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VOL. 41—NO. 33
American Can Company, one of the important new industrial
assets in Clayton County, is getting ready for big doings relating
te the official opening of the handsome new plant in Industrial
Park, adjacent to the Georgia Power Company.
will be honored.
Thursday, March 10th, at 11 o’clock the plant will officially
open, with many state and county officials and big wigs of Ameri
can Can in attendance. There will be a noon luncheon for the
high hierachy and guests at the Piedmont Driving Club. Open
House will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday at the plant.
We're proud, indeed, to have American Can in our county,
and it will mean a great deal in many ways for the future growth
of the area.
It’s a time for celébration and we’re sure that a gala time
will be had by all. We’d like to be among the first to congratulate
the company on this latest expansion of a big American free en
terprise industry. We're delighted that you decided to come
live and work with your friendly neighbors in Clayton County.
Ki s K
The: members of the South
College Park Kiwanis Club, along
with their wives and guests, en
joyed & joint meeting with the
Forest Park Kiwanis Club Thurs
day night, February 25.
The purpose of the meeting
was to honor the principals of
the Clayton County Schools and
to assure them that the Kiwanis
are supporting them in their en
deavor to educate the junior citi
zens of Clayton County in the
best way possible. Many ex
pressed the opinion that the
educational leaders of Clayton
County are unexcelled anywhere
and they could do an even bet
ter job of turning out‘ future
leaders if the school facilities of
the county were expanded to
meet the demands of a fast grow
ing population.
Among other distinguished
guests were Mr. Tom Brown, Lt.
Governor of Kiwanis, and Mr.
Grady Lindsey, past Lt. Gov
ernor.
The Forest Park High School
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Andrew Leistl
Candidate for
Andrew Leistl of Forest Park
has qualified as a candidate for
the School Board, and makes the
following statement—
“On February 15, 1960, I reg
istered with the Clayton County
Democratic Executive Committee
as a candidate for a seat on the
Clayton County Board of Edu
cation for the Democratic pri
mary election.
“From 1954 until 1957, I served
on the local Board of Trustees of
the Forest Park Schools. In Nov
ember 1957, I received a com
mission from the Governor of
the State of Georgia to fill a
vacancy on the Clayton County
Board of Education created by
the resignation of Mr. Oren Ruff, |
Jr. |
“A deep rooted sense of ob-‘
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You CAN Buy It In Clayton County
~ Che Forest Park Free Press
Clayton County News and Farmer
E American Can will make containers
for fruits and vegetables, beverages and
biscuit dough. By July the company ex
pects to employ 250 people. And that’s a
" lot of dough, too.
i It is going to be a bigger operation as
| time goes on, employing more and more
' people. This payroll will mean much to
i the general area.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
f March Bth, 9th and 10th, American Can is
going to celebrate the opening in a manner
befitting a company as large as it is na
tionally.
Press, radio and TV people will be
given a preview of the plant between the
hours of 4 and 7 p.m. Tuesday. Wednes
day night will be family night. Some 80
families, part of the working personnel,
11 Glee Club presented a musical
| program that was enjoyed by all.
't The guest speaker of the eve
‘l ning was Mr. Jim Cherry, super
intendent of DeKalb County
lSchools.‘ Mr. Cherry spoke of
| the struggle of our forefathers in
| building the educational stand
{ards of Georgia to the position
| they now hold and of the neces
| sity of this and future genera
| tions to strive to continue the
;{progress which has been made.
. Everyone left the meeting with
| the feeling that our principals
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Forest Park
.
Business Men
‘Meet March 8
l The Forest Park Business
| Men’s Association will hold the
lregular monthly meeting Tues
|day, March 8 at 12 noon at Har
| bin’s Freeze-Ette on old 41 High
way. All members and prospec
tive members welcome.
.
Derickson
e
Is Candidate
For Coroner
l W. D. (Bill) Derickson has an
{nounced that he is a candidate
|for the office of Coroner of
| Clayton County.
I He said it is his thought with
;the growth in our county the
| Coroner’s responsibilities in
| crease along with the importance
'of the position, and with “seven
iyears working with a coroner in
another state I feel I am quali
ified."
His education includes high
| school, one year U. of South Car
|olina, and business school grad
| uate.
' He is a member of Philadel
phia Presbyterian Church, For
iest Park Moose, East Point Elks,
{ Exchange, Photographers Asso
l ciation of America, and the Clay
{ton County Chamber of Com
| merce.
! He married the former Margie
| Ann Phillips, of Columbia, S. C.
| They live at 641 Pine Ridge Drive,
iForest Park. He owns and op
{erates a photography business in
|Forest Park and has made a
4 career of photography for the
| last 20 years.
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!SHOPPERS GUIDE
|
| See Page 8 for a new adver
| tising feature of unexcelled bar
|gains in the weekly Shoppers
{ Guide. Local merchants are of
| sering first quality merchandise
lat outstanding bargain prices.
|Goods and services at prices
|you’ll like. Watch the Shoppers
Guide for unusual values each
week.
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ATLANTA GENERAL DEPOT-—Mr. George Davis, 24 QOakview
Dr., Forest Park, is shown as he receives lapel pin and life mem
bership certificate in Depot’s Wise Owl Club. Left to right:
Col. Robert C. Kyser, Depot Commander; Mr, Davis; Mr. Paige
Mahaffey, Acting Depot Safety Director; and Col. Michael J.
Wozney, Chief, Engineer Supply Section. (U.S. Army Photo)
NEW MEMBER WISE OLD OWL CLUB
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ATLANTA GENERAL DEPOT,
Forest Park—A new member has
been added to the Wise Owl
iClub at the Atlanta General De
pot.
\ George Davis, 24 Oakview Dr.,
Forest Park, has been presented
a lapel pin and life membership
certificate in the Wise Owl Club
by Depot Commander, Col. Rob
ert C. Kyser.
Mr. Davis is the Depot’s 23rd
.member of the Wise Owls.
To qualify for membership
‘one must have been involved in
a work accident which could
'have cost him the loss/ of sight
'in one or both eyes. “Wise Owls”
‘are those whose eyesight was
' saved because of wearing pre
scription safety glasses when
such an accident occurred.
' While using an electric drill
with a high speed steel bit, the
bit suddenly broke into three
pieces, one piece striking Mr.
' Davis’ left lens. The lens was
shattered but did not break.
The Wise Owl Club is spon
sored by the National Society
for the Prevention of Blindness,
Inc.
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M. M. Buice
°
IRunnmg for
° ®
Commissioner
M. M. Buice, who operates a
service station, grill and bait
store on Highway 85 near River
dale, has announced his candi
dacy for Commissioner in Dis
trict No. 2.
He is 52 years of age, a resi-
dent of Clayton
County for four
‘years, and his
“son, R. E. Buice,
‘is associated
with him in
business. He has
two other sons
in Riverdale
school.
Georgia born,
Ihe has been a member of civic
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Worms, Crickets and Tackle Bargains
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Shaddix Bait Ranch'
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Opens This Thursday
! Shaddix one stop Bait Ranch, a new Clayton County
} enterprise, is opening this Thursday, March 3, on old High
|way 41 next door to Shaddix Signs. / ‘
! Joseph Shaddix, who has op
|erated the sign business for
fmany years, has added a new en
| terprise after two years of scien
tific study of the raising of va
rious baits and of the tackle
|business. ’
| He has a most modern con
i crete block layout of worm beds,l
lincluding all the necessary
[drainage, and elimination of
smell and the usual sogginesss.|
flt’s an odorless operation, al
though he is starting out with
about 1,000,000 worms ready for
the fishermen’s hooks.
The completely remodeled
building includes a complete line.
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FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1960
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Running For |
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School Board
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E Lamar Foster, who has an-|
| nounced his candidacy for the|
}Clayton County School Board |
from the Forest Park district, is|
t a long-~time Clayton resident and
{ former member of Forest Park |
| City Council, active civic worker
|and businessman. 3
| Mr. Foster, 35 years of age,
| was runnerup in the last Com- |
| missioner’s race. |
[ He is owner of his own insur- |
| ance agency, State Farm Mutual,
|in Forest Park. |
| He is a member of Forest Park |
| Kiwanis Club, Forest Park Busi- |
ness Men’s Association, and the
Methodist church.
| Mr. Foster served with the 6th
Armored Division in World War
11, European Theater, and re-|
ceived five battle stars.
| He married the former Sybil|
Shackleford. They have one son, |
Scott, and reside at 123 Finl('y’
| Drive. |
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;Jonesboro Gals |
'Seek Revenge |
This Saturday |
The girls from Jonesboro are |
lout for revenge! When? When |
| the Old Grads (no one said the|
|ladies were old) of Forest Park
land Joneshoro clash on March |
{sth in Jonesboro and again on |
March 12th in Forest Park. Lasti’
year the Forest Park team de
feated the Jonesboro ladies team |
in the Optimist sponsored Old |
lGrads game. So this year, the|
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Coleman, Mundy, Banke, Lee, Huie
Unopposed in Demeocratic Primary
Special Election Saturday, March 19 ‘
To Fill Vacancy in Treasurer’s Office {
Incumbents Robert E. 'Coleman, Tax Commissioner;i
Joe B. Mundy, Clerk of Clayton Superior Court; Represen- |
tative Wiliiam J. (Bill) Lee, Surveyor E. L. Huie, and can-1
didate for Judge of the Clayton Superior Court, Harold |
Banke, were unopposed as the deadline for qualification in |
the Clayton County Democratic Primary was reached ati
high noon Saturday at the office of Secretary J. Marlin |
DeFoor in Morrow. ;
But it was a different story in
most of the other races, with
the field bunched and the can
didates eager for the contest,
which will culminate on election
day, Saturday, April 23.
Three men are running for the
office of Chairman of the Com- |
missioners of Roads and Reve- |
nue, three for Sheriff, two for
Ordinary, three for County Coro
ner, two for Treasurer, two for
Solicitor, two for Representa
tive (old seat), four for County
Commissioner in District No. 2,
two for County Commissioner in
District No. 1, five for school
board and two seats in Oak Dis
trict, and four for two seats in
Forest District.
There has been set, as re
quired by law, a special election
to fill the Treasurer vacancy left
by the election of Joe Lane as
Ordinary in a recent speecial elec
tion. W. M. (Dub) Currie, Jr.,
unsuccessful candidate in the‘
race for Ordinary, faces James
B. Eemp, of Jonesboro, ih'the‘
special electionn on Sz‘.turday,l
March 19. Winner will hold the‘
office for the bhalance of the|]
year, bl;t for a full term facesi
another race in the Democratic!
Primary on April 23. |
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H. H. Tl |
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Commissioner
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Candidate '
Howard H. Thornton, former!
city councilman in Joneshoro |
and previous candidate in com-j
missioner races, has qualified asi
a candidate for the County Com- |
missioners from District No. 2. |
Mr. Thornton, who lives at|
259 South Main Street, Jones-(
boro, is a cattle rancher, he is|
employed by Complete Auto |
Transit and he buys and sells
waste cotton during the year.|
Once he owned and operated a |
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John J. Jones
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Offers for
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Solicitor |
John J. Jones, 630 Springside |
Dr., Forest Park, a lawyer with |
offices at 80 Ash Street, Forest |
Park, is a candidate for Solicitor |
General in the Democratic Pri- |
mary April 23. ;
He married the former Jean |
Ann Hall of Charleston, W. Va. |
They have two children, ages 7I
and three months. ?
Mr. Jones took prelaw at the|
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FISH FRY |
This Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m,}
at J. E. Edmond School, Simp- |
son Road. Home Made CakesE
and Pies. ‘
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HESSIE OF HILLS"
Presented by Local Talent. i
Sponsored by Lake City PTA. |
Forest Park High, March 10,
11, 7:30 p.m. i
Adults 50c¢, children 25c. ;
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Raymond White
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Raymond O. White announces |
he is a Candidate for Commis-’
'sioner of Roads and Revenue,{
' District No. 2. Mr. White has
| been a resident of Clayton Coun- |
i ty for 44 years, served as County |
| Treasurer for ten years, is a|
' member of Joneshoro First Bap- |
'tist Church and teacher of Jun- |
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L. D. Northcutt |
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Candid |
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Candidate to
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ucceed Selt
Lowell Northcutt, W. Fayette- |
ville Road, is a candidate to suc- |
Iceed himself on the Clayton|
' County Board of Education, Oak ‘
' district, in the Clayton Demo- |
‘cratic Primary April 23. i
| Mr. Northcutt, who has served |
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Famous Wilson 6-Horse Hitch
To Be at Kent’s This Saturday
|
The Clydesdale horses which |
’make up the famous Wilson Six- |
‘Horse Hitch, scheduled to appear |
Saturday, March 5 at Kent’s|
Food Town, Jonesboro, are not |
}just ordinary horses. They arel
larger, more expensive and more
lrare than the ordinary breeds of |
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| Kent’s Food Town during this Saturday’s Celebration Sale.
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George INurphy
Chairman of
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Irving Trust
j George A. Murphy, born in|
Morrow, has been elevated from
Ypresident to the office of chair
lman of Irving Trust Company,
| New, York City. ;
| Mr. Murphy becomes the Irv
|ing’s chief executive officer. As
:so::intcd with the bank in many
capacities since 1931, Mr. Murphy
is a graduate of Harvard Busi
' ness School, and New York Uni- |
| versity Law School, and is a
'member of the New York State |
Bar. ;
| He had been in charge of the |
| personal trust division and sub
| sequently the load administra
ltive division prior to his election |
| to the presidency in 1957. ‘
' He is a director of Wamer-j
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Joe T. Lane
Runs Again
Runs Again
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For Ordinary
I !
{ Winner in a seven-man race
| for Ordinary in the recent spc-‘
{cial election, Joe T. Lane husl
qualified as a candidate for a
ifull term in the Democratic Pri-|
| mary April 23. ‘
} Mr. Lane is former County
| treasurer, a post he has resigned ‘
|along with a responsible job he
i held with Gulf.
? He is married to the former
| Joyce West of College Park and
| they have one child. |
| He has been very active in civic |
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;horses
| An ordinary horse used for
'riding is about 15 hands high, a
ihand being four inches, and the
{horse being measured from his
lwithers (top of his shoulder) to
the ground. The Clydesdales in
[the Wilson Hitch on the other
Clayton County
Official
Publication For
40 Years
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
James B. Kemp
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ICandldate or
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reasurer
James B. (Jim) Kemp, Clayton
County businessman and life
long resident, has qualified as a
candidate for the office of Coun
ty Treasurer. He is 26 years of
age, has two children and is
married to the former Miss Jo
Anne Bray of 128 Ash Street,
| Forest Park. After graduating
!from Clayton County Public
| Schools, he attended Woodrow
| Wilson Law School and was
| awarded his Bachelor of Science
| degree rrom Georgia Institute of
| Technology in 1954.
| He is a veteran, having served
| Y
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Mrs. Waldrop
Candidate For
i
School Board
i Mrs. lenry E. Waldrop, 146
iHendrix Drive, Forest Park, has
| aualified for the Clayton County
ißoard of Education in the April
|23 election.
| Mrs. Waldrop has resided in
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W. M. Curri
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V. L. Urrie
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Seeks Post
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Ot Treasurer
| W. M. (Dub) Currie, Jr., local
real estate salesma, unsucces
ful in the race for Ordinary, an
nounces that he will be a candi
;date for the office of County
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hand, measure as high as 18
| hands or meore and weigh over
12,000 pounds each.
: Wilson’s fabulous Six-Horse
| Hitch has rightfully won the
| name of champions, in 39 years
| of international competition the
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