area for rabies.
Clinics have been held this sum
mer, but only some 500 dogs of
an estimated 9 to 10,000 have
been inoculated, although it is
the law that dogs must be given
inoculations. .
The Georgia Department of
Public Health, regarding the
rabies situation in Clayton as an
emergency, has requested
through State Veterinarian Dr.
L. E. Starr, the right to set up
clinics for free inoculations, in
co-operation with the Clayton
County Health Department.
Another free follow-up clinic
is planned in the spring. All dog
owners who have paid to have
their dogs inoculated will be
urged to have it done again.
It will make their immunity
stronger. It is very important
that all pups should be vacci
nated within two weeks after
weaning.
Dr. Donald C. Ford, the only
practicing veterinarian in Clay
ton County (Ford's Animal Hos
pital, old Highway 41) and Dr.
R. G. Bartlett, Riverdale, oper
ator of Tri-City Hospital, East
Point, have agreed to divide the
work of giving the inoculations
for the protection of Clayton
County citizens.
Those who have paid to have
their dogs vaccinated at pre
vious clinics have done what
every dog owner was supposed to
do under the law and are to be
congratulated for being good
citizens interested in their own
welfare as well as the welfare of
the other citizens.
Amvet Post 17 Auxiliary,
COUNCIL PLANS
TO BE PUSHED
AT JONES MEET
The Girl Scouts and Brownie
Scouts of Clayton County have
been offered the opportunity to
join either of two neighboring
Girl Scout Councils. Membership
in a Council would help our Girl
Scouts in many ways. A meeting
is to be held at 7:30 p.m. Thurs
day, August 9, at Jones Memorial
Church to further discuss the
matter and to elect a committee
representative of all the area to
meet with the executives of the
Atlanta Council sometime in No
vember. We have been asked to
include several men on the com
mittee.
All the Gill Scout and Brownie
Scout leaders, co-leaders, troop
committee members, ministers,
and civic leaders, and anyone I
else interested in our Girl Scouts, I
are asked to attend the meeting
tills next Thursday, August 9. I
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THESE UNINHIBITED' characters, George Purdy, Exchange
i Club, and Red McKibbon, Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department,
left to right, will be on opposite sides in a special softball game
to be played Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Jonesboro High School
i field to raise funds for the big Centennial program. Everybody
come! (Photo by Leonard)
. heartily endorsing the program,
will supply free clerical help at
the clinics.
Veterinarians don’t endorse
free clinics as a general rule, but ;
: are in favor of them when an
epidemic threatens.
Dr. Ford believes that “one
rabid dog” warrants serious con
cern. Dr. Bartlett said he is in
favor of protecting the people in
free rabies clinics when a year’s
program is followed. He doubted
, the complete effectiveness of
just one effort.
The plan is to have another
one in the spring.
Spaulding county’s free clinics
: resulted in the inoculation of
I thousands of dogs. Atlanta had
1 a free one a few years ago and
. has had no rabies reports since.
No one seriously regards
, emergency - inspired rabies
clinics as bordering on , “so
■ cialized medicine” anymore
than they do the free polio
shots, typhoid shots and other
serums administered-at county
health centers.
Rabies is a serious matter, and
it is hoped that dog and cat
. owners will take full advantage
of the opportunity to have their
animals vaccinated at one of the
following FREE clinics: ,
Thursday, August 9-6:30-8:00
p.m.,, Courthouse, Jonesboro.
Friday, August 10-6:30-8:00 ।
• p.m., Jonesboro Elementary ,
School (Col.)
Saturday, August 11—4:00-6:00
p.m., North Clayton School.
Monday, August 13-6:30-8:00
p.m., Lovejoy School.
Tuesday, August 14—6:30 to :
8:00 p.m., Murphy’s Store, Mor-
CENTENNIAL
INTEREST GROWS
The Jonesboro Centennial ,
Committee is delighted in the
interest being shown now as the ,
“Centennial Week” nears ,
September 16-23 will have
many affairs you will not want
to miss. The “big” parade will be
held on Wednesday, September
19th, with many civic clubs,
P. T. A. etc. entering floats.
A centennial queen will be
chosen to reign over the centen
nial week.
Each day will be a special day
starting on Sunday, September
16th, with religious services at
all local churches and ending
Saturday, September 23rd, which
will be everybody’s day.
Highlighting the centennial
will be the colorful pageant put
on under the direction of Mrs.
i Frank Duffy.
Mrs. W. A. Evans, centennial
general chairman, welcomes sug
, gestions and help from all in-
I terested persons.
Clayson’s
Leading
Advertising
Medium
row.
Wednesday, August 15-6:30-
8:00 p.m., Edge, Store, Rex.
Thursday, August 16-6:30-
8:00 p.m., Ellenwood School.
Friday, August 17-6:30-8:00
p.m., Mt. View School.
Saturday, August 18-4:00-
6:00 p.m., City Hall, Forest Park.
Monday, August 20-6:30-8:00
p.m., Clackler’s Grocery, Plun
ketttown.
Tuesday, August 21-6:30-8:00
p.m., Fountain School, Forest
Park.
Wednesday, August 22-6:30-
8:00 p.m., Riverdale School.
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A NICE PRIZE will be given
to the first person to identify
the above citizen of (guess
where) by calling George
Purdy, Jonesboro 6734. Centen
nial plans are rolling.
Scout Troop 1 To Hold
Sale During Carnival
Girl Scout Troop No. 1 is to
have a “Trinket Sale” booth at
the Carnival the Forest Park
Girl Scouts and Brownies are
giving Friday, Aug. 24, at the
new Girl Scout Hut in the city
park.
Anyone having any trinkets
and odds and ends that can be
used in this sale please phone
Mrs. Hobbs at PO-6-4769 and she
will be glad to pick up the items.
Costume jewelry, comic Ipooks,
buttons, shoes, hats, or any oth
er small item that can be used
will be appreciated.
COMMUNITY CHEST
OFFICE HOURS
The new office hours for
the Clayton County Commu
nity Chest are from 9:00 a.m.
until 1:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday. The office
will NOT be open on Satur
days. The old hours were from
12:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. but
as of August Ist, Mrs. Boswick
will be in the office located at
1172 Main Street, Forest Park,
Georgia, from 9:00 a.m.-l:30
p.m.
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF
TIME.