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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1959
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Cllaytnti County Naus anh Jarmrr
Forest Park P.O. Box 47—Jonesboro P.O. Box 487—Phone PO 7-5811 and Jonesboro GReenleaf 8-6841
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‘ MANY PEOPLE HAVE asked
how they, can help in the campaign
to get Congress to submit my pro
posed constitutional amendment to
restore state and local control over
public schools to the states for
ratification.
My answer is
by writing to
relatives and ac
quaintances in
states outside
the South and
asking them to
express them
selves on this
question to their
Senators and Congressmen. Our
struggle is for the minds of people
in other regions and our one last
hope of obtaining a serious hearing
for our viewpoint in Congress lies
in eliciting a sympathetic expres
sion to members of Congress from
non-Southern independent thinkers.
I am convinced that, if we can
reach such people, they will react
in support of our position.
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* IT HAS COME as a great sur
prise to many people to learn that
Congress, in voting last year to ad
mit Alaska to the Union, gave that
State exclusive and perpetual con
trol over its public schools and col
’ leges. President Eisenhower, when
asked about that at one of his re
cent news conferences, expressed
surprise and said it was “a matter
that I have not even heard about.”
Research just completed at my
request by the Legislative Refer
ence Service of the Library of Con
gress discloses that 10 other states
likewise were granted “exclusive
eontrol” over their educational in
stitutions upon their admission to
statehood. Such grants of author-
(not prepared or printed at government expense)
FFA RAISING FUNDS
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Container and prominent banks
of Atlanta, said that when the
money is raised the FFA Chap
ter will then be eligible for a
$250 cash award from the Trust
Company of Georgia to main-
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ity were made to the States of
North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon
tana and Washington in 1889, Ida
ho and Wyoming in 1890, Utah in
1894, Oklahoma in 1906 and New
Mexico and Arizona in 1912
In each case the term “exclusive
control” was used and, with the
exception of Oklahoma, each such
delegation of power was made “for
ever.” The Oklahoma Admission
Act further provided that nothing
in it would “be construed to prevent
the establishment and maintenance
of separate schools for white and
colored children.”
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THE NUMBER OF states pos
sessing such extraordinary power
over theii public educational insti
tutions may be increased to an even
dozen in the not too distant future
because the Hawaiian Statehood
Bills pending in both Houses of
Congress provide irf Section s(c)
that Hawaiian schools “shall for
ever remain under the exclusive
control of said State.”
There is o objection to Alaska,
Oklahoma or any other state pos
sessing and exercising such au
thority. To the contrary, it is my
firm conviction that all 49 states
should have similar power and, it
is out of that conviction, that I am
seeking approval of my proposed
amendment to assure all tates of
that right for all time to come.
That is a proposition with which
every American who wishes a voice
in the education of his children and
who subscribes to our constitution
al heritage of local self-determina
tion should agree.
tain the property.
The project is for the exclusive
use of the FFA, Mr. Pace, well
known county agriculturist and
cattleman, explained, and it is
good from an educational stand
point for adults as well.
T. O. Gurley, FFA advisor, is
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fresh we get his shirts... return them
with that “like new” look and feel.
Legion Post
Offers Another
Free Dance
The new Legion Post forming
in the county gave a “Get Ac
quainted” dance Saturday, and a
second one will be given on Sat
urday, February 28th, from 9 un
til 12.
Invitations were distributed in
sections of Forest Park, but any
one interested is welcome. No
one will be asked to join.
Veterans, too, are invited to
inspect the premises on Sunday
afternoons, and bring the fam
ily.
The place is Wimberly’s Lake,
one mile east of Morrow, be
tween Highways 54 and 42.
Jonesboro Man
Assistant of
Florida Hotel
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Ap
pointment of two key members
to the staff of the new 20-story
Hotel Robert Meyer, which is
scheduled for partial opening
February 27, was announced to
day by Robert B. Neighbors, vice
president and general manager.
Charles E. Allison, Jr., 26-year
old former manager of the Alli
son Hotel in St. Petersburg, Fla.,
was named assistant manager,
and Wilson H. “Jack” McMullen,
formerly night manager of the
Dinkler-Plaza Hotel in Atlanta,
was appointed front office and
reservation manager.
Mr. McMullen, 50, is a native
of Jonesboro, Ga. He is married
and has five children.
JONESBORO BOY
SERVES IN FAR EAST
FAR EAST (FHTNC) — Rich
ard D. Brown, aviation electri
cian’s mate third class, USN, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Brown
of 151 College Street, Jonesboro,
Ga., is serving aboard the attack
aircraft carrier USS Midway, op
assisting in the project and
helping in the fund raising.
Youngsters will ask business
men to help them achieve their
goal. They are already past the
half-way mark. Give these fine
boys a helping hand.
THE FOREST PARK FREE PRESS—NEWS AND FARMER
THIS IS NATIONAL FFA WEEK
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Governor Ernest Vandiver signs a proclamation declaring Febru
ary 21-28 National Future Farmers of America Week. Looking on are
state officers of FFA (1-r) Allen Terry, Chatsworth, vice-president;
Dan Knight, Rentz, vice-president; Barrett Smith, Lavonia, president;
Frank Timmons, Damascus, treasurer; Boyd McLocklin, Winder,
secretary and Tommy Hillard, Camilla, vice-president. These officers
will join nearly 17,500 other FFA members in Georgia in focusing
public attention on their organization during National FFA Week.
HUGH STEELE LOW
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the 60-odd mile four-lane ex
pressway type beltline to be
built around the capitol city as
a part of the Interstate High
way System.
This construction will begin
at the proposed relocation of
U.S. Route 29 at Red Oak, and
will extend east to old U.S. 41,
north of the State Farmers’
Market. Hugh Steele, Inc., of
Centre, Ala., submitted the ap
parent low bid of $4,426,030.90 on
this contract.
Another contract involving
Clayton, a Federal aid second
ary project, is as follows:
Clayton - Henry—s. 636 miles
of grading and paving on the
Jonesboro-Stockbridge Rd., FAS
1794, beginning at SR 138 north
east of Jonesboro and extending
easterly toward Stockbridge. Ap
parent low bid: $353,043.70. Ke
heley and Company, Ing., At
lanta, Ga.
erating as a unit of the U. S.
Seventh Fleet in the Far East.
The Midway, flagship for the
Commander of Carrier Division
Five, visited Hong Kong, British
Crown Colony, January 12, after
a 16-day period of fleet opera
tions at sea.
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ANNUAL FUND DRIVE
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gifts during the 1959 fund drive
will help keep that lifeline open
and will help provide these other
services.
Remember! If your residence
is in Clayton County and you
work in another county, write
“Clayton County” or the name
of the county which you wish
to donate your funds to help.
Otherwise your benevolence
fund money could go to assist
a county of which you would
derive little Red Cross benefits.
We need your funds in your
county—Clayton.
Organizational plans will be
discussed at a meeting at the
home of Mrs. R. A. Carden, on
Thursday, February 26, at 7:00
p.m., Morrow Road (near Ex
pressway). All community chair
mans are urged to attend. Any
one interested in working with
the important drive this year'
in any way will be welcomed.
Cali Major Floyd Blalock, GR
8-6694, or Bob English, PO 6-
6002, GR 8-8956, or Red Cross
headquarters.
You can help now!
—Mrs. Catherine Jackson
Publicity Chairman
Clayton County'Red Cross
Clayton Lets
$209,000
Sewer Pact
The Clayton County Water
and Sewer Authority has award
ed a $209,000 contract for con
struction of eight and a half
miles of sewer lines to serve the
rapidly growing residential area
between Forest Park and Jones
boro.
The contract was let to the J.
B. McCrary Co., Inc., of Atlanta
which is also completing other
sewer construction for Clayton
County. Work on the new project
will begin immediately and is ex
pected to be completed in six
months.
The new sewer lines will con
nect with the Flint River inter
ceptor which flows to the new
Flint River Sewage Treatment
Plant.
Water and Sewer Authority
Chairman J. A. (Red) Garner
said Friday the new contract
completes expenditures of the
1956 $900,000 sewer bond issue
plus $250,000 in federal aid
funds. He said the authority
presently is considering the is
suance of $550,000 in revenue
certificates for lateral lines and
completion of more interceptor
lines in the Riverdale and For
est Park areas.
Forest Colony Club
Forms Junior Body
The Forest Colony Club met at
the Yout’h Center Wednesday,
February 18, to hold a reception
tea for the purpose of forming a
Junior Woman’s Club. Guest
speaker, Mrs. Jeanette Avra,
from the Georgia Federation .of
Woman’s Clubs, spoke on the
purpose of a Junior Woman’s
Club and the formalities of
forming such an organization.
Another guest speaker was
Mrs. Noel Denton of Riverdale,
President of the 4th District of
Woman’s Clubs. Some 30 mem
bers were present and voted to
hold future meetings on the
third Thursday of each month.
Several members plan to attend
the 4th District Conference at
Warm Springs which is to be
held shortly.
OBEY
that impulse
Call that special someone
Long Distance. It’s so
easy. And station-to
stalion rates are low,
even lower after 6 P.M.
and on Sundays.
Call
Long
Distance!
It's Twice as Fast
to Call by Number
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Bob English
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serve the people of our commu
nity with the best line of fire,
marine, or casualty insurance
possible for the least money,”
stated Bob. “We are doing well
and appreciate the patronage of
anyone interested in the best for
the least.”
The agency also holds mem
bership benefits such as recently
offering absolutely free a SSOO
accident benefit policy to each
of its policy holders, with “sav
ings up to 40% on general insur
ance.”
He and his wife, Betty, for
merly of DeKalb County, have
lived in Clayton County six
years, and reside at Route 1,
Morrow, Ga. They have four
children.
JAYCEES CELEBRATE
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recognized, along with the bosses
of the various Jaycees. An hon
orary Jaycee was selected, and
the Outstanding Young Man of
Forest Park was announced.
Thursday will be Jaycee Gas
SPECIAL
For This Week
Complete Front and Rear
Seal Job on Cars equipped
with Hydra-Matic
THIS INCLUDES COOAA
PARTS AND LABOR!
—All work guaranteed 90 days—
Friendly and Dependable Service
Southside Automatic
Transmission Specialists
Main and 54 Highway Forest Park
Next to Conley Depot PO 7-6519
Actual cost figures tell the story!
Indiana Toll Road engineers
drew up designs for both types
of pavement . . . each to carry
the same axle loads, each to be
the best of its type. Realistic
comparison of all paving costs
showed that concrete would save
$62,436 per mile!
This shows once more that
concrete can give lower initial
cost. And you get a pavement
PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
507 Mortgage Guarantee Building, Atlanta 3, Ga.
A national organization to improve and extend the uses of concrete
SCOUT FISH FRY
SET MARCH 14
The Troop Committee of Boy
Scout Troop 169 announces the
annual Troop Fish Fry to be held
at the Forest Park High School
Cafeteria Saturday, March 14.
The hours are 11 a m. to 8 p.m.
Fish, hushpuppies and slaw will
be served, with a choice of bev
erages.
Troop 169 not only serves de
licious fish, but has an excellent
hushpuppy recipe. Last June,
when the troop was visiting
Washington, D.C., they were
camped at a popular camping
site near the famous Potomac
River. Other campers were at
tracted to the troop’s camp by
the smell of some of these hush
puppies. Some of these folks
were from California, and places
up North, and had never had the
chance to taste this Southern
delicacy. Samples were passed
around, with the result there
were several more converts to
Southern cooking.
Tickets for the Fish Fry are
going on sale now. Make your
plans now to attend. We guaran
tee a good meal for the family,
and at the same time you’ll be
helping provide funds for the
troop’s activities this year.
Day at Witherington Service
Station. On Saturday the Jay
cees will conduct the first Polio
Clinic ever held in Forest Park.
This will be a wonderful oppor
tunity for everyone to get their
first, second or third polio shot—
at the city hall between 3:00
p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
From the above you can easily
understand why the motto of the
Jaycees is “A Young Man of Ac
tion.”
of mathematically accurate
load-bearing strength—with
a safety factor for overloads.
Add to this, concrete’s life ex
pectancy of 50 years and more,
with far lower maintenance
costs. Add smoothness (and no
thumps) for your driving enjoy
ment, and all-weather safety
the grainy surface gives you.
On Interstate highways and
all heavy-duty roads, concrete
puts quality within the budget.
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