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Free Press—News & Farmer, Tues., Jan. 29, 1963 *
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Atlanta Army Depot News
Depot Gets High Honor
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Atlanta Army Drpot—Col Joseph E. Murrav, Commander, At
lanta Army Drpot, Forest Park, is shown as he received the Na
tional Health Agencies Distinguished Service Award from Miss
Mary Webb of the Agency’s Atlanta Office. The Depot finished
second among all Federal Agencies in the State during the 1962
drive in percentage of per capita participation Looking on are
Col. Louis C. Crouch, director of the 1963 campaign at the Depot,
and Ernest J. Keller, Depot Industrial Relations Officer.
(U.S. Army Photo)
Depot Receives Award for High
Performance in Health Campaign
ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT—Atlanta Army Depot has
received a Distinguished Service Award from the National
Health Agencies in appreciation of its outstanding per
formances during the 1962 campaign. The award was
signed by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, National
Chairman of the Federal Serv
ice Campaign for National
Health Agencies.
The plaque was presented to
Col. Joseph E. Murray, Depot
Commander, by Miss Mary Webb
of the National Health Agencies
Office in Atlanta.
CHEVY OWNERS MEET WITH MARTIN BURKS
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OWNER RELATIONS meeting of Martin Mrs. C. H. Jackson, Martin Burks, Mr. Vance
Burks Chevrolet Motor Co., with car owners II Stevens, Mrs. E. M. McKown, Mrs. Wilbur
selected at random, was held last Tuesday Whaley, Mrs. Vaughn Shelnutt, and Mr. G. M.
night. Martin O. Burks was host. Left to Smith. Mr. Thomas H. Harden, not in the pic
right: John Foxworth, Chevrolet District ture, but was present for the business session
Manager; Mr. Lee Webb, Mr. J. C. Hodges, of the meeting, (SEE STORY).
Jr., Mrs. Sara B. Overstreet, Mrs. W. S. White,
Chevy Owner Relations
Meeting Is Hosted By
Martin Burks Motors
Chevrolet’s owner relations program on a local level was put into high gear last
Tuesday night at Wisteria restaurant by Martin O. Burks, owner of Martin Burks
Chevrolet, Jonesboro.
Burks explained that the owner getting department is the sales department.
The owner keeping department is the owner relations department.
The Clayton county Chevrolet owners present at Martin Burks’ dinner were selected
at random to hear from "our owners, first hand, how our dealership and Chevrolet can
serve them better,” Burks pointed out.
The customer relations program is based on the sound philosophy of building for
the future on the solid foundation of recognizing the importance of satisfying the
Chevrolet owner of today.
Comments of owners present were recorded on tape and will be used by Martin
Burks Motor Company and Chevrolet Motor Division “to improve customer satisfac
tion.”
Martin Burks stresses the fact that his door is always open to his customers hav
ing problems involving any department of his dealership.
Chevrolet Motor division and its dealers recognize that their most valuable asset
is a satisfied owner population—a population which now numbers well over 18,000,-
000 (MILLION).
Burks said owner relations meetings will be held throughout the year stressing the
best interests of owners and Chevrolet. The plan has been hailed by Chevrolet owners
everywhere.
During 1962, employes of the
Depot contributed a total of
$5,200 to the campaign for a
74% participation. The percent
age of employes participating In
) the campaign was second high
est among all the Federal
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Jebco Board
Gives 3 Cents
Dividend
The board of directors of
Jonesboro’s Jebco, Inc., has de
clared a quarterly dividend of 3
cents per share on the firm’s
class A stock.
The dividend will be payable
February 15 to stockholders of
record January 31, President J.
Eliott Barrow, of Jonesboro,
said. This is the second consecu
tive dividend increase.
Jebco manufacturers metal
office furniture and filing
equipment at its plant at War
renton.
agencies in the State of Geor
gia and the average per capita
gift was third highest among
Federal employes.
Col. Louis C. Crouch, chair
man of the Federal Service
Joint Crusade and National
Health Agencies campaign at
the Depot in 1963, said that a
kickoff meeting launching the
drive will be held on February
19 and that the combined cam
paign will be held from Feb
ruary 25 until April 8 this year.
The Federal Service Joint
Crusade includes CARE, INC.,
Radio Free Europe and the
American - Korean Foundation,
j National Health Agencies in-
I elude the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society; National So
ciety for Crippled Children and
Adults, Inc.; National Society
for Prevention of Blindness;
United Cerebral Palsy Associa
tion; American Cancer Society;
American Heart Association,
and the National Association
1 for Retarded Children.
Dr. Turner
To Speak at
Army Depot
ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT —
Dr. Herman L. Turner, Pastor
Emeritus of Covenant Presby
terian Church and now Acting
Director of the Greater Atlanta
Council of Churches, will be
guest speaker at a noon lunch
eon, sponsored by the Protestant
Men of the Chapel, of Atlanta
Army Depot on February 6, at
the Officers Open Mess.
Approximately 75 to 100 mem
bers of the Chapel group are
expected to hear Dr. Turner
speak on “Youth in the
Church”. Lt. Colonel J. B. Rich
mond is President of the Protes
. tant Men of the Chapel and is
in charge of arrangements. All
Protestant denominations are
; represented in the group.
; Until his recent retirement
from the active ministry, Dr.
, Turner held many prominent
Presbyterian pastorates and has
been active in the civic and re
■ ligious life of Atlanta for more
> than 30 years.
ROTARY
NEWS
Mr. Reginald Mitchell, guest
speaker for the Forest Park Ro
tary Club on Wednesday, Jan
uary 23 at the Bow and Arrow
Restaurant, proved to be prob
ably the most entertaining guest
the Rotarians have been privi
leged to have.
Mr. Mitchell, for the past six
years Advertising Manager for
Zachry’s, Atlanta, and currently
, Chairman of the Speakers Bu
, reau of the Atlanta Advertising
Club, was born in Brighton, on
the southern coast of England,
was evacuated at fourteen to the
U. S. on the last evacuee ship
from England, at seventeen re
turned to England and served in
the Royal Marines, and was later
commissioned into the Frontier
Force Rifles of the Indian Army.
The English government de
, mobilized him in Athens, Georgia
where he entered the Henry
Grady School of Journalism at
the University of Georgia. Later
he travelled around North Amer
ica in such varied jobs as cow
hand, free lance writer, factory
i worker, lumberjack, encylopedla
I salesman in Alaska. He returned
to England for the coronation,
lectured to schools and met His
wife while acting in a British
him, then returned to Georgid.
In his informal talk Mr. Mitch
ell recounted many colorful ex
periences of his own and his
associated, particularly those In
the militarv, and some of which
were hilarious. At one point in
telling his tour of duty with the
Frontier Force Rifles he gave a
rousing of Kinling’s Gunaa Din.
In ending his talk Mr. Mitchell
turned to a more serious theme
—his belief that there are few
things one can't do if he makes
up his mind to do it. He feels
this conviction more strongly
now than at any point in his life
and firmly believes in his motto
—Nothing To It. But Doing It!
Hard work may not kill any
body, but, occasionally, it sure
wears one down.
BATEMAN PROPOSES
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reation in the colored area, sec
onded by W. W. Foust, and car
ried unanimously.”
Gaultney, Waldrop and Aber
crombie were named to this
committee.
It is anticipated that co
operation can be obtained from
county officials in correcting a
bad drainage situation on the
football field, and in the con
struction of a baseball diamond
for the Fountain High School
students, in addition to the
establishment of an equipped
recreation park. Thought is
being given, it is understood, to
a reasonable - sized swimming
pool, too.
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Col. Reitmeier
Is New Data
Processing Chief
ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT—
Lt. Col. Woodrow A. Reitmeier
is the newly assigned Chief,
George Kilpatrick is
Given Honorary Membership
By PHILLIP SPRATLING
The Forest Park .Jaycees had
their annual “Boss Night” meet
ing last Tuesday at the Kiwanis
Youth Center.
Among the guests were Mayor
Puckett, Ex - mayor Manse
Waldrop, Dub Currie (National
Director of Jaycee organiza
tion).
Many Jaycees had their bosses
with them so that the Jaycee
organization could honor the
men who help our club by help
ing their employees on many
projects. Another purpose for
the Bosses’ Night is to give the
boss a chance to see his em
ployee in action with the Jay
cees, and to find out how his
employee is being trained in the
Jaycees.
The main attraction for the
night was “The Young Man of
the Year” award. The award
was given to one of the hardest
working Forest Park men to
ever lead the Jaycees. Jaycee
President E. M. (Jr.) Gaultney
was the most surprised person
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MISS HELEN HAYES, National Honorary Chairman of the
Mothers March of Dimes, flanked by Steed Willis and E. M.
Gaultney, Jr., Co-Chairmen of the March of Dimes for Clayton
County. The annual Mothers March in Clayton County is sched
uled for Tuesday, January 29.
osw SMITTY'S
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'57 FORD Fairlane 500. White with
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'56 CHEVROLET 6-Cyl. PG. Very Good Meeh.
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'56 FORD Victoria. V-8. R&H. Black
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Junction Jonesboro & Thurmond Rd. — Forest Pork 366-9220 - 366-9221 i
Data Processing Division, at the
Atlanta Army Depot. A native
of New York City, N. Y., Col.
Reitmeier entered the Army in
June, 1941, after graduating ।
from the Trinity Preparatoryi
School in New York City, the l
American University in Wash-)
ington, D. C., and also the Syra-,
cuse University at Syracuse, I
New York. Prior to his as
signment at the Depot, he at
tended the Command and Gen
eral Staff College at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas. Col. Reit
meier has served nine years of
foreign service during his Army
career which include Command
ing Officer, Central Data Proc
essing Center, Seventh Logistic
Command, Korea; Chief, Cloth- )
ing and Textile Division, Quar
i termaster Supply Control Os-
I flee, Giessen, Germany. He has
■also been assigned to the Tokyo)
Quartermaster Depot in Japan. I
Col. Reitmeier holds the Army
-Commendation Medal. He and
Mrs. Reitmeier and three chil
dren, William, Glorianne and
Paul, are residing at 30 Holland
Park Drive, Ellenwood.
.in the county when he received
'the award. The Jaycees would
like to say to Jr. Gaultney,
“congratulations”.
The Jaycees took this oppor
tunity to announce an honor
ary member for the year. The
club selected George Kilpatrick
for honorary membership in the
Jaycees for his outstanding part
in the growth of Forest Park
and Clayton County.
Many other awards were given
out to Jaycees who had been
outstanding in the club’s proj
ects during the past year. Vice
President Al Heil received the
award for the hardest working
Jaycee. There were six Spoke
awards given to new members
of the club for their outstanding
service and qualifications in the
first year of membership. The
receivers of the Spoke award
were Billy Williams, Walter
Chea v es, John Herrington,
। Phillip Spratling, Bill Jayne,
[Lloyd Joiner.
Guest speaker for the night
iwas Ferguson B. Rood from The
Atlanta Journal.
Gen. Schomburg Visits AAD
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Atlanta Army Depot—Lieut. General August Schomburg, Com
manding General of the U.S. Army Supply and Maintenance
Command, Washington, D.C., recently paid his first visit to At
lanta Army Depot since assuming his new command last year.
The General is shown as he was greeted at the Depot’s Morris
Army Air Field by Col. Joseph E. Murray, Depot Commander.
Capt. George R. Wappes of Flight Operations, Aircraft Main
tenance Shop, is the officer in the background. (U.S. Army Photo)
Depot Ships 126,141 Tons t
Os Equipment to Armed Forces
ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT —A
year-end statement released by
Col. Joseph E. Murray, Com
manding Officer, Atlanta Army
Depot, shows that the Depot
shipped 126,141 tons of equip
ment and material to the armed
forces in 1962.
The Depot’s payroll was ap
proximately $18,000,000.
The Purchasing Division spent
$5,270,805 for supplies and serv
ices, of which about 75% was
channelled into firms in the
metropolitan Atlanta area. Most
lof this went to small business
[ firms, in furtherance of the
i overall policies of the Depart
ment of the Army in effecting
the Federal Small Business Pro
gram.
The Pose Engineer Division—
“housekeeper” for the Depot—
awarded contracts to local priv
ate contractors totalling $322,000, |
and spent an average of $20,000
for supplies each month with.
local firms. The division’s annual |
operating budget for mainten-
POINT OF VIEW
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and realize that I would never again see a wonderful friend, Sam
Butz, alive. The next trip would be for the funeral of an out
standing citizen of the State of Florida. A native born son, a very
influential gentleman and a fine family man. He used to be the
ringmaster for some of Col. Seashole’s outstanding horse shows,
and he was. as in everything else, tops.
The fragrance of country ham and a variety of vegetables
cooking came from the kitchen and Ellen stood in the doorway and
said: ‘ I’m sorry you have'to leave so soon . . .now we’ve got to take
care of Sam," and I drove away with a heavy heart to keep a lunch
l eon appointment at the Kincaid Ranch spreading across a vast
; panorama of fenced pasture land which merged with a great
| prairie. It's all green and beautiful in the spring, but it won’t be
easy to enjoy it as much anymore with the memory of Sam Butz
' always fresh in mind around the Gainesville area.
A cure for cancer must be found! Support the American Can
|cer Society in its never-ending program of research.
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'54 FORD 4-Dr. Custom V-8. Clean
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'53 OLDS Holiday Coupe. Clean.
Meeh. Very Good. Only $345
'53 CHEVROLET 2-Dr.
Straight Drive $145
'53 PONTIAC 4-Dr.
Transportation $95
'52 FORD Convertible. V-8. Straight Drive.
White With Black Top. Runs Good. Only $175
ance and management of post
facilities is approximately $2,-
400.000.
The Defense Surplus Sales Of
fice reported sales of surplus
property with an acquisition
value of $13,143,773.
Depot contributions to the Red
Cross Blood Program totalled 1,-
442 pints. Contributions to the
United Appeal fund totalled $14,-
746. The Depot also ranked
second among all Federal agen
cies in Georgia in percentage of
contributions to the Federal
Service Joint Crusade and Na
tional Health Agencies.
FP JUNIOR HIGH
MEETS FEB. 5
The Forest Park Junior High
PTA will meet Tuesday, Feb. 5,
7:30 p.m. in the auditorium.
—MRS. T. J. HELMS, JR.
Publicity Chairman