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JACK TROY, EDITOR
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with JOHN AJz MARTIN
A FACE-SAVING OPPORTUNITY
Georgia's barricade agai n s t
visiting fishermen appears to be
headed down the drain. The
state’s invitation “not to fish”
was served up to tourists and
non-residents a year ago. A
short-sighted legislature, guided
by bankrupt thinking and led by
grab-bag policies of the Game &
Fish Commission, imposed a
$6.25 fee against violators who
want to wet a line. It required
about three months for Georgia
to wake up to the evils of this
legislation.
The owner and operator of a
marina and fishing camp on
Lake Seminole has been the
most outspoken opponent of the
anti-tourist tariff. Ellison Dunn,
a former legislator himself, prob
ably speaks for every camp and
dock operator in the state when
he calls it “the worst thing that
could have happened.” Dunn
blames the one-price license for
a big decline in non-resident
fishermen visiting Seminole in
1960. He estimates that it re
duced his boat rentals nearly 50
per vent. He reasons that similar
drops were experienced by docks
and camps on other lakes bor
dering Alabama, Florida and the
Carolinas. „
Dunn advocates an immediate
Brightest spot
in her budget
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TRYING TO BALANCE a budget can put a lady
in the darkest kind of mood. But there is
one item that always makes the job easier—
low-cost electricity.
Over the years the price of electric service
has been generally downward. In fact, the
average price per kilowatt-hour of electricity
paid by our residential customers has
dropped more than 65 per cent since 1930.
That’s quite a contrast to the over-all cost
of living, which has jumped 46 per cent.*
For instance, the cost of food has increased
52 per cent; rent, 21 per cent, and clothing,
48 per cent.
Count all the jobs electricity does for you
— cleaning, cooking, washing, lighting, heat
ing, cooling, even entertaining. Then, think
of how little you pay.
You haven’t known another bargain like
this in 30 years!
* Source of national figures on over-all cost of living,
clothing, rent ayd food is the U. S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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A CITIZEN WHEREVER WE SERVE
This Newspaper Is
The Official Organ
Os Clayton County
Dedicated To Serving Che
Best Interests of The County
return to a low-cost trip license.
“It actually would be wise to
offer a free license,” he argues,
“but we’d settle for a $1.25 three
day fee. This wouldn’t chase
them off like the monstrosity we
now have.”
Although fishing license funds
are the most satisfactory means
of maintaining fishery research
and development activities, se
vere taxation of visitors who
may want to fish just one after
noon is not in keeping with
sound tourist business. So the
1961 General Assembly now has
an opportunity to redeem the
big blunder of 1960. A bill ask
ing for a $1.25 three-day license
has been introduced by Rep.
Bracken, of Seminole County.
Its passage should have the full
indorsement of all citizens. The
non-resident license barrier
makes no more sense than the
laws permitting the sale of quail
and gamefish. These too must
go. How soon will depend on the
time and extent certain pocket
books are padded, or pinched.
Commercial aspects, unfor
tunately, have a great effect on
game and fish legislation and
regulations. Sportsmen, whose
license fees furnish the sole
support of their game and fish
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
A NEWSPAPER
OF INTEGRITY
department, have no sayso in
its operation. It’s a habit they
show no inclination to break.
Trail Tracks—North Georgia
could use an organization such
as Trout, Unlimited. This Michi
gan group is promoting trout
fishing improvement and pledges
to encourage a general decrease
in “put-and-take” hatchery pro
grams in favor of natural propa
gation and survival of WILD
trout . . . New on the fishing
front is the Free Spool Supreme,
which could easily be what its
manufacturers call it — the
world's finest fishing reel. The
asking price is $47.50, but in this
era of cut-throat selling and
sliding prices, it probably may
be bought for less than S3O . . .
Although luck doubtless plays a
part in hunting and fishing suc
cess, knowing the habits of the
“critters” and their feeding
places and environments, is
much more important . . . The
new Congress—B7th—faces many
issues relating to natural re
sources. Among them are water
pollution, waterfowl wetlands,
wilderness preservation and land
retirement. There is plenty of
room for progress in these fields
. . . Recent winter kills of small
| shad in many Georgia reservoirs
is normal and no cause for ex
traordinary concern.
Fishing-Hunting Round-Up —
Catches reported all last week
would hardly tilt a light canoe,
to say nothing of sinking a
boat. Rainfall that boosted quail
, prospects in South Georgia
| chased out the trout and redfish
I in Gulfcoast waters. The result
I —very poor catches by a declin-
I ing number of anglers ... St.
YOU can earn
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WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 & 2
“J AIM AT THE STARS’ 9
Curt Jurgens — Victoria Shaw
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"Children under 12 admitted Free when accom
panied by parents.
THE FOREST PARK FREE PRESS—NEWS AND FARMER
LOCAL JAYCEES |
WIN DISTRICT
BOWLING TITLE
Wednesday, January 24, the
Forest Park Jaycee Bowling
Team traveled to Griffin for
the District Bowling Tourna
ment. Pins fell, strikes weaken
the opposition, while spares
cleaned up and after the smoke
of battle cleared, Forest Park
emerged the victor. Next they
will compete for the State Title
in February, the battleground
being Macon.
Forest Park, led by Captain
Roy Williams, bowled a 2656
team series which bestead Grif
fin by 349 pins. Jack Denny rolled
a tournament high game of 213
and a three game series of 575.
Terrell Starr, 543 series with a
high game of 204, M/Sgt. George
King, 531 series and high game
of 173 and Captain Roy Williams
497 series with a high game of
188. Duplication of fine bowling
such as this will also bring the
State Title to Forest Park.
ALEXIS J. HEIL
Publicity Director
Forest Park Jaycees
G. W. NORTHCUTT
SCHOOL PLANS
STUDY GROUP
The G. W. Northcutt School of
North Clayton held the regular ।
i PTA meeting on Tuesday, Jan- i
' uary 24, with an attendance of
some 250.
President Mrs. George Glaze
। announced a Study Group would
be in session February 6 and 7
at 8 p.m. when the subject would
i be “By-Laws and Procedures.”
, Mr. Williams of the high school
, faculty will instruct. It was an
i nounced that mothers would
I “stand-in” for teachers during
' the lunch hour, thus giving the
teachers an uninterrupted hour
j to have lunch and relax.
On February 17 the annual
> “Birthday Supper” will take
: place. This affair, with its
’ Johns bass, however, snowed
’ new life, with two 10-pounders
■ and one 13-pounder reported by
’ Dan Joiner at Welaka . . . Geor
, gia coastal fishing also dropped,
l but several Brunswick regulars
1 found red snappers, amberjack
5 and king mackerel 65 miles out
-1 side . . . Quail hunters this sea
-5 son are comparing bobwhites
■ with ghosts—they’ve been dis
appearing after the covey-rise,
- never to show again.
: Outlook—Weather permitting,
, the final month of quail and
i rabbit hunting promises best
1 action of the season. Fishing
i signs on a first quarter moon
i phase also reveal brighter pros
t pects. Live bait and deep diving
- plugs still are best bets To pro
. । duce more than token catches.
Panther Sports
By DAN CASEY
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TORNADOES STORM
OVER PANTHERETTES
The Forest Park Pantherettes
under the repeated shooting of
Gail Thomas and Judy Knowles
gave the Henry County Torna
does a rough game here Tuesday.
In the first quarter Henry
County led 12 to 11. In the sec
ond quarter, Forest Park’s and
Henry County’s scores were
doubled that of the first quar
ter, 24-22.
In the third quarter, the Tor
nadoe fans were uprooted from
twelve tables representing the
months, is always a most pleas
ing event and the entertainment
committee is already at work to
provide their usual fine program.
Everyone will want to attend
on February 17 at the school
cafeteria.
Belgians endorse de Gaulle
plan for Europe.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Automatic Transmission
Service
SOUTHSIDE AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST.
54 Highway across from Dwarf
House. Stop in for a free in
spection. We specialize in all
types automatic transmissions.
Open from 8 A.M. to 6 P.Mi
Phone PO 7-6519.
AWNINGS
ALUMINUM AWNINGS made to
order. Cheap, cheap, cheap—
the PRICE, not the quality. Call
PO 7-6030, anytime, day or night.
Beat any man’s price Mail box
posts, $3.95; steel fence posts 5’
and 6’ will sell cheap.
BEAUTY SHOPS
MARGUERITTE’S BEAUTY
CENTER, 1247 Main Street, For
est Park, Ga. Hours: 8:30-5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday. Open
Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Announcing Miss Anita Brown,
specialist in pedicure and mani
cure, male and female, Tuesday
and Thursday evenings and all
day Saturday. PO 6-7544.
JEWEL’S BEAUTY SALON,
Jonesboro Road, next to Bob’s
Bar-B-Q, open six days a week,
from 8:30 to 6 p.m. Specializing
in hair styling and tinting.
Phone PO 6-6968. Jewel Stancil,
owner.
Cleaners and Laundries
fFOR QUALITY CLEANING^
I & SERVICE J D SAY /
^L^RTER^ CLEANERS I
/today PHONE P.0.7-69^9/
RALPH’S QUALITY CLEAN
ERS, 1006 Main Street, Forest
Park, Ga. Dry Cleaning and
Laundry, Alterations, Pickup and
Delivery Service. One Day Serv
ice. Open 7:00 a.m. til 6:30 p.m.,
Monday thru Saturday. PHONE:
POplar 1-5334. We give S&H
Green Stamps.
FOREST PARK LAUNDRY
AND CLEANERS, 1270 Main
Street. Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Launderette open 24 hours a day
for washing and drying. Com
plete laundry and dry cleaning
service. PO 1-6008.
CAB COMPANY
■
FOREST PARK CAB
Phone 766-6088
Churches
FOREST PARK METHODIST
CHURCH: 199 College Street
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morn
ing Worship: 11:00 a.m. M. Y. F.
7:00 p.m. Evening Services: 8:00
p.m. Rev. Jack Reeves Pastor.
Everyone welcomed at all serv
ices.
I their seats when Gail Thomas
i and Judy Knowles managed to
get a 5 point lead over Henry
County. However, Henry Coun
ty’s Brennan Jeffries, and Shaw
weren’t overwhelmed at all by
the Panther lead. At the end of
the third quarter, Forest Park
led for the first time, 36-35.
As the Pantherettes saw that
•hey were beating the state
champs of 1960, their excitement
led to their defeat. Henry Coun
ty remained calm, and came out
with a 54-43 victory over the!
Pantherettes.
In the winner’s circle, Jeffries
had 28 points to her credit, Shaw I
had 21, and Brennan squeezed
in 5.
The losers, Gail Thomas scored
22, Judy Knowles 19, and Karen
Smith scored 2. Excellent defen
sive work was played by Billie
Lumpkin, Paulette Addis and
Judy Callahan.
PANTHERS RALLY IN
GRUDGE MATCH
In a return match with Henry
County, Forest Park’s Pasco Til
, son and Randy Smith surprised
the Tornadoes with the best of
fensive attack this year.
Forest Park led throughout
( the game which was due to
Henry County’s victory earlier in
■ the season in McDonough. With
■ Smith and Tilson doing most of
t the scoring and rebounding, the
। Tornadoes didn’t have much of
. a chance of winning. The Pan
-1 thers also beat the Tornadoes in
I the Flint River Tournament.
The first quarter score was
Forest Park 12, Henry County 9.
! At the half Forest Park led
30-16. At the third quarter the
DAY NURSERIES
GOLDEN’S DAY NURSERY —
; Excellent care for babies 6 weeks
and up—weekly, daily or hourly.
' Mrs. J. R. Golden, PO. 1-3510.
191 Burks Road, Forest Park.
Druggist
WELDON DRUGS, 1153 Main
। Street, Forest Park, where you
can be sure that your prescrip
tions will be filled with the finest :
। drugs. Open 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 :
p.m. We deliver. Call PO 6-9628.
BREWER DRUG COMPANY, 1
: Forest Plaza Shopping Center, '
Forest Park. Open 9:00 ’til 9:30. ;
Your Rexall Store. Your good ’
। health is our chief concern. We
fill your prescriptions with al- 1
, ways fresh, potent pharmaceu- '
ticals. Hwy. 54, PO 6-7501.
MORRIS PHARMACY, 1206
Main Street, Forest Park, Ga. '
Open: 8:30 am. til 9:30 p.m. 1
Monday thru Friday. Open 8:00 1
a.m. til 10:00 p.m. on Saturday. ■
Open 1 p.m. til 8 p.m. on Sunday. •
Phone: POplar 1-8413. 1
I
CHRISTIANS PHARMACY, '
corner Main Street and Phillips
Drive, Forest Park, Ga. Phone
POplar 7-9726. Hours 8:00 a.m. ;
til 9:30 p.m. Monday thru Satur- ;
day. Sundays 1:00 p.m. til 8:00
p.m. Prescriptions, Patent Med
icines, Sundries. Emergency calls. 1
POplar 1-0333.
Electrical Repairs And
Service
D. I. CORBETT, Electrical
Contractor, 1138 Main Street,
Forest Park. Specializing in resi
dential and commercial wiring.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Phone
POplar 7-8731.
Finance Companies
DIXIE FINANCE COMPANY,
1252 Main Street, Forest Park,
Ga. Phone POplar 6-4861 or
POplar 7-1850. 30 minutes loan
service.
Florist — Retail
JEAN’S FLOWERS, 1214 Main
Street, Forest Park, Ga. Flowers
telegraphed anywhere at any
time. Flowers for all occasions.
Floral arrangements delivered 1
anywhere. Call PO 7-0239.
WATKINS FLORIST: 1312 Main
Street, Forest Park, Ga. The '
finest in flowers for all occa- !
sions. •
Hours—B:3o-6 p.m.
Also nights and Sundays. Call
Day Phone PO 1-9510
Nights PO 6-8014 ।
City and county wide delivery
Furniture
JONES FURNITURE COM
PANY, 631 Central Avenue, '
Hapeville, Ga. Phone POplar
7-3869 or POplar 1-9805. Hours
8:30-6:00 except Friday 8:30-
। 7:00. Complete home furnish
ings. Low prices. Easy terms.
Special discounts for cash. Pay
all utility bills here.
Panthers led 38-26, and the final
score was Forest Park 51, Henry
County 38.
Tilson scored 21, Smith 12,
Loving 7, Stull 6. Gibbon 5, and
Butler 2. Tilson picked up 22 re
bounds and Randy Smith 15.
The big three of Henry Coun-
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Beginning February 2,1961 Young's
Studio, Fayetteville, Ga., will be
• closed all day every Thursday
And, of course, Sundays. It has been our custom
to close on Wednesdays, but for the convenience
of our friends and customers who do not work
on Wednesdays, we will now be open on that day.
Remember: we will be closed every Thursday.
FOR APPOINTMENTS
PHONE HOWARD 1-5511
YOUNG STUDIO
FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA
GARDENING NEEDS
FOR ALL GARDENING NEEDS.
See Planters Gin & Mfg. Co. 132
Mill St., Jonesboro, for Lawn &
Garden Seeds, Fertilizers, Insec
ticides, Purina Feeds, Baby
Chicks
Gas and Appliances
SUBURBAN L-P GAS CO. 1096
Main Street, Forest Park, Ga.
next door to Post Office. Phone
POplar 1-0805. Hours 8:00 a.m.
til 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Fri
day. 8:00 a.m. til 12:00 noon on
Saturdays. Gas ranges, gas heat
ers, gas water heaters, refriger
ators, air conditioning units,
liquid petroleum (Propane) gas.
We have complete line of Natu
ral Gas Appliances.
Hardware — Retail
SMITH HARDWARE & SUP
PLY CO. 1210 Main Street, For
est Park, Ga. Store hours: 8:00
a.m. til 6:30 p.m. Monday thru
Saturday. Builders Hardware,
Sporting Goods, Household Ap
pliances, Housewares, Toys,
Gifts. Call POplar 1-0414.
JENKINS BROS. — Grading
Contractors. Front end loader
and trucks. Phone PO 7-5884 or
MA 7-9962. Forest Park. Ga.
INSURANCE
jjISL,
JESS
Floyd F. Davis, Agent
Jonesboro, Ga. GR 8-6753
LAUNDRIES
PICK UP STATION
Pick up and delivery at new
Forest Park Laundry Station and
Washerette, Highway 54, Forest
Park.
Mobile Home Owners
Choice spaces available. Beau
tiful Lakeview Park. All new
large spacious lots 30 x 8 patios.
Fishing privileges. All modern.
Individual electric meters. Junc
tion of 138 & 42 on Old Jones
boro Road. Phone GR 8-8354.
Look for sign on 42 Highway.
Music Instruction
Instruments
LORRAINE L. KEATING, In
struction in Piano and Organ,
Harmony and Repertoire. Pri
vate — Class. GR 8-7100. 260
Highway 54. Jonesboro.
Photographers
W. A. COWAN, photographer—
Weddings, funerals, gradua
tions: black and white or nat
ural color. Phone McDonough
3691, Flippen, Ga.
ty, Smallwood scored 13, Patter
son 11, and Vernon Moss 5.
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The game scheduled with
Jonesboro was postponed until a
later date due to the treacherous
road conditions during the ice
storm.
PETE SMITH STUDIO & CAM
■ ERA SHOP. 1165 Main Street,
Forest Park. All types photogra
: phy. Portrait, Weddings, Com
; mercial and Aerial. Open 8:30
. am. to 6:00 p.m. Phone PO
■ 1-4030.
Plumbers
। O. F. ELLIS, Ash Street. Forest
; Park, Ga. Repair and remodel,
. complete installation of bath
■ rooms, hot water heaters, sew
. age and washing machines. Free
. estimates. No down payment,
up to 36 months to pay. All
work guaranteed. Phone POplar
7-0551
HENRY WALDROP PLUMB
ING CO., 146 Hendrix Drive,
Forest Park. Specializing in
plumbing and sewage installa
tion and repairs. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Phone: PO 7-4762.
Radiator Repair Service
FLEMING’S RADIATOR SERV-
, ICE: 1030 Central, Forest Park.
Complete Radiator Repair. Free
, pick-up and delivery service.
Phone POplar 1-7275.
Restaurants
Harbin’s Drive-In Restaurant.
Old highway 41 at new Farmers
' Market. Broasted Chicken our
specialty. Patio for outdoor eat-
• ing. Dining room. Phone PO
6-6544 for take out orders.
Breakfast anytime. Hours—24
hours a day!
MINIT INN, Hwy. 54 Forest
Park, Ga. Regular Dinners—
Steaks — Chops — Catfish with
hushpuppies. Catering to parties
Curb Service. Open 24 Hours a
day except Sunday after 11 p.m.
SEPTIC TANKS
SEPTIC TANKS CLEANED —
Modern equipment. Work guar-
, anteed. Reasonable rates. Phone
GR 8-8237.
1 SERVICES
’ PUBLIC STENOGRAPHIC and
reproduction work. Legal work,
Business letters, real estate pa
, pers, etc. Fast and efficient work.
. 80 Ash St., Room 204. PO 1-0954.
■ Mrs. Harris.
Shoe Stores and Shoe
Repairing
LEACH’S SHOE STORE, 1166
, Main Street, Forest Park, Ga.
The best shoes and the best
prices. Quick service on shoe re
pair. Shoes for the entire family.
1 Massaglc, Bates, Endicott John
• son, Weatherbird and Treasure
’ Step for the children.
1 Television Receivers and
Servicing
i FOREST PARK SALES AND
SERVICE: 1235 Main Street,For-
• est Park, Ga. Radio and Tele
vision Service. Visit our Record
i Shop. All the latest top tunes.
Call POplar 1-8030.
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