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VOL. 40—NO. 32
POINT OF VIEW
By JACK TROY —
There is something that's worth more than money, and it never
will be in second place. You can believe it. Friends are the greatest
asset a person can have as he moves along and absorbs the knocks
that life hands out. If you have no friends you can have all the
money in the world, but you can’t buy the thing that, in the final
The Jaycees, always working untiringly and unselfishly for the
good of humankind, have established an enviable record of com
munity service. To all Jaycees everywhere, and particularly to
those we know so well in this progressive area, we extend a hearty
salute for all they stand for and the great good they accomplish
in all their fields of humanitarian endeavor.
We, too, have long investigated the records of law enforcement
agencies — the FBI, and police on local levels. We have seen the
FBI weather politically-inspired storms and come out stronger
and more respected each time.
Stop us if we are wrong on the local level. If Forest Park does
not have one of if not the finest records of law enforcement we
then simply cannot believe what we see, and we can’t read the
reports. Burglaries? Break-ins of private homes? Break-ins of busi
nesses? Excessive speeding? General crime? Have you heard of
any?
Businessmen have told us of the alert patrolling that forbids
even an owner opening his place of business after hours without
being promptly investigated. And anytime anyone desires protec
tion of a vacant home while away on vacation, this service is
cheerfully provided, and the home is perfectly safe, the records
show. Many courtesies are extended beyond the call of duty, and
Chief Milton H. Hutcheson we believe to be as dedicated to his job
as anyone we know. Remember the time he walked in on an armed
man who was not responsible and risked his life to save the small
children in the home? It takes a man of high principles and real
courage to do a thing like that.
If somebody actually wants to “get” the mayor, he ought to
try a different route than through his desperate last-ditch efforts
to discredit a hard-working police force. And if and when morals
are in question, it’s well to know WHO may be questioning the
morals of the other fellow. What kind of a record does the accuser
have?
New Westinghouse
Laundromat In FP
GRAND OPENING THURSDAY; FREE
LAUNDRY FOR FIRST TWO DAYS
A sparkling, up-to-the-minute Laundromat will be
opened to the people of Forest Park and surrounding areas
on Thursday, February 26, at 9:00 a.m.
Featured in the new business,
which is located on Highway 54,
between the Minit Market and
Minit Inn, will be the very new
est and finest equipment avail
able, and a modern, comfortable
lounge with cushioned leather
chairs.
There are thirty commercial
Westinghouse Laundromat
washers and eight stainless steel
commercial dryers. The owners
are offering to the public free
laundry service for two days.
There will be no limit to the
amount of clothes washed and
dried on those opening days.
The new business is owned
by James G. Smith of Forsyth
and Hartwell L. Ringwait of
East Point. Mr. Smith has lived
in Monroe County for many
years but has long seen the
great potentialities and growth
of Forest Park and the need for
this type of self-service store.
He is married and as four chil
dren; is a member of the First
Baptist Church and employed
with the C. L. Robinson Con
struction Company.
He instigated, and is a loyal
supporter of the Youth Center
in Forsyth. He lives with his
family at 112 North Lee Street
there, and will regularly com
mute to Forest Park to greet and
know our people.
Mr. Ringwait is also married
and lives at 109 Jefferson Ter
race in East Point. The Ring
waits have one son, Robert,
a draftsman in the Designing
Department of Lockheed Air
craft Corporation. They moved
to Atlanta last June from Bain
bridge and opened the Lake
wood Heights Laundromat, lo
cated at the intersection of
Jonesboro Road and Lake wood
Avenue. Mr. Ringwait is also a
service specialist in Westing
house laundry equipment, and
in Westinghouse parts distribu
tor for all Westinghouse Laun
dromat stores. He was a deacon
for 12 years in the Bainbridge
Presbyterian Church and is a
member of the East Point Pres
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analysis, will mean the most to all of us.
From the bottom of my heart I wish to
thank everyone who had a part in giving
a soul-stirring lift to the “tired old man”
through their expressions of good will and
friendship last week. I hope I may be able
to thank all of you personally. And I hope
I may never violate any measure of the con
fidence you have thus shown in me. Thank
you very much. Please excuse me now while
I take another vitamin pill.
Investigation of assorted affairs seem
ing to be the popular order of the day, we
have conducted our own and found, among
other things, that—
The Forest Park Jaycees, celebrating
this week Jaycee Appreciation Week, really
have something to celebrate, and it is an
' organization that we can really appreciate.
Jaycees Conduct
Community Survey
In connection with National
Jaycee Week, February 23-28,
the Forest Park Jaycees are con
ducting a community survey.
The purpose of this survey is to
stimulate interest in the prog
ress of our community and to
provide ideas for future Jaycee
Projects. Questionnaires have
been placed by the Jaycees and
Jaycettes in a number of Forest
Park business establishments.
The Jaycees and Jaycettes urge
all citizens of Forest Park to fill
out these questionnaires in the
interest of the betterment of the
city.
FFA Raising
Funds to Buy
Forestry Plot
Future Farmers of America,
Clayton County Chapter, are
moving along on their fund
raising goal of $750 for the pur
chase of 10 acres of ground on
Mundy’s Mill Road near Jones
boro for an FFA forestry test
plot which will be deeded to the
Clayton County Board of Educa
tion.
Committee Chairman James
E. Pace, announcing strong sup
port of the project by Inland
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FOREST PARK PTA
MEETS MARCH 3rd
The Forest Park PTA will meet
at the school auditorium at 7:30
p.m. on March 3. The program
will be by the high school band,
director, Lloyd Tarpley, and
chorus, directed by Mrs. Louella
Bowen. Y’all Come.
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FOREST PARK Kiwanis Club observed ladies’ night last Thursday with Dr. Pierce Harris, First
Methodist Church, Atlanta, as the guest speaker. Dr. Harris is seated at left of rostrum, digging
into a steak. The emancipation of woman may be the salvation of the world/ the noted speaker
declared, noting that man has tried and made a miserable mess of things in world affairs. Satur
day morning, March 7, Kiwanians will present a pancake breakfast at the Youth Center. (Photo by
Pete Smith Studio).
CIVIL DEFENSE
RESCUE TEAMS
HIGHLY PRAISED
Sunday, February 8, 1959 the
Civil Defense rescue teams of the
Jonesboro and Mountain View
Fire Departments were called in
for a search of a missing man
near Riverdale, Ga., in Clayton
County. Sunday night the men
searched the woods with flash
lights in the rain and mud—on
Monday the search was con
tinued and in the afternoon they
began dragging operations of
three nearby lakes with no avail,
then on Tuesday afternoon the
man’s hat was discovered in a
rubbish pile at the bottom of the
backside of one of the dams.
Night dragging operations
were begun with the aid of a
Civil Defense jeep to reach the
muddy lakcsite and the aid of
their generators to light up the
area, with boats and dragging
equipment they were able to re
cover the body in the lake at
9:30 Tuesday night.
Much praise should be given
these two departments for their
cooperation and faithfulness to
this rescue job, also to the Clay
ton County Police Department
for their assistance.
Clayton County Police Chief
Howard Smith was voluble in his
praise of the volunteers for their
excellent and untiring work.
.SUPPORT YOUR RED CROSS
Annual Fund Drive
Begins March 9th
The Clayton County Chapter of the American Red
Cross will begin its 1959 Fund Campaign Monday, March
9, and will extend through March, in connection with the
national drive.
Bob English, fund drive chair
man, stated that this is the most
desperately needed fund drive
in Clayton County history. “At
present we have had to drop
our Red Cross office for our
county due to lack of funds. Our
blood program is in jeopardy.
Our home service program is
greatly needed along with all
phases of Red Cross work in our
county, but lack of funds has
prevented our volunteers from
filling many of these needs.
Many of these services are ever
growing in need due to Clay
ton’s rapidly growing population
and its growth in every way,”
English said.
Here are a few of the services
your Red Cross makes available
to you if funds will allow. Aid
to our servicemen and their
families, training in first aid,
junior red cross for community
service, disaster relief, the life
saving value of whole blood and
its derivatives, health and safety
programs, and many more. We
can only attain these impor
tant benefits for Clayton Coun
ty through adequate funds for
•our volunteers and other Red
Cross workers to carry out such
a program for our people.
Every serviceman knows he
PTA Study Course
At Edmonds School
The membership of J. E. Ed
monds, Forest Park and Ash
Street PTA are invited to attend
a study course at J. E. Edmonds
School. Thursday night, Feb
ruary 26, at 7:30 o’clock.
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1959
KIWANIS KORNER
As Rev. Harold Cochran, Jones Memorial Methodist
Church, who introduced him, said: “There is only one
Pierce Harris.” He didn’t go into an elaborate introduction
because as one fellow said last year in introducing Dr.
Harris, why, introducing Pierce Harris to a Georgia audi
ence is like introducing Cheney Griffin to the State High-
way Department.”
Dr. Harris, guest speaker at
the Ladies’ Night of the Forest
Park Kiwanis Club last Thurs
day, was in his usual rare form.
He took a searching look at
what a mess man has made of
the world and suggested the
emancipated women may be
able to save it.
In recounting all the progress
in all fields made by woman he
nevertheless said that her real
domain is the home, where she
wields a special influence with
the family.
He dealt at length on woman’s
influence and as a result in
spired many beaming faces
among the ladies present. Dr.
Harris, former Detroit Tiger ma
jor league basebail player, is a
master psychologist, highly in
fluential minister and orator par
excellence. And he writes a daily
column in the Atlanta Journal
which offers wisdom and humor
and answers to daily living.
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can feel the pulse beat of home
through the American Red
Cross: Your membership and
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JAMES DUNCAN IS SALES AGENT
Edgemoor U nit 3 Opens
On South Expressway
Unit 3 of the Edgemoor Com
munity of fine homes is now
open on the South Expressway,
directly across from Arrow
head Golf Course, four and
one half miles south of the
Ford plant.
This properly engineered
housing development, con
structed by C. Blackburn
Brewer, has an attractive price
range of $14,850 to $16,000.
Sales agent James A. Dun
can announced, simultaneous
ly with the opening of Edge
moor Unit 3 that Unit 2 is
completely 'sold out.
These are all attractive
homes with all utilities and
newly paved streets. James
Duncan and C. M. Robertson,
sales agents for the Paul C.
Maddox Company, realtors
and developers of Edgemoor,
are proud of the development
and find that customers are
highly pleased with the lay
outs and brick construction of
C. Blackburn Brewer design.
CAB COMPANY
AT NEW STAND
Forest Park City Veteran
cabs are now located at their
new stand at 1100 Main Street.
Manager Norman Dalton
announces that the new phone
number is PO 7-4545. The old
phone number —PO 6-9339—
has been discontinued.
In its new location the cab
company is quartered next to
the old Post Office.
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Opens Office
On Main Street
Bob English Insurance Agency
has moved to 1138 Main Street,
Forest Park, across from the new
Post Office. This general insur
ance office was recently located
in Morrow.
Mr. English has been in the
insurance field since resigning
is Forest Park High School prin
cipal in August 1957. He is a
graduate of the University of
Georgia, holding B. S. and M. ED.
degrees, and has attended the
University of North Carolina and
the University of Colorado. He
received insurance training
through the New York Life
training program and holds a
United American training cer
tificate.
“The aim of this agency is to
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In the beginning, as Edge
moor first opened, prospective
buyers were urged “to come
and compare; if you don’t
Post Office Dedication
Set Saturday, March 28
GRADY LINDSEY IS CHAIRMAN
OF ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE
An elaborate program is being planned for the dedi
cation of Forest Park’s handsome new Post Office on Sat
urday, March 28. at 1:30 p.m.
Grady Lindsey, well known lo
cal realtor and Kiwanis official,
is .the chairman of the commit
tee, and announced this week
that Forest Park’s new City
Manager, Norman E. Tucker, will
be master of ceremonies.
Invitations are being sent to
high-ranking postal officials
and Georgia congressman,
among other notables. A lunch
eon for visitors will be held at
noon Saturday, March 28, at the
Dwarf House, Mr. Lindsey an
nounced.
The committee will meet again
this Friday at the Post Office to
formulate further plans for the
dedication ceremony.
Committee members, headed
by Chairman Lindsey, include
Walt Phillips, Postmaster; Mrs.
Frank Noon, Jaycettes; Billy
Gaultney and Dub Currie, Jay
cees; Lt. Col. Weihrauch, Atlanta
General Depot; A. B. Turner,
Optimists; Mrs. Albert L. Stone,
Forest Park Woman’s Club; Mrs.
Fred H. Jobson and Mrs. Vollie
Burks, Mae Davis Garden Club;
Mrs. G. E. Carr, Forest Park
Garden Club; and the follow
ing 'PTA representatives: Mrs.
Daughtery, Ash Street School;
Mrs. L. E. Clark, Hendrix Drive
School; and Mrs. D. A. Corley,
J. E. Edmonds School; Publicity,
Jack Troy, Forest Park Free
Press and Clayton County News
and Farmer. >
At the last meeting Rev. Har
old Cochran, Jones Memorial
Church, was named for the in
vocation, and Rev. Hoyt Farr,
Forest Park First Baptist
Church, for the benediction.
Hugh Steele
Low Bidder
On Beltline
The State Highway Depart
ment last week opened bids on
the first letting for the calen
dar year.
The largest single contract,
a 6.306-mile interstate project
located in Fulton and Clayton
Counties, provides for the con
struction of a segment of the
Atlanta Circumferential Route,
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CAKE SALE
On Saturday, February 28, at
the following stores—Colonial,
A & P and Big Apple—WSCS of
the Forest Park Methodist
Church will be selling home
made cakes, pies and cookies,
8:30 a.m. til.
Your patronage will be appre
ciated.
think it’s a good deal, we’ll
learn something from you.”
That is confidence in one’s
community development, and
the sales agents have learned,
mostly that the homes go like
hot cakes.
Mr. Brewer, the builder, has
been 10 years in the building
business and has a reputation
as a neat builder. He is a for
mer Marine flier in the South
Pacific. Agent Duncan, chair
man of the Tara District of
Boy Scouts, lives off Highway
85 near Thames Road.
lie has lived 10 years in
Clayton County. He is on the
board of deacons, Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church, anil a
members of Riverdale Lodge
No. 709, F&AM. He married the
former Betty Harrell of De
catur.
The slogan at Edgemoor is
“live better for less” in truly
fine homes, where values will
continue to increase.
GRAND OPENING
OF JEWELL'S BEAUTY
SALON SATURDAY
The Grand Opening of Jewell’s
Beauty Salon, Highway 54 next
to Bob’s Barbecue, will be a spe
cial event this Saturday morn
ing.
Owner and operator Jewell
Stancil announces that all who
register Thursday, Friday and
Saturday will have a chance to
win a free sls and S2O perma
nent. Everyone is invited.
Recently going into business
for herself after many years of
serving customers at various lo
cal beauty salons, Mrs. Stancil
has attracted a large and steady
clientele. The staff, in addition
to Mrs. Stancil, includes master
beauticians Hilda Trammell and
Ruth Witherington.
Jewell’s Beauty Salon is open
six days a week, but open nights
only by appointment. Regular
hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The
Salon specializes in hair styling,
tinting and permanent waves.
Don’t forget to register for the
FREE permanent waves Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, and
attend Grand Opening Saturday
morning.
SERVICES HELD
FOR RICHARD JOB
Funeral services were held for
Mr. Richard C. Job of Jones
boro Wednesday from Dickson’s
chapel with the Rev. Philo Mc-
Kinnon officiating. Interment
was in Camp Memorial Ceme
tery. Jonesboro Lodge No. 87
F&AM was in charge of services
at the graveside.
Mr. Job is survived by the
widow, and David W. Job, Alfred
C. Job, Hallett W. Job, Mrs.
Betty Kilpatrick, Miss Grace
Job, all of Jonesboro; R. A. Job,
Hatteras, N. C.; Douglas F. Job
of Blue Ridge; Mrs. William P.
Konetzo of Brunswick, and
grandchildren.
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BOOTH IN OPERATION
JAYCEES CELEBRATE
APPRECIATION WEEK
In February of 1954, a group of 50 young men of
Forest Park, wholeheartedly subscribing to the tenets ex
pressed in the Jaycee creed, banded themselves together
into what has become one of the largest and most active
Jaycee Clubs in Georgia. In commemjoration of their
fifth anniversary the Forest Park Jaycees are celebrating
the week of February 22-28 as “Jaycee Appreciation Week”
as proclaimed by Mayor Strietelmeier and announced last
week.
Many civic projects have been
accomplished during these past
five years, and several projects
are scheduled for this week. A
community development, public
opinion poll will be conducted.
This will give each citizen of
Forest Park an opportunity to
tell us: (1) What’s wrong, (2)
What’s Right and (3) What can
we as Jaycees do to improve our
city. A booth will be operated in
the center of town to give out
information about the Jaycees,
and will have “Forest Park” tags
available.
On Tuesday “Bosses Night”
was celebrated. Many State,
County and City officials were
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MOOSE CLASS
HONORS BYRD
A number of new members of
Forest Park Lodge, No. 1875,
Loyal Order of Moose, will be
initiated in the special Garland
Byrd class this Thursday night
at the Biltmore Hotel.
This enrollment, honoring
Lieutenant Governor Byrd, will
be held in the Biltmore Grand
Ballroom at 8 p.m.
Official
Clayson County
Publication For
40 Years
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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Grady Lindsey
SERVICES HELD
FOR A. A. CAMP
OF JONESBORO
Funeral services were held
Saturday from the First Bap
tist Church for Mr. Alonza Allen
Camp, 59, native of Jonesboro
and life-long resident of Clay
ton County. The Rev. Eugene
Poston officiated. Interment
was in Jonesboro City Cemetery.
Mr. Camp died Wednesday,
Feb. 18, following an extended
illness. He was the husband of
the former Pashie Dodd Camp,
Jonesboro society writer of the
Forest Park Free Press and
Clayton County News & Farri
er.
Mr. Camp was manager of the
Pet Supply Department of the
Cascade Garden Center of the
H. G. Hastings Company for 15
years. He was formerly em
ployed by Duckett Army Store.
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TALMADGE GEORGE
AT EMORY HOSPITAL
J. Talmadge George, brother
of County Commission Chair
man E. T. George, is recovering
from an operation at Emory
University Hospital, room 435.
Mr. George is a retired busi
nessman, raised in Clayton
County. He can have visitors
and will be glad to see his
friends.
Jaycees Hold
Polio Clinic
On Saturday
The first polio clinic ever con
ducted in Forest Park will be
held at the city hall this Satur
day. February 28. 1959 between
the hours of 3:00 and 5:00 p.m.
Jaycee director, Joe Lane, who
is in charge of this project, an
nounced that “every resident of
Forest Park who has not had at
least three polio shots should
make every effort to take ad
vantage of this opportunity.”
You may get your first, second
or third shot—and this is so im
portant for people under 40
years of age. A survey revealed
that many of our residents have
not had even their first polio
shot.
To help defray the cost, one
dollar (sl.ooi will be charged for
the shots, but the Jaycees want
to emphasize that no one will
be turned away for lack of the
dollar.
As a follow up to this first
clinic, it is planned that another
polio clinic will be held in ap
proximately 6 to 8 weeks.