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VOL. 42 —NO. 42
POINT OF VIEW
'■ By JACK TROY" ’
If you’ve been keeping up with the news lately you know by
now that Russia is ahead of the space race but lagging sadly in
the flower arrangements and perhaps the sartorial fashions.
There has been a lot of page one news on the fashion chang-
There is talk of faulty intelligence. This was supposed to have
been a rebel uprising but apparently we ferried the Rebels and
helped in planning the revolt.
Russian arms and tanks were major factors in putting down
the uprising, and once again we lose face in the fight against
Communism.
The dictator Castro takes to the microphones and insults
Americans, defies the U.S. government, threatens reprisals from
Russia.
And all the time we sit there with a U. S. naval base at Guan
tanamo. Castro dares the Marines to try anything in his island.
We seem to be making more efforts to integrate schools and
other establishments than we are in trying to balance the scales
in the many-pronged race with Russia.
Roy Harris, noted Georgian, writes—“ While the Russians
make giant strides in space, and add a few hundred million more
people to their philosophy every year, the Neroes in Washington
take up their fiddle and let the world burn.
“To our Neroes, giant advances of Communism throughout the
world are of no consequence.
“The only thing worthy of their attention is the effort to force
white people and Negroes to mix to an extent that we will all be
the same color and the same race.
“It looks as if our Neroes would soon learn that our Negroes,
together with Khrushchev, are making monkeys out of them.”
And while they have fiddled, the offshore Island Cuba has
come under Communist domination, and the lands and industries
of Americans have been confiscated everywhere.
Russia threatens to shoot rockets if we try to do anything
about Castro.
The government threatens the states if they try to do any
thing about the NAACP which is following the philosophy and
preachings of the Communists.
Truly, it is a baffling situation.
We in the South wonder who really is on our side.
If something isn’t done to catch up with Russia and to try to
get some sense out of Washington in other matters, there will be
flower arrangements of another kind usually reserved for funerals.
OPERATED BY W, F. WHITTON
Terrace Restaurant
Features Fine Food
W. F. Whitton, 26 years m me restaurant business in
the Greater Atlanta area, came out of retirement to take
over the operation of the Terrace Restaurant in the Atlanta
Terrace Motel on the South Expressway in Mountain View.
He was much sought after because of a fine record through-
out the years.
Formerly known as the Glass
House, the Terrace Restaurant
has come to the front with the
serving of steaks “as good as
you’ll find in the area.”
Mr. Whitton spent the last
four years at the Rebel Chef on
Stewart Avenue and from 1945
to 1954 at the old Kimball House
in Atlanta.
“We’re proud of our U. S.
Choice steaks.” he pointed out.
"We believe they are as good as
money can buy.”
The Terrace serves all garden
fresh vegetables for luncheon,
and shrimp, chicken and chops
are featured as well as steak.
The Terrace Restaurant is
open daily from 6 a m. to 10 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitton are the
operators and extend a warm
invitation to everyone to visit
and enjoy the food.
Forest Park Jaycees
Elect New Officers
The Forest Park Jaycees held their local election Tues
day, April 25. The officers elected at this meeting will take
office June 1 which is the beginning date for the organi
zation’s fiscal year. The newly elected officers and direc-
George West, Jr.
Elected Savings
And Loan President
George W. West, Jr.. President,
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association of Atlanta, has been
elected President of the Council
of Insured Savings and Loan
Associations of Atlanta, which
was announced today by Ed
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ers, the Kennedys, and actually the men who
make their clothes have been getting a lot
of prominence at a time when matters of
greater moment are pressing on the inter
national scene.
It is well to have the best dressed presi
dential family and flower arrangements that
win national acclaim — it is nice to have
extra chefs for the finest White House ban
quets — but what about Russia out in front
in the space and arms race; what about Laos
and what about Cuba?
If Americans are baffled by what they
read it is understandable.
President Kennedy promises backing to
Laos, and most Americans don’t even know
vhere it is. The President takes full blame
in the Cuban revolt, and most Americans
had no idea we had any part in it.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
LITTLE LEAGUE
OPENS SATURDAY
Saturday, May 6, will see the
start of the season for the
Mountain View Little League. It
will be a double header, the
Yankees vs. Braves and the
Rebels vs. the Dodgers.
Play will start at 1 o’clock
with Miss Clayton County (Miss
Elizabeth Welch) throwing out
the first ball.
Concession stands will be in
full swing, hamburgers, hot dogs,
soft drinks, candy, etc., and
should be able to see you
through the day. A good crowd
will mean a whole lot to these
young sportsmen, so come on
out, and have fun at the ball
game.
tors are as follows: Chester
Lane, president; Ed Foster, ex
• ccutive vice-president; Jack
Tommc, internal vice-president,
and Wally Congdon, external
vice-president. The seven (7)
i newly elected directors are Will
| Culps, Jim Belk, Ken Kilpatrick,
i Larry Lloyd, Bob Oliver, Red
Piper and Lester Slaton. Al Heil
:is the new secretary end Joe
j Everett succeeded himself as
; treasurer. This group of indi-
I viduals have proven themselves
very capable and energetic Jay
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Beautiful Joy Lake to Open This Saturday
Lake Spivey to Open Saturday, May 6th
Gala Opening to Feature
Whole Day's Entertainment
Remember when bathing suits covered your (blush)
knees? You’ll be seeing striped and furbelowed fancies at
the Old Time Bathing Suit contest at LAKE SPIVEY’S
gala summer opening week-end on Saturday, May 6. And
you’ll be seeing some mighty
purty knees too for modeling
modern suits will be the Lake
Spivey Water Sprites team in
cluding such lovelies as Pepper
Helms, former Miss Atlanta, Pat
Harris, the Foam Queen, June
Orr, Miss Lake Spivey, and Rilla
Boyd, star from Sunshine
Springs, Sarasota, Fla. These
gals are not “scared to go near
the water,” later in the day
they’ll take part in the thrilling
Water Ski Spectacular - of stunts
including cloud-scraping kite
Mountain View
To Keep Charter
Voters Name Mayor, 2 Councilmen
Opposed to Reverting to County
The people of Mountain View—five-year old town be
tween Hapeville and Forest Park—went to the polls Satur
day afternoon to decide whether to be or not to be. They
decided to be.
They elected a mayor and two
city councilmen who want to
keep Mountain View an incorp
orated town, rather than have it
revert back to status as an unin
corporated community.
That apparently cinched the
fate of the city, since the three
men constitute a controlling
majority in the new city coun
cil.
In a tense election, pro-city
forces had competed with a
group who avowedly wanted to
scrap the city charter and end
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GENERAL SCENE as surplus foods are distributed at headquar
ters of the Clayton County Community Chest in Forest Park.
(See story.)
Clayton Community Chest
Begins 3rd Year of Operation
W. L. DICKSON,
I. N. COLEMAN TO
MARCH ON PALSY
Sheriff W. L. Dickson and
Coach T. N. Coleman will 1
serve as co-chairmen of the “53
Minute March”' on Cerebral
Palsy to be held by United :
Cerebral Palsy of Georgia on ;
May 23.
Announcement of Sheriff
Dickson’s and Coach Coleman’s 1
acceptance was made today by '
Chief L. B. McCallus, State Cam- '
paign chairman, and Coach
Johnny Griffith, state March :
chairman. '
“It is a privilege and an honor
for me to serve as co-chairman
of United Celebral Palsy’s “53
Minute March” for 1961, Coach
Coleman said. The campaign
theme, he noted has extreme
significance, for it points up the :
fact that every 53 minutes, every
day of the year, cerebral palsy :
continues to strike, and there is :
no cure. But those afflicted with ।
cerebral palsy can be helped ।
with our support.”
“We the peace officers, are 1
most interested in crime preven-
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FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1961
skiing.
So that Bathing - Beauty -
Watcher Pop will have every rea
son to bring the whole family,
Lake Spivey has lined up a full
program to entertain the whole
family from the little tads to
grandma. At 1:30 p.m. Lake Spi
vey will strike up the band, one
of the region’s best, the Georgia
Military Academy’s show band.
G.M.A. are sending their top
notch trampoline and tumbling
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Mountain View’s history as a
full-fledged town.
Winner in the mayors race was
Arnold Yancey, who polled 194
votes to defeat Leroy Stone,
ostensibly the head of anti-city
forces, who polled 183 votes.
The four councilmanic candi
dates who polled the most votes
—and hence won election—were
Charles R. Strawn, 192; William
M. Webber, 190; Calvin Stewart,
187; and D. T. Fulford, 186. Mr.
Strawn and Mr. Webber ran on
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The Clayton County Commu
nity Chest’s surplus food pro
gram that supplemented the
everyday diet to our people who
qualify, entered its third year of
operation last month. This pro
gram, sponsored by the Federal
Government, through the Coun
ty Commissioners, is a vital part
of the diet for our people whose
income is sub-standard.
1,745 people were helped this
past month with commodities,
such as flour, meal, lard, milk,
peanut butter, oat meal, rice,
beans, pork and eggs. To be
eligible for this food, a family
of one must not have an income
over $65 per month, 2 persons,
$95, and a family of 3 or more,
$135. There are other qualifying
conditions, but these given are
the basic ones. An attempt is
being made to liberalize these
conditions where a larger family
than 3 is concerned, but as yet,
no decision has been reached.
Over the past ten years the
need for this service has grown
with the county. To be better
able to cope with this extra
need, the Board of Directors,
consisting of 24 people from all
over Clayton County, voted to
apply for membership in, and
be a part of, the Metropolitan
Atlanta Community Services,
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Left to right: Mrs. Lee 11. Lyle, Sect. General; Mrs. Olin Cofer,
Divisional Pres.; Mrs. John Dickson, Chapter President of UDC.
Ladies are shown in original costumes at the Centennial Tea
Celebration.
Frankie Lyle UDC
Holds Centennial Tea
The one hundred twenty-year-old Warren House in
Jonesboro was the scene of the Centennial tea, Sunday,
April 23, given by the Frankie Lyle Chapter, United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy. This lovely affair was the first
commemoration of the Civil War
in this area.
The three hundred guests who 1
called were greeted on the ter- 1
race by Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Adamson, owners of this histori- <
cal home. Children of the Con- 1
federacy, dressed in replica uni- <
forms of the Confederate soldier (
and lovely bouffant dresses as- J
sisted in entertaining.
Jonesboro Students Place
High in State Literary Meet
At the State Literary Meet, held in Maeon on April 21,
the Jonesboro High School trio won first place honors. The
members of the trio are Virginia Tarpley, Pat Hendricks,
and Susan Godfrey.
Phyllis Mitchell won second
place in the girls’ solo, and Peg
gy Godwin won second place in
the girls’ essay.
At the Region Literary Meet
held at Campbell of Fairburn on
April 7. Jonesboro placed third,
just eight points behind the first
place winner.
Winners were as follows: Girls’
trio won first place in the trio
competition: Phyllis Mitchell
won first place in girls’ solo;
Johnny Joiner won second place
in the boys’ solo; Peggy Godwin
won first place in the girls’ es
say; John Wilcox won fourth
place in the boys’ declamation;
Winifred McAllister won fourth
place in Home Economics; Cindy
Stoudt won second place in girls’
typing; Bobby Cottingham won
second place in boys’ typing; Ra
mona Padgett won third place in
shorthand; and the senior class
won second place in spelling.
10 th Annual
Jonesboro Jaycees to
Sponsor Road-E-O
Clayton County teen-agers are invited to participate
in the 10th annual Teen-Age Road-E-O, to be held at the
parking lot at Food Town in Jonesboro. The Road-E-O is
sponsored annually by the Jonesboro Jaycees to test the
driving ability of boys and girls
between the ages of 16 and 19.
Sollie Tapley is the chairman
for the Road-E-O. Alvin Smarr
is in charge of Course Layout
and equipment, while planning
and participation are under the
The entrance hall was beauti
ful with an all white Victorian
flower arrangement.
In the receiving line were offi
cers of the Frankie Lyle Chapter,
Mrs. H. P. Redwine, honorary
division president, Mrs. Olin
Cofer, division president, and
Mrs. Lee H. Lyle, secretary gen
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Ash Street Pre-
School Registration
Is This Friday
Pre-school registration for stu
, dents who will enter the first
grade in September will be held
’ at the Ash Street School this
i Friday, May 5. Parents are re
l minded to bring certificates and
shot records when they come.
i Children who have had their
। 6th birthday on or before Dec.
31 are eligible for the first grade,
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i \llobo Supper to He
Held On May 6th
i The Rainbow Assembly of
East Point will sponsor a Hobo
. Supper in the Masonic Hall,
> East Point, May 6 from 4 p.m.-
8 p.m. All you can eat for 50c.
direction of Eugene Chambers.
The Road-E-O will be held on
May 14 at 2 p.m. Anyone inter
ested in entering should contact
Eugene Chambers at Jonesboro
High School.
Joy Lake to Start 12th.
Year of Fun in the Sun
Joy Lake, beautiful and spacious and first in the coun
ty with a white sand beach, begins its 12th successful year
this Saturday, May 6, under the direction of Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Coogler.
Miriam McKown
Wins Shorthand
Championship
Miriam McKown, valedictorian
of the Forest Park High ’6l
senior class, now hold the honor
of state shorthand champion.
Miriam won this distinction
during the recent Region 2AA
state literary meet held at Ma
con, Friday, April 21.
Miss McKown’s score of 98.99
was the highest made in all re
gions. This means that she is the
most outstanding shorthand stu
dent in the entire state.
Much credit is due Miriam
and to her commercial teachers
at Forest Park High.
Lake City to Hold
Talent Show May 5
The Talent Show at Lake City
School, sponsored by the P.T.A.,
will be held this Friday, com
mencing at 7:30 p.m. 25 cents
will buy you a comfortable seat
an’lots of enjoyment, so come
Shoe Sale!
Spring Clean-Up Time!
SAVE i TO 1
★ Poll Parrot
★ Trim-Tred
★ Smart Set
★ Rand
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FOR MISSES
Flats, Heels and Casuals
2.88 to 5.88
Values to 10.98.
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
School or Dress.
2.88 to 3.88
Values to 7.98.
Men's
Dress Shoes .... 5.88
STANFORD'S
- SHOE STORE —
Official
Clayton County
Publication For
42 Years
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
There is no charge to enter
the grounds at Joy Lake — “In
and out all day, 50 cents is all
you pay”. There is a white sand
bottom lake and dazzling white
beach for your bathing and sun
ning pleasure.
In these 12 years the Cooglers
have been host to multitudes of
fun seekers who have found fun
in the sun and picnicking pleas
ure at Joy Lake. There are acres
of covered shelters in the picnic
area in case of rain.
There are free ventilated um
brellas and contour chairs for
your pleasure. You’re certain to
relax at Joy Lake. And you’ll like
everything about it—the music,
the sun, the fun, and there is
completely pleasant outdoor rec
reation for the family.
The Cooglers extend a warm
welcome to you to come to Joy
Lake on opening day Saturday
and all the rest of the summer
days thereafter.
It has often been said that if
you can’t relax at Joy Lake,
you’re dead.
on out and join the crowd. You
will be surprised and delighted
at the talent disclosed for your
pleasure.