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VOL. 42 —NO. 30
POINT OF VIEW I
— ' By DAN TROY ——- —*
Economic fluxuation in a free enterprise system such as the
United States is one of those necessary evils with which our eco
nomic system much contend. The economic cycle, as it is known,
Russia, where economic fluxuations are practically nonexistent.
But, who wants this?
One of the best explanations on recessions in the United States
economy is entitled “The Lowdown On The Slowdown,” the author
of which I do not know. The explanation goes something like this:
The Commerce Department reports with some glee that sales
and income figures show an easing up of the rate at which busi
ness is easing off, which is taken as proof of Mr. Kennedy’s con
tention that there is a slow but noticeable slowing up of the slow
down.
In order to clarify the cautious terminology of the experts, it
should be noted that a slowing up of the slowdown is not as good
as an upturn in the down curve, but it is a good deal better than
either a speed up of the stow down or a deepening of the down
curve; and it does suggest that the climate is about right for an
adjustment to the readjustment.
Turning to unemployment, we find a definite decrease in the
rate of increase, which clearly shows that there is a letting up of
the letdown. Os course, if the slowdown should speed up, the de
crease in the rate of increase of unemployment would turn into
an increase in the rate of decrease of employment. In other words,
the deceleration would be accelerated. ??
But the indicators suggest rather a leveling off, referred to
on Wall Street as bumping along rock bottom. This will be followed
by a gentle pickup then a faster pickup, a slowdown of the pickup,
and finally a leveling off again.
It is hard to tell, before the slowdown is completed, whether
a particular pickup is going to be fast. At any rate, the climate
is right for a pickup this season, especially If you are about 25,
unmarried, and drive a red convertible.
> Any questions?
Father Os County Commissioner
Mr. James E. Starr
Os Forest Park Dies
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ST. TIMOTHY
CHURCH RECEIVES
NEW MINISTER
The Reverend C. William
Howell assumed his duties as
minister of St. Timothy Luther
an Church, 155 Ash Street, on
Feb. 1, 1961. He will reside at 111
Helen Street, Forest Park.
For the past two and a half
years, Rev. Howell was minister
of Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church, Elberton, Ga. Aside from
his duties as pastor of this con
gregation, he was Vice President
of the Ministerial Association
and also Treasurer of the Mental
Health Center in Elbert County.
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Mt. View PTA
Holds Regular
.Meeting Feb. 9
The regular meeting of the
Mountain View PTA will be
held on Thursday afternoon,
Feb. 9, at 4 p.m., in the school
auditorium.
> Our “Founder’s Day” speak
er will be Mr. T. E. Allen, prin
cipal of the school.
All parents, and interested
people, are urged to attend.
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revolves in this way: prosperity, normal
ity, recession, depression and back again.
Each of us have no doubt experienced
each one of these phases in the economic
cycle.
Historically, however, these fluxua
tions have become less and less drastic
and of relatively short duration. We may
state as three examples, the mild reces
sions of 1949, 1958 and 1960 (still continu
ing* which lasted only 12 to 14 months.
Economic slowdowns or recessions are |
directly tied to practically every facet of
the economy: Gross National Product,
wages, prices, production, import-exports
and so forth. The only way to prevent
such recessions would be strict govern
mental control over the entire economy.
Control of the sort which is displayed in
James E. (Bub> Starr, beloved
I and respected resident of Forest
Park, passed away at his home,
117 Ash Street, on Saturday
afternoon, February 4, after an
i extended illness. Mr. Starr was
I 73 years of age.
Mr. Starr was the father of
Clayton County Commissioner
Terrell A. Starr. He was a life
long resident of Clayton County
where he became known and
loved by everyone who ever
knew him.
Mr. Starr was a member of the
Zion Baptist Church of Johes
boro, where he served as chair
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E. Clayton Firemen
See New Equipment
Members of the East Clayton Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, Incorporated, were honored Monday night, January
30, by Mr. W. Neal Ratcliffe, Director of The Georgia Fire
Institute, and Fire Chief Joe F. Picard, of the Forest Park
Fire Deoartment.
Mr. Ratcliffe and Mr. Picard
brought with them the famous
“Cannon” truck with all its fire
fighting equipment. The truck
has a complete inventory of the
latest modern equipment includ
ing respiratory and self-con
tained breathing units, all types
of nozzles from booster line size
to master streams, hose and hose
fittings, all classes of fire ex
tinguishers and recharges, for
cible entry tools, ladders, test
ing gauges and other equipment
used in the fire service.
The East Clayton Volunteer
firemen expressed their deep
appreciation to Mr. Ratcliffe and
Mr. Picard for their interest in
the East Clayton Department
and for the opportunity of being
instructed in the use of the
modern equipment contained in
the “Cannon” truck.
The firemen of the East Clay
ton Department expressed the
hope that the community or
County will soon furnish suf
ficient funds to obtain much of
the equipment so greatly needed
which they do not have at pres
ent.
Mr. W. H. Duke of Ellenwood is
the Chief of the East Clayton
firemen.
Clayton Records Unpresidented Growth In ’6O
North Clayton Jr. High Burns to Ground
989 Residential
Permits Issued
For Past Year
Composite building construc
tion figures were released by the
Clayton County Chamber of
Commerce in 1960 showing 989
Residential Permits issued for
the past year, totaling over
9,000,000 dollars. Major construc
tion took place in the northern
end of the county at large is
suing 449 permits followed by
Forest Park with 322. Clayton
County now has over 13.000
housing units housing it 46,000
odd citizens.
The county also had 19 mil
lion dollars in major indus
tries and commercial construc
tion completed during 1960. The
above figure represents 16 firms
employing over 2,500 persons.
In other areas of growth re
tail sales figures for the 3rd
quarter of 1960 show a 29% in
crease over the same period of
1959, for an increase of 2,200,000.
This increase, both percentage
and dollar wise, was more than
any other county in Metropoli
tan Atlanta, consisting of Ful
ton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett
in addition to Clayton. Fulton
County experienced a 9 million
dollar decrease during this pe
riod.
Other notes of interest show
2,000 additional automobiles were
registered in 1960 over 1959, for
a total of 21,235 cars in the
county. The Clayton County
Water Authority increased 419
water users during the year to
a present total of 2500.
North Clayton PIA
To Hold Fish Fry
February 11
N. Clayton P.T.A. will sponsor
a Fish Fry with hush puppies,
this Saturday, February 11, at
the G. W Northcutt School cafe
torium, serving from 11 a.m. till
7 p.m. Funds will be used to re
place band instruments, etc., lost
in the fire. Plates SI.OO. For de
livery call PO 7-5657, or better
still, come and enjoy a good meal
without the bother of cooking, or
dishwashing. Cake and pies will
be on sale. Help us replace our
fire damage.
Rev. Don Graham
Guest Speaker at
U. of Georgia
The Reverend J. Donald
Graham, minister of the Me
morial Christian Church, is par
ticipating this week in the Uni
versity of Georgia’s annual Re
, ligion in Life Emphasis.
Rev. Graham will be one of
nine speakers from the South
। eastern area of the United
States who will speak before
faculty and student groups. The
, purpose of the Religion in Life
: Week at the University is to
: bring to bear the claims of reli
i gion on an academic commu
nity.
Rev. Graham will lecture on
: the topics of the relation be
■ tween philosophy and theology,
■ psychology and the Christian
' faith, and the problem of -re-
I ligious belief. Besides class lec
tures there will be informal dis
cussion groups in dormitories,
; sororities, and fraternities.
Rev. Graham is a graduate of
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FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1961
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PICTURED ABOVE IS A SCENE OF THE NORTH CLAYTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AT THE
height of the blaze which completely destroyed the building.
Ash Street PTA
Holds Regular
Meeting Feb. 14
The regular meeting of the
Ash Street PTA will be held
Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the school
cafetorium. Social hour begins
at 7:30 and the business meet
ing at 8:00.
Miss Suechting’s seventh
grade homeroom students will
be in charge of the program.
A skit honoring our Founders
of PTA is planned.
So plan now to attend the
next meeting of YOUR PTA.
DR. WASSERMAN
ATTENDS CONGRESS
OF OPTOMETRY
Dr. Allan Wasserman, of For
est Park, is among those reg
istered for the 38th annual
Southeastern Congress of Op
tometry which was held Feb
ruary 5-7 at the Dinkler-Plaza
Hotel in Atlanta.
New developments in the field
of contact lenses and new uses
for the tiny plastic ophthalmic
aids are expected to command
the major attention of the
registrants, expected to exceed
800 to 1,000.
A highlight of the 3-day pro
gram will be the Awards Ban
quet which will honor those per
sons selected by the 10-State
Southern Council of Optome
trists as the South’s “Man of the
Year” and “Optometrists of the
Year”.
States expected to send the
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Mt. View School
To Sponsor Ham
Dinner February 11
On Saturday night, Feb. 11,
from 5-8 p.m., there will be a
ham dinner at the Mountain
View School, sponsored by the
PTA.
The menu consists of ham,
candied yams, green beans,
tossed salad, cakes, pies, cof
। fee, orange juice, and choco
late milk for the children.
Adult plates will be SI.OO, and
children’s plates will be 50c.
The “Valentine Sweethearts”
will be crowned on that night
at 8:00 p.m., so come and en
joy a delicious ham dinner,
and stay for all the festivities.
Mt. View Council
Calls City Election
Last Monday night the City Council of Mountain View
met and passed a resolution calling for an election for
Mayor and four Councilmen to be held Saturday, April 29,
between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Separate Traffic
Court Recommended
By Grand Jury
During the recent session of
Clayton County Grand Jury, the
committee conducting a study of
the Ordinary’s Office suggested
that the traffic court be estab
lished under a separate depart
ment, headed by a Traffic Judge.
The purpose of this recommen
dation was not in any way a
criticism of the present Ordi
nary’s Office or the effective
and efficient manner in which
Joe T. Lane conducts that office.
The recommendation was based
solely on the fact the increased
amount of traffic in Clayton
and subsequently the tremen
dous number of traffic cases
which come before the Ordinary
places an undue load on that
office.
During 1960 the Ordinary’s Of
fice handled a total of 957 cases
with a total revenue of $60,000.00
to the county, 'inis was accom
plished on a budget of $200.00
per month, which is a remark
able feat. With this number of
cases, plus the other responsi
bilities, which face the Ordi
; nary’s Office, the burden in the
foreseeable future may become
, overbearing. It was for this rea
son and this reason only, that
the recommendation was made.
Let there be no confusion that
the recommendation was in any
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East Clayton Plans
Civicana' Show
Civic organizations and individuals of the East Clay
ton Community are pooling talents and making prepara
tions to stage a show at the East Clayton School on Satur
day, March 18. The proceeds will be applied with funds on
hand from previous projects to build a community house
on land recently purchased for
' that purpose.
i The committee on arrange
ments headed by Mrs. F. G.
Marchman, has already lined-up
some very fine talent from sev
eral organizations and invites all
organizations and individuals in
I the community to volunteer for
In other actions, the Council
elected Calvin Stewart as tem
porary Councilman to replace M.
A. Williams whose seat was de
clared vacant because of being
a non-resident in the City.
Mrs. Faye Lanier was ap
pointed as City Clerk and Mr.
Pete Kacoonis as treasurer.
Mr. Calvin Stewart was also
appointed as Assistant Marshal.
All other previous City em
ployees were dismissed.
The Council will meet again
on Monday, Feb. 6, for its regu
lar monthly meeting.
On last Tuesday, Jan. 31,
Judge Banke postponed judg
ment for approximately 60 days
on the contempt citation against
Councilmen Conkle, Blalock and
Stone for not meeting a year
ago.
Ash Street PTA
Sponsor Study
Group on Feb. 16
The Ash Street PTA will spon
sor a study course for all PTA
officers, chairmen and parents,
Thursday, Feb. 16, in the Educa
tional Building of Ash Street
Baptist Church from 9:00-1:00.
The subject of the study will
be “Parent Family Life Educa
tion”. There will be two prom
inent speakers from the Georgia
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers, Inc., Mrs. William Shelfer,
Chairman of Parent and Family
Life Education, and Mrs. George
; V. Wendling, Director of Eighth
District. A nursery will be pro
vided.
parts in the show. The commit
tee will have an audition at the
East Clayton School at 8:00 p.m.,
Thursday. February 16.
The show will be designated
“Civicana” as in previous years
but it will be entirely new and
even better than those of the
past.
350 STUDENTS LEFT
WITHOUT CLASSROOMS
The fire at N. Clayton Junior High School last Wednes
day completely destroyed the 10-room brick veneer build
ing, depriving some 350 students of their classrooms. Five
fire companies from College Park, Red Oak and East Point
fought the blaze, bringing it under control after about 90
★ ★★★★★
NOTICE!
Due to bad weather a small
percentage of property owners
have made their annual State
and County tax returns or pur
chased their motor vehicle li
cense plates.
Your cooperation in filing
your tax return and purchas
ing your tags as soon as pos
sible will help us in rendering
better service and will avoid
your standing in long lines.
The books close April 1, 1961.
HURRY, HURRY!
ROBERT E. COLEMAN, T. C.
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IB Association
To Meet Feb. 14
Al Youth Center
Seven counties will be repre
sented at a district meeting of
the Georgia Tuberculosis Asso
ciation on Feb. 14 from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at the Forest Park
Youth Center.
Mr. Bob English, president of
the Clayton County Association,
will welcome the visiting coun
ties—Butts, C a r r o 11, Fayette,
Henry, Jasper and Spalding.
Miss Betty Herndon of the GTA
will direct the meeting. All in
terested people are invited to
attend this meeting with the
members of the Clayton County
Tuberculosis Association and the
county nurses.
Mrs. T. L. Thompson, Seal Sale
Chairman, reports that Clayton
County is one of the very few
counties to surpass last year’s
total receipts. The total to date
is $1,057.51 as compared to
$995.00 for 1959-60. Mrs. Thomp
son reminds us that it isn’t too
late to mail your contribution to
the Clayton County Tuberculosis
Association, Box 148, Mountain
View, Ga. Why not send yours
today? '
Kiwanis Korner
On Thursday evening, Feb. 2,
the Kiwanis Club held its regu
lar meeting at Forest Park
Youth Center with 100 members
and guests attending.
Among many distinguished
guests present were three Clay
ton County commissioners, pres
ident of Clayton County Cham
ber of Commerce, mayor of
Hapeville and councilmen from
city of Forest Park.
Also visiting were three Ki
wanis Clubs from West End, S.
College Park and Atlanta Air
port.
Ernest Cheaves introduced the
speaker for the evening, Edward
E. Noble, president of Lenox
Square Inc. Mr. Noble gave some
views on the new shopping cen-
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Jake Cawthon, chairman of the building committee of the South
1 Fulton Hospital Authority, holds a check for 84,000 presented by
5 Captain Ed Brent, chairman of Delta Air Lines’ Buck-A-Month
i Club. The amount represented the final payment of $15,000
; pledged last year by Delta employees and designated for the
. hospital maternity ward.
Official
Clayton County
Publication For
42 Years
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
minutes. Although a total loss,
neither of the adjoining build
ings, the high school, and the
G. W. Northcutt elementary
schools were hurt, and class
rooms are being provided from
lunchrooms, teachers’ rooms,
even cloak rooms for the seven
classes of eighth graders and the
four classes of seventh graders
so that studies may continue.
Principal Clifford England of
the high school and Principal E.
W. Oliver of the G. W. Northcutt
School and Assistant Principal
Ralph Cooper are working to
gether to adjust to the new con
ditions. Uppermost in their
minds and in the minds of the
faculty and the people of North
Clayton, is a prayer of thankful
ness that none were hurt. Our
school is lost, a tragedy in itself,
but had the fire occured during
the night, three schools may
have gone up in smoke.
legion Post No. 258
Presents Flags Io
Clayton Schools
American Legion Post No. 258
was represented by Post Adju
tant B. M. Wimberley, Mr. Helms
and Mr. Frank Casteel when
they presented N. Jonesboro
Grammar School with a flag,
last Friday. Pat Avery, Captain,
School Patrol, received the flag
on behalf of the school from Mr.
Helms in a pleasing ceremony at
the end of which the student
body pledged the flag.
Because of weather difficulty,
the ceremony took place inside
the school building. The Post is
doing a fine job in supplying
flags to the Clayton County
schools—have already served J.
E. Edmunds, Lee Street, Jones
boro, and Lake City schools and
the Girl Scouts.
We are informed that another
project of the Post is to supply
bus shelters at various points
for school buses, material for
which has been procured and is
being worked on. It is good to
know that we have in Clayton
County such an energetic group
‘ of men as makes up Post No. 258.
ter which is now in the planning
stage. It will be located on the
old Georgia Baptist Children’s
Home property just south of
Hapeville in Clayton County and
when completed will cover at
least 80 acres. The new center
will open with about 40 stores
and some of these will be Rich’s,
Davison’s, super markets, variety
stores, etc. It will also include
a bank, post office and possibly
a Savings & Loan Company. Mr.
Noble says it will be necessary
to wait until the expressway
connectors are completed so that
east and west are tied together.
He also stated that the new
center should do at least 25 mil
lion dollars volume of business
the first year.