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VOL. 41—NO. 25
POINT OF VIEW I
—" By JACK TROY —*
We understand that many citizens have included in their
New Year resolutions a firm resolve to seek most of their bar
gains in Clayton County, where they can get the most for their
money.
Because a lot of people shopped carefully in their home area,
1959 was one of the better years in local business, and 1960 prom-
the time, that the time is not due for Talmadge to seek the execu
tive position of his country.
But events of this past week indicate that possibly it is past
time—it’s later than yoa think, in this respect, now that Sena
tor John Kennedy, who toothed on a million-dollar trust fund,
is up as a candidate for President.
Senator Kennedy has never wanted for anything in his life.
He has never had to face any of the real tough problems of life.
Sen. Talmadge was born on a farm and of reasonably well off
parents He had to work as he came along. He knows more about
his country’s needs . . .
The Enterprise editor said, in part: “Sen. Talmadge, in our
opinion, could be the saviour of the Democratic Party. Here is
a proven junior statesman who knows what his country wants
and needs. He’s just the man to give our.country the leadership
to assure us of continued Democracy in government. Some say
the time is not due for Talmadge to seek the executive position
of his country.
”W' y, now is the time for a movement of 'TALMADGE FOR
PRESIDENT.’ ' We of the Official Clayion County paper second
the motion. It would be rather nice to have the Little White House
in Lovejoy, Clayton County, Georgia.
Exchange Club News
Election of officers was the important business at the
final 1959 weekly meeting of the Jonesboro Exchange
Club on last Wednesday.
Joe Mundy, retiring President,
reviewed the programs for the
past six months and commended
highly those whose unselfish and
loyal efforts made them pos
sible.
Following the report of the
nominating committee the fol
lowing were elected.
For a six month term:
President—Charles E. Martin,
Manager Southern Bell Tel. &
Tel. Co., Jonesboro Division.
Vice president—Eric Sauer
bray. Manager S & S Printers.
Secretary-treasurer—E. Jewell
Swint.
For a one year term—to Board
of Control-
Joe W. Lewis—Lewis’ Ready to
Wear and Beauty Shop.
W. C. Green—Engineer, Geor
gia Power Co.
Loy Dickson—Sheriff, Clayton
County.
Robert A. Saddler—Assistant
Vice President, Bank of Jones
boro.
Continuing on Board of Con
trol for another six months—
M. C Paget—Principal Jones
boro High School.
Albert Wallace—Attorney at
Law.
Howard Gardner
In New Business
Howard Gardner, an old Clay
ton County boy, announces to
his many friends the establish
ment of his new furniture com
pany at 410 Peachtree Street.
N.E.
Gardner formerly was a part
ner in Cox-Gardner Furniture
Company, Atlanta. He said this
week it w'ould be a pleasure to
serve his many friends in Clay
ton County.
Fireman Foster
Aboard Saratoga
MEDITERRANEAN iFHTNCI !
—Richard H. Foster, fireman,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey D. Foster of 103 Gloria Drive,
Jonesboro, Ga., is serving aboard
the attack aircraft carrier USS
Saratoga operating with the
U. S. Sixth Fleet in the Medi
terranean.
The 60,000-ton carrier has vis
ited Italy, Greece and Spain, and
is expected to visit Cannes,
France, on the French Riviera.
You CAN Buy It In Clayton County
(The Jurist Mark JFm Mnss
J W U.S. Postage Paid
BULK RATE
CM IV Forest Park, Ga.
Form 3542 Requested
(Eiagtmt (Lnnnty Arms anu Jarmer
ises to be one of the peak years. All year
long your official County newspaper car
ried a front page banner—“ You CAN buy
it in Clayton County.” We are pleased that
so many people believed it, and found it
to be true.
We appreciate a personal remark of our
next door neighbor Emory Leach: “What
you wrote last week about trading at home
made Sense.” he declared.
And speaking of something making
sense, a recent editorial in the Oconee En
terprise of Watkinsville rings a bell with
us. The editor of the official organ of
Oconee County, believing that the National
Democratic Party lacks leadership, advo
cated a “Talmadge for President” move
ment.
We may have thought, as others did at
YMCA WEEK
■ j The Tri-Hi-Y of High Schools
throughout Clayton County will
■ honor the YMCA in the week of
■ Jan. 17-24. Special meetings will
be held and programs arranged
with the wonderful work of
YMCA in mind.
East Clayton's
Annual Yule
Pageant Enjoyed
1 The East Clayton’s Annual
Christmas Pageant, directed by
Mrs. Kate Masters, assisted by
Mrs. Marjorie Pattillo, was pre-
1 sented for the enjoyment of the
Parent Teacher Association,
'; friends and relatives.
Mr. Herbert Merchant opened
! the program by bringing a time
. j ly invocation.
1 “The Jingle Bells”, consisting
of children from the first grades,
sang Christmas jingles and per
formed on rhythm band instru
ments.
Children from the 2nd, 3rd
and 4th grades sang a medley of
Winter Wonderland songs.
The Nativity Scene depicting
the Birth of Christ was por
| trayed by the following stu
j dents: Joyce Clotfelter, Mark
Clotfelter. Betty Ann Ford,
' Deborah Powell, Ginger Webb,
Hanion Johnson, Walter Keiser, j
I Eddie Cantrell, Ronnie Pruett, L. i
!C. Mathis, Jerry Smith. The j
story, narrated by Patsy Webb
I and Bob Darnell, was augmented
by the Choral Choir, made up of 1
4th. sth, 6th and 7th grade stu-|
I dents singing Christmas Carols, j
। with solos sung by Debbie Pat
! tillo, Linda Quigley, Gretta
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j ASH STREET
PAPER SALE
The Ash Street School PTA
; announces a Paper Sale, at the
i school, Jan. 14 from 12-2 o’clock.
If you have paper and would
■ like it collected, please call any'
of the following numbers: PO
j 1-4679; PO 1-9971; PO 6-4065.
. Thank you.
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I GEORGIA NATIVE SOLD ON AREA
I Breen Fabrics Sold
To R. J. Mewbron
R. J. (Ronny) Mewbron has purchased Breen Fabrics,
and will operate under the name of Forest Park Fabrics,
according to a joint statement by Mr. Mewbron and Mr.
Breen.
Mr. Mewbron is a native of
Georgia, born and raised in Ful
ton County. He and Mrs. Mew
bron have two sons, Marty, 8,
and Mickey, 2, and reside tem
porarily in nearby DeKalb Coun
ty, where Mewbron is active in
religious and civic affairs. He
traveled 22 states for the Ameri
can Trucking Association for
several years, and like all road
men, was anxious to get off the
road and find a business near
home where he could be with his
family.
“In all my travels,” stated
Mew'bron, "No place I visited
impressed me for a potential
growth more than Forest Park.
I like the people here, and feel
the type fabric shop we have in
mind will meet the approval of
the good people of this section.
Then too I’m happy to state that
Mrs. Carolyn Dunn and Mrs.
Hazel McGiboney will continue
to work for the new firm."
It is the plan of Mr. Mewbron
to have drapery, upholstery and
slip cover materials, along with
a decorator service. Some of the
new upholstery materials are
now in the shop, and are .adver
tised in this issue.
Mr. Breen who founded the
business two and half years ago
will continue in the textile busi
ness as a selling agent for mills,
converters and selling agents,
calling on garment manufac
turers and the wholesale trade.
Three FP Band
Members Play
In Honor Band
Three Forest Park band mem
bers have been selected to play
in the “Honor Band" at the Uni
versity of Georgia January 9.
The "Honor Band” is comprised
of students selected from high
school bands throughout the
state of Georgia. This year the
guest conductor of the “Honor
Band” will be Mr. Herbert W.
Fred, director of the University
of North Carolina Band.
The students selected from
the Forest Park Band are Joel
Smith, French Horn; Pete Leistl,
Flute, and Mary Tucker, Clari
net.
The University of Georgia will
have a twirling clinic the same
day conducted by Mrs. Phylis
Dancz, wife of Roger Dancz, di
rector of the “Dixie Redcoat
Band.” Girls from the Forest
Park Band attending the twirl
ing clinic are: Reba Wilkerson.
Gail Nix, Mary Ann Christian
Louise Johnson, Jackie Bowen,
Janice Rogers, Jeanne Lancas
ter, and Danell Coker.
The district band clinic will
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THRU APRIL 1
BOOKS OPEN
FOR TAX RETURNS
IN FOREST PARK
As a matter of public informa
tion, you are advised that the
Tax Receivers books of the City
j of Forest Park will be open from
: January 1 through April 1, 1960,
as require^ by law for the pur-
I pose of receiving tax returns
from property owners.
The Charter of the City of
Forest Park, Chapter twenty
two, “Taxation and Finance” is
quoted below:
“SECTION 22-101. For the pur
pose of raising revenues and
funds for the support of the gov
ernment of the City of Forest
j Park, and for paying the interest
| and principal of the bonded in
j debtedness of said City, there
shall be levied and collected an
annual ad valorem tax upon all
I real and personal property, in
cluding money, notes, bonds,
I and other evidence of indebted
; ness, money used in banking,
and every other species of prop-
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FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6. 1960
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K. J. MEWBRON
Forest Park Man
, Given Special
! Act Award
! On 23 December 1959, Colonel j
■ R. S. Kyser, Depot Commander,
■ Atlanta General Depot, US
Army. Forest Park, Georgia pre-
; sented a “SPECIAL ACT” Award
> to two employees in the Engi
neer Maintenance Division for
, performing special services in
, the line of duty.
Mr. Horace Adams, who resides’
at 170 Burks Road, Forest Park,
Georgia and Mr. Leonard H.
Gray who resides at 3032 Silva
Pine Trail in Atlanta, received
substantial cash “SPECIAL ACT”
Awards for performing special
services in the Engineer Mainte
nance Division at the Depot.
Mr. Adams has been employed
at the Atlanta General Depot for
the past nine years. He is a
’ member of the Conley First Bap
tist Church in Conley. Mr. Gray
■ has been employed at the Depot
I for the past five years and is
i a member of the East Lake
' Methodist Church.
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AsKtree! PIA
To Hear Edmonds
On January 12
The Ash Street PTA will meet
January 12 at Forest Park High
I School, assembling at 7:30 for
• social interlude, with business
; following at 8 p.m. The speaker
will be J. E. Edmonds whose sub
ject will be—“ Together We Look
. at Our Schools.”
Since this will be the first
meeting of 1960, it is hoped that
a full attendance will be pos
sible.
Airman Trimble
Os Riverdale
Is Specializing
LACKLAND AFB, Tex.—Air- j
man James E. Trimble, son of |
Mr and Mrs. Julius Trimble of
Riverdale, has completed his
initial course of Air Force basic
i military training here. He has
been selected to attend the tech- I
nical training course for Medical |.
Specialists here at Lackland.
Basic airmen at Lackland are 1
selected for specialized training
at technical schools on the basis
of their interests and aptitudes.
They are reassigned to the
school after four weeks of basic, I
and are given additional mili-1.
tary basic training along with
the technical subjects.
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HERMAN TALMADGd
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WASHINGTON
THE ONLY SURE prediction
one can venture about the year
1960 is that the future of every
American will be greatly influ
enced by the choices and decisions
which will have to be made dur
ing its course.
Issues of grave constitutional,
social, economic, military and in-
ternational im
port are pend
ing before the
Second Session
of the 86th
Congress now
unde r way.
Next Spring
the Big Four
will seek to
resolve various world crises at
a summit meeting. Summer and
Fall will bring the presidential
conventions, campaigns and elec
tion which will determine both
the personalities and the philos
ophy which will guide the nation
during the following four years.
All are so intimately interrelated
that each undoubtedly will in
fluence the others and the effect
for good or bad ultimately will be
felt by all citizens.
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OF MOST IMMEDIATE con
cern are the questions which Con
gress must answer. Generally
they fall into the four categories
of whether the United States
wilk
1. live within its income or
pursue deficit spending and in
flation further down the road
toward economic disaster.
2. repair its lagging defenses,
particularly in the missile field,,
or court destruction through
continued confusion, indecision,
delay, waste and duplication in
its military establishment.
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A LIFETIME OF SERVICE
Rural Mail Carrier
M. E. Foster Retires
After 39 years of fine and valuable service, Marvin E.
Foster, rural letter carrier of Morrow, retired on Thursday,
Dec. 31.
A most popular Post Office employee of the area, Mr.
Foster for many years was a rural carrier for both Morrow
and Forest Park. Upon his retirement last week
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Tax Assessors
Announce
New Method
The. Clayton County Board of
Tax Assessors have adopted a
new method of assessing busi
ness tangible personal property
commencing on Jan. Ist 1960.
All business houses in the
County have been furnished
statement forms and instructions
for filing these with the Tax
Commissioner when the 1960 re
turns are made. These forms pro
vide a uniform method for re
turning personal property for
each and every type of business,
regardless of size or nature.
Space for including inventories
from value shown on books is
3. rescue the farmer from •
economic ruin or doom him, and
through him eventually itself,
to extinction.
4. uphold constitutional prin
ciple and individual freedom or
destroy both through enact
ment of further force legisla
tion in the field of human rela
t ions.
For us who live in Georgia and
the South the consequences of
any of those alternatives are too
dire even to contemplate, but by
far the most disturbing of all is
the eventuality of the passage of
laws which would destroy the do
mestic tranquillity guaranteed to
us by the Constitution.
WITH BOTH THE Majority
and Minority Leaders of the Sen
ate pledged to force the issue
■ next month, it is a foregone con
clusion that the Upper Chamber
will have a prolonged and bitter
fight over misnamed “civil rights”
legislation of some description.
Although Southern Senators
are badly outnumbered on this
question, it goes without saying
that they will fight all such bills
with every effective weapon at
their command. As for myself,
Georgians may be assured that I
am prepared and determined to
talk against any attempt either
to implement the arrogant recom
mendations of the Commission on
Civil Right, or Io enact a puniti"e
force bill on. the order of the pro
posals of Senators Hennings and
Javits for as long as I can stand
on my two feet and utter a sound
, or until the gag of cloture, is
voted on me.
he was presented the honorary
certificate from Postmaster
General Arthur E. Summerfield
and Regional Director W. L.
Crawford for a lifetime of serv
ice devoted to the post office
department.
He was also presented his 29-
year Safe Driving Award, along
with a clock radio from the fam
ily of Morrow Postmaster G. L.
Murphy.
This presentation was made in
the workroom floor of the Mor
row post office by Postmaster
Murphy and was witnessed by
several close friends.
Mr. Foster’s retirement is of
particular interest to a large
number of people in the area
because of his long and faithful
service in the Post Office and
also his outstanding civic, fra
ternal and church work.
He is a past Master of Forest
Park Masonic Lodge and a
member of Morrow Methodist
Church where he is the pianist.
Postmaster Murphy and Mr.
Foster’s many friends hope that
he will enjoy his well earned
retirement for a long, long time.
provided, also space for listing
machinery and equipment and
furniture and fixtures is pro
vided.
These items should be listed
at cost less depreciation. The
new statement forms are similar
to those used in several Counties
in this area and the Board of
Tax Assessors feel that in adopt
ing this it will better enable
them to equalize the tax asses
ments in Clayton County. They
request all places of business to
furnish the information when
I the 196'J Tax Returns are made.
APP RECI A TION SER I ICE
FP First Baptist
Honors Wilsons
An Appreciation Service was held on Wednesday eve
ning, December 30th at the First Baptist Church for Mr.
Julian Wilson. Minister of Music and Religious Education,
and his family, who were leaving to take up similar duties
on January Ist with the White Oak Hills Baptist Church in
Decatur.
The program was carried out
in "This Is Your Life" theme.
Mr. H G. Farr, pastor of the
church, read from the fourth
chapter of Philippians. identify
ing this as Mr. Wilsons favorite
passage and calling him to the
rostrum. He then gave the vital
statistics of Mr. Wilson’s life and
took him up through his high
school days.
Mrs. Jack Bailey acted as
mistress of ceremonies and in
troduced Mrs. Wilson and their
three sons, Julian Jr , David and
Donnie.
Three others were introduced
I as representative of the many
whose lives have been touched
and influenced by the Wilsons.
The first one was Charlie
i Thompson, a member of the
committee responsible for bring
ing the Wilsons to Forest Park.
He represented their chairman,
the late Billy Nolan.
Another was Mrs. Jaunita
Bowlden, representing the Har
monettes, a sextette of young
women, who have risen to fame
under Mr. Wilson’s guidance.
They sang, “Each Step I Take.”
Mrs. R. E. Tidwell represented
Mrs. E. M. (Barbara) Gaultney
who could not be present. For
this very talented young woman
who is an inspiration to all who
know her, Mrs. Tidwell read a
poem that she wrote as a tribute
to Mr. Wilson for the help he
has given to the many individual
church members “the little
people.”
Each choir from the three
year olds to the adults sang
selections demonstrating the
fine work he has done with these
groups and their directors.
The head of each department
of the church extended their
deep appreciation to Mr. Wilson
and Mrs. Wilson for personal in
spiration and leadership and
spoke for their departments.
These were: Mark Lowenthal,
President of Brotherhood, Wal
lace Wilson, Director of Train
ing Union, Joe Walls,. Superin
tendent of Sunday School, Mar
ion Chapman, Chairman of
Board of Deacons, Mrs. Harold
Wimpson, President of Music
Department and Mrs. Henry
Waldrop, President of the Wom
an's Missionary Union.
. i Grady Granade, Chairman of
I the Finance Committee, pre
| sented the Wilsons with a purse
। as a love gift from the members
of the church.
After the service a fellowship
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Soil Conservation Activities
By T. W. COLE
Soil Conservationist
Clayton County Soil and Water
Conservation Farmers have
: made good progress during 1959
lin applying on their land the
i needed conservation practices
: as planned in cooperation with
I the Upper Ocmulgee River Dis
trict Supervisors. These practices
are planned and established ac
cording to soil capabilities there
by adapting each field and area
! on the farm to the use for which
it is best suited.
By establishing and maintain
ing one or more practices each
year in order of importance and
need within a few years results
in less soil loss to erosion, higher
| per acre yields with better
quality products meaning more
gross and net income from the
farm.
This year 48 farmers requested
and had complete soil and water
conservation plans prepared for
their farms with a total of 4,808
acres. Now 551 farmers and op
j erators are carrying out the
District Conservation Plan and
Program on 48,132 acres.
I Some of the conservation
i practices they have applied this
I year are: Conservation Crop Ro-
I tations 1,465 acres. Contour
Farming 765 acres, Cover Crop
i ping 713 acres, Stubble Mulch
ing 333 acres, Hayland Planting
,90 acres, Pasture Planting 631
Clayton County
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Airman Hooks
Os Jonesboro
In Training
LACKLAND AFB. Tex.—Air
; man Harvey E Hooks, son of
I Mrs. Ruth Hooks of 114 North
Avenue, Jonesboro, has com
pleted his initial course of Air
Force basic military. training
here. He has been selected to
; attend the technical training
; course for communications and
i relay center repairmen at Shep
i paid AKB, Tex.
He is a graduate of Jonesboro
High School.
Basic airmen at Lackland are
selected for specialized training
at technical schools on the basis
of their interests and aptitudes.
They are reassigned to the
school after four weeks of basic,
and are given additional mili
tary basic training along with
the technical subjects.
RAINBOW GIRLS
INSTALLATION
OF OFFICERS
The Rainbow Girls, an aux
iliary of’the Masonic Lodge, will
hold an installation of officers
at the Masonic Lodge, East
Point, on Sunday, January 10.
Miss Vivian Alexander, daugh
ter of the W. C. Alexanders, will
be installed as Worthy Advisor
of the East Point Assembly 17.
Miss Alexander will then appoint
some 16 officers, who also be in
■ stalled.
The Rainbow Girls are daugh
ters of members of the Order of
the Eastern Star, and Masons.
Miss Alexander is to be con
gratulated on this high honor.
acres, Pasture Renovation 291
acres, Tree Planting 417 acres,
Woodland Harvest Cutting 366
acres, Woodland Intermediate
Cutting (Thinning) 426 acres,
Woodland Weeding (Removing
Undesirable Trees) 141 acres,
Fishpond Fertilization 71 ponds,
Wildlife Food Planting 50 acres,
Farm Ponds Built 8, with two
now under construction. Ter
racing 1 mile with 9 miles of
lines surveyed to be built,
Grassed Waterways 26 acres.
Drainage Ditches ' j mile, and
; one Irrigation System.
Conservation farmers take
pride in their accomplishments
:as they improve the land pur
; source of FOOD, CLOTHING and
SHELTER.
N. Jonesboro PTA
Meets January 12
The PTA of North Jonesboro
Elementary School will hold its
regular monthly meeting o n
Tuesday night, January 12. at
8:00 o’clock in the school cafe
। torium.
The program for this meeting
will be on the use and affect of
alcohol both good and bad. and
will be presented by Mrs Ste?-
’ all’s seventh grade. Mrs Stegall
has also engaged a qualified
I speaker from the State to discuss
further this subject on alcohol.