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ANNUAL CLAYTON COUNTY 4-H CLUB EDITION
You Can
Buy It Now
In Clayton
County
VOL. 12—NO. 34
POINT OF VIEW
" ' By JACK TROY
If every youngster belonged to the 4-H Club there would be
no such thing as juvenile delinquency.
We take pride in joining with the Clayton County 4-H Club
members in celebration of 4-H Club Week. Mothers and fathers
eight years. She has lived it with her son Donald. And it was a
stepping stone for Donald to get employment with Sen. Richard
Russell in Washington. Sen. Russell, in turn, has been highly
pleased with the work of this outstanding young Clayton Countian.
Mrs. Johnson says it’s not what the child does, but how well
he knows the project and how he develops it. And the important
thing is what the project does for him.
“A blue ribbon boy is more desirable than a red ribbon boy
with a blue ribbon,” she pointed out.
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Leadership and citizenship rank high in 4-H.
“To see a kid who's real backward—timid—grow through 4-H
and make reports even to a president is real rewarding,” in the
opinion of Mrs. Johnson.
4-H covers such a large territory it’s hard to pin it down, but
it makes a well-adjusted citizen and fits him for lus future life.
Projects cover poultry, livestock conservation, dairy produc
tion, tractor maintenance, beef cow production, landscaping, En
tymology, field crops, automotive, soil and fertilizer, gardening,
farm home electric project.
The girls do sewing, cooking, child care, home beautification,
home industries, and so on. Included are health and safety proj
ects.
4-H can’t take the place of the church, but it is the next best
thing in developing a child. And it has its beginning and its hard
rock foundation in the home.
Our heartiest congratulations to Clayton County 4-H and the
fine merchants who have joined in making this annual edition
possible. The youngsters share liberally in the proceeds for their
camp program and other projects.
7 2-Y ear-Old Puckett
Is Always On the Job
W. Reid Puckett quietly ended his first 14 months in office
this past week at Forest Park City Hall. It is marked by a most
harmonious administration.
Mayor Puckett reached his 72nd milestone this past February
3 and he celebrated by working as usual.
He is the only man, woman or child in City Hall who hasn’t
lost a day because of sickness in these 14 months, as of March 4.
He hasn’t even taken a day’s vacation—and he hasn’t missed a
council meeting.
Well done, good and faithful servant of the people of the City
of Forest Park. Significant progress has been made during the 14
months of the administration.
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Funeral Services Held
Bor A. L. Adair of Morrow
Mr. A. L. Adair passed away
February 17 at a private hospi- |
tai, as the result of a heart;
attack.
Born in Morrow, Ga., he had
lived all his life in Clayton
County, leaving a record of
wonderful service to civic and
church. He was a member of
Tanners Baptist Church, where
he served as Sunday School su
perintendent for some 10 years,
was clerk of the church for over
25 years, and was for a period,
chairman of the Board of
Deacons.
He was a member of the
Zoning Board of Appeal, and a
member of the Stage Coach Civic
Club. Mr. Adair had worked at
the Georgia Art Supply Com
pany for 28 years, retiring in
1950 because of ill health. He
bought a grocery and feed store
on Anvil Block Road, Ellenwood.
and ran it, up to the time oi
his death.
He married the former Miss
Iris Williamson of Ellenwood.
where they had their home. He
leaves his wife and two sons,
Marion L. and Charles H .
Funeral services were con
ducted by the Rev. Kimsey Warr
at Tanners Baptist Church,
with interment in the church
cemetery. Abercrombie - Patter
son had charge of the funeral.
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have joined with the members in making
. this fine special edition possible for the
second straight year.
4-H stands for "head, heart, hands and
health.”
"I pledge my head to clearer thinking.
; my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to
| larger service and my health to better liv
ling for my club, my community and my
country.”
This is no idle pledge. The members
religiously follow it and they always make
fine leaders in their communities.
The best foundation a boy can get in
I 4-H is in the home. Without a parent's
I complete backing, a boy couldn’t go far in
I this great national organization.
Mrs. J. B. Johnson is a good example
of a parent who has lived 4-H these last
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Mt. View School
To Present
Minstrel Show
An old fashioned Negro min
strel show’ will be presented by
the faculty of the Mt. View’
School on Thursday and Friday
nights, March 9 and 10. at 8:00
p.m. in the school auditorium,
sponsored by the Mt. View PTA.
The cast includes the follow
ing members: Mr. Interlocutor,
Mr. T. E. Allen; Bones, Mr.
George Campbell; Miss Dinah,
Mrs. Gladys Smelley; Gunwad,
Mr. James Burke; Zeke, Mr.
Dean McTindal; Mrs. Mandy,
Mrs. Exor Babb; Hashhopper,
Mr. Don Garner.
This minstrel has been com
piled for lovers of the art of
minstrelsy, for those who love
a good song; enjoy a funny
joke; a lively bit of banter; and
above all for those who take a
delight in sharing with others
the joy of mirth and melody in
the spirit of good fellowship.
Tickets are on sale now by the
room chairmen, and members of
the executive committee.
Clayton County Celebrates National 4-H Club Week
O. K. Tire Store Opens in Forest Park
2 1 4 Million
Members In U.S.
Observe 4-H Week
This week, March 4-11, Clay
ton County 4-H Club members
will join with 148,000 mem
bers in Georgia and 2,250,000
throughout the United States in
the celebration of National 4-H
Club Week. The major purpose
of the week is to call public
attention to the achievements
of the 4-H clubs and to the ad
vantages of 4-H Club member
ship for boys and girls not al
ready enrolled.
Four-H Club members are
average young people, actively
engaged in learning by actual
practice how to become better
family members and better citi
zens. Their work is supervised
on the local level by agents of
the Agricultural Extension Serv
ice. Here in Clayton County, Mr.
Charles S. Tucker is the county
agent and Mrs. Adrian S. Bowers
is the Home Demonstration
Agent. Assistance is given by
adults who serve as volunteer
leaders in the program. Invalu
able assistance is received from
civic groups, business and
public-spirited citizens.
Character-building is the ma
jor goal of the 4-H program as
the members learn to “learn,
live and serve through 4^^^
Qualities of leadership and
zenship are developed which vm
be used throughout life. Many
former 4-H members now hold
prominent places in all walks of
life.
There is a place for you in
4-H. For you, as a young person,
there is the opportunity to
learn, to grow and develop into
a better person. For you, as a
parent of a 4-H Club member,
there is the opportunity to sup
port and help, to provide oppor
tunities for the fullest develop
ment of your son or daughter.
For you, who would serve as a
volunteer 4-H Club leader, there
is a never-ending road of oppor
tunity, enjoyment and chal
lenge. For you, the civic ciubs,
the businesses, the public
spirited citizens, there is an
opportunity to support this pro
gram which is turning out citi
zens for a better world. Can we
depend on you to fill your place
in our 4-H Club program?
Steve Davis
Wins N. Clayton
Orator Contest
The North Clayton High
School contest for the National
Oratorical Contest, sponsored by
the American Legion, was held
in the school library Tuesday,
February 27, 1961.
The oratorical contest is held
annually for High School stu
dents. The subject of the
speeches must be pertaining to
the Constitution of the United
States. They must be within the
time limit of from ten to twelve
minutes.
Steve Davis, a freshman at
North Clayton, won first place.
His topic was, “The Framing
Fathers.” Judi Oliver, a junior,
was in second place. Nancy
Rhyne and Terrell Davis, both
juniors, tied for third.
The judges were Mr. Hal Dan
iell, Secretary of College Park
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FOREST PARK. GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8, 1961
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O.K. Tire Company located on Jonesboro Rd. in Forest Park, across from Clayton Plaza.
8 Years In 4-H Club Work
Mary Johnson, 4-H Club Worker
Represents Dedicated Parenthood
Mrs. J. B. (Mary) Johnson needs no introduction to
the members of the 4-H Clubs. It is to her the younger
members run when they need help, advice or just plain
lovin’,
For the past eight years, soon
after her youngest boy, Donald,
became a 4-H’er, Mrs. Johnson
has done wonderful work in this
field, even attending Camp for
one week each year, helping in
the Camp program. She has at
tended District Project Achieve
ment, State 4-H Club Council,
served two years as N.W. District
Local 4-H Club Leader. The lat
ter is perhaps the most impor
tant of her projects, and the
most demanding. Even though
her boys are away from home
now, her interest in the work
has not lessened.
To her, a child hesitating
shyly in the background, is a
challenge—someone to help for
ward with loving encourage
ment, to one day become an en
thusiastic worker, perhaps a
leader.
The stars in her crown will be
FP Jaycettes Attend
4th District Meet
The Forest Park Jaycettes were well represented Thurs
day night, March 2, at, the 4th District Jaycette Meeting,
held at the Highland Country Club in LaGrange, Georgia.
Mrs. Dot Putnam, 4th Dis
trict Director, called to meeting
to order and Mrs. Mary Davis,
Butts County Jaycette President,
gave the Invocation. A delicious
smorgasbord dinner was enjoyed
by all.
Mrs. Carolyn McClellan, La-
Grange Jaycette President, wel
comed everyone in LaGrange
and the LaGrange Jaycettes
gave a hilarious skit depicting a
“Pumpkin Creek Jaycette Meet
ing.”
Mrs. Barbara McGee, State
Jaycette President, was present
and she gave a short talk on the
progress the Jaycettes had made
in the State and the 4th Dis
trict. The 4th District was the
first in the State of Georgia to
have a District Meeting. This
was November ID, 1960, Griffin,
Georgia.
Mrs. Mary Lee, State Vice
President, made a few remarks
of welcome and announcements.
Each District is electing a
District Director before Con
vention in May in order to save
time and confusion. The 4th
District elected Mrs. Carolyn Mc-
Clellan, of LaGrange, as it’s new
4th District Director.
As our speaker for the eve
ning we were very fortunate to
have Mrs. Harry Edelson, Past
President of iiadassah, to talk
and show slides of Isreal and
Jerusalem. Mrs. Edelson trav
eled there last summer.
The next meeting of the 4th
District will be held in Forest
Park, Georgia.
The meeting was adjourned
with Mrs. Ann Gaultney, Forest
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MRS. MARY JOHNSON
reflected in the eyes of many
children who have been led by
Mrs. Johnson to realize their
happiest dreams.
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IRA JARRELL
TO SPEAK TO
ASH ST. PTA
, The regular monthly meet
: ing of Ash Street PTA will be
held Tuesday, March 14, in the
school cafetorium. The social
hour will begin at 7:30 and the
, business meeting at 8:00.
Miss Ira Jarrell, superin
tendent of the Atlanta School
, System (Retired) will be our
guest speaker. This well known
and much admired personality
, needs no introduction to her
' public. Don’t miss this fine
speaker at our meeting on
March 14.
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W. P. McKenney
■ Named VFW
Aide-de-Camp
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Special)
—Ted C. Connell, Killen, Texas,
i Commander-in-Chief of the Vet
, erans of Foreign Wars has an
: nounccd that W. P. McKenney,
I Forest Park, has been appointed
National Aide-de-Camp in the
VFW.
i In making his announcement
: of the appointment Commander
in-Chief Connell said: “It is a
I real pleasure for me to be able
; to appoint Mr. McKenney as a
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Opportunity
For Entrants
In^Contest
Clayton County girls are be
ing offered an opportunity for
fame and fortune through edu
cation and proper guidance in
building a successful career for
themselves through participa
tion in the Miss Clayton County
Pageant, which will take place
in Jonesboro on March 31.
The local contest, a prelimi
nary elimination leading to the
eventual selection of Miss Amer
ica 1961 in Atlantic City in Sep
tember, will find 15 girls com
peting for the local title and a
chance to enter the Miss Geor
gia contest in May.
The Miss Clayton County
Pageant will be staged in the
Jonesboro High School Audi-
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DR. LAURENCE A. DAVIS
Jonesboro
Presbyterian
Revival Set
Dr. Lawrence A. Davis, Asso
ciate Secretary of Evangelism in
the Division of Evangelism,
Board of Church Extension of
the Presbyterian Church, U.S.,
will bring a series of messages
in the Jonesboro Presbyterian
Church on “My Commitment to
Mission.” Dr. Davis, a native of
Ebensburg, Pa., is a graduate of
the University of Pennsylvania
and recipient of the Doctorate
of Divinity from Davis and El
kins College, W. Va. In his pres
ent capacity he is serving as
field coordinator for the work
of the 1961 Church-wide evan
gelism effort.
Mrs. Robert Breitlow, organist
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New Store Features
Complete Tire Service
O. K. Tire Company, one of the largest tire dealers in the
world, recently opened a branch in Forest Park. The new
store is located at 2815 Jonesboro Road across from Clay
ton Plaza Shopping Center in Forest Park.
The O.K. Tire chain has more
than 1,000 stores in the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba
and South America. There are
now four O.K. Tire Stores lo
cated in the Atlanta area; Mari
etta, Lee Street, Decatur and
Forest Park. In the near future,
sixteen more stores are planned
for Atlanta.
Mr. Dan Sage is the president
of O.K. Tire Store, Inc. of At
lanta; Jim Marlowe, general
sales manager, Ralph Marlow,
vice president, Hoyet Albritton,
secretary-treasurer and L. C.
Copeland, Atlanta general man
ager. Mr. W. A. Robins is the
manager of the new Forest
Park store.
Like all O.K. Tire Stores, the
Forest Park Store will offer
complete tire service, carrying
B. F. Goodrich, Mohawk and
O.K. Tires. In addition, the tire
store will be a distributor for
Republic Oil products.
Be sure and look for the
Grand Opening of the O.K. Tire
Store which will be coming soon.
Everyone at the O.K. Tire Store
Full Lighting No,ws
For Central Atenue
Southside Sewage to Start
Within Three or Four Weeks
There’s full lighting for Central Avenue now, follow
ing the complete lighting of Main Street by the Georgia
Power Company, Mayor W. Reid Puckett announced this
week.
Orders are in for the various
other sections of the city, and
before long Forest Park will be
one of the best lighted cities in
America, Mayor Puckett added.
The last batch of street signs
—about 350 of them—are now
being assembled and installed,
covering the entire city with
permanent signs that won’t
need constant care.
With a break in the weather,
Memphis Meeting Held Feb. 28-March 3
Chief Picard Attends Fire
Instructors Conference
MEMPHIS, March I—Jos. F. Picard of the Forest Park
Fire Department is attending the 33rd annual meeting
of the Fire Department Instructors Conference this week
in Memphis municipal auditorium, Feb. 28 through March
3 and is participating in four days of study and inquiry
into modern fire service problems.
RENEW DRIVERS'
LICENSE FRIDAY
A State Patrolman will be at
the Forest Park police station
Friday, March 10, between the
hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. for
the purpose of renewing drivers’
license only.
There is a State Patrolman
at the Court House in Jonesboro
the first Friday of each month.
N. Jonesboro PTA
Meets on March 14
The N. Jonesboro P.-T. A. will
meet Tuesday night. March 14,
at the school. The program
theme is “We Laugh and Have
Fun.” This will be an hour of
entertainment for everyone. All
parents are urged to come and
join the fun.—Mrs. C. L. Kellow,
Jr., Publicity Chairman.
Official
Clayton County
Publication For
42 Years
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Mothers, Fathers
Play Basketball
On March 10th
Jonesboro Lee Street PTA
mothers and fathers are going
to play a game of basketball
against Stockbridge School
PTA mothers and fathers Fri
day night, March 10, at 7:30
o’clock in the Jonesboro School
gymnasium.
This very special game will
be played for only 50 cents ad
mission for adults and 25 cents
for children.
Come one, come all, and see
how active our fathers and
mothers can be. You might
not recognize ’em . . . es
pecially the next day.
wishes to thank the people of
Forest Park and Clayton for the
wonderful response which they
have given the store in the short
time which they have been open.
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southside sewerage will be ready
to start within three to four
weeks. The bonds are already
signed and the money in the
bank. The money has been in
vested and drawing a good rate
of interest until the city is
ready to use it.
Recreation bonds are now
signed, and the administration
I anticipates asking for sealed
’ bids within a few days.
On this year's Conference
prog ra m are demonstrations
showing how fires occurring in
atomic weapons and in bulk
plants storing flammable liquids
may be controlled. Other sub
jects include school and hospital
fire safety, new firemen's
training methods, fire protection
in industrial plants, and dem
onstrations of modern fire
fighting appliances.
Over 2500 persons from more
than 45 states, the District of
Columbia, Canada, and several
foreign countries are registered
at this national fire service
meeting, among them key fire
department officers, college and
university educators, fire and
plant protection engineers, nep-,
resentatives of the armed sense
ices, and public officials. Thjew
participate only by invitatioiSpl
the two conference sponsors/^®
Fire Prevention Department!®.
Western Actuarial Bureau, !sM
inett T. Cox, Director, and We
Memphis Fire Department, E^fc
Hamilton, Chief. Mr. Cox series
as chairman of the Conference.