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Industry Tycoons Wouldn't Touch
Clayton With a Ten-Foot Pole???
As a former working member of the National
Association of Manufacturers — Southern Public
Relations Director for three years the writer
Is often in touch with Frank Steinbrugge, South
ern Division manager, with headquarters in At
lanta, to keep abreast of trends in industry.
Clayton County, of course, is stepping out in
front on the preferred list of many industries,
because of many factors expressways, perim
eter road. U.S. routes, ample railroad and bus
facilities, airports and water and sewerage. Clay
ton may have been temporarily black-listed, how
ever, to hear the talk that is now going on re
garding that so-called $4,000,000 suit against the
principal political figures of the county, and some
contractors who have done business with the
county.
With particular regard to the charge that
the water tank in the Industrial Park was built
“for the sole use of U.S. Rubber Company,” in
dustrial chiefs, who have been viewing Clayton
County with a practical eye and a long-range
look into the future, are now saying — some if
not all — that they wouldn’t “touch Clayton
County with a 10-foot pole" because "we might
be sued if we tied into the water system.” (The
Water Authority is one of the agencies of county
government named in the suit.)
It is somewhat more than saddening to think
that such an action might deter, even tempora
rily, the industrial growth of the county. It has
caused some critics to hum the “Beer Barrel
Polka", and not with any degree of happiness.
Roll out the barrel we'll have a barrel of fun!
Clayton County has come a long way in the
last 10 years, jumping from 34th to 13th on the
license plates, and managing in that period to
somewhat balance home building with industry
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NATIONAL £DITORIAL
and payrolls.
Now what?
We still have what we had before — the
land, the water, the sewerage, the roads, the rail
roads, the bus lines and the airports — but we
don’t have, at the moment, the confidence of the
men who have the money to invest in industry.
Once upon a time the City of Forest Park
hired two city managers, one after the other, be
cause they had failed, the City fathers had, to
cheek the background of either one.
One scandal was hushed up, but the second
episode brought on a lot of unfavorable publicity,
and at that time, people who had invested in
homes looking for the peace and quiet, harmony
and beauty of suburban living, decided they had
made a mistake, and sold out, taking only their
equity, and sometimes even taking a loss to get
away from the political turmoil.
Can we afford such as this in the great,
growing county of Clayton?
Maybe we could afford for some home owners
to move —for others move in to take their place
- but once an industry is LOST because of rab
ble rousing, it can NEVER be REGAINED.
We sincerely hope that we do not corral any
concrete evidence that the $4,000,000 suit has cost
a fine industry or industries to look elsewhere
for plant locations.
We certainly have been progressing splendid
ly in these last five years, industry-wise, and we
had looked forward to tremendous population
and plant and home growth in the next five.
But the political climate must be favorable
for industry, as well as for nice people who buy
homes for permanent living. It ain't favorable
now. and who’s to blame?
THE FOREST PARK FREE PRESS — NEWS AND FARMER
Holiday From Traffic
Deaths Urged By G-Man
TO ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS:
WITH DELIBERATE CON
TEMPT, a cold chill of death in
the form of traffic fatalities
will again hover over our land
at Christmastime. Instead of a
season of reverence and joy, to
many it will be an occasion of
grief and sadness. Based on past
statistics, we may expect a
shocking toll of approximately
600 motor vehicle fatalities
during the four-day holiday
weekend.
According to the National
Safety Council, 38,000 lives were
claimed by traffic accidents
during 1961. Some 1,400,000 per
sons were seriously injured, and
motor vehicle accidents cost our
Nation approximately $6,900,-
000,000. Traditionally, December
was the leading month and
Christmas led the major holi
day periods with 523 immediate
deaths and an estimated 177
later deaths as a result of In
juries sustained.
Where will this perennial
mass slaughter stop? How long
will our people tolerate this
senseless waste of human lives?
Why is not something done to
erase the dread of highway
carnage which haunts every
community during a national
holiday? The answers, to a large
degree, rest with the potential
victims—the motoring public.
The privilege of driving a
motor vehicle is no mean re
sponsibility. An alarming per
centage of motorists apparently
feel they are immune from
traffic laws. Many who are
model citizens at other times
become maniacal monsters be
hind the wheel. Not only do they
violate the rules of the road,
but also a goodly portion feel
they should be allowed to do so
with impunity. Such ridiculous
reasoning is a prime example
of the obstacles preventing a
marked reduction in traffic
deaths.
One of the great achieve
ments of our age has been the (
advent of the motor vehicle. It !
Special Church Day
The congregation at first
Christian church has set aside
December 13, Thursday, as a spe
chiT dtty for itself and its friends.
The congregation will gather at
8:00 p.m. to honor John and
Heather Kernan in a special
program. The Kernans have
been foreign evangelists to the
churches of Christ in Africa for
twelve years. They have been
home on furlough for several
weeks, and will be returning to
South Africa, soon.
John Kernan is a native of At
lanta. He graduated from Emory
Universtiy, and did graduate
work in journalism at the Uni
versity of Southern California.
His wife, Heather, is a native of
Scotland. They plan to expand
their work of publishing Chris
tian literature upon their return
to the continent of Africa.
Several Christian congrega
tions of the greater Atlanta area
AIRMAN CLARK
OF FOREST PARK
IS REASSIGNED
LACKLAND AFB, Tex.—Air
man Third Class Edward C.
Clark, son of Richard F. Clark
of 93 Main Street, Forest Park,
is being re-
assigned to Lin
coln AFB. Neb.,
for training and
duty as a ware
housing spe
cialist.
Airman Clark
rece nll y com
pleted United
States Air Force
basic military
training here.
He attended Forest Park High
School.
HARPO MAKES SURE
YOU GET THE IDEA
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The ‘Silent one” of the famous
Marx Brothers bedecks himself
with V. S. Savings Bonds to re
mind his fellow Americans that
Christmas time is here and that
Savings Bonds make a wonderful
gift. Harpo takes time out from
his role as guest star on the new
ABC-TV series "Mr. Smith Goes
to Washington” to emphasize his
feelings about Savings Bonds. ’
is indeed Ironic that a society
which owes so much to this sig
nificant accomplishments is un
able to cope with its devastating
side effects. Long since recog
nized as a vital necessity in the
complexities of our work-a-day
world, the automobile in the
hands of speeding or drunken
drivers is also a mortal weapon.
Traffic authorities consider
drunk driving and excessive
speed the two greatest menaces
on the road. Statistics bear
them out. Some studies show 50
per cent or more of the fatal
accidents Involve drinking
drivers or drinking pedestrians.
In 1961, excessive speed was a
contributing factor in 33 per
cent of the fatal accidents.
Another perplexing aspect of
this nationwide dilemma is the
unrealistic approach by the
average driver to basic safety
measures. For example, a father
who spares no expense in pro
viding security and care for his
loved ones will bundle them into
a mechanically faulty automo
bile and race along the high
ways with no sense of guilt.
Oftentimes, in an emergency,
the car fails and tragedy re
sults. Needless to say, the
father has also failed. Last year,
one out of every six vehicles
given safety checks was in need
of maintenance attention for
safe driving.
As the fleeting days of 1962
wing by, American motorists
should make one New Year’s
resolution early. Let each driver
resolve that the joyous Holiday
Season ahead will not be
marred by deadly traffic acci
dents due to carelessness and
negligence. Those who rebel,
those who flout and violate
traffic laws should be dealt with
sternly.
Let the Christmas spirit of
“peace and good will” prevail
along our Nation's highways,
and let all citizens strive to
make Christmas, 1962, a “holi
day” from traffic deaths.
—JOHN EDGAR HOOVER
Director
will take part in the program
Thursday night.
Over three hundred youth at
tended the area Christian youth
rally which was held at the
church building of first Christian
church, Saturday night, Decem
ber Ist. The women of the church
served refreshments afterwards.
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Maple Street
PTA to Meet
December 18
Parents, friends and teachers
of the Maple Street PTA are re
quested to attend the pre-Christ
mas meeting of the PTA on
Tuesday night December 18th at
7:30 p.m.
A verv snecial program has
been planned entitled “The
Christmas Tree”. Students from
the second and the fourth grades
will participate in this program
under the very capable direction
of Mrs. Joe Argo.
Mr. T. M. Hanners will bring
the inspirational and Mrs. Ray
mond Bowman, president, will
preside.
The Maple Street PTA and
your publicity chairman wishes
you and yours a very merry
Christmas and a prosperous New
Year.
— Mrs. O. W. Honea
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Navy Needs
Instructors
From Clavton
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The Clayton County area Naw
Recruiting Office announced
this week a need for qualified in
structors in nuclear power, guid
ed missies and related fields.
To meet this need, a special
Naval Officer Instructor Program
has been Initiated. Selected ap
plicants will attend the Officer
Candidate School at Newport,
Rhode Island for a period of four
months. Upon graduation, they
are commissioned as officers in
the U. S. Navy. After approxi
mately ten days leave, they will
attend a short instructors course.
After completion of the course,
the officers will be asigned shore
duty as instructors in their spe
cial fields. As participants in the
Officer Instructor Program, they
are assured that they will remain
on shore duty, as instructors, for
the remainder of their tour
with the Navy.
The educational requirements
for the Naval Officer Instructor
Program are a B.A. in mathe
matics, physics, mechanical en
gineering, reactor engineering or
chemistry.
Applicants must meet the
standard physical requirements
for Officer Candidate School,
with the exception that defec
tive color perception and defec
tive visual acuity will be waived
if vision is correctable to
20/40 - 20/70 or 20/20 - 20/400.
Applicants may make applica
tion at any Navy Recruiting
Station or Naval ROTC unit.
UTILITIES All utilities available. 6"
water line by building, also natural gas. 400
amp. electric service (220 3-phase). Fire pro
tection from County and City fire depart
ments.
"All Streets Not Paved"
Mr. Jack Troy
Editor
Forest Park Free Press
In an article on Mayor Hugh Dickson and his councilmen and
their gtood progress, which appeared in the Nov. 27th, Forest Park
Free Press and Clayton County News and Farmer there are a few
misgivings which should be accounted for. It is by the misgivings
ana faulty statements that such men stay in office. Mr. Dickson
stated, “All our streets are paved.”
This has proved to be a false statement. “All the streets are
not paved and I think there are no future plans to make it true.
There is about 8/10 of a mile strip in the south end of town that
is not paved. There are 9 houses and one business on this road,
5 houses of which were built in the last 2 years. But let it not
be said that there is no pavement. In front of these 5 houses
there Is a wee bit of pavement, paid for by the builder of these
houses, at no expense to the city. By all means at no expense to
the city, because the pavement is broken off on the edge and at
both ends, of which the dirt street starts again, and there is a
hole in the middle 2’xl’. There has been no effort on the part of
the city to stop this breaking or to fix this hole. My conclusion
is that the city doesn’t claim this part of the city, only the tax
dollars they get from the owners of the property.
Also there is very much traffic on this street. Four school
busses travel over it twice a day and one mail carrier, including
people going into town, coming and going to work, etc.
So in the future let us examine the statement made by such
men before we back them in anything.
—JOHN H. THORNTON
Dear Jack,
How are you and your son?
We appreciate your co-opera
tion in 1962 and look forward
to the future.
You have a great newspaper.
Have a nice Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Regards,
ED CRUMBLEY
General Chairman,
Tri-Citles Clothing Bank
P.S. Hope you can use our
picture and coverage on the
Clothing Bank. It is a Christian
project. Come up and view it.
sometimes.—Ed.
Forest Park Free Press
Forest Park, Ga.
Gentlemen:
Enclosed you will find SI.OO
for which I would like to have
as many copies of the Decem
ber 4,1962 issue of your news- j
paper as SI.OO will purchase.
I happened to see the tremen- I
dous write-up which you gave
the recent Rossville-North Clay
ton AA football championship
game. Seldom if ever have I
seen such credit given where
due to a winning team by a
sportswriter obviously in sup
port of the losing team.
If the people who followed
the North Clayton Eagles are
half as gracious in losing as
your article was in describing
the game, then trul^ they are
to be commended. And. being at
the game myself, I can certajlfly
say that the team as well as the
fans conducted themselves in a
very sportsmanlike and gentle
manly manner. Tilings like this
are noticed and never for-
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1962
gotten. These are things which
are more important than win
ning ball games.
I would also like to give credit
where due to a very fine North
Clayton football team. Neither
the fans nor the team were
taking the game lightly. We
knew we were in for a battle
from the start, and a few breaks
could have made the game end
quite differently. Rossville prob
ably had its best team in his
tory, and who knows but what
the shoe may be on the other
foot the next time, if ever, the
two teams meet again.
At any rate, I hope our sup
porters and writers can be as
gracious as you and yours were
in losing.
Sincerely yours,
W. C. BROWN
419 Claire Street
Rossville, Ga.
Childhood and genius have
the same master-organ in com
mon-inquisitiveness.
—Edward George Bulwer-
Lytton
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