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VOLUME 43 — NUMBER 42
Foust, Looney, Bateman, Burks Win Council Post
POINT OF VIEW
■ By JACK TROY ...-J
I’m not a Republican, but sometimes I think that we’ve
done as well under Republican administrations in my lifetime, as
in Democratic ones. Maybe barring the two cars in a garage and
chicken in the pot Presidential administration of Herbert Hoover,
none at all. Neither does his brother Bobby Kennedy or the new
Senator Teddy Kennedy. Johnny, Bobby and Teddy had it made
when they were born. Father Joseph had been cleaning up in the
stock market operation, and Scotch whisky flowing into this coun
try was under his financial control. So every new baby — male or
female — teethed on a million-dollar trust fund ... in the Ken
nedy household.
There’s nothing wrong with having money, but somehow, it
always seems to be the independently rich who think they are a
little more special than us human beings who have to work for
a living.
Johnny Kennedy, by his dictatorial attitude in Federal hous
ing, is going to hurt many segments of the economy, and it’s time
— long past time, really —for Congress to quit stalling and do
something about it.
The Bear Facts
We’ve been invited on the next Safari with Lee Speir and his
intrepid hunters, but we’ll have to give it a little thought after
hearing a story about the Georgia boy who went on a deer hunt
and became alarmed at the laxness of fellow hunters, who’d shoot
at anything that moved, even a waving bush.
A happy thought struck him.
“If I climb a tree,” he said, “they surely won’t shoot at me.”
So the hunter climbed the tree—and they shot him for a bear!
Negroes Served
And there was the story of the hunter who captured a
medium-sized alligator, and kept it as a pet.
He walked around with the ’Gator under his arm.
A thrist came over him one day, and he walked into an
Atlanta saloon.
He sat down at the bar with his ’Gator and asked the bar
tende: “Do you-all serve negroes?”
The bartender said: “Yes, sir.”
“Well,” answered the hunter, “give me a bourbon, and give
my ’Gator, here, a double—two negroes!”
COACH OF ALL TIME
Free Press Honors Dowis
The Forest Park Free Press will present a special utilitarian
trophy to North Clayton’s Max Dowis, Coach of The Year in the
Greater Atlanta Metropolitan area.
The trophy is now being engraved, and will be awarded to
Coach Dowis at the annual banquet of the North
I Clayton High School squad.
Coach Dowis, in the opinion of the com
bined Free Press and Clayton County News and
Farmer, has done the finest job of any High
School coach in the history of Clayton County
football.
And so The Free Press Trophy will be for
“The Top Coaching Job of all time in Clayton
County.” Year 1962. Coach of All Time is an
honor never before accorded a High School
I Coach in the Greater Atlanta area. Editor
Jack Troy of The Free Press, making the
selection, was Sports Editor of The Atlanta Constitution for 12
years.
$88,325 SALES
Red Garner
Reports Fine
Bonds Progress
J. A. “Red” Garner, chairman
for the Clayton County Savings
Bonds Committee, today reports
sales of $88,325 in E and H
Bonds in the county during
October.
Total sale for 10 months was
$718,546, this being 89.3% of our
yearly goal of $804,000. With
continued good purchases we
should exceed our yearly goal—
by small margin. No one could
give a finer Christmas gift than
a Savings Bond.
So buy Savings Bonds.
Savings Bonds sales in the
State ran $4,353,000 for October
and $39,518,000 for the year to
date, an increase of $876,000
over last year.
Qftp Stest Park Pros q
and
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but every American is entitled to at least
one mistake.
I don’t like politicians who get drunk
with power and, impressed by their own ego,
do things against the public interest.
A Republican is urging impeachment of
John Kennedy, and he may be on the right
track, since Kennedy has bypassed the Con
gress on that matter of barring money for
use in Federally aided housing projects that
do not include the amalgamation of the
Negro race and the white race. The Con
gress ain’t for it.
Kennedy, of course, builds SIOO,OOO
“lodges” in the Virginia Hunt country, and
he has mansions scattered from Maine to
Mexico. So he doesn’t have any problems
like, let us say, the poorer class of Amer-
I leans who must have low-cost housing, or
Papers for that suit for $4,-
000,000 served on a host of Clay
ton County officials and some
contractors doing business with
the county—a total of 31 in all,
including County Commissioners,
Board of Education and Water
Authority—were delivered to the
Court House in a Schenley whis
key carton. Innocent bystanders
said it would have been more
appropriate if beer cartons had
been substituted. People in a
free country will talk.
Charges in the suit range from
illegally building a water tank
for industry, failing to erect a
building connector from the old
Courthouse to the new, all the
way down to intimidation of a
Grand Jury foreman.
Described as a long-time op
ponent of county administration,
one-time (I 960- unsuccessful
candidate for County Commis
sioner and former operator of a
■■PAPERS DELIVERED IN WHISKEY CARTON —
Ex-Beer Dealer, Unsucessful Candidate Sues County
Burly Bulldogs of Rossville
Bop Vigorous Eagles 28 to 6
THIRD TIME IS CHARM AS NORTH GEORGIA
CHAMPS WIN ANOTHER STATE TITLE
Cherokee Chief Ross at the height of his reign in Indian country around Rossville
could hardly have inflicted any more damage on the pioneer pale faces than the Rossville
Bulldogs achieved in the state AA championship game to end the dreams of an ebullient
squad of 23 North Clayton football stars, 28 to 6, before 10,000 spectators overflowing
Memorial Stadium Friday night
The tomahawk was the chief
weapon of the Ross-led Chero
kees; the left-handed pass was
the killing instrument employed
by the burly, brutal Bulldogs—
five straight years region AA
champions and, for the first
time in three straight cham
pionship battles, king of all
they survey in state AA football.
They have now won all 13
games in the 1962 season.
A boy named Paul Painter
had on his war paint as the
ambidextrous quarterback of the
baffling Bulldogs—hidden ball
artists—and Painter introduced
the visiting North Clayton
Eagles to some gridiron sleight
of-hand. He throws with either
hand, kicks with either foot. He
runs with alicrity and dispatch,
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Scott and Jolley
Sinclair Service
Opens This Week
C. H. Scott and J. L. Jolley
announced this week the open
ing of their new Scott and
Jolley Service Station located
on Highway 85 in Riverdale.
The new station will be the most
attractive and modern station
located on the highway. Mr.
Scott and Mr. Jolley have been
long time business partners at
their old location directly across
the street.
The beautiful Sinclair Station
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beer package store on Highway
85, M. M. Buice filed the suit in
County Clerk Joe Mundy’s of
fice. Attorneys for Buice are
Bruce Edwards, twice unsuccess
ful candidate for Comptroller
General, and Marvin O’Neal Jr.,
who allegedly once practiced in
Atlanta with D. M. Johnson,
present Solicitor General of the
Clayton Judicial Circuit.
The suit itself covers 25 pages
— plus exhibits — and charges
County Commission, Water Au
thority, Board of Education,
Planning and Zoning Commis
sion, and several industries with
illegally spending or receiving
tax money.
Called two prime points, the
suit alleges the new county water
tower in Clayton Industrial Park
was built “for the sole use of the
U. S. Rubber Company Ware
house”, and that expenditure of
SBO,OOO for the Board of Educa-
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4,1962
COACH OF THE YEAR
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THIS VICTORY RIDE for Max Dowis, Greater Atlanta’s Coach
of The Year, was accorded him by jubilant North Clayton Eagle
players Thurston Taylor, J. D. Farmer, Terry Short and Ronnie
Huggins, following North Clayton’s victory over Campbell of
Fairburn, a smashing comeback performance that gave the
never-say-die Eagles the Region South AA title. The following
week they continued their unbeaten streak by knocking off
Headland for the Region AA Title, and then they took care of
Wayne County for the South Georgia AA title. As they took a
breathing spell before tackling the state championship game at
Rossville, the brave squad of 23 noble young men looked back
on 12 fine triumphs—no tics, no defeats. They did their best
in losing to a superor Rossville High team, 28 to 6, for the State
AA Title. (See story on Page Two.)
tion building out of a $795,000
bond issue for a new courthouse
also was illegal. The suit claims
the bond issue was for the sole
purpose of building a court
house.
Money judgements requested
in the suit range from $232,412
from each of the commissioners
to $76,000 from an industry.
However, the suit also requests
that any money judgements
rendered be put in the Clayton
County treasury instead of being
paid to the plaintiff.
Also, the suit asked for an
accounting from the Commis
sion, Water Authority, Board of
Education, and other county of
ficers — excluding Sheriff’s of
fice, Tax Commissioner’s office,
Clerk’s office and the County
police department.
The suit also charges “favorit
ism” to certain industries in the
rates for building permits, illegal
transfer of land from the Board
of Education to the County, and
oppressively squandering large
sums of money out of the public
treasury for recreation facilities
and on miscellaneous recipients
unknown to the plaintiff.
The suit asks that the county
in several instances be restrained
from spending further monies
for specific projects and from
paying further on certain debts
incurred. At press time, the re
quest had been denied.
Judge Harold Banke of Clay
ton Superior Court has set a
hearing on the suit for 9 a.m.,
January 14.
Commission Chairman P. K.
Dixon, after reading the charges
said that he would withhold
comment until the hearing is
held in January.
Mr. Buice was used as an “in
vestigator” by the Clayton Coun-
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Foust Fills Lnexpired Term
Os Late Councilman Ben Lopez
W. W. Foust, candidate to fill the unexpired term of late Councilman Ben Lopez
and also for a regular term on the Forest Park City Council, Saturday received two
years and 30 days in the city election., Mr. Foust was telling friends as the election re
sults were announced by Mayor W. Reid Puckett Saturday night.
Twin ballots were used, and in the special election Mr. Foust defeated William (Bill)
Derickson, 485 to 201, with C.
H. (Jack) Scarbrough low man
with 154 votes. Foust officially
serves out the unexpired term
until Dec. 31, when he begins
his regular term.
In the regular election, Mr.
Foust triumphed with a total of
487 to Derickson’s 204, with
Scarbrough trailing with 152.
This was for Councilman from
Ward 4.
For Councilman from Ward 3,
popular George W. Looney,
making his first political race,
defeated Eddie V. Kinard, 571
to 246. Mr. Looney is well known
for his Masonic and Church
and civic work.
A lively interest seemed to
center in the race for Council
man from Ward 6. In this con
test, the incumbent, Dr. Wil
liam H. Bateman, won over Fer
man McLendon, 505 to 257. C.
Frasier Whaley was third with
77 votes.
Incumbent V. H. (Vollie)
Burks, in a two-man race with
young lawyer Oscar Kimsey Jr.,
almost had a two-to-one mar
gin as he triumphed, 542 to 289.
In this race, there was a write
in vote for W. W. Wells, father
oi Councilman Lynn Wells, who
did not offer for re-election
from Ward 3. Mr. Burks, life
time resident of Forest Park, is
a builder.
Bill Foust, winning a political
post in his first race, is a gen
eral foreman with Delta Air
Lines, whom he has served these
last 20 years. He is a past presi
dent of the Kiwanis Club of
Forest Park, member of the
First Baptist Church, and an
active civic worker.
Mr. Looney has worked for
Swift and Company for 21 years,
and is assistant auditor. He is
junior Past Master of Forest
Park Masonic Lodge 399, and is
Chapter “Dad” for Forest Park
DeMolay. He also has been ac
tive in Boy Scout work. He is
a member of the board, Jones
Memorial Methodist, president
of the Men’s Bible Class.
Dr. Bateman practices medi
cine limited to obstetrics and
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JAYCEES SAY THANK YOU
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Pop Warner Bowl Game
Climaxes Fine Season
The Forest Park Jaycees wish
to say “Thank You”, to the Citi
zens of Forest Park for their
support of the Pop Warner
“Redskins” in their first year of
play. Coaches Fred Biggers and
Charlie Shirley have both said
that they were well pleased with
the teams record this year, and
that the attendance at the
games was very good. Os course,
not a one of the teams in Forest
Park could see action of it were
not for the fans.
The first annual Youth Bowl
was a real success for the Jay
cees in their efforts to put our
football teams on the same level
with the best in the State. Not
only will this give Forest Park a
good name for football, but it is
a real good program for our boys
to get the training in leadership
and sportsmanship. These two
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FRANK OLIVER, North Clay
ton’s “Mighty Midget”, was
named last week to the Asso
ciated Press AA All-State
team for Georgia. Oliver has
been terrific this year offen
sively and defensively. A great
little man.
FP Junior High
PT A Will Hear
Christmas Music
The Forest Park Junior
High PTA will meet Tuesday,
Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the au
ditorium.
The program will be Christ
mas music by the Junior High
Band and Choral Group.
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