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VOL. 42 —NO. 33
POINT OF VIEW
■" By DAN TROY " 1 *
There are a great many opinions pro and con on the merits
or demerits of the jury system. Critics rave about the inherent
falibility of twelve completely different personalities trying to
fare or cause undue hardships on the general public or the person
himself. This is not meant as criticism because of the fact that
many •of these people are willing to serve but their particular
employment prevents it.
However, many intelligent people try to avoid jury service
simply because of selfish interests. Granted, jury duty often im
poses many inconveniences and more often than not means a cer
tain amount of economic loss, since the payment for jury duty
is very nominal. On the other hand, it is the solemn duty of every
citizen, regardless of the personal hardship which might be in
volved, to participate in the democratic procedures.
To bring this down to a practical level, the Clayton County
Jury Commission has selected approximately 3,100 individuals as
qualified and available for jury duty. According to the 1961 court
schedule, there will be approximately 2,600 jurors needed for duty.
According to this, it will mean that a juror will not have to serve
but once every 13 or 14 months. This seems to be a very small
price to pay for the benefits that we enjoy in a democratic society.
More of our solid citizens should get into the arena of the
courtroom to take part in our government at firsthand. As De
Tocqueville said more than one hundred years ago, “Jury duty
may be regarded as a gratuitous public school, ever open, in which
every juror learned his rights . . . and becomes practically ac
quainted with the laws.”
The jury system is one of the most important aspects of our
entire constitutional scheme, and as such it should receive the ut
most interest and support of the citizenry. This support and in
terest may only be. put into practice by more citizens taking their
rightful turn at jury duty.
Kiwanis Korner
★ ★★★★★
Hendrix Dr. PTA
Has Study Course
On PTA Duties
Some 15 members of the Hen
drix Dr. school P.T.A. attended
a Study course on February 14
at the home of Mrs. C. H.
Thompson. The speaker was Mrs.
Howard Howell of Hapeville,
Chairman of Parents and Fam
ily Life Education of the Bth
Division. The study was on the
offices and duties of P.T.A.
workers, and a mass of useful
and instructive information was
contained in Mrs. Howell's talk.
The P.T.A. Magazine was also
discussed before the meeting
was adjourned.
Mrs. Betty Smith
Publicity Chm.
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FIRST BAPTIST
TO OBSERVE
WEEK OF PRAYER
In observance of the Week of
Prayer from March 6th to the
10th, the First Baptist Church
of Forest Park is privileged to
present E. L. Ackiss as speaker
for the Wednesday service. Mr.
Ackiss is a native of Virginia
and has served as secretary of
Military Personnel Ministries
since retiring from the Navy
chaplaincy in 1953.
After graduating from Massey
Business College, Mr. Ackiss
earned a BA Degree from Rich
mond College; Th.M. from
Southern Baptist Theological
seminary; and M.A. from Divin
ity School, University of Chica
go. He also has had gradua/te
work at Union Theological Sem
inary, Columbia University; Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; and
special research work at the Uni
versity of Chicago Divinity
School.
Mr. Ackiss is listed in “Who’s
Who in Washington, D.C.” and
in Virginia, and was awarded a
D.D. Degree by the University of
Richmond in 1948.
The members of the First Bap
tist Church feel that a great
blessing will be in store for all
residents of Forest Park a£ this
Wednesday morning meeting.
Services will begin at 10:00 a.m,
each morning.
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arrive at a single decision; the bias, prej
udice, weaknesses and strengths of the
human make-up. While at the same time
the exponents of the systems uphold it as
the inherent right of every man to be
judged by his peers as established under
the Bill of Rights of the United States
Constitution; this is the American way.
Although this is what we call “the
American way,” “the American tradition,”
"the American heritage” or what have
you, too often many of our people try to
avoid participation in this right by beg
ging off the responsibilities of jury duty.
Many teachers, doctors, lawyers, and
other professional people are usually au
tomatically excused. This is understand
able when these people are engaged in
pursuits which would endanger the wel-
The Kiwanis Club of Forest
Park held its regular Thursday
meeting at Forest Park Youth
Center Feb. 23. at 7:00 p.m.
There were forty members
present at this meeting which
is very good for the Forest Park
Club.
Our program was brought to
us by Ernest Stroud, who intro
duced Mr. Bates. Public Rela
tions man for Quaker Oats in
। this territory, who in turn pre
; sented the speaker, who was
! none other than Mr. Quaker in
■ person. Mr. Quaker on the
' Quaker Oats box was brought
; to life about seven and one-half
years ago. Now Mr. Quaker goes
' all over the country speaking to
civic and service groups. He also
I speaks at high schools to stu
dents explaining the difference
: between our way of life and the
! communist’s way.
Mr. Quaker is a very fine
I speaker and he travels more
; than 100,000 miles each year on
■ speaking engagements.
Our next meeting will be
ladies’ night and dinner will be
served at 7 p.m., Officers Club.
Atlanta General Depot, on
Thursday, March 2.
S. COLLEGE PARK
KIWANIS HEARS
GEORGE HANEY
The regular meeting of the
South College Park Kiwanis Club
was held Thursday night, Feb.
23, 1961 with several guests in
attendance. The meeting was
presided over by Club President
Charles Crawley. After an
nouncements were made, Charles
turned the program over to
Harry Vaught, who introduced
the speaker of the evening,
George Haney.
George is assistant plant man
; ager for the Montag Company.
IHe chose as his topic some of
I the meanings of Brotherhood
• week. His talk was liberally
sprinkled with humor and was
thoroughly enjoyed by everyone
present.
Last Friday night members of
South College Park Kiwanis
I presented the program to the
G. W. Northcutt P.T.A. birthday
I bano.uet, in the form of a wom
| anless wedding. Some folks say
I this was really a good show, so
South College Park Kiwanis has
decided to use this show as a
fund raising project at a later
date (to be announced!.
Walter E. Spencer
Public Relations
Chairman
Entry List Now Open for Miss Clayton Pageant
C&S Expressway Office to Open March 15
Winning Beauty
To Compete In
Miss Ga. Contest
The Entries Committee for the
Miss Clayton County Pageant
announced that they have the
search well under way for a
group of representative local
beauties to participate in the
pageant.
Chairman Louie Davis has re
quested that every resident of
Clayton County who knows a
personable, beauteous, and tal
ented young lady to suggest he’
to the committee as a possible
candidate in the local pageant.
Members of the committee to
contact are: Louis Davis, Dixon
Street, Jonesboro, and Gene
Chambers, Jonesboro.
To be eligible for the Miss
Clayton County Pageant, a con
testant must be between the
ages of 18 and 28 by September
1, a high school graduate by
September 1, and she must never
have been married.
She must possess talent, either
trained or potential, which may
include playing a musical in
strument, dramatics, dress de
signing, singing or any of the
fine arts. A three-minute talk
may be presented on a particu
lar career, in the event she plans
to enter a profession such as
nursing.
The local cdmest winch is
sponsored by the Jonesboro Jay
cees will be held in the Jones
boro High School Auditorium,
March 31. The winner will rep
resent Clayton County in the
Miss Georgia Pageant later in
the year.
The committee will provide an
entry blank for those interested
persons. (Entry blanks ipay also
be obtained from the February
8 and 15 issues of this paper).
15 To Compete For Scholars hip
N. Clayton Students
To Take Merit Test
45 students at the N. Clayton High School plan to
take the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, Mr.
England, Principal, announced today. The test will be ad
ministered at the High School at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, March
11. All students who wish to be considered for Merit Schol-
Maple Street PTA
To Have Dime
Supper March 3
Maple Street School P.T.A.
will sponsor a Dime supper
this Friday, March 3 at 7:30
p.m. in the lunch room. A fine
menu of ham, fried chicken,
green beans, potato salad,
baked beans, cole slaw, sliced
tomatoes, rolls, butter, coffee,
cold drinks and an assortment
of desserts, all at a dime a
serving, has been arranged.
So come along, and help make
the night a success.
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ATLANTA GENERAL DEPOT—Brig. Gen Robert C. Kyser, Com
mander, Atlanta General Depot, proves a gracious host during
“Boy Scout Week” observances at the Depot recently. He invites
Allan Francis, son of CWO Harry A. Francis, to “get the feel” of
the Commander’s chair while admiring Scouts Brett Raymond,
Johnny Himmelmann and Dennis Taylor, all of Ellenwood, look
on. (U.S. Army Photo)
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1961
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UNUSUAL BANK DESIGN — ATLANTA, GA.—The new South Expressway Office of the Citizens
& Southern National Bank has a circular, glass enclosed lobby 40 feet in diameter, with the bank
ing room extending 40 feet off one side of the lobby. An aluminum screen will surround the glass
enclosed lobby, with supporting piers of brick and some stone work. The building, which will have
two drive-in windows initially, can be expanded easily from the present 2,900 square feet on the
main floor.
W inter Board Meeting
FP Jaycees Attend
Meeting In Macon
A group of Forest Park Jaycees and Jaycettes led by
president, Dub Ctirry attended the Winter Board Meeting
in Macon, week-end of February 17th, 18th and 19th.
Highlight of this meeting was the winning of the
Jaycee State Bowling Tourna
ment by the Forest Park Jaycee
team. The victory was by the
narrow margin of one pin over
the host Macon Jaycee Club.
The new state champions were
~>arships to be awarded in 1962
must take the test at that time.
The qualifying test is a three
hour examination of educational
development. The test is the
first step in the seventh annual
competition for four-year Merit
Scholarships provided by the Na
tional Merit Scholarship Corp
oration and by sponsoring corp
' orations, foundations, associa
-1 tions, and individuals.
The number of scholarships
. awarded in any year depends
upon the extent of sponsor par
ticipation. In 1960, 831 scholar
ships were awarded; 514 were
provided by 115 sponsors and 317
by the Merit Corporation. There
are 3,132 Merit Scholars attend
ing 391 colleges in the current
academic year.
The scores of students who
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led by team captain, Roy Wil
liams, Terrell Starr, M/Sgt. King,
Jack Denny and Bill Webb. A
team trophy and individual tro
phies were presented at an
awards banquet held Saturday,
February 19th. Forest Park Jay
cees in the past year have won
the Jaycee State Golf champion
ship as well as the bowling title.
Saturday’s activities centered
around two awards banquets.
The first banquet was in honor
of the five (5) outstanding young
farmers of our state. The second
banquet honored the five (5)
outstanding young men of
Georgia.
The outstanding young farm
er of the year award went to
Windle Taylor of Alma. Second
place went to Charles Robert
Coody of Eastman, third place
to Kenneth Edsel Lewis of Bax
ley and two runner-up awards
to Craig Gay of Garfield and
Harris Kicklighter of Glennville,
Georgia. These men showed
leadership and other outstand
ing qualities in furthering the
important industry of farming
within Georgia.
Each day of the year young
men of our state are putting
extra effort into civic work.
These men work hard and long
to further progress in their
community and state. The Jay-
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ATLANTA GENERAL DEPOT—Boy Scout members of Troop 297,
Ellenwood, Ga., had a “field day” on a recent visit to Atlanta
General Depot. They filled jobs that are handled by regular
Depot personnel during their visit. Here, Dennis Taylor learns
to operate some of the equipment of one of the Depot’s high
powered fire trucks. Depot’s Fire Chief Johnnie Cofield is the
instructor. (U.S. Army Photo)
Morrow School
Barbecue Set
For March 11
Everyone is invited to a Bar
becue at the Morrow School
Lunchroom March 11. Time:
11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Price $1.25.
Sponsored by the Morrow
Methodist Church Choir, pro
ceeds will be used to buy new
choir robes.
Mayor Puckett
Proclaims National
Defense Week
WHEREAS, This is, perhaps,
the most critical time- in Ameri
can history because of the
threat of international Commu
nism to our basic freedom and
that of the Free World, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for
Americans to appreciate fully
their heritage of freedom and to
re-examine the position of their
Armed Forces, which are in
dispensable to the preservation
of that freedom, and
WHEREAS, for the last 38
years, the Reserve Officers Asso
ciation of the United States has
observed National Defense Week,
in which it has been joined by
civic, patriotic and veterans
groups, and many other groups,
in the city, and
WHEREAS, the purpose of Na
tional Defense Week is to re
emphasize the vital need of pub
lic knowledge and appreciation
of our defense structure, espe
cially at this dangerous time,
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Charles E. Wells To
Run New Branch Office
ATLANTA, Ga.—Charles E. Wells has been elected a
vice president of the Citizens & Southern National Bank
and will be officer in charge of the bank’s new South Ex
pressway Office, said president Mills B. Lane, Jr.
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Girl Scouting
Offers Opportunity
Os Fun, Service
Girl Scouting offers a ten
year program to girls from seven
through seventeen years. Even
girls who have had only brief
experience with the Scout’s way
of life as expressed in our eth
ical code, and with the rich pro
gram of activities in which girls
practice this code, will say that
they feel different for having
been Girl Scouts.
Scouting is fun for adults as
well as for girls. The relaxation
of laughter is something we do
not experience as often as we
would like in the busy cycle of
our workaday lives.
Girl Scouting offers a combi
nation of opportunity to serve
with opportunities for creative
enjoyment. The adult who con
tinues in Scouting has the pride
of meeting a community need on
a level that utilizes her skills
and experiences. Through her
capacity to enjoy and enrich she
contributes to better Scouting,
and her own rewards increase
and her horizons expand —a
sure guarantee against stagna
tion and boredom.
Many women feel that their
adult association are one of the
major dividends in Girl Scout
ing. Friendships in Scouting cut
across differences in back
ground, income, and education
because of a common belief in
something more important than
individual attainment.
Many ex-leaders could serve
Girl Scouting in a non-leader
ship capacity, with big dividends
for themselves. The leader who
continues in Scouting in another
capacity is no longer interested
simply because of her own
daughter but because she be
lieves in the worth of the Girl
Scout program to her commun
ity, her country, and the world.
She knows that in helping to
develop understanding between
Girl Scouts and Girl Guides
everywhere she is laying a
framework for world-wide un
derstanding for future genera
tions. One can make no greater
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JONESBORO PTA
TO HEAR PAGET
ON MARCH 7TH
The regular monthly meeting
of the Jonesboro High School
P.T.A. will be held March 7 at
8 p.m. at the school auditorium.
The theme will be “The School
Plant and Staff” and the speak
er will be the school principal,
Mr. M. C. Paget. A good attend
ance is desired for what will be
an outstanding program.
FP Athletic Association
Planning Baseball Season
The regular monthly meeting of the Forest Park Ath
letic Association was held Monday night, February 13, 1961
at the Youth Center.
The most important business
on the agenda was the planning
and organizing of the 1961 base
ball season. It was determined
that there will be approximately
24 teams playing in the Little
League, and 10 teams in the
Babe Ruth League in the Forest
Park Area.
In order to carry out this pro
gram, the Athletic Association
needs the help and co-operation
of all the citizens of Forest Park.
There is a need for coaches,
umpires, and official scorers.
There are no financial rewards
to those who give their time to
this program, but you can see
the results in the shape of
youngsters developing into good
citizens.
Anyone who can help in this
program is invited to attend our
Official
Clayton County
Publication For
42 Years
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Mr. Wells, formerly with the
Citizens & Southern Bank of
East Point, has begun his duties
as officer in charge of the C&S
South Expressway Office, which
will be completed about March
15. The new office is located at
the South Expressway and Cen
tral Avenue, near the Atlanta
Airport.
From Mt. Vernon, Mr. Wells
has had wide banking experience
since joining the C&S Bank of
East Point in 1947. He is a mem
ber of the East Point Rotary
Club and the Lakeside Country
Club.
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G. ROSS FREEMAN
TO HOLD REVIVAL
IN FOREST PARK
; The First Methodist Church
1 of Forest Park, Jack Reeves, Pas
। tor, is proud to announce their
j annual spring revival for the
■ week-end of March 3,4, 5. This
1 year the revival will be con
ducted by one of the outstand
' ing laymen in the Methodist
t Church, G. Ross Freeman.
; Mr. Freeman is at the present
t time the Assistant Dean of the
. Chandler School of Theology,
. Emory University.
: Services will be held on Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday,
March 3,4, 5. Evening meeting
will be held on Friday and Sat
urday nights at 7:30 p.m. while
■ Sunday will feature an entire
day of singing, preaching and
eating.
The pastor and members of
; the Forest Park Methodist
I Church welcome everyone in
; Forest Park an d surrounding
. areas to join with them in this
I great revival. G. Ross Freeman
• will provide some of the most
, stimulating messages which have
even been presented in a Forest
: Park church. Come and join in
on this great three-day revival.
. j regular monthly meeting which
’ | is held on the second Monday
’ night of each month at 7:30 p.m.
at the Youth Center on South
: Avenue.
Dates for registration, tryouts
and Opening Day Ceremonies
have been tentatively set, and
will be announced later, so
watch for these dates.
—J. R. WALDROP
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CAKE SALE
A home-made cake sale will
be held March 4 at the Clay
ton Plaza Shopping Center,
sponsored by the Forest Park
Assembly of God Church.