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VOL. 41—NO. 32
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R. E. Coleman
Candidate For
Re-election
Robert E. Coleman, Tax Com
missioner of Clayton County for
the past 12 years, has qualified
as a candidate for re-election
subject to the Democratic Pri
ary April 23.
Mr. Coleman has been unop
posed the last two terms.
In announcing his candidacy•
for another term, he said: “Your
support is sincerely appreci
ated.”
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COUNTY HAS $65,401 SURPLUS
Black Ink Now Used
For Clayton Books
Clayton County has changed the color of the ink in
financial affairs, according to the yearend audit, going
from red to black.
James E. Hood, certified public accountant, who has
just completed the audit, made this statement—
“The financial condition of
Clayton County has improved
from a deficit of $92,968.06 at
Dec. 31, 1956, to a current sur
plus of $65,401.03 at Dec. 31.1959.
The Board of County Commis
sioners is to be commended for
this fine record.”
CLAYTON COUNTY GEORGIA
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
DECEMBER 31, 1960
ASSETS
Cash on hand and in
Bank . $16,352.42
Uncollected taxes —
Net 67,819.92
Louise Easley Seeks
Miss Clayton. Title
Miss Louise Easley, a student at Forest Park High
School, completed her entrance requirements early last
week to become the first official candidate for the Miss
Clayton County Title.
Miss Easley has had some ex-,
perience as a contestant for she ।
was a semi-finalist in the Miss
Forest Park Contest of 1959. She
will graduate from Forest Park
High in June and will attend
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FOREST PARK HIGH’S Louise Easley, shown with General
Chairman Nick Nichols, is first official candidate for Miss Clay
ton County beauty pageant. See story. (Photo by Young Studio)
You CAN Buy It In Clayton County
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Forest Park, Ga.
Form -*542 Requested
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Special Meeting
Os Lake City PTA
A special called meeting of the
Lake City PTA will be held
Thursday, Feb. 25. at 7:30 p.m.
in the cafeteria of the new
school located on Phillips Drive.
All parents are urged to bej
present.
—Publicity Chairman
MRS PAUL BALLARD
The 'Old Grads/
Boys and Gals,
Prep For Games
Fun! Fun! For Everyone! The
‘,‘Old Grads” are at it again. The
Second Annual Old Grads bas
ketball games between the
graduates of Forest Park High
School and the Jonesboro High
School will be played on March
sth in Jonesboro and March 12th
in Forest Park at the High
School Gyms. The games are
sponsored by the Optimist Clubs
of Forest Park and Jonesboro
with proceeds being used for
Boys Work projects.
Each year two games each are
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Accounts Receivable 2,740.00
I Inventory of Supplies 7,741.55
TCiT A L CURRENT
ASSETS $94,653.89
LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS
• Unpaid Bills $24,116.48
Payroll Taxes With
held 5,136.38
TOTAL CURRENT
LIABILITES $29,252.86
Current Surplus $65,401.03
! TOTAL CURRENT
LIABILITIES AND
! SURPLUS $94,653.89
Wesleyan College in Macon to
j further her education.
Miss Easley has been very ac
: tive in school. She is a cheer
leader, a member of the Drama
■ Club, a member of the Tri-Hi-Y
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Edgar Blalock
Seeks 4th Term
In Ga. House
Edgar Blalock, lifelong resi
dent of Clayton County, has
qualified with the Clay to n
County Democratic Executive
Committee as a candidate for
re-election in the April 23 Pri
mary election, seeking his fourth
term as a member of the Geor
gia House of Re^esentatives.
Mr. Blalock first served in the
Senate in 1951 apd 1952 during
the Talmadge administration
and served as chairman of the
Highway Committee.
During his three terms in the
Georgia House he has been
chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee.
He is a family man and a de
voted puhVc servant
He said in a statement issued
Saturday:
“I hope that my record is such
as to warrant your continued
support.”
Mr. Blalock lives in Jonesboro.
Belton Haynie
Running For
Chairman Post
Belton C. Haynie announces
his candidacy for the office of
Chairman of Clayton County
Commissioners in the following
statement—
“To the Citizens of Clayton
County:
“This is to announce that I
have qualified with the Secre
tary of the Clayton County
Democratic Committee as a can-
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Donald Forrester
New Minister at
First Christian
Donald Forrester, of Phoenix,
Ariz., has accepted the call to
minister to the congregation at
First Christian Church in For
est Park. His ministry began
Feb. 21, 1960.
Mr. Forrester attended John
son Bible College, Kimberlin
Heights, Tenn. He has served
churches in east Tennessee and
West Virginia. His father, now
deceased, was a Christian min
ister, and he has a brother who
is a minister in east Tennessee.
During the Korean conflict,
Mr. Forrester served two and
one-half years in the armed
forces. His most recent service
has been mission work in South
ern Arizona.
Mr. Forrester is twenty-nine
years of age. He is married and
has a son and daughter, two and
six years old, repectively.
FOREST PARK. GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 1960
CARVERS CELEBRATE
New Joy land Nursery
Open House Saturday
There’s going to be a gala Open House at the new:
Joyland Nursery, handsome fireproof block, steel, cement J
and brick structure, corner Georgia avenue and West street,;
Forest Park, from 10 until 4 this Saturday.
Owners Mark and Polly Car
ver said: “The safety of the
child has been uppermost in our
minds in the construction of this
new facility.” They issued a
blanket invitation for Open
House.
The new nursery covers a city
acre and the outdoor play
ground is enclosed by a Tornado
chain link fence. There are two
separate bathrooms for the play
yard. There is an outside water
fountain.
The building embraces two
classrooms and kindergarten
room, separate bathroom facili
ties done in pink and blue, and
the building houses all the mod
ern conveniences, including a
beautiful kitchen and elaborate
dining room.
This is, Mark Carver ex
plained, only the first unit of
the new structure. The Carvers
are celebrating along with Open
House their second expansion in
seven year^ of operating Joyland
Nursery in Forest Park. They
moved from their house to the
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Chester Lane
Services Held
In Forest Park
Mr. Chester C. Lane, Sr.,
passed away Feb. 18 at a private
hospital. Born in Douglasville,
Mr. Lane had lived a number of
years in Clayton County, and
was a former member of Forest
Park Council. He was a retired
sales representative for S. S.
White Dental Manufacturing
Company. He was a member of
the First Baptist Church of For
est Park, and a member of Lodge
No. 399 F.&A.M.
Funeral services were held on
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J. H. Floyd Buys
Registered Bull
J. H. Floyd, Jonesboro, Ga., j
has recently purchased the reg- j
istered Brown Swiss Bull Floyd's |
Barney Beau, 135391 from Rob- ।
ert E. Taylor, West Union, S. C., j
according to a report from Fred
S. Idtse, Secretary of the Brown
Swiss Cattle Breeders’ Associa
tion, Beloit, Wis.
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JOE T. LANE was sworn in as Clayton County Ordinary by Su
perior Court Judge William H. Reynolds last Tuesday at the
I Courthouse in Jonesboro. (Photo by Pete Smith Studio).
DEADLINE IS
THIS SATURDAY
Deadline for qualification of
candidates in the county races
in the Democratic Primary is
Saturday at 12 o’clock. The Pri
mary will be held April 23.
nursery on Main Street.
There is a half basement for
playtime use in inclement
weather, and the basement also
includes the air conditioning
units. The building is complete
ly air conditioned, all the year
round.
Following Open House Satur
day, the new nursery will offi
cially open for business on
Monday, Feb. 29th.
Mr. Carver said that by mov
ing into the new building Joy
land is enlarging the baby de
partment in the present build
ing on Main Street.
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MARK CARVER
P. K. Dixon
Is Candidate
For Chairman
P. K. Dixon of Jonesboro an
nounces his candidacy for
Chairman of the County Com
missioners in the following
statement—
“To the Voters of Clayton
County:
“I hereby announce my can
didacy for the office of Chair
man of the Board of Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenue of
Clayton County, subject to the
Democratic Primary to be held
April 23, 1960.
“The Board is composed of
three members with equal au
thority and I do not presume to
say that I will do this and that
if elected, but do promise to
; make a conscientious effort to
। co-operate with the Board as a
| whole in working to accomplish
j those things that will be for the
i betterment of our county and
for its continued advancement.
"If elected, my actions as a
board member shall be governed
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William J. Lee
Candidate For
Another form
William J. (Bill) Lee, Route 1,
Forest Park, who has served two
terms in the Georgia House of
Representatives, announced this
week as a candidate for re-elec
tion.
In a statement to the citizens
of Clayton County he said: “You
have truly honored me by elect
ing me as your Representative to
the Georgia General Assembly
the past two terms, and I have
enthusiastically endeavored to
be of genuine service at all times
to you, our County and State.”
Mr. Lee, who married the for
mer Mary Matthews of Baxley,
has been very prominent in civic
affairs.
He was chosen Young Man of j
the Year by the Forest Park'
j'aycecs in ’957. he is a past I
president of the Kiwanis Club
of Forest Park, he is a member I
of Forest Park Masonic Lodge I
No. 399, the Clayton County j
Chamber of Commerce and the |
First Baptist Church of Forest
Park.
The Democratic Primay elec
tion is April 23.
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TWINS, Tina and Nita Kehe
ley, will appear in “Civicana”
at the E. Clayton School, El
lenwood with a dozen other
beauties at 8:00 p.m. Saturday
27th February. All are from
Lottie Hentschel’s Studio. The
show consisting of several
acts is to raise funds toward
a Community Center building
for East Clayton. Tickets are
selling fast. See Mrs. Frank
Marchman for yours.
Mrs. E. B. Hart
Sc hool Board
Candidate
Mrs. E. B. Hart of 1507 River
dale Road, College Park, has an
nounced her candidacy for Clay
ton County Board of Education
in the election April 23.
Mrs. Hart, known by “Lizette”
to all her friends, has resided in
Clayton County for the past'
fourteen years. She is married ,
and has three children. Mrs.
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Mrs. Fred Farmer
Laid To Rest
In Forest Park
Mrs. Fred Farmer died on Fri
day, Feb. 19, following a heart
attack, at an Atlanta hospital.
Mrs. Farmer was a long time
resident of Forest Park, and
was much loved by all who
knew her. All through her ill
ness from repeated heart at
tacks, she was noted for her
cheerful outlook, and her won-
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Forest Park Senior Wins High Honor
MIKE (HEAVES FINALIST
IN NATIONAL PROGRAM
Mike Cheaves, a senior at Forest Park High School,
has been named as a finalist in the 1959-60 competition ot
the National Merit Scholarship Corporation Program and
nas been awarded a Certificate of Merit, according to Prin-
cipal Ernest L. Stroud. । ।
Mike distinguished himself by '
his high score on two college,
aptitude tests used in the Na-1
tional Merit Scholarship com- i
petition. About six-tenths of
one per cent of the seniors in l
each state received the awards. ।
A national total of 10,000 stu
dents were honored.
Over 550,000 students were
tested in the 1959-60 National \
Merit Scholarship competition:
which began last April. The test |
results have pared the com-'
petitors down to the 10,000
Finalists from which the Merit
Scholars will be selected and
announced this spring. They,
and the colleges they have
chosen will share in the several
million dollars in Merit Scholar
ship funds to be offered by over I
110 different organizations and -
individuals and by the Corpora- t
tion itself. The winners will be
announced about April 27, 1960.
At an earlier stage of the com
petition the names of all who .
had reached the semi-finals of I
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Roy Hancock
Candidate. Far i
School Board •
Roy Hancock has qualified as ,
I a candidate for the Clayton i
County School Board. Born in I;
Laurens County, Ga., he has: (
been a resident of Clayton Coun- ;
ty for the past fourteen years, j j
He is a veteran having served a I
total of 14 years, eight of these ■!
years as Warrant Officer in <
Military Intelligence. At present j
he operates and owns the Tri- |
angle Grocery on Riverdalel j
Road, College Park. He is 48 i
years old and married to the
former Miss Vivla Northcutt, 1
who operates Vivia’s Beauty
baion in College Park. They \
have one daughter, Carole, pres- [
ently attending North Clayton I I
High School.
Mr. Hancock is a charter j
member of the old North Clay- j
ton Civic Club, member of New ;
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JONESBORO DISTRICT HONORED
Garner Gets Plaque
For Safety Record
Employees of the Georgia Power Company’s Jones
boro District were honored at a banquet held at the Griffin
Elks Club recently for their part in the Macon Division’s
winning of the 1959 President’s Safety Award. The Divi
sion completed the year without an accident serious enough
to cause loss of time from work.
C. W. Roberts, of Macon, Vice
President, Georgia Power Com
pany, addressed the district em- ;
ployees and cited them for a i
“truly outstanding safety rec-
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J. A. (RED) GARNER, Jonesboro District Manager of Georgia
Power Company, receives the President’s Safety Plaque from
C. W. Roberts, Macon, Vice President Georgia Power, for out
standing record at recent banquet honoring Jonesboro employees
I at Griffin Elks Club.
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Terrell Starr
Candidate For
Re-Election
Terrell A. Starr, who has
served as a Clayton County
Commissioner since April of
1958—two years—has qualified
for re-election from District No.
1, composed of Mountain View,
Forest Park, A .mason and
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ord.” He also, presented J. A.
“Red” Garner, Jonesboro Dis-
I trict Manager, with a Safety
i Plaque for his employees. Not a
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