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44 y Experiences With
A Junior 4-H Club
By WINIFRED MacALLASTER
During the past year and a
half I have had the pleasure of
being a Junior 4-H Club Leader.
A junior leader is a senior 4-H’er
who has the responsibility of
leading younger members in a
special group.
This year our club, The Lucky
Clover, has had many good
times and has learned numerous
things. We organized this club
in September, 1958. and have
met once every week since that
time. We have elected new offi
cers every three months in or- i
der to give everyone a chance to |
become familiar with the duties I
of each office.
In October we all went to the
Southeastern Fair as a group;
and enjoyed it thoroughly. In-
December we had a Christmas
party at my home. Don’t get the
idea from this that 4-H is all
play. In between these socials we
have given demonstrations and
carried out many projects. One
of our biggest projects this year
was the making of a dress by
each member. We have made
muffins, biscuits and pie crust.
In studying foods, we have
learned to plan meals and to
prepare them. Correct table
setting has been an interesting
project.
Recently, I was extremely
proud of my little group at 4-H
Achievement Day. All the girls
attending came home with
many awards and ribbons.
Our club began with nine
members, all of them members
of the East Clayton School 4-H
Club. Since they live in various
parts of the community we had
a problem in getting them to
and from the meetings. Thanks
to our mothers volunteering
their time and services we have
not missed a meeting.
The girls enjoy doing things
together and lately we have been
asked to help with the commu
nity center. We sold cakes and
FAMILY SHELL HOMES
By
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S. Expressway Jonesboro, Ga.
-Call us Collect at GReenleaf 8-8871-2
TO THE VOTERS, TAXPAYERS AND GOOD
FRIENDS IN CLAYTON COUNTY
county it would moke it possible to save a person from SSOO to SI,OOO to have a well drilled. It
would also get more industry in the county.
Our No. 2 problem is schools. We are all aware that we have to have bond elections for
schools from time to time, for years to come, because the county is growing so fast.
Another main interest to all of us are the roads and the way your tax money is being
spent. It is regrettable the situation our Commissioners have allowed our county to get in. Do
not blame them, you voted for them.
The REST CAMP that we have in our county costs an enormous amount of money. It is
much like a snake trying to crawl around without a head.
The prisoners were supposed to have replaced the free labor. NOT SO in Clayton Coun
ty. Come —look around—see if you would operate your business with as much inefficiency and
inability. The Commissioners are the govern ing authorities of your county. With a new slate
of Commissioners you can eliminate this. These men you elect Commissioners are the ones that
will look after your tax dollars. Elect men who will welcome you to this public office without
telling you: "Folks in hell want ice water."
The men you elect as your Commissioners will spend from six to seven million dollars tax
money in the next four years. They have forty c onvicts and twenty two hired labor (just kin folks
and special friends of the Commission). Ido not think any taxpayer in Clayton County wants
his tax dollars to be spent on a REST CAMP such as the one we now have. Our guards over the
prisoners are not allowed to have a gun. If elected I will work to get this changed.
The people, the voters, must wake up to the necessity for leadership. The whole pattern
has changed. We need men to change with the pattern. Keep up with the changing of eVents.
To my many friends throughout the county who have supported me in previous elections
and the new citizens that have moved into the county, your vote and influence and any way you
can help me in this campaign, I would deeply appreciate.
Sincerely yours,
HOWARD H. THORNTON
(Paid Political Advertisement)
coffee at the polls on election
i day and were asked to be ushers
f at the Civicana.
We plan to work even harder
’ the future to be able to attend
District Meet this summer and to
■ make a good showing for Clay
■ ton County and the Lucky
Clover Club. As their leader, 11
i \ can truthfully say we are learn-'
; ing to do by doing.
'
WHAT 4-H HAS
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pepper field, I have gained many
j wonderful experiences which
i will help me throughout life. I
plan to finish my college edu
; cation and enter some phase of
, extension work and also try to
have a farm of my own. I want
to be a part of helping many
other youngsters in our country
as so many wonderful people
have helped me.
I can say thanks to my par
ents and my county agent who
have made it possible for me to
achieve the things which I have.
I believe through 4-H work these
eight years, I have learned more
and gained more than in any
other club to which I have be
longed. I had a few disappoint
ments, but by this I have really
gained, because when we lose in
4-H work we will still gain ex
perience. I had six years of ex
perience in losing before I ever
won. 4-H, along with a good
county agent, has trained me to
try to do my best in everything
I do.
I believe I will always live up
to our 4-H pledge. I will strive
to train my head to clearer
thinking, my heart to greater ,
loyalty, my hands to larger serv
ice, and my health to better liv
ing, for my club, my community,
and my country. I believe if I,
; as well as everyone else, would
live up to this pledge, everyone
would have a more successful
life.
As you know, lam not a stranger to most of you. Before
deciding to become a candidate as one of your County Commis
sioners I was urged to make this race by a number of the citizens.
I have lived in this county all my life. I owned and operated a
fleet of school buses for the county for years. I'm also a cotton
waste dealer and am employed by Complete Auto Transit Com
pany at the present time. I own and operate a cattle farm west
of Jonesboro next to Lake Spivey. I belong to the A. F. of L.
Union No. 728 Local, Atlanta, Ga., of which I've been a member
for several years.
Our number one problem in our county at the present time
is our county-wide water system. I want to cooperate with the
other Commissioners to complete this water system with our
Water Authority to where all citizens can benefit by this. I would
like to see a county fire department which would reduce fire in
surance fifty per cent. If this system was completed over the
MASTER H-H CLUB,
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With their records, projects and
leadership activities. .
A Master 4-H member never '
forgets the 4-H Club and its
pledge. The 4-H program means
even more to him. The pledge
becomes more than just words
repeated at each 4-H meeting.
To the Master 4-H’er it means:
“I pledge my head to clearer
thinking” so that I may more
fully understand other people
and their customs.
“I pledge my heart to greater
i loyalty” to the club which has
I contributed so much to my hap
, piness and well-being.
"I pledge my hands to larger
' service” to other 4-H’ers striving
Meet Your Friends —
. . . and Dine at the
MARKET CAFETERIA
... AND GRILL ...
In the World's Finest
FARMERS' MARKET
SERVING THE FRESHEST VEGETABLES
IH GEORGIA 7 DAYS A WEEK!
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT IS FAMILY NIGHT
Special Plate This Week Is —
Chopped Steak JH
French Fried Potatoes
Buttered Green Peas Mll SET
FAVORS FOR THE CHILDREN
GRILL OPEN ALL NIGHT
THE FOREST PARK FREE PRESS—NEWS AND FARMER
MT. ZION 4-H
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bara Allen; pianist, Gail Fuller;
song leader, Brenda Starr; as
sistant song leader, Gloria Huff.
Mrs. Mary K. Singleton, Home
Demonstration Agent for Clay-
for the title of Master 4-H’er, re
membering always how others
helped me.
“I pledge my health to better
living for my club, my commu
nity, and my country” by taking
advantage of the opportunities
offered me so that I may,
through the most profitable
means, return a part of what
my club, community and my
country have so freely given to
me.
ton County, organized this group
for the benefit of the 4-H girls
of the Mt. Zion community.
The leaders helping Mrs. Sin
gleton were Mrs. Abercrombie,
Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Starr.
The names of the girls in the
club were: Jean Abercrombie,
Marsha Abercrombie, Leanettia
Allison, June Adams, Barbara
; Allen, Gail Fuller, Linda Fuller,
Gloria Huff, Nancy Huff, Bev
■ erly Moss, Brenda Starr, Diane
Starr, Judy Starr and Nancy
: Starr.
; Plans are now under way for
. making tea towels, using the
! Swedish Darn.
, Refreshments will be" served
■ by members of the Mt. Zion
i Home Demonstration Club.
Barbara Allen, Reporter
P. K. Dixon, Candidate for Office of Chairman
Os Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
industry come to our county, which will help to carry our tax load. With our strategic location,
our abundance of skilled labor, our railroads and highways, our splendid school system and
splendid citizenry, we are able to attract out-of-state capital to our county. I promise, if elected,
to carefully study our great potential for future growth and to fully cooperate with our Clayton
County Chamber of Commerce and other civic organizations of our county, as well as individuals,
in promoting the future growth and development of our county. The sky is the limit if we will only
recognize our possibilities and unitedly strive to make of our county what it is possible for it to be.
I believe in strict law enforcement and, with the cooperation of the other members of the
Board, I hereby pledge my efforts towards making of our county a good place to live.
During my tenure of 36 years as your Clerk of Superior Court, I am proud of the fact that
I was never censured or criticised by the Clayton County Grand Jury which, under law, is charged
with the duty of inspecting and examining the operation and records of the Clerk's office.
Since our county has grown out of the small county class, it is of importance that certain
offices be kept open from Monday through Saturday noon without closing during office hours.
I did this while Clerk of Court and think that these hours should also apply to the Commission
ers' office.
If elected your Chairman of the Commission, I hereby pledge you my every effort to con
duct the office as efficiently, honestly, impartially and courteously as possible, and to try to
show no section of the county preferential treatment to the detriment of another section.
P. K. DIXON
(Paid Political Advertisement)
Billie Stallings li
Trains in Korea
U. S. FORCES, KOREA
(AHTNO—Army PFC Billie W.' ■
Stallings, whose wife, Martha,
lives at 118 Bartlett Road, For-
: est Park, Ga., recently arrived in ;i
Korea and is now a member ofl
■ the 48th Surgical Hospital.
Stallings, a personnel clerk at
• the hospital, entered the Army
last February and completed
basic training at Fort Jackson,
■ s. c.
>
The 23-year-old soldier, son of
( i Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stallings, |
. Route 1, Leesburg, Ala., is a 1955
1 graduate of Cherokee County
I High School in Centre.
I CLAYTON COUNTY
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| sponsible for the serving of re
। freshments.
The purpose of the County
| 4-H Council is to guide the over-
L all county programs, such as:
ELKINS DEPT. STORE
Hapeville, Ga.
Sells Quality merchandise for
I the entire family. There Is
no substitute for quality.
ANNOUNCING THE FORMAL
OPENING OF
DALTON'S STANDARD SERVICE
(ACROSS FROM THE NEW POST OFFICE)
■—= :
i
. ... . —
Friday and Saturday, March 18-19
★ MERRY GO ROUND FOR THE CHILDREN
it FREE GREASE JOB WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE
(Will give coupon if not done at the time)
★ QUICK ROAD SERVICE - FULL LINE OF ATLAS PRODUCTS
Main Street, Forest Park Call PO 1-9493
In elaborating on my announcement for the above position,
I wish to make the following further announcement 1 .
I have not promised, neither will I promise, any person a
county job if elected; nor have I promised, and neither will I
promise, to release any present employee of the county. These
are matters handled by the Board as a whole.
I do not make any promises as a candidate to pave certain
roads and perform other services—they also being matters han
dled by the Board as a whole.
I had rather be defeated and have a clear conscience than to
make promises that I could not fulfill and have the people prom
ised certain favors constantly reminding me of the false promises
made in the heat of a campaign.
Clayton County has made wonderful progress since the
close of World War Two in 1945—the greatest progress being
in the increase in population. We are now beginning to have
1. 4-H Project Achievement
Meetings.
2. County 4-H Club Camps.
3. Radio and TV programs.
4. County 4-H recognition dur
ing National 4-H Club Week.
5. Leader training meetings for
new officers and local leaders.
VOTE FOR
MRS. E. B. (LIZETTE) HART
County Board of Education (Oak) April 23
INCOME TAX
RETURNS PREPARED
ERNEST F. STEPHENS
121 Oak Drive Mountain View, Ga.
CALL POPLAR 7-5514
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1960
and many other countywide ac-4
tiv’ties of interest to all 4-H’ers.
The County 4-H Council offi
cers are: President, Lynn Trim
ble; Vice President, Keith
Brown; Secretary, Ellen McEver; x
■ Treasurer, Reuben Wallace; Re
, porter, Kenneth Adams.