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RONNIE JONES, who scampered for 1,500 yards with com
mendable hustle on North Clayton's Class C Eagles football team
last season, led the team in scoring and finished the year with
a five-touchdown burst against Norcross High, Sunday Was
named a back on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class C All-
State team. Ronnie deserved it as much as any player in the
state in Class C, and he is now being strongly considered • for a <
scholarship by the University of South Carolina. Ronnie is six
feet, weights 160 — he's still growing and gaining weight — and
he runs the 100-yard dash under 11 seconds. He is also a fine
basketball player. Center Johnny Phillips, North Clayjon, was
given honorable mention. (Leonard’s Studio photo)
BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — On the Boulevard of Broken
Dreams — Seabreeze Boulevard in this highly desired East Coast
resort city — I ran across an old friend who once was one of the
top teaching professionals in tha game of golf.
They call it the Boulevard of Broken Dreams, as Broadway is
called the Street of Despair, because so many promising careers
have been drowned in a sea of alcohol, broken homes, divorces,
and the lure of bright lights that inevitably glimmer and fade
from sight — all in a stretch of one block.
It is somewhat as they say about old golfers — they never die,
they just have a ball.
Sammy drifted away from golf during the second world war,
once one of the nation’s top touring pros on the circuit, has had
his ball, and currently is top host at the 19th Hole, favorite
night spot on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams. So he’s the
owner — so?
Sammy Belfore was the pro at the fabulous White Sulphur
Springs resort, in West Virginia. Sammy Snead was his successor.
He held pro jobs in New Rochelle, N. Y., and other top spots, and
for 17 years he was pro at the Daytona Golf and Country Club —
the winter pro there and the summer pro at good Eastern clubs.
Remember the name James Ragan — he’s a new pro taught by
the old mastro in Daytona.
Sammy drifted away from golf during the secend warld war,
and like the moth fluttering around a lighted candle, he got a
little singed around the edges following the trail of wine, women
and song — and never a good singer, at that. One of his old
buddies was Henry McLemore, who used this resort as his base
of operation for a nationally syndicated column of world events.
It is fascinating for an old sports writer to visit the 19th Hole
and see the autographed pictures of golfing greats — the written
tributes they pay Sammy Belfore, who is a central figure in most
of the groups.
There's a striking autographed likeness of Bobby Jones to
greet you as you open the door, and on both sides of the walls in
the two remarkably intimate rooms of the 19th Hole, you see
unfolding photographic history of a great teaching career that
should never have ended even temporarily.
For there, for all to recall, is the plain record that Sammy
Belfore taught Gene Sarazen, Patty Berg and many others who
scaled the pinnacle of fame. You see him teaching the game of
golf to Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tex Rickard, Mike Gazella, Dizzy
Dean, his famous brother Joe Belfore and so many others. He
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Sheriff Dickson, Staff
Took Office New Year Eve
Clayton County Sheriff Loy;
Dickson took office at mid
night New Year's Eve (Monday)
as the official county newspaper
was going to press.
Sheriff Dickson has virtually
completed his staff. He has one
more member to hire. The mem
bers of his staff are Sam Blalock,
former assistant chief of the
Forest Park police department;
Marion Cash, a former valued
member of the Forest Park police
department; Bill C. Murray, Jake
Dixon, and Allen Turner.
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It's All in
the Game
By JACK TROY
Sheriff Dickson
JAN. 18 AND 25
Professional Wrestling
Returns to Forest Park
Big time professional wrestling, exactly the same as
presented on Friday nights in the Atlanta City Auditorium,
will return to Forest Park the last two Friday nights in
January — the 18th and 25th — at Forest Park High School
gymnasium, jointly sponsored by the Volunteer Fire De
partments of Forest Park and Jonesboro for the purchase
of equipment.
Some of the same stars who
appeared in last year’s program
at the gymnasium will be here
during the series of matches
which are scheduled to be held
periodically after - the January
program.
Promoter Paul Jones, of At
lanta, has agreed to hold the
matches regularly in Forest Park
when the Atlanta Auditorium is
committed for other engage
ments.
It is expected that 10 to 15
matches will be staged in Folest
Park for the entertainment of
area fans before spring. All
proceeds above actual expenses
will go into the fire department
funds of Jonesboro and Forest
Park.
Among the top stars who will
appear in the gymnasium
portable ring are Red Mclntyre
and Freddy Blassie, who made a
big hit on the program last sum
mer—the first ever held in For
est Park—Don Mclntyre, Dr.
Jerry Grahame, Chief Big Heart,
Mark Lewis, brother of Don
Lewin, Buffalo, N. Y.; Tarzan
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COUNTY OFFICIALS
ARE SWORN IN
ON NEW YEAR'S DAY
Judg^ William Reynolds of the
Clayton Superior Court, Solicitor
General Lee Hutcheson, County
Clerk Joe Mundy and County
Commissioners Belton Haynie,
chairman; Tarpley George and
Ed Echols were sworn in at 10:30
a. m. Tuesday at the Courthouse
in Jonesboro.
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Clayton got off to a bright
start in the New Year. The Com
missioners held a short meeting
after being sworn in and tran
sacted business at hand.
Ordinary and new Traffic
Court Judge Frank Adamson, Tax
Collector Robert Coleman and
Coroner H. H. Mitchell already
have been sworn in.
Outgoing officials arc Clerk P.
AT THE GATOR BOWL PARTY
Johnny Lujack, Subbing for Dodd, Scores With Stories
By JACK TROY |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Red i
Broyles, Tonto Coleman and Ray 1
Graves, Georgia Tech coaches, j
were circulating among friends
at the annual Bowl Party of the
Jacksonville Quarterback Club ]
Friday night, when an old Con- i
stitution sports editor walked up ]
and asked about the forthcoming <
game with the University of
Pittsburgh. i
“I have a hunch—based on the 1
talent at your disposal—that the 1
Jackets will beat the Panthers 1
by two touchdowns,” the sports i
cd. said.
The trio expressed horror '
worthy of the stage.
"Don't forget our game with 1
Pitt last year at the Sugar Bowl.
Pitt’s better ..." I
“So is Georgia Tech,” the sports i
ed. suggested. 1
“Well,” the trio responded, one ’
by one: “We hope your’e right.” i
The point is I would have been i
right if Tech hadn't lapsed on
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1957
White, former U of. Alabama All-
America guard; Jackie Nichols,
Tom Drake, University of Chat
tanooga Little All-America back;
Ike Eakin, and Pierre LaSalle,
rough and ready 235-pound
French star, born in Paris, who
now lives in Montreal, Canada.
Girl stars will be headed by
World’s Champion June Byars,
Nell Stewart, former Southern
champion; Belle Starr, Cathy
Branch, and Penny Banner.
There also will be Mexican
and midget stars on the pro
grams, from time to time. Local
fans will see everything that At
lanta fans see, and the programs
in Forest Park will be advertised
on the live matches held weekly
in the studio of WLW-TV, At
lanta.
Window cards also will be
widely distributed through the
area, and, of course, it will not
take any urging for the regular
Atlanta fans to follow their fa
vorites to the matches in Forest
Park and any that may be held
in the High School gym at Jones
boro.
EFFECTIVE JAN. 1
FRANK ADAMSON
NAMED HEAD OF NEW
TRAFFIC COURT
Effective January Ist, all traf
fic cases made by the State Pa
trol, County Police or Sheriff’s
Office will be tried before Clay
ton County Ordinary, Frank
Adamson, who will sit as Judge
of the new traffic court, which
will be a part of the Court of
Ordinary. This new court is part
of the new court system for our
county that takes effect with the
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K. Dixon, who will operate a real
estate and insurance business in
Jonesboro, and Sheriff John Tom
Davis, who is returning to the
, Georgia State Patrol, where he
worked before he was elected
sheriff of Clayton County.
’ BANK OF JONESBORO
PAYS 3% INTEREST
Bank of Jonesboro an
nounced this week elevation of
interest rate on savings ac
counts from 2y t per cent to 3
per cent, effective January 1.
This is in accordance with a
recent ruling by the Federal
r Reserve Bank and The Federal
’ Deposit Insurance Corp, that
banks would be authorized to
go as high as 3 per cent on
' savings accounts, to encourage
. more people to add to their
savings, at an increased inter
est rate, and thus aid in the
fight against inflation.
pass defense with about 15 sec
onds left before the half on Sat
urday afternoon in the jam
packed Gator Bowl on Jackson
ville’s Southside.
A desperation pass—the only
play possible under the circum
stances—and a miraculous catch
pulled Pitt back within striking
distance, 14 to 7, at half time.
Actually, if Tech had been
alert on pass defense, as Tech
usually is, the Jackets would
have gone to the dressing room
leading by 14 points, and then
might have won by 28 points.
Yess, Pitt was better, but
Tech was a lot better than when
the two teams met a year ago in
New Orleans.
You see, when you have 12 fine
backs—three units it you want
to use them that way—and three
fine lines, you can easily gv
through a season unbeaten. Tech
against Tennessee made the
mistake of playing conservative
football, something Tech didn’t
MARTIN BURKS MADE DELIVERY of two new Chevrolet
police cars for Forest Park to Bill Fleming, chairman of the police
committee of Council, as Mayor J. K. Currie, second from left,
and Ralph Smith, Zone Manager of the Chevrolet Motor Com
pany, extreme left, approves. This scene took place last week at
Martin Burks Motor Company on Highway 41. Burks was low
CLAYTON RED CROSS
SEEKS DONATIONS
FOR HUNGARIANS
The Clayton County Red
Cross chapter has been called
upon for an emergency con
tribution due to the urgent
need for funds to relieve the
Hungarian people in their
overwhelming need for food,
clothihg, medicine and other
essential supplies.
In order to reach the ma
jority of people the Clayton
County Red Cross chapter has
appealed to the civic organiza
tions, churches, and others for
funds at. this critical time.
To date this chapter has
only received $130.00 including
pledges. The quota requested
for this county is $438.00. The
deadline for receiving this
amount is January 6th, unless
otherwise extended.
Anyone wishing to make a
donation for this emergency
fund for the Hungarian Relief
please call Mrs. John A. Suder,
JONESBORO 4451 or Major F.
M. Blaylock, JONESBORO 6694.
Eubanks Heights
Being Developed
Mlt Bradford, Forest Park
Realty Company, is building 18
new houses on the Eubanks
property in Lake City, a sub
division known as Eubanks
Heights.
The development intersects
at Highway 54 and Gloer Drive,
facing Gloer Drive. Lake City
citizens arc proud of this fine
development. It is further evi
dence of the solid growth of
the area.
do before or after that game, i
Bobby Dodd apparently had been :
so used to getting the breaks,
that he forgot the existence of ।
the law of averages.
I was hoping to sec Dodd at :
the fine Gator Bowl banquet at
tended by some 400 people in the i
; ballroom of the George Wash
ington Hotel, but when Johnny
Lujack, the ex-Notrc Dainc star
i and broadcaster, stepped up to
I take his place on the program—
i Dodd was down to introduce
i Athletic Director and Head
Coach H. Duffy Daugherty of <
. the Michigan State Spartans—l
i knew I was seeing, for the first i
i time, a head coach not present
.at a big bowl dinner—unless he i
i was indisposed.
. Dodd, for some reason, was i
: attending a movie, and the 400
i people who paid $7.50 a plate ।
i were denied the pleasure even
! of seeing him. Assistant Athletic
: Director Tonto Coleman, a fine
; gentleman and among the ablest ।
LAKE CITY HITS JACKPOT
Southern States Feed Will Have
20-Car Siding in Lake City and
Locate Regional Offices Here
Southern States Feed Company, part of a national
organization which is in the form of a chain of feed-pro
ducing enterprises, has located in Lake City on Central of
Georgia railroad property, and has made provisions for a
20-car siding, which puts this new industrial development
in the class of big business.
President Bernard Feifer, who
has been in the area closing ar
rangements with Mayor F. M.
Blalock and Forest Park Realtor
Richard Bowdon, announces that
Southern States Feed Company
will produce for national con
sumption, at the Lake City plant,
all kinds of livestock supple-
James W. Easley, 55,
Dies Unexpectedly
James William Easley, 55,
Clayton County tax assessor, died
unexpectedly Saturday at a pri
vate hospital.
Mr. Easley suffered w’hat ap
parently was a cerebral hem
orrhage at his home earlier. He
lived at 32 Landers Dr., Hape
ville.
Graveside funeral serviceswill
be held Monday at 11 a.m. at
of coaching figures, took over,
according to original plan, to in
troduce the Tech coaches pres
ent.
Tech’s track coach, Norris
Dean, was among those intro
duced, and this led Tonto to pro
claim to the audience that Tech
might have to use some of his
sprinters against Pitt. Truth was,
they had enough sprinters al
ready, No boy plays for Tech
nowadays who can't run the 100
in less than 11 seconds.
Before Lujack, who was one
of Notre Dame’s finest of the
past and is a good broadcaster in
his own right, got around to
telling the crowd about Daugh
erty, a personable little Irish
man, he told a story about his
old coach Frank Leahy.
He explained that he could not
get involved in the hassle that
took place between Leahy and
present Notre Dame head coach
Terry Brennon — Leahy had
charged they were the non-
OFFICIAL CLAYTON COUNTY PUBLICATION
bidder on the six-cylinder cars, which will be in service before
this issue of the official county paper goes to press. They have
been equipped with red ball flashers, sirens, etc. Shown behind
the wheel of the car at right is Forest Park Police Chief Bill
Thurston. (Leonard’s Studio photo)
ments.
In addition, the regional of
fice will be located on extra
acreage, bought for the pur
pose, and about 50 people will
be employed.
Mayor Blalock was the “sales
man” for the project in Lake
City, and City Council went
College Park Cemetery. The Rev.
L. B. Jones will officiate.
Survivors include his wife;
daughter, Miss Louise Easley;
mother, Mrs. C. W. Easley of
Altavista, Va.; sisters, Mrs. W. A.
Hedrick of Roanoke, Va.; Mrs.
Wilburn Hamner of Newport
News, Va., and Mrs. Clarence
Pigg of Petersburg, Va., and a
brother, N. P. Easley of Altavista.
, Fighting Irish, and other things
—but he said he would tell a
few stories that might explain
something to them about Leahy.
; Well, this story had to do
about the famous 7-7 tie be
tween Army and Notre Dame.
i Notre Dame had Mello, a bull
i of a fullback, and a guard,
, whose name escapes me, who
would run interference on a
i fast-breaking play up the mid
t die.
On the bench near Leahy sat
■ an excitable Irish boy who didn't
: play much but got in the spirit
i of things anyway.
i The play came up Mello broke
through and Irish blockers had
everybody down but the safety
i man. Now all the guard had to
do was annoy the safety man,
, and Notre Dame would go in
, front.
I The guard ran by the safety
i man, and whammo! Mello was
I in the dirt.
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along with him on this big deal,
which will stimulate agriculture
in Clayton County considerably.
Southern States will park
and fill as many as 20 freight
cars on their Central of Geor
gia siding at one time. It’s
truly big business for Clayton,
and it is just another of the
projects promised citizens by
the Clayton County Chamber
of Commerce at the time of
the sewerage bond issue.
Already, Georgia Power Com
pany has announced a $3-million
installation, part of which is in
the city limits of Forest Park,
and will include transfer of most
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JOHN J. McDONOUGH, President
Georgia Power Company
JOHN McDONOUGH
ASSUMES DUTIES AS
POWER PRESIDENT
ATLANTA, Ga.—John J. Mc-
Donough today assumed his new
duties as president of the Geor
gia Power Company succeeding
Harlec Branch, Jr., who became
president of The Southern Com
pany. Mr. McDonough was for
merly executive vice president.
He is a veteran of nearly 30
years of service with the com
pany in engineering and execu
tive capacities.
Mr. McDonough is a native of
Savannah and a graduate of
Georgia Tech. Actively interested
in the civic and Industrial prog
ress of the state, he is vice
chairman of the Board of
Regents of the University Sys
tem of Georgia and a director
and past president of the Geor
gia State Chamber of Conuneree-