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VOLUME 38—NUMBER 2
COL. JOHN W. WEST’S Fair of 1850 is one of the showplaces
of the State of Georgia, located on U. S. Highway 41 at Jester's
Lake. (See Clayton County Views, Page 3.)
—Photo by Eddie Keller.
POINT OF VIEW
— By JACK TROY ———
Are you interested in the many phone Calls we get at the two
offices of the official County newspaper in Jonesboro and Forest
Park?
any personal references, or any assinine bragging. We go along
progressing and growing with Clayton County in the full knowledge
that if we do our best, you’ll know it.
The big news this week is the prospect of Clayton County
citizens voting yes on a sewerage bond issue — come October.
In many parts of the county lack of sewerage is not only a
deterrent to industry, but it is a real health factor.
You’ll be reading a great deal about this matter in the next
few weeks and it’s importance, already well known, will possibly
grow on you — like a Centennial beard.
IN CLAYTON COUNTY
Farm Housing Loans
Available to Farmers
R. W. Jackson, County Super
visor of the Farmers Home Ad
ministration, announced today
that eligible farmers in Clayton
county may now obtain Farm
Housing loans from the agency.
Funds for the loans were recent
ly made available by the Con
gress.
Applications for these loans
may be made immediately at the
County Office in Room 239 of the
Old Post Office Building in At
lanta or may be filed with Mr.
Jackson who is at the County
Agent’s Office in Jonesboro on
the first and third Tuesdays of
each month.
The loans may be made for the
construction and repair of farm
houses and other farm buildings,
including farmstead water sup
plies.
Interest on the loans will be
4 per cent per year on the un
paid principal. Repayments will
be scheduled over periods up to
33 years.
The loans will be secured by a
mortgage on the borrower’s farm.
Applicants will be expected to
obtain the building plans and
specifications for the improve
ments to be financed with the
Farm Housing loan.
The Farmers Home Adminis
tration will review the plans and
. inspect the construction as it
progresses to assist the borrower
in obtaining construction that
meets generally accepted stand
ards of soundness.
The eligibility of applicants
will be determined by the local
county committee of the Farm
ers Home Administration. To be
eligible, an applicant must be the
owner of a farm, be unable to
obtain suitable credit for dwell
ings and other buildings from
other lenders, and have enough
income from the farm or from
the farm and other sources to
meet family living and farm
operating expenses and repay his
debts.
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Are you interested in the many
fine letters of praise we receive
for trying to help, in our humble
way, in all area undertakings?
Are you interested in how hard
we work — how many hours
we put in burning the midnight
oil?
Are you interested in the many
complications of publishing a
newspaper, the mechanics, the
business side, etc?
Are you interested?
Os course you’re not. If you’re
a businessman, a housewife, a
girl scout or a retired butcher,
you’re interested mainly in your,
own problems, and your only in
terest in this newspaper, in the
normal course of events, is read
ing it for the County happen
ings.
So we try not to bore you with
Jaycees Help
Provide Electric
Field Scoreboard
A directors meeting of the For
est Park Jaycees was held at the
home of Terrell Starr last Tues
day evening. With the coming
of the football season, the di
rectors voted to assist in the al
location of funds for an electric
scoreboard to be erected at the
athletic field.
According to Terrell Starr,
Jaycee president, the new elec
tric board will be used by the
Forest Park School football team
and the Jaycees are happy and
proud to contribute in a small
way to the recreational welfare
of the community.
Following his return from a
Jaycee convention at Albany a
few weeks ago, Starr stated that
a new Jaycee state headquar
ters building will be built soon
in Perry, Georgia.
The community will donate the
site and local contractors will
supply the building materials.
REV. BURDETTE
IS ORDAINED
INTO MINISTRY
The Rev. Chester Burdette was
ordained into the Ministry at
New Hope Baptist Church on
Sunday, August 20th. The Pastor,
Rev. Glenn Higgins, preached
the ordination sermon.
Rev. Burdette will pastor the
Pine Grove Baptist Church in
Fayette County. The Flint River
Association was represented by
the Rev. Wheeler of Griffin and
the Rev. K. C. Cates of Jones
boro. The Rev. Herschel Turner
of .Manchester was also present
at these services.
C. of C. Asks County Commissioners
To Call Sewerage Bond Election Oct. 9
BOARD TAKES UNANIMOUS ACTION
ON INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE VIEWS
The Board of Directors of the Clayton County Chamber
of Commerce, acting unanimously on the unanimous re
commendation of the Industrial Committee, have request
ed the County Commissioners to call a Sewerage Bond
Election for Tuesday, Oct. 9th., at the Commissioner regu-
lar meeting on Sept. 4.
The Board of Directors, un
der the leadership of Col. Frank
G. Marchman, President, takes
the position that Clayton Coun
ty is facing its “golden opportu
nity” and needs only this one
more step to give the Chamber
of Commerce the tools to com
plete on an equal footing for in
dustry.
Sewerage is a must for Clay
‘on County and now is thf
time.” This was the firm and
unanimous conviction of the C
of C. Industrial Committee at
their regular monthly meeting
last week.
This committee composed of
Harry Buckley, chairman; Henry
C. Dorsey, Charles Conklin, Ed
Rawls and J. Carl Hodges was
Kiwanis Fish Fry Saturday
The Kiwanis Club fish fry is the big event this Saturday
at the Youth Center — from 11 a. in. to 8 p. m.
Girl Scouts, who have been selling tickets, will share in the
proceeds, the remainder of which will be used in the youth
program.
Prices are $1 for adults and 50 cents for children under
12. All you can eat. Everyone is invited to attend during the day
and evening. Help the Kiwanis Club help the youth of Forest
Park.
DOORTODOOR
Community Chest Drive
Begins September 17th
On Monday, September 17th, the Clayton County Com
munity Chest will begin its Fifth Annual Drive for Funds.
For a two week period, beginning on the 17th, volunteer
workers will go from door to door throughout the County
soliciting dollars.
During the past five years the
number of families helped by
the Chest has increased at a rate
of about 50 a year. The Chest
Funds must increase as the
county grows. This is an organ
ization of which we can all be
proud. It is your organization,
supported by your dollars and
your voluntary efforts.
During the past five years the
Clayton County Chest has be
come a vital part of our county.
There are few residents who
have not heard of its good work,
or have not known of someone
who has benefitted by it. It has
reached into all corners of the
county to ease the load of some
family temporarily in need be
cause of sickness, accident or
desertion.
During the past year 180 fam
ilies in Clayton County were
helped by the County Chest. Its
existence has eased the burden
of the individual and the
churches in caring for our
needy. AND REMEMBER—The
Clayton County Chest is the
only community chest that will
help Clayton County people.
Give your Community Chest
contributions in your own coun
ty to help your own neighbors—
and please, give generously!
NEWCOMERS
ARE WELCOMED
TO FOREST PARK
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Clark,
113 Lloyd Drive
Mr. and Mrs. N. H. May
1501 Sherwood Cir.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. Reynolds
153 Pine Valley Dr.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Jones
110 Ewing Dr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hay
1012 Alder Dr.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Howard
1325 Bowdon Dr.
Capt. and Mrs. J. D. Barnick
140 Brookwood Dr. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Cain,
Jr., 178 College St.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Howard
130 Old Jonesboro Rd.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Adams
131 Grace Dr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Nolan
121 Moore Ave-.
Mr. and Mrs. Annie L. Edwards
120 Mimosa Dr.
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1956
reappointed by President March
man, and assigned the important
key position of spearheading the
campaign to inform the people
of Clayton County of the needs
for and advantages from the
proposed county sewerage sys
tem.
Both as individuals and as a
committee these men take the
position that the completion of
the Water System, which has
now been put into operation, has
brought within reach the pros
pect of making Clayton County
the finest Industrial area of the
whole Greater Atlanta Metropol
itan area.
Now that an adequate sewer
age system is possible and at a
very small cost to individual cit-
ASH STUDENTS
REGISTER SEPT. 4
All students of the Ash Street
School Area will register Tues
day September 4th. The Ash
Street area includes Central
Ave. and the area south of
Central Ave. Registration for
the First through the Fourth
Grades will be frbm 9:00 a. m.
— 12:00 noon. The Fifth thro
ugh the Seventh Grades will
be from 1:00 p. m. till 3:00
p. m. All Parents arc urged to
have their children to register
during these hours.
Tales From Lions Den
Most of you have already had
a few days vacation, but I am a
little late getting away. Just as
I was planning to get packed I
discovered that I hadn’t finished
my column for this week; but
knowing that the president of
our club, B. G. Lyons, had ex
pressed a desire to send a letter
to all the people of Forest Park
I called him and asked him if
he would like to write that letter
for printing this week’s column.
Bob was delighted to do this—so
here’s his letter. By the way Lee
Patterson next week, and I’ll be
back in a couple of weeks.
To the People of Forest Park:
Lion Bill Sims has already ex
pressed my desire to write a let
ter to each of you, I am sure that
you would agree with us that
this would be quite an under
taking. So I am taking up a little
of his column to write an open
letter to you.
Throughout all of last week
the members of our club made
house to house calls with prod
ucts that are made by the Geor
gia Factory for The Blind. These
products consisted of house
brooms, Kitchen mops, toy
brooms, and whisk brooms.
This past week has been a
most pleasant week for the
members of our club, thanks to
you people. You have made it
possible for our success in our
Broom and Mop Sale ... in fact
you made it a success.
It was our plan to cover all of
Forest Park, to call on every
izens, they feel they would be
violating the trust placed in
them not to inform the people
of the tremendous advantages a
sewerage system would add to
their ability to bring industry
into Clayton County.
Henry C. Dorsey, Plant Man
ager of Ford Motor Company
Plant at Hapeville, summed up
the situation when he stated: “It
is highly unlikely we can get any
of the larger industries into
Clayton County unless we can
furnish them sewerage, as our
competition, the City of Atlanta,
(Continued On Page 5)
FOR C. OF C.
AMVETS PLEASED
WITH FISH FRY
TICKET RESPONSE
Am-Vet Post 17 undertook the
project of the Labor Day fish
fry both to raise money and
publicly express its recognition
of the work and accomplish
ments of the Clayton County
Chamber of Commerce.
The Post feels pride in the re
ception its members have re
ceived in their solicitalions, in the
belief that such shows public
realization that the Chamber has
done and is doing an admirable
job in furthering progress in the
County.
The Fish Fry will be Monday,
September 3, at the Post, from
1 until 6 p. m.
The location is Wimberly’s
Lake, 1 mile East of Morrow,'be
tween Highways 54 and 42.
Donations are SI.OO for adults
and 50c for children under 12.
You may be pure of reserva
tions by calling JA 4-0235, and
get your tickets Labor Day at
the Post.
COOL, MAN, COOL -
SEE WOMANLESS
SOFTBALL GAME
What a game to see! Can you
imagine the Jonesboro Firemen
playing the Jonesboro Exchange
Club and the Jonesboro Jaycees
in ladies dresses? This game
will be played on the school foot
ball field Thursday at 8:00 p. m.
Prices .25 and .50. A womanless
softball game.
A refreshment stand will be
open during the game. Your
team needs your support and a
good laugh is an excellent tonic,
so come all. The proceeds from
this game also will be added to
the Jonesboro Area Recreation
Center, Inc., treasury. This pro
gram will soon be more than just
a dream. But the game Thurs
daynight i s a dream clowns vs.
comedians! Cool, man, cool!
By Bill Sims
house so as to give every family
an opportunity to purchase at
least one of these products in
order to help someone less for
tunate than we are. As stated
before, these products were made
by the Georgia Factory for The
Blind. By your purchasing these
products you, the people of For
est Park, have helped to keep
some 25 blind people employed.
As you know it is almost impos
sible to catch everybody at home
and we weren’t able to catch all
of you at home when we called
last week. It is my belief that
there are quite a few of you that
were missed last week, but would
like to still take part in this our
annual Broom and Mop Sale.
Below is a blank for you to fill
out and mail in to us if you
were missed, or if by chance you
need an additional item.
FOREST PARK LIONS CLUB
Forest Park, Georgia
Please deliver to me:
House Broom $1.50
Kitchen Mop SI.OO
Toy (Child's) Broom .75
Whisk Broom .75
Name
Address
Again let me thank you from
the bottom of my heart for your
fine cooperation in this project.
I am sure that I can repeat that
from every member of our club
to each of you. We sincerely
thank you again.
808 LYONS
For tlie Forest Park Lions Club
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GIRL SCHOOL PATROL members of Forest Park are back from an enjoyable week’s camp at
Lake Blackshear, Cordele. They were accompanied by Patrol Director, Mrs. Fay Parris. Chief
Bill Thurston drove them back in the school bus. Left to right, Sara Haines, Dorothy Haines,
Bonnie Price, Jannie Elrod, Nancy Chastain, Thurston, Ann Adair, Dianne Scarborough, Mary Nell
Carbo, Barbara Starr and Ellen Lewis. Four of the girls were not in the picture.
—Photo by Hooper.
NOTICE! 11
Day and time of the next
Forest Park Health Clinic has
been changed to Friday, Sept.
7, between the hours of 1:30 to
4:30 p.m. at the City Hall.
CLAYTON COUNTY
SCHOOLCHILDREN
ENROLL SEPT. 4-5
AU Clayton County school chil
dren are expected to enroll in
school on September 4th and sth.
These two days will be devoted
to Registration and the hours
will be from 9-12. On September
6th school will run its full length
and the hours will be 9-3:30. The
schools that are forced to run
double-sessions will have a dif
ferent schedule.
Let us ask the cooperation and
understanding of all parents. We
will have many problems grow
ing out of overcrowded class
rooms and the acute teacher
shortage. Every parent will find
something that does not please
him or his child and we know
you have the right to be unhap
py. Yet these problems would
have been solved if we could
have solved them.
Please visit your school and see
that true facts and perhaps all
of us working together can find
the solutions.
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1956-1957
Labor Day Holiday September
3, 1956.
School begins September 4.
Ist month Sept. 4-Oct. 1.
2nd month Oct. 2-Oct. 30.
3rd month Oct. 31-Nov. 29.
4th month Nov. 30-Jan. 10.
sth month Jan. 11-Feb. 7.
6th month Feo. 8-March 7.
7th month March 8-April 5.
Bth month April 8-May 7.
9th month May 8-June 4.
Post-School ends June 11, 1957.
Oct. s—sth District GEA.
Nov. 22,23—Thanksgiving Holi
days.
Dec. 19—Jan. 2 — Christmas
Holidays.
March 22 -GEA State Conven
tion.
April 19-22—Easter Holidays.
CENTENNIAL DAY
TO BE FEATURED
ONWLWATHURS.
Jonesboro Centennial Day will
be featured on WLWA-TV, Chan
nel 11, Thursday.
The Mary Moore Show seen at
10:30 a. m. will feature Jones
boro people in Centennial cos
tumes.
Surprise Parly seen on' the
same station same day from 1
p. m. until 2 p. m. will feature
the young beauties of the city
who are in the Miss Jonesboro
contest sponsored by the civic
clubs of Jonesboro.
A group of young children will
be seen dancing the square
dance.
Mrs. R. E. Lilly, the spoke
man for this program, will tell
of the Centennial plans. A num
ber of ladies in Centennial cos
tumes also ,will add atmosphere
to the gaiety of this party.
OFFICIAL CLAYTON COUNTY PUBLICATION
EDUCATIONAL VACATION
Patrol Girls, Boys Enjoy
Camp Safety Patrol Trips
Forest Park School Patrol boys and girls have enjoved
a nice vacation at Camp Safety Patrol, Cordele, this sum
mer.
Seventeen boys attended the week beginning July 1,
with Chief Bill Thurston as councilor.
Fourteen girls attended the
week beginning Aug. 12 with
Mrs. Fay Parris as councilor.
They enjoyed a variety of ac
tivities and received a course of
very helpful safety tptining in
structed by state patrols 1 .
Most of our patrols wbn the
vacation as a token of the
splendid work they did through
out the past school year. The
City of Forest Park donated SIOO
and the County Commissioners
SIOO, and the balance was raised
in various Ways.
The group wish also to thank
Sheriff Davis, Chief Thurston
and all who helped to make it
possible for this nice education
al vacation.
RECORD NUMBER
TO ENROLL IN FP
SCHOOLS SEPT. 4
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 9:00 a.m.,
will find the greatest number of
girls and boys enrolling in the
Forest Park School’s history. The
greatest staff will be on hand to
greet pupils and parents and
give their best to the process of
education this year. Parents and
patrons are invited to come dur
ing the enrollment period and
meet the teachers.
Please excuse the teachers and
principals if they do not talk
with you too long as enumerable
tasks will confront them especi
ally during the registration pe
riod, Principal R. L. English says.
As many special problems will
be taken up as possible the first
day, though Tuesday will be
mostly for general registration.
Parents are urged to bring up
special or time consuming prob
lems on Wednesday, so as to not
hold up the registration lines on
Tuesday. The children will not
be counted absent on Tuesday.
Elementary and high schoo
classes will be held on Wednes
: day from 9-1. Lunches will be
I served on Thursday when the
1 full day of school begins. The
I hours of school this year will be
|from 9-3:30, with the first and
second grade children getting
out at 2, on the central campus.
This year a short registration
card will be used for enrollment
purposes with all new registrants
filling out information sheets.
। Sometime during the first week
the information sheets will be
! sent home to be completed by a
| parent. This is to save our par
ents from waiting too long in
our Unes Tuesday and Wednes
day. The primary grade fund
‘ for Identical supplies will be as
: usual, $4.00 for the year. Re
; member and let me remind you
| to join your PTA the first day
of school.
Clayton's
Leading
Advertising
Medium
LLOYD MATTHEWS
KILLED BY TRUCK
ON EXPRESSWAY
W. Lloyd Matthews, 52, former
editor and publisher of the Clay
ton County News and Farmer
and owner of a Jonesboro print
ing firm, Lloyd's of Georgia, was
killed on the South Expressway
Monday, August 20.
After his automobile developed
motor trouble within 300 feet of
the Lakewood Avenue, S. W., ap
proach, Mr. Matthews was walk
ing backwards to get a ride to a
telephone. He stumbled over
some rocks and fell against the
right fender and side of an on
coming truck, killing him in
stantly.
No charges were made against
the truck driver. Rufus Johnson,
39, Negro, of 578 Humphries St.,
S. W.
Mr. Matthews formerly owned
the Fayetteville Enterprise and
the Campbell News. He was born
and raised in Duluth, Minn., and
lived in Decatur the last 14
years. He was a member of the
First Methodist Church of De
catur.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Gene Lithgow of Hoopeston,
Ill.; mother, Mrs. Mary Ann
Matthews of Duluth, Minn.; two
sisters, Mrs. Scott Ellis of Dallas
Center, lowa, and Mrs. Milton
Bergstrom of San Jose, Calif.,
and two brothers, Harold Mat
thews of Miles City, Mont., and
Everett Matthews of Rice Lake,
Wise.
Funeral services were held
last Wednesday afternoon at
Trinity Chapel, with Rev. Frank
Crawley officiating. The remains
were carried to Hoopeston, HL,
for interment.
Mr. Matthews will be greatly
missed by his many friends in
Clayton County, and his news
paper friends over the state.
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A NICE PRIZE will be given
to the first person to identify
the above citizen of (guess
A'here) by calling Jonesboro
6721 from 9: a. m. until 6:OV
p. m.