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, VOLUME 44 — NUMBER 32
POINT OF VIEW
— , ,i, By JACK TROY
If You Cant Stand the Heat,
Stay Out of the Kitchen!
Eugene Cook, the Attorney General of Georgia, makes us al
most as SICK—SICK—SICK as Bobby Kennedy, the so-called head
of the Injustice Department, Washington, D.C. Remember the
Wallace Butts “investigation” by Mercer classmate Cook?
Then we hastened to say that an invocation, or prayer, is very
IMPORTANT, and that we would feel inclined to visit any school
and lead the students in prayer . . . just to show the dumbbells
of the U.S. Supreme Court that it can be done. Repeat after us,
kids — The Lord’s Prayer.
If any nation, under God, stood in need of prayer — it is the
United States of America today!
We nave a government at the national level that is about as
dangerous to human rights — both White and Negro — that is,
we repeat, about as dangerous as a wild German boar in a corner.
The philosophy of the Kennedy government can cut you as deep
as a boar tusk, And you better believe it!
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The Average Run... It's
Well Below the Average!
The average run of present day politicians gives you more
than grave cause for alarm; it terrifies some of us.
How in the world did some of these guys get in office—in the
first place?
Well t of course, money can do a lot of things, and it can buy
a rich man’s son about anything he wants, including a position of
PUBLIC TRUST. How about that!
I trust men who farm; folks who tend their own gardens, and
certain business men who you know full well are doing everything
they can to support their community, their church, their civic
club, their schools, and the worthwhile drives for humanity. Clay
ton County luckily has many of these.
But I don’t trust many politicians. I have good reason for
this; many of them have tried to cut my throat; have tried to
knife me in the back.
The radio just carried the message that a campaign for gov
ernor for Garland Byrd has been started three years in advance
in Columbus, Ga.
It also said that his probable opponent in the Democratic
Primary would be HONEST ERNEST VANDIVER! Good heavens!
Vandiver and Ralph McGill, whose protege was that addle
brained Stovall boy, who consorted with Charlayne — and the
“union” is to bring forth a hybrid picaninny—are responsible for
the disgrace that has come to the world’s oldest chartered Uni
versity, the University of Georgia.
So Vandiver would like to let the people of Georgia “enjoy”
his gutless performance again! Does he really THINK that the
people of Georgia are some kind of nuts!
He couldn’t get to first base in a baseball game, if he hit the
ball out of the park!
Postmaster General Writes
Jonesboro’s New
PO Is Explained
Plans to acquire a new post office in Jonesboro, Geor
gia, have been announced by Postmaster General John A.
Gronouski.
“The new building,” Mr. Gro
nouski said, “is designed to carry
out the Post Office Depart
ment’s objective of providing
newly constructed postal units
where they are most urgently
needed in the interest of more
efficient postal service and im
proved working conditions for
postal employees.
“The emphasis in our lease
construction program will con
tinue to be on adequate space
for postal operations, not only
for current needs but for the
foreseeable future.
“The Department’s policy is
to use existing buildings where
they can be suitably altered or
remodeled to meet the needs of
the ever increasing volume of
mail. As circumstances dictate,
we will also consider moving
our postal operations into more
spacious quarters if they are
available.
“Where neither of these con
ditions is feasible we will au
thorize the construction of new
postal units, such as the post
office at Jonesboro.
“The construction program is
being concentrated in those
areas where the need is urgent
and suitable space cannot be
obtained except through new
construction.
“The building in Jonesboro
will be located at the Southeast
corner of Lee Street and Smith
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Cook is now saying it’s okay for teachers
to gather with classes BEFORE school and
have prayer sessions. Baloney! Bull!
It’s all right for teachers to gather with
their classes and have prayer sessions at
ANYTIME AND ANYPLACE AND MR.
COOK AND THE KOOKIE U.S. SUPREME
COURT HAD BETTER BELIEVE IT!
Personally, in making a little talk to the
Clayton County Council of PTA in the
Philadelphia Presbyterian Church annex—
they kept me out of the pulpit because they
didn’t want the roof to fall in—l suggested
to the beautiful ladies and the ugly men
(Edmonds and Stroud» that in writing their
PTA stories, it is best to lead off with the
IMPORTANT things, first; instead of say
ing: “We opened our meeting with an In
vocation, etc.”
Ain't it So/
Only God Knows
The front page of Saturday’s
Constitution had the story of
Georgia-Alabama in a nut
shell—
The headliner read—
“ Bulldogs Take on Alabama”
And the heading on Ralph
McGill’s column read—“ God
Only Knows Why.”
Street. The Department holds
an assignable option on this site.
Preliminary plans call for 4,594
I square feet of floor space, to be
constructed on a site containing
15.520 square feet.”
The Postmaster General said
the building will be constructed
under the Department’s Lease
Construction Program, which
utilizes the resources and in
vestment funds of private enter
prise for needed postal buildings.
. “The Department’s capital in
, vestment,” Mr. Gronouski said,
■' “will be limited to postal equip-
. 1 ment. The building will remain
under private ownership while
leased to the Federal Govern
। ment and the owner will pay
■ real estate taxes.”
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IT’S A WONDERFUL FEELING when a youngster sits on “San
ta’s” lap and wishes for something special under the Christmas
tree. Here’s a preview as one of the kids from the Baptist Or
phans Home visited Mezart Sudios, Clayton County, last Satur-
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OFF ON’ AN ITALIAN VACATION! Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davis of Da
vis Office Supply in Forest Park are off to Europe on a vacation
they won from the Underwood-Olivetti Company. The Davis’
will be gone for about three weeks.
Children's Home Kids
Enjoy Mezart Studios
Adults rave about the fairyland atmosphere of Mezart
Studios of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Meza in Clayton County (Sun
day’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine featured some
of the Southeastern Fair displays in color) and so it is only
natural that youngsters like the host of orphans from the
Georgia Baptist Children’s home,
Hapeville, would enjoy rhapsody
in such surroundings last Sat
urday.
The bright-faced, smiling and
laughing youngsters had a ball
while Frank Lokey presented a
WEAD broadcast, sponsored by
Banquet Frozen Foods. And,
boy, did they eat! They ate
goodies supplied by Kroger, Co-
THF POWER OF PRAYER
And Dreams Do Come True, too—
LaGrange College Chapel a Reality!
By BARBARA STARR
Os The Free Press Staff
LaGRANGE — Don’t ever
question or doubt the Power
of Prayer.
A chapel building on our
campus at La-
Grange has
been more
than a long
time dream
for many of
us, including
my Florida
roomm ate ,
Judy Hayes,
of Ft. Lauder
dale.
But dreams
lonial and Big Apple Super
Markets; wieners from Kahn’s,
and ice cream and lemonade
from Irvindale Dairies.
Ashley P. Cox, assistant to the
Gen. Mgr. of the Home, was
there with wife and children; I.
C. Davis, Res. Supt. with wife
and daughters, and Mrs. Arietta
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do come true, too.
This week we joyously re
ceived the good news that the
chapel building will soon be
come a reality. Thanks to an
additional gift of $50,000 from
the Callaway Foundation, Inc.
This matches an equal grant
made to our College about a
year ago. The newest gift by
the religious, educational, and
charitable foundation was an
nounced by secretary-treas
urer, Mr. Glen M. Simpson.
Judy and I recalled that this
subject of a Chapel came up
in The Free Press office the
day before we returned to Col
lege for our junior year.
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day. Opal Day, right, also meets a “friend.” Mezart is a sort of
fairyland for kids. Lakewood Fair props and Holiday on Ice
props are out of this world, the kids agreed. Food was provided
by generous super markets, and others. (Photos by Hooper)
A Big Promotion
C. E. Lamb, Jonesboro,
Named Gulf Supervisor
C. E. Lamb of Jonesboro has been named Supervisor of
Dealer and Sales Training for Gulf Oil Corporation’s At
lanta Division Marketing territory with headquarters in
Atlanta, Georgia.
A native Georgian, Mr. Lamb
joined Gulf in 1928 and subse
quently rose through positions
of increasing importance. Before
assuming his new duties, he was
Supervisor of Policy and Plan
ning in Gulf’s Regional head
quarters office, Atlanta.
Mr. Lamb was educated in
Jonesboro and at Berry College,
Rome, Georgia, and is an of
ficial in the Methodist Church.
For many years he has been
president of the Gulf Club. He
has served on the County School
Board and is Past President of
the Exchange Club, Past Master
of Jonesboro Masonic Lodge.
He is a Scottish Rite Mason,
Shriner, and a former Mayor of
the City of Jonesboro.
He resides with his wife in
Jonesboro, Ga.
The offices he holds in the
Methodist Church include being
former superintendent of the
Church School (14 years), past
treasurer of the church, past
chairman of the official board
and past chairman of the build
ing committee responsible for
the present educational build
ing. He also is a past president
of the Men’s Club and is pres
ently a trustee of the church.
He also is a member of the long
range building committee, a
member of the Clayton County
Chamber of Commerce, and is a
member of the Clayton County
Hospital Authority.
A story from the Clayton
County News and Farmer of No
vember 20, 1952, will be of in
terest to the many friends and
associates of Mr. Lamb. The story
We were talking with Mr.
Jack Troy, editor of The Free
Press, who asked us if we had
a chapel on our campus. We
told him no, but that we were
hoping to have one soon, as
plans were in the making for
one.
And now—our prayers are
answered, and our drcams soon
will come true!
How about that!
P.S. Judy and I are praying
for the WELCOME Revival at
First Baptist Church of For
est Park to be the greatest of
all time. I will miss not being
present with my parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Starr, and sis
ter Jane.
SINGLE COPY 10c
is headed—
LAMB NOT TO SEEK
REELECTION FOR MAYOR,
CITY OF JONESBORO
“The many friends of Clar
ence Lamb will regret his an
nouncement not to offer for re
election to the office of Mayor
of the City of Jonesboro but ex
presses his desire to be of service
to the people in any other ca-
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ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT — MERCER DEAN
SPEAKS AT ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT — Dr.
Robert H. Spiro, Jr., Dean, College of Liberal
Arts at Mercer University, Macon, was guest
speaker at a recent meeting of the Armed
Forces Management Association, Chapter 28,
at the Atlanta Army Depot. The meeting was
held at the Depot’s Officers Open Mess. Dr.
Spiro spoke to approximately 150 members of
Pop Warner
Redskins
Play Buckhead
The Pop Warner Redskins came back after a hard
fought scoreless first half to beat a tough Forsyth eleven
13 to 0. The Redskins moved the ball almost at will
through out the ball game, but were unable to get on the
scoreboard until the 3rd quarter.
The first score came on a
three yard blast off tackle by
Freddy Bowers. This climaxed
a sixty yard drive. Johnny Hol
land scored the extra point. The
second touchdown was scored on
a 40 yard pass-run play from
Ronnie Hammond to Johnny
Holland. The try for the extra
point was no good and that
ended the scoring for the night.
Forsyth’s deepest penetration
in Forest Park’s territory came
at the middle of the 4th quarter
when Forsyth moved to the Red
skin 40 yard line.
The Redskins take on the No.
2 nationally ranked Buckhead
Red Devils here Tuesday, Sep
tember the 24th at 7:30 p.m. The
Buckhead team has not been de
feated in four years. Last year
the Forest Park team was the
only team that scored on the
Red Devil first team. In that
ball game Forest Park led 19 to
second half and laFF b 11123456
7 at half time but tired the sec
ond half and lost the ball game
26 to 19. It is the general opin
ion around the Pop Warner
League that Tuesday’s game will
determine the championship for
the 1963 season.
The Redskins have two good
units to use against the Red
Devils and we are hoping to
break Buckhead’s long winning
streak.
Let’s all be out Tuesday night
and support this team which
carries your town’s name and
has earned so much respect
throughout the league.
Here is the Redskin schedule.
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WELCOME Revival
Well Attended at
First Baptist, FP
Rev. Hoyt Farr reports a won
derful attendance at the WEL
COME revival at First Baptist
Church of Forest Park, which
started last Sunday with a dis
tinguished revivalist, Rev. A.
Judson Burrell, pastor, Rose Hill
Baptist Church, Columbus, Ga.,
in the pulpit TWICE daily, 10
a.m. and 8 p.m.
The outstanding revival, bring
ing many old members and
many newcomers back to church,
will continue through Sunday.
Rev. Farr, his deacons and fine
lay members, urge everyone in
Clayton County and surrounding
area to join First Baptist in this
revival of spirit and return to
God.
the chapter on the value of a college Liberal
Arts education in Federal Government. Shown,
left to right: Dean Spiro; Colonel J. P Alexan
der, Jr., Commanding Officer, Atlanta Army
Depot; Colonel Morton P. Brooks, Information
Officer, Third U.S. Army, Fort McPherson, and
Mr. Clyde H. Rainwater, President of the De
pot Chapter, AFMA.
(U.S. Army Photo)
DAVIS
HOUSE
Os
Forest Park
Home Os
Col. Sanders
Kentucky-Fried
Chicken
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Clayton Votes
$1,200,000
School Bonds
Clayton County voters, who
have always backed their school
system—one of Georgia’s largest
—approved by more than 4 to 1
the school bond issue of $1,200,-
000 Tuesday.
Nineteen hundred and 34
voters turned out in the various
districts, with 1,562 approving
the bonds which are so neces
sary for improvement of the
physical side of the system and
372 voting against.
Supt. Ed Edmonds said that
the forthcoming money will be
used for the construction of two
elementary schools in Forest
Park, Jonesboro and Morrow
area and in the South College
Park, Riverdale area.
Then, too, he added, junior
high cafeterias will be added
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Bank Plans
Honor for
Commander
The Bank of Jonesboro is
pitching a WELCOME party for
Col. Joseph Paul Alexander,
Commanding, Atlanta Army
Depot, Thursday, October 3, at
the Wisteria Restaurant on the
South Expressway. It will be a
noon luncheon hosted by Presi
dent Charles Conklin, and se
lected area notables will be there
to give the glad hand of Clayton
County hospitality to a fine gen
tleman and commanding officer
from Laurens, S. C.
If regulations didn’t forbid it,
. Col. Alexander probably would
. have a sign in the headquarters
i office at the Depot saying, sim
ply: THINK. And then he would
scrawl the words he once saw
1 added in an IBM plan .. .
, “about what?” The Colonel is a
. very distinguished member of
: the armed forces in these United
i States, but if he will pardon the
; old Southern expression—he is
> plain as an old shoe. Sir! He
i positively drools a Southern
accent!