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VOLUME 44 — NUMBER 21
% By JACK TROY ___:l
Law Enforcement Team:
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Moves in On a ‘Ring
%J« A burglary at the Farmer's Market recently led police and de
tectives on a trail around Clayton County that resulted in the ap
% prehension of individuals engaged in the highly unlawful prac-
t ice of dealing in stolen cars.
%%’ As a result of arrests at two parts places, police and detectives
~ found five stolen cars and a truck in running order.
o Included, they added, was a 1953 Chevrolet that the operator
i had reconditioned and given to his mother for a Christmas
~ present,
§ Individuals who make a practice of working outside the law
-for a livelihood make it hard on honest businessmen, but eventu
~ ally they are brought to account. It will be very difficult for those
- who deal in stolen cars and stolen auto parts to find a market for
- their operations in Clayton County at the present time.
Those Who Practice Deceit
| Eventually Are Nailed
. Shady operators, in some cases, seem to get away with their
- nefarious activities interminably. But at the same time no mat
~ter how hard-hearted they may seem, there is bound to be an
_‘ inner quasiness. They know that sooner or later a practice of
;' making a living at somebody else’'s expense —a specialist in the
. despieable practice of stealing — must end.
b * The majority of crooks and con men escape justice only so
- long. They are among the most miserable of people and do not
deserve a place in society.
I know a con who for a while made a practice of bilking
business men at the Christmas season. He stole the Christmas
lights at one place and tried unsuccessfully to put over a deal of
palming off saplings for Christmas trees at another place.
! This con is still active. He makes a good living on ill-gotten
- gains. But his day will come.
,‘ Nobody, trying to pass as respectable when in reality they are
~crooked to the core, can get away with it forever. |
Right-thinking people despise individuals who shun just ob
~ ligations. And especially when they pose as family men.
: Would you hire a diligent and faithful old lady and refuse to
~ pay her?
; Would you kick out an employee who had been at your unjust
beck and call and even dogged at your heels without reasonable
notice or compensation?
There are people like this who do things even worse and have
the gall to tell people — “My Bible means more to me than any
thing in life.”
This type of rat who practices deceit and continues to cheat
people for personal gain can come to only one end. Hell is hardly
hot enough for this kind. :
For Bridges
Clayton County will be great
ly benefitted by the State High
way Department’s latest letting
for interstate highway construc
tion.
CLAYTON - FULTON-DeKALB
—Three single bridge and one
double highway grade separa
tion structures on the Atlanta
Circumferential Route, Inter
state Route 285. Structures are
located at Conley Road, Jones
boro Road, Forest Park Road |
and State Route 42. Apparent'
sz CREAM OF CROP v
Little L All-S
Little League All-dtars
g This past week the Forest Park Little League 1963 Base
?g ball All-Stars were selected by team managers. Little League '
%?é president Marcus Layson announced that the players chosen
¢ were as follows: Jimmy Germany, Neil Cates, Bobby Richard
i son, Danny Hager, Randy Russell, Mike Pece, Neal Saul, Al
¢ len Haag, Danny Griffin, Ricky Cole, Doug Logan, Kenny
¢ Mitchell, Eddie Akin, and Eddie Creech. First alternate play
: er selected is Steve Wallace, and second alternate selected is
.. Edward Brooks. Mr. Layson further stated that “Forest Park
. had many excellent ball players to choose from this year,
. and it was very difficult not to select all of the boys that
.. were considered.” Forest Park should be well represented in :
. the District 9 tournament which this year will be played at
i the Clairmont Little League Field located on Clairmont Road
. near the old Naval Air Station. Forest Park’s first game will -
. be with the East Point American League Team on Tuesday,
. July 23 at 2:00 p.m. All Little League supporters from For
. est Park are urged to attend this game and cheer for your *
?} team. ?
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~ The Forest Ifiafirk Free Press
Clayton County News and Farmer
of Forest .Park,-Clayton County, East Point
and Atlanta, combining their efforts, may
have broken up a car theft ring of sizeable
proportion.
Forest Park detectives nailed offenders
in the first case at a garage and auto parts
place on highway 54 in Lake City, and tips
led the joint effort of 12 Atlanta, East
Point, Forest Park and Clayton County de
tectives to another spot on Highway 54
where they found evidence that may lead
to solving the theft of more than 40 cars.
The walls came tumbling down at the
second place and the detectives found
more than 50 auto plates concealed be
tween the walls. They also found illegal
whiskey and dangerous drugs.
_At _this_ spot, detectives reported, they
MR. LOY KENT,
JONESBORO, DIES
Mr. Loy Kent, popular owner
of Kent’s Food Town Super Mar
ket in Jonesboro, died early
Monday morning July 8, shortly
after opening his store. Mr. Kent
had been in the grocery business
in Jonesbofo for a number of
years. He had been extremely
active in the political and re
ligious life of Jonesboro and was
beloved by a legion of friends
and associates. He died of an ap
parent heart attack. Mr. Kent
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low bid: $510,287.46; Rogers
' Bridge Company, Hapeville, Ga.
NEW OrFICERS of the Forest Park Rotary
Club are, left to right: Arthur Perkins, presi
dent; Arthur Morrison, vice president; Mit
Ordinaries
Joe T. Lane, Ordinary of Clay
ton County, was elected “for a
third term as Secretary-Treasur- |
er of the Auditors Association of
Georgia at the County Officers
Association convention in At
lanta June 20,
Judge Lane was elected Sec
retary-Treasurer of the Associa
tion his second year in office
and has served three years on
the legislative committee for
mulating the needed changes in
Georgia’s state laws each year,
Judge F. Loyd Lewis, of Green
county, was elected chairman to
replace Judge Richard Watkins,
of Jackson,
Clayton F ederal Dividends
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Dividend payments to share holders of Clayton County Federal Savings and Loan
Association for the first six months of 1963 were up sharply from the corresponding pe
riod last year, according to George M. Kilpatrick, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Total dividends distributed for the first half of this year amounted to over $83,000,
a gain of over 66'¢ over payments made for the first half of 1962. Dividends were pay-
able June 29th to over 2600 in
sured savers. The dividend rate
for the January-June period this
year was 4Y, percent per annum,
compared with 4 percent a year
earlier. ‘
“This money can be expected |
to stimulate the economy of the
entire area served by this As
sociation,” Mr. Kilpatrick said.
“A big part of it will be spent
right here in Clayton County,
and much of it will change
hands several times during the
next few months, as our citi
zens carry on day to day com
merce with each other.”
Mr. Kilpatrick said that the
growth of savings held by Clay-l
ton County Federal contributed
Friends . . . Why Not Trade at Home?
: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Forest Park Free
| Press will present a progressive merchant with views on why
citizens of Forest Park and Clayton County should trade at
home. There is no reeson why this area should not rank
| among the state’s leaders in retail sales. Keep your money
| flowing in local trade channels!)
By CARLOS LEWIS
Manager Bass Furniture Company
You can buy it now in Clayton County, and save money while
| shopping at home!
There are many, many ways you benefit by trading in Clayton
| County, but if yQu total them all they add up to one thing: Money
| in your pocket.
Why do we say this?
é First, prices are generally lower due to lower overhead. Mer
| chants in Clayton County are able to operate on a lower profit
margin than merchants in neighboring counties.
Second, you enjoy personalized service. Friendly local mer
chants are interested in their customers. They have the time and
| will not rush through your purchases. Seldom are you oversold on
the quality of your purchase.
Third, you receive prompt, courteous service. Sometimes in
| emergencies it's necessary to receive delivery the same day of pur
chase. Try this in neighboring counties and see how you fare.
Now compare traveling expense, parking fees, time saved, etc.
| So think of the last time you went to the big city, shopped around
| all day and ended up buying it in Clayton County anyway.
| It’s always best to know the person or persons you're dealing
| with and it’s easy to become acquainted with your local Clayton
County merchants.
: It means money in your pocket!
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1963
Gunter, treasurer; and Dr. Jait;e; gto;ld‘arri,
secretary.
(Photo by Derickson Studio)
Arthur Perkins N
President of Rot
Other Officers Installed Are Arthur
Morrison, Mit Gunter and Dr. Stoddard
On the evening of June 26 at the Officers Club, Atlanta
| General Depot, Arthur Perkins, of the Georgia Power Com
pany, was installed as President of the Forest Park Rotary
Club for the year 1963-64. Dr. Gene Atchison, Past Presi
dent of the East Point Rotary Club and Principal organi-
zationist in the chartering of
the Forest Park Rotary Club
presided at the installation.
Dr. Atchison at the same time
installed Vice-President Arthur
Morrison, Secretary Dr. James
Stoddard, Treasurer Mit Gunter,
and Directors Dr. Lester Wilson,
ev. Bill Howell, Jack Calloway, |
Tom Stanford and Jerry Thoma
sello.
heavily to the increased divi
| dend payments this year. The[
lnet increase in savings for the
| first six months of 1963 totaled |
$945,241. Savings now total $4,
244,633 compared with $2,825,-
230 one year ago and $3,299,392
on December 31st, 1962.
A year earlier the net savings |
increase was $534,662 for the six}
months., The net savings added‘
in the January-June period this]
year were 76 percent higher
than for the corresponding six
months of 1962.
The report stated that new|
| loans, principally for homes in |
{the area served by Clayton |
County Federal, were consider—|
That Rotarians and their Ro
taryannes were entertained by
Buckhead’s Bill Switzer with a
spirited session at the Hammond
Organ, in which he amply dem
onstrated the versatility of the
instrument.
" Clarence Walker, presently of
the Coca Cola Company - was
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ably higher for the 1963 six
[months than for the same pe
}riod last year. The amount of
'new loans went up to $867,305
from $522,858, while the num
ber of homes ,financed went to
96 for January-June this year
compared with 84 for the year
{ earlier six months.
} The Association Board Chair
| man said Clayton County Fed
]eral now has $4,275,200 invested
in over 575 sound first mort
gage loans, most of which are in
Clayton, Fayette and Henry
| Counties. He also said that the
increase in home loan activity
I reflects not only the growth of
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Projected f Forest Park
Planning Expert Lewis Dismukes Tells Business Association :
Os Some of the Needs for Area’s Future Growih, Prosperity
Forest Park wasn't really planned.
Like Topsy, it growed. ;
For the last year a planning expert, Lewis L. Dismukes of Adley and Associates, has
been working with the Planning Commission on projections of future growth, codes and
ordinances. ,(f s
Forest Park is unique in many
respects, and not the least of
this is about 30 service stations
within the city limits, with more
to come.
Among many things that Mr.
Dismukes told the Forest Park
Business Men’'s Association at
the monthly luncheon at Har
bin’s Restaurant and Drive-In
last Tuesday was that Forest
Park is going to eliminate slums
in one fell swoop when the
Housing Authority development
is completed and urban renewal
plans are consummated in Rose
town,
“I don’t know of any other
city that can eliminate this
problem with one projection.
Most have multiple problems.”
In his presentation to the
business association, Mr. Dis
mukes said Forest Park had a
population in 1940 of 577. The
population of the city increased
over 2300 per cent between 1940-
1960, and the projected popula
tion of the Forest Park urban
area is 40,000 by 1980. Present
estimated population is about
17,000.
“Mr. Dismukes declared that
the area is in about the same
position as DeKalb county was
10 years ago, preparing for its
greatest development.
He said that in an area which
has had one of the fastest
growth rates in the U. S.—
Metropolitan Atlanta — Forest
Park has grown even faster. For
est Park has—from time to time
—been able to claim the title of
the ‘“‘fastest growing city in the
. 522
He cited facts to show that—
Forest Park has a better in
come—actually SI,OOO more per
year—than in some sections of
Atlanta, and $2,000 more than
the average Georgian.
“The average citizen of For
est Park is apt to be a crafts
man, sales or clerical worker,
not a professional person and
equally important not a servant
or laborer,” he said.
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FP Auto Service
Closed Saturday
In order to reduce the long
working hours at Forest Park
Auto Service, owners Wesley
Haynie and George Taylor have
announced they will be closed
on Saturdays hereafter. For
years, the company performed
half a day on Saturday.
It is being done to give em
ployes time off from a full week
that starts at 7:30 a.m. and ends
at 6 p.m. daily.
“We will give the public full
service five days a week and be
lieve we can do a better job byi
closing on Saturdays. We have
always closed at noon on Satur-‘
days and it is not always possi
ble to complete the jobs in half!
a day,” Taylor and Haynie said. |
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| We're Celebrating
Our Third Birthday Anniversary
Through July 20th
EVERYTHING IN THE SHOPPE AT
10% DISCOUNT
Come in and register for the Grand Prize Drawing to be held Saturday
night, July 29 . . . . Free gifts for the first 50 who come in and wish us
Happy Birthday! .
DWARF HOUSE
GIFT AND CARD SHOPPE
1424 MAIN STREET FOREST PARK
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| Watermelen Day at Market
{ FREE WATERMELON SLICES, touring hillbilly bands, the beau
i tiful “Watermelon Queen” from Cordele and “Miss Georgia
| Agriculture” (Lounelle Jones, pictured here) are part of the
| Watermelon Day festivities planned for July 14th, 2 until 6 P.M,,
| at the Atlanta State Farmer’s Market. All this will be on WSB
f TV from 3 until 4 P.M. with Ray Moore as Emcee and Officer
| Don conducting a watermelon eating contest for the children.
f Hosts are members of the Atlanta Produce Dealers’ Association.
Truckloads of melons, furnished by the Watermelon Growers’
and Distributors’ Association will be shipped to Atlanta from
South and Middle Georgia farms. It's free — and everybody in
Georgia is invited. The place is the Atlanta State Farmers’ Mar
ket, located on the South Freeway (Highway 41) in Forest Park,
| just 15 minutes away from downtown Atlanta. (STORY ON
‘ PAGE 2).
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| 3RD ANNIVERSARY
| Dwarf House Gift Sh
i wart House Gitt Shoppe
| Celebrates for Two Weeks
Gladys Garr extends an in-|
vitation to everyone in Clayt.on!
County “to help us celebrate"i
the third birthday anniversary |
of the Dwarf House Gift and
Card Shoppe.
For a two-week period, begin-'
|ning July .8 through July 20,
|everything in the Shoppe will be ’
lon special sale at a 10 per cent |
discount. There will also be free |
gifts for the first 50 people who;
come in “to wish us Happy
|birmday," Mrs. Garr said. Every
adult who drops in may register
;for the grand prize to be drawn
at 8 o’clock on Saturday night,
July 29. The grand prize will be |
$25 worth of merchandise of
your choice. .
Mrs. Garr is happy to note
| OFFICIAL §
Newspaper
Clayton
I C ounty
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
|that “during the last three years
10111‘ little shop has been con
| stantly growing and expanding
|its services to the ‘house beau
tiful” We can now completely
furnish your home, including
decoration and accessory needs.
| For that ‘different look, Eliza
’beth Sheets will help vou decide
jon your furniture, carpets, and
| draperies. Then I follow through
|with your pictures, plaques,
| vases, flower arrangements and
every detail down to the last
ash tray.”
Mrs. Garr notes that there is
no charge for the advisory serv
{ice.
“We'll give you an opportunity
to see all items in place in your
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