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VOLUME 43 — NUMBER 51
Hill-Burton Health Center Okayed for Forest Park
POINT OF VIEW
—... By JACK TROY
Two Fine Georgia Men
"Serve" State Very Well
Notes on Top of Notes (with apologies to Ralph McGill) —
On a recent trip to Jekyll Island we ran across two wonderful
business success stories involving Georgia gentlemen who are in
entirely different lines of business, but both “empires” are founded
sandwich at Stuckey’s scattered all over the Southland. Sooner or
later, they stop at headquarters in Eastman, and they are invited
to tour the candy plant if they desire.
Tourists remember Georgia most favorably after they visit
Stuckey’s; they even get a discount on their gasoline. They re
member Stuckey's later when they eat delicious pecan rolls, pra
lines, etc., that they purchased on the trip.
Mr. Stuckey founded this business in the true spirit of the
American Free Enterprise system, and he has expanded on the
merits of his products. It’s a wonderful enterprise, a great credit
to the State of Georgia.
But people ip the newspaper game somehow don’t write too
much about what’s a credit to Georgia; they go searching for
gambling joints and speed traps, and there really aren’t many of
these.
P.S.—Only last Saturday Mr. W. S. Stuckey of Eastman headed
a group that bought the Holiday Inn, luxury motel oh Jekyll Island.
He’s now making moves like Howard Johnson of the renowned
chain, whom we met at the new facility near the Capitol last week.
The Jekyll Inn may be named Stuckey’s.
Now Consider Albert Crews —
And His Great Restaurant Chain
Years ago I knew Albert Crews of Brunswick as an ardent
fisherman and an executive in the Universal Laundry owned by
old friend, Mack Dozier, who is now domiciled in Jesup, Ga., as the
owner of the Wayne County Ford Motor Company.
For a long time, Mack commuted from his home in Brunswick
by helicopter to run the Ford business, but a year ago he moved
there with his family. They miss him in Brunswick.
Anyway, this is a story about Albert Crews and the great chain
of Crews restaurants scattered from South Carolina to Florida, by
way of the Georgia coast.
The morning we left The Wanderer - Golfhaven—resort Motel
Mr. Crews had just returned to Jekyll to reclaim the restaurant.
He had opened the Wanderer restaurant, sold it, and now he was
back.
At breakfast, we had a long talk, in spite of the fact that he
was engrossed up to his ears in resuming operations with the kind
of food that has made Crews restaurants famous.
Mr. Crews introduced me to his very capable secretary, Mrs.
Moore, “who came to work for me for two weeks, and now her
length of service is more than 10 years.”
He told me that daughter Anne is a sophomore at the Uni
versity of Georgia — an Ade Pi — and Gail is a senior at Florida
State University.
He also told me that he has jumped into the political arena,
running for Brunswick city council in opposition to Dr. Mercer, a
Ph.D. and who is his doctor, by the way, and Dr. Baird, a dentist.
Probably he won’t be visiting Dr. Baird for any dental work during
the campaign.
Albert Crews, in the last 10 years or so, has done a magnificent
job in the restaurant business. If you don’t think so, stop at any
Crews restaurant along the coast from South Carolina to Florida
and decide for yourself. His original restaurant is one of Bruns
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PRO FIRM MAKES APPRAISALS
County Revaluation
Program Soon Complete
'The revaluation program initiated in Clayton County
about a year ago for the equalization of ad valorem taxes
under the State Department of Revenue sponsored plan is
rapidly nearing completion according to a report by Mr.
D. L. Huffman, a representative of Southeastern Appraisal
and Mapping Services of College
Park, the professional firm
making the appraisals.
The occasion of the an
nouncement was a meeting with
a group of Clayton County
business and professional men
formed as a committee to ex
amine. review and approve the
indicated land values found to
prevail in Clayton County by
Southeastern’s research prior to
their use in the appraisals.
Those present, in addition to
Mr. Huffman were: Mr. George
Kilpatrick of Clayton County
Federal Savings and Loan Asso
ciation; Mr. Mit Bradford, For
est Park Realty; Mr. Bob Sadler,
Bank of Jonesboro; Mr. Robert
McMullen, Jonesboro Real
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। nevertheless on the culinary art. In short,
these men serve foodstuffs to the public.
And the public likes what they get.
First, we stopped at Stuckey’s at East
man, Ga., where in 1935, a young, enter
prising citizen borrowed SSOO from his
grandmother, went heavily into the pur
chase of pecans, when the market was low,
finally established a real market for pecans
by establishing Stuckey’s candy factory, in
conjunction with a string of roadside places.
Travelers stop for gifts and candies made
with pecans, and they can get jellies now,
as well, and many other items as reminders
of their journey through Georgia.
Bill Stuckey has improved his merchan
dise a great deal through the years, and
now, too, his prices are more in line. Weary
I travelers stop for a cup of coffee and a
! Estate Broker; and Mr. Harvey
1 Hooks, Clayton County Tax As
sessor. All present expressed
■ satisfaction with the basic land
1 values found and approved their
' use.
1 Mr. Huffman went on to ex
■ plain that upon completion of
: the work in the very near fu
-1 ture, all taxpayers will be in
' vited to come in and examine
1 their appraisals, should they so
desire and representatives of
> the Company will be present to
: answer any questions that
’ might arise. As soon as the time,
• dates and place of this public
■ inspection have been deter
, mined, notification will be made
; by means of the various news
1 media.
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1963 LEGISLATIVE FORUM
THE CLAYTON COUNTY Chamber of Com
merce held its first annual Legislative Forum
this past week at the Holiday Inn Restaurant.
More than 100 people attended and quizzed
Legislators Edgar Blalock and Bill Lee, and
Scouts Plan
Sustaining
Membership
On Friday, February 1, at 6:30
a.m. twenty four men met at
Bow and Arrow Restaurant to
complete plans for Tara Dis
trict’s Sustaining Membership
Enrollment campaign which
will be on Saturday, February
16. An hour and a half of fel
lowship and planning was en
joyed including breakfast of
bacon, eggs, jelly, toast and
coffee.
These men are all volunteers
who are genuinely interested in
Scouting and the welfare and
future of the youth of Clayton
County. They not only give of
their time but also their money
to make it possible for 1172
Cubs, Scouts and Explorers in
52 units in Tara District to be
able to have a full and benefi
cial Scouting program.
Community or Area Chairmen
in this year’s enrollment effort
are: Forest Park, H. M. (Mit)
Bradford, J. W. Smith and
Homer M. Parker; College Park
and North Clayton, Charles L.
Lambert; Jonesboro and Love
joy, L. A. Fox; East Clayton,
(Rex, Ellenwood and Conley),
John C. Helton; Riverdale, Rev.
W. W. Satterwhite; Morrow-
Lake City, Robert I. (Bob) Eng
lish; Mountain View, Ralph E.
Thomas.
These men have already en
rolled a number of helpers but
can use more. All who are in
terested in assisting are invited
to contact one of the above men.
On the 16th of February at
6:30 am. a breakfast is being
planned to kick-off the day’s
work. More information about
this will be given later.
G. M. Kilpatrick, Tara Dis
trict Finance Chairman, and
Ted Waller, Tara District Scout
Executive, are enthusiastic
about making our District the
leader in the Atlanta Area
Council for 1963. They state
that with such outstanding
community chairmen and the
captains and helpers already
enlisted the success of the
campaign is assured.
If any friend of Scouting is
interested in making a contri
bution in advance of the kick
off such will be welcomed by
any of the above men, or mail
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STATE YOUTH AUTHORITY
| IS BACKED BY GOVERNOR
Judge Ed Kemp met in the company of the state’s juve
nile judges with Governor Sanders Friday and received ap
proval on plans for a State Youth Authority. All existing
training schools, and all child welfare activities of State and
County departments of Public Welfare are to be transferred
J to this department.
Judge Kemp, who appeared on television from the Gov-
Il ernor’s office, said that a bill is in the legislature on this
matter, and passage is expected, since it has the blessing of
the administration. It’s bill HB 5.
There is much work to be done among juveniles in Geor
gia, and Judge Kemp hopes that within a short time a bond
issue for a juvenile home in Clayton County will be pre
> sented for the approval of the citizens. Juveniles now must
/ live at the County Jail while efforts are made to place them
with responsible families.
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1963
Senator S. Tom Ellis. Left to right, above, are:
Edgar Blalock, Toni Ellis, Bill Lee and J. Carl
Hodges, Clayton County Chamber of Com
merce.
JUVENILES FED ONLY TWICE DAILY
Public Works Operation
Praised By Grand Jury
The November term Grand Jury has presented some
roses for the living; namely, high commendation of the
type of work being done by County Engineer Irish Lyle and
associates at the Public Works camp in Clayton County.
Among other things, the
Grand Jury said in the pre
sentments: “It is the opinion of
this body that the Public Works
Camp is operated in a business
and efficient-like manner, and
should be continued.”
In their findings, the Grand
Jury recommended the perma
nent closing of the railroad
crossing at Wright Road and old
Morrow Road going to the new
Jonesboro High School and rec
ommended, instead, use of the
crossing at Dixie Drive.
Another finding that prob
ably will result in immediate
action by the proper au
thorities concerns the most
unusual fact that juveniles
are fed only TWICE a day in
the County Jail. “This Jury
feels that a growing child is
entitled to three (3) meals per
day, and recommends this be
given due consideration.”
The Jury also found “exces
sive crowding” in the school
buses—sometimes in excess of
100 school children on a single
bus—and pointed out the dan
gers in recommending correc
tion of this ill-advised pro
cedure. Mr. Ford was com
mended for a job well done,
however.
Final presentments, in full, of
Clayton County Grand Jury,
November 1962 Term—
TO: HONORABLE HAROLD R.
BANKE, JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT OF
CLAYTON COUNTY
The Grand Jury for November, 1962
term of the Superior Court of Clayton
County convened November 5,1962 at
9:00 a.m. The following officers were
elected:
C. M. Stewart- Foreman.
W. J. Lee—Assistant Foreman.
H. J. Morse —Secretary.
B. T. Smith—Assistant Secretary.
W. D. Grant—Sgt. At Arms.
The Jury has met on several occa
sions since that date and considered and
acted on all matters brought before it.
Judge Harold R. Banke, charged this
Jury on three (3) specific counts, Re:
Baliff and Jury compensation—Public
Work Camp and the Railroad Crossing
at Wright Road and old Morrow Road
near the new Jonesboro High School.
Baliff and Jury compensation for 1963
was set at SIO.OO per day for Baliffs and
$7.00 per day for Jury, the same as
1962.
PUBLIC WORKS CAMP
The committee made a thorough in
vestigation of the Work Camp and
found it to be operating in a very effi-
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RIVERDALE
HOBO SUPPER
Saturday, Feb. 9—5 till 8 p.m.
At the Civic Club Bldg.
Adults 75c, Children 35c
Sponsored by Riverdale
Chapter No. 446 O.E.S.
★ ★★★★★
R. D. Williams
Salesman for
Union-Camp
R. D. Williams has been ap
pointed salesman representing
Union Bag-Camp Paper Corpo
ration’s new multi-million dollar
corrugated box plant in Clayton
County.
In announcing the appoint
ment, Sales Manager John W.
Butler said the new facility will
enable Mr. Williams to provide
his customers in the Greater At
lanta area with faster, more ef
ficient service of their needs for
a broad range of corrugated
boxes.
Mr. Williams, who has been
with Union-Camp for six years,
will be headquartered at the new
South Expressway plant.
A graduate of the University of
Kansas, Mr. Williams lives with
his wife and two children at
3284 Toney Drive, in Decatur,
Ga.
Business
Booms in
Home Building
Residential building construc
tion continued to climb in Clay
ton County during the past
twelve months. Total permits
issued by all municipalities and
the county were 1180, valued at
$13,091,300. This figure represents
an increase of 98 over 1961 and
191 over 1960. Local developers
predict another record year for
Clayton in 1963, with a con
servative estimate of 1500 to be
constructed. A complete break
down of various localities is listed
below.
Forest Park 217
Jonesboro 35
Lake City 44
Morrow 90
Riverdale 17
County at large 777
Total constructed 1180
Chairman Dixon Says Next Step
Is Selection of Suitable Site
U.S. Government State and County Will Share Costs
Os Much-Needed Health Facility in This Area
By JACK TROY
Editor, The Free Press
Clayton County Commission Chairman P. K. Dixon, speaking for the Commissioners,
announced this week that approval of a Hill-Burton Health Center for Forest Park has
been received in the Commissioner’s office.
“We had applied for Forest
Park and North Clayton, and
we expect to get approval for
North Clayton within a reason
able time,” Chairman Dixon
said.
Forest Park has been in des
perate need of a Hill-Burton
Health Center since the city be
gan bursting at the seams in
population growth. The old tem
porary health center building
on Summit Street long has been
outmoded, and, beyond that,
visiting nurses have had to
transport equipment. This
health center has been undesir
able in many ways.
There’s another important
step to be made by city offi
cials of Forest Park before
the Forest Park Hill-Burton
Health Center building can be
started.
Mayor and Council must pro
vide a suitable piece of city
property for the Health Center.
This matter is expected to be
resolved very soon.
It would appear there is
available land in the park
area, but, of course, it must
be approved by the people in
government in Atlanta who
approved Hill-Burton sites.
Naturally, the government
and the state and the coun
ty share the cost of a Hill-
Burton Health Center, as was
the case in the fine one built
several years ago in Jonesboro.
Forest Park is approved. Now
for the land. And then the
groundbreaking, and finally a
Hill-Burton Health Center in
the good year 1963. Mighty fine.
It matches progress.
East Clayton
Firemen
Name Officers
The Firemen of the East Clay
ton Volunteer Fire Department,
Inc., has by secret ballot elected
the following officers to serve
during 1963:
Paul Hemphill, Chief; “Bob”
Jeffcoat, Assistant Chief; J. D.
Cash, Engineer; Ralph Stiffey,
Assistant Engineer; W. H. “Bill”
Duke, Captain; J. H. Taylor,
Lieutenant; Zeb Shirley, Lieu
tenant; Wilbur Banks, Secre
tary; o. W. Cowan, Treasurer.
Walter Estes, John Helton, Roy
Chamlee, M. E. Waggoner and
Frank Marchman were retained
as Trustees.
The firemen are anxiously
awaiting the additional hose
and other equipment to be pur
chased from tax funds voted by
Citizens of the Fire District.
The additional hose and equip
ment should make possible an
underwriters classification equal
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AT LONG LAST,
NO MORTGAGE
AT P.K. DIXONS
The last week in February,
1963, was a memorable one for
Clayton County Commission
Chairman P. K. Dixon, who
has served his county with
merit and distinction for
more than 35 years as Clerk
and now Commissioner.
Last week, for the first
time, he slept under the roof
of his home clear of mortgage.
Mr. Dixon, a devoted family
man, like many fathers, was
in hock for higher education
involving sons. His son in
Gainesville is a fine doctor.
Another son is studying now
at Chapel Hill, N. C., and for
merly headed ASC in Clayton
County.
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Scout Week
Celebrated
February 743
i National Boy Scout Week,
■ February 7th through the 13th,
■’ commemorates the founding of
.' the Boy Scouts of America in
i this country in the year 1910.
This fifty-third anniversary is
being celebrated by Troop No.
100 with an activities exhibit
demonstrating scouting skills
and crafts. The display is lo
cated in the First Federal
Building across from the City
Hall in East Point and will be
open to the public on February
7th. Jefferson Avenue Baptist
Church is sponsor for the group
• under the leadership of Scout
, master Mell L. Collins.
I The troop has 42 active mem
: bers between the ages of 11 and
14. Patrol Leaders for the group
are Mike Collins, Mike Gresham,
Hal Black, Lamar Cox and
, Freddie Hill, Senior Patrol
Leader.
Cecil Jackson is chairman of
the troop committee.
. to NB Class 9 for fire insurance
■ purposes for the entire district
and equal to NB Class 8 for
. property near fire hydrants.
Most tax payers will eventually
save on insurance premiums
: about as much or possibly more
than their taxes. More impor
tant is the property and pos
. sibly lives that may be saved in
cases of fires started acci
dentally or by enemy nuclear
bombs.
STRENGTHEN
AMERICA
prepared .
FIT
SCOUT WEEK
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Feb. Term
Grand Jury
Is Drawn
The Grand Jury has been
drawn for the February, 1963,
term by Judge Harold R. Banke
of the Clayton Superior Court.
The following citizens will
serve—
L. B. Lawrence, 222 West
Georgia Avenue, College Park;
Hugh Lewis, Jod ec o Road,
Jonesboro; Gilmore L. Weber,
1853 Robin Place, College Park;
Robert B. Woodall, 505 Fayette
ville Road, Jonesboro; Athal E.
Cummingham, Route 3, College
Park; L. H. Dailey, W. Fayette
ville Road. College Park; E. L.
Stubbs, 625 Bostwick Drive, Col
lege Park; J. I. Jones, Route 2,
W. Fayetteville Road, College
Park: T. W. Cole, Jonesboro;
Hugh J. Humphries, Burks
Road, Forest Park.
Eugene C. Witherington, 1410
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Services for
Mrs. C. T. Roan
Os Jonesboro
Funeral services for Mrs.
Charles T. (Isobel Morrow) Roan
of Jonesboro were held Saturday
' at the Dickenson Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Boyd Winn of
ficiating. Burial was in Jones
boro City Cemetery.
Mrs. Roan died Thursday in an
Atlanta private hospital. She was
93.
Mrs. Roan was a native of
Jonesboro and one of Clayton
County’s oldest citizens.
Surviving are a son, Bruce J.
Roan of Chattanooga, Tenn.;
daughter, Mrs. J. W. Powell,
Florence, Ala.; daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Augustus Roan, Atlanta;
brother, John H. Morrow, Griffin,
and a number of grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
Action Should
Make News in FP
Some Mayor and Council 1
action in the public interest is
expected this week from City
Hall, Forest Park.
See next week’s Forest Park
Free Press and Clayton Coun
ty News and Farmer.
Is “Nero” fiddling while
“Rome” burns?