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Free Press—News & Farmer. Tues.. Jan. 7, 1964
Ciay ton County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Fund at Three-Fourths Mark
By CHESTER LANE
The Building Fund o! the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce passed the
$15,000 mark this past week, and all indications point toward the goal of $20,000 being
reached by January 10th, the date ending the formal solicitation period of the now suc
cessful campaign.
As shown in this week’s “Watch It Grow” column, 118 contributors have pledged
$15,080.00 in money, materials
and labor towards construction
of the one-story structure. The
new building, when completed,
will be one of the most modern
In the state, designed exclusively
for Chamber of Commerce ac
tivities.
The building will have a spa
cious Board and Conference
room which will be made avail
able to civic and service organi
zations. and also a visitors work
ing office. Other space will be
provided for a lobby and recep
tion area, manager’s office, rest
rooms and storage.
Current plans call for a ground
breaking in late January, with
construction starting immediate
ly thereafter.
Businessmen spearheading the
drive are Humphrey Traylor,
General Chairman, and Co-
Chairmen Harmon Born, Grady
Lindsey and Arthur Perkins, in
charge of special gifts, business
and professional, and individuals,
respectively.
More than 50 workers are
scheduled to meet at Harbin’s
Restaurant, January 10th, for a
Victory Breakfast at 7:00 a.m.
In a special appeal to all Clay
ton County businessmen. Gen
eral Chairman Humphrey Tray
lor is asking for the full support
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Nancy Wilson Attends i
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Nancy Wilson, Senior of Jonesboro High, attended the
Annual National Safety Congress during the week of Oc- ]
tober 27-31, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois. Nancy, sponsored by ;
the Clayton County Area Safety Council, was selected from j
a group of 12 Clayton County High School students to
represent Clayton County at this
most educational Congress. Trav
eling with Nancy were 12 other
delegates and two sponsors from
the State of Georgia. Mrs. J. J.
Stephenson of the Georgia High
way Patrol Office was ene of the
Sponsors.
October 27, 1963 began a week
of m eeti n g s, gatherings and
sightseeing tours in conjunction
with the National Safety Con
gress. Sunday evening after their
arrival Vesper Services were held
in the Morrison Hotel, where
they made their residence.
Bright and early qn Monday
morning an annual meeting of
all delegates was held at the
Conrad Hilton Hotel, Congress
headquarters. Awards were pre
sented along with announce
ments and a Traffic. Safety
speech. The rest of Monday af
ternoon was dedicated to skits
and panels by the delegates, end
ing the evening with safety films
and guest speakers. Tuesday
morning a court session was held
at the Conrad Hilton. Judges
came from different parts of the
United States and told them of
the various punishments meted
out in traffic violations. Tuesday
evening there was entertainment
at the Conrad Hilton by various
stars in the Chicago area. The
convention came to a close Wed
nesday and the last two days
were devoted to sightseeing.
The valuable safety informa
tion obtained at this Congress
has been utilized by Nancy in
promoting safety programs in
the Forest Park and Jonesboro
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1 of all citizens in this campaign
for a new Chamber home.
i Vhose who have not made a
, contribution are invited to mail
their check to the Chamber of
fice. \ Box 66, Jonesboro. Those
wishing to donate materials
’ should contact Mr. Traylor at
the Bank of Forest Park, Chester
Lane, or Mr. Fred Durden at
366-4571.
, All citizens and business firms
having a pari in this undertak
ing will be included on a plaque ’
which will be on display in the '
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has just completed his basic mil- ,
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Nancy will report on the Na
tional Safety Congress at the ;
CCASC quarterly meeting, Wed
nesday evening, January 8, 1964
at the State Farmers Market.
Representatives from the U.S.
Coast Guard Auxiliary, Mr. Jack ,
Henry, Division Communications
Officer and his wife, Betty, Vice
Commander of Flotilla 22 will be
present to speak on “Safe Boat
; Handling,” a course consisting
1 of lectures and movies on boat
ing piloting and aids to naviga- i
s tion.
Dinner will be in the cafeteria ;
at 6:30 p.m. The business meet
! ing will be held in the conference
i room on the main floor at 7:30
i p.m. Reservations are not re-1
> I quired.
Delta Profit
$1 Million
In Month
November Intake
Os Airline Soars
Delta Air Lines Sunday re
ported increases of 7 per cent in
operating revenues and 43 >/ z per
cent in profits last month over
November of 1962.
C. E. Woolman, president and
general manager, said net profit
rose to $1,009,000, or 40 cents a
share, from $703,000, or 28 cents
a share after adjustment to re
flect the 50 per cent stock divi
dend recorded last March 4.
He said November operating
revenues increased to $16,998,000
this year from $15,883,000 last
year.
He also reported increases of
9 per cent in available seat
miles and 13 per cent in revenue
passenger miles, and said the
proportion of seats occupied in
creased to 58.91 per cent this
year from 57.06 per cent last
year.
For the first five months of
the fiscal year, July 1-Nov. 30,
Delta reported declines in both
revenues and profits this year
from last, when results were in
creased extraordinarily during
the grounding of a major com
petitor’s service by a strike.
Five-month operating revenues
dipped to $86,327,000 this year
from $89,089,000 last year, the
report showed.
At the same time, it said, net
profit receded to $5,558,000, or
$2.18 a share, from 6,972,000, or
$2.73 a share after adjustment
to reflect this year’s stock split.
Woolman said current traffic
and advance bookings indicate
December will be an outstanding
month from every standpoint,
and noted that delivery of two
additional DCB fanjets in No
vember and December will en
able Delta to expand its Mid
west-Florida schedules.
He added that the effects of
fare changes recently approved
by the CAB to become effective
Jan. 15, changes to which Delta
was opposed, have not been fully
evaluated.
Proposals Made
To Change Laws
Covering Liquor
After a two-month study, or
dered by Gov. Carl E. Sanders
and Revenue Commissioner Hi
ram Undercofler, Dr. John E.
Lewis, of Georgia State College,
has recommended repeal of two
of Georgia’s liquor laws and the
establishment of an alcoholic
beverage commission.
The professor’s report called
for repeal of a law which puts a
two-quart limit on the sale of
whisky, and another law which
puts a one-quart limit on posses
sion of whisky in dry counties.
The report also said the pro
posed control commission Should
be separate from the State Rev
enue Department. All state laws
governing the liquor industry are
I now administered by the Rev
enue Department.
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ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT —A NEW MEMBER OF “WISE OWL
CLUB” — John W. Conner, Atlanta Army Depot, holds piece of
broken needle which shattered the left lens of his safety glasses.
Mr. Conner is the Depot’s 25th member of the Wise Owl Club.
(U.S. Army Photo)
John Conner Joins
Wise Owl Club
ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT—
The Depot has enrolled its 25th
member in the Wise Owl Club
of America. He is John W. Con
ner, a packer processor lead
foreman in the Storage Divi
sion.
Use of his safety glasses, the
left lens of which was shattered,
prevented serious eye injury
when a needle on a sewing ma
chine broke into three pieces, a
piece striking Mr. Conner’s
safety glasses.
The Wise Owl Club is spon
sored by the National Society
for the Prevention of Blindness.
An estimated 750-800 Depot em
ployes work in areas where their
eyesight could be endangered
and are required to wear safety
glasses or other eye protection
devices.
Depot Safety Director John G.
Thompson estimates the costs
to the Government at approxi
mately $30,000.00 when an em-
Sanders' Program
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The “Lights On” project is de
signed by the Georgia PTA to
help inform the public about the
Governor’s proposed program for
educational i m p r o v e m e n t in
Georgia.
The simultaneous state-wide
meetings are being urged by the
287,713-member Georgia PTA in
cooperation with the Georgia
Education Coordinating Co m
mittee.
The local meetings not only
will be made up of PTA mem
bers, but also representatives
from the Georgia Education As
sociation, local school board as
sociations, civic and religious
groups and others interested in
improving education, it was
pointed out.
The community meetings
should have an “impact on the
Legislature,” explained one
leader of the “Lights On” move
ment. “because it is being urged
the groups send telegrams to
their state representatives and
the Governor to let them know
the public feelings on the mat
ter.”
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By Pope Dickson
“Caution is the eldest child of
wisdom . . ."—Victor Hugo.
Caution in itself is not wis
dom, but often it is born of
wisdom. It is a simple matter
to face into incautions hab
its, acting and thinking on
impulse, and doing for the
day with little studied regards
for the tomorrows which must
follow.
It is the wisdom of living and
experiencing that instills in
most people some degree of
caution that allows planning
and foresight to anticipate
and meet the uncertainties
ahead.
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ploye loses the vision in one eye
or the eye itself. This figure in
cludes medical expenses, com
pensation, and three-fourths of
an average worker’s base pay for
a period of 160 weeks.
Costs of prescription safety
glasses or other eye protection
equipment for Depot personnel
average about $5,000 annually.
The monetary savings in pre
vention of a loss-of-vision acci
dent to one eye, therefore, would
be enough to provide eye pro
tection for six years to Depot
personnel working in areas
where their vision is endan
gered, Safety Director Thomp
son stated.
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Sanders Says LBJ
May Visit Georgia
Gov. Carl Sanders said Friday
he feels that President Lyndon
Johnson will visit Georgia for a
speech-making engagement be
fore the presidential race is
launched next summer.
In an impromptu news confer
ence in his office, Gov. Sanders
said he has talked with the Pres
ident about coming to Georgia
and Mr. Johnson indicated he
would like to come if it’s pos
sible.
Gov. Sanders stressed, how
ever, that he has not issued a
formal invitation to President
Johnson.
He said President Johnson has
been asked by other Georgians
to appear at functions scheduled
in the state this year, including
law day ceremonies at the Uni
versity of Georgia.
The governor said he has been
asked by several groups to assist
them in getting the President to
visit Georgia and said he will
give them any aid possible.
Gov. Sanders was one of four
prominent politicians invited by
President Johnson to sit in the
president’s box during his first
speech to Congress. The two
leaders are close friends.
“President Johnson feels very
close to Georgia,” Gov. Sanders
said Friday. "He’s got a lot of
ties here. His great-grandfather
hails from here. Georgia sup
ported him for president at the
democratic convention.
“Today the people of Georgia
feel very friendly towards Pres
ident Johnson.”
Gov. Sanders said he has no
doubt that President Johnson
will carry Georgia in the next
presidential race.
Asked whether President John
son might be the speaker at the
annual Jefferson - Jackson day
dinner, Gov. Sanders said an
other speaker is being sought
for that affair. He promised an
announcement soon.
The governor talked with Tra
vis Stewart, executive secretary
of the state Democratic party,
about the Jefferson-Jackson day
dinner before seeing the press
Friday and said he hopes the
dinner can be scheduled before
the General Assembly closes.
On another topic, Gov. San
ders said he will outline some
specific proposals for a tax in
crease in his radio - television
speech Monday night at 7.
He reiterated that the General
Assembly must approve his edu
cational package, which will in
clude more local support for
schools, before the tax increase
will come up for a vote.
Before new taxes are decided
on, more teeth must be put in
education laws, he said.
The speech will be carried by
most television and radio sta
tions throughout the state. John
Harper, the governor's press
secretary, said 10 commercial
and three educational television
stations and 60 radio stations al
ready have agreed to carry it.
More are expected.
At his press conference, Gov.
Sanders also said he believes a
permanent staff should be cre
ated to oversee the state’s rail
road property and the leases
signed on it.
A lease to take effect in 1969
on property bordering Pryor
Street has been under attack
lately because the state will get
less in annual rentals than from
a current lease.
Gov. Sanders said he has no
objections to this lease being
looked into but that he cannot
step in unless irregularities are
uncovered. He said that so far
there has been no knowledge of
anything fraudulent about the
lease.
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Snow and Ice
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the storm.
It seems that no one but the
kids enjoyed winter’s worst blow
of the year. They could be seen
on every hillside early on New
Year’s Day enjoying the whole
mess tremendously.
The ice and snow did not af
fect the school system since the
planned reopening was on Mon
day, instead of Thursday as
many systems in the state.
However, by the week-end a
warming trend had removed all
traces of our “White New Year”
and everyone began to settle
down to the realities and pros
pects of a new day dawning and
the wonderful possibilities which
lie ahead in this grand year of
1964.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Los Angeles—Walter E. Man
sor, 70, attending his wife’s fu
neral, was unaware that his only
son, his daughter-in-law and
grandson were killed in an acci
dent.
The trio were killed in a head
on collision while on the way to
attend Mrs. Viola Manson’s fu
neral.
Although Mr. Mansor asked
many times why his son did not
arrive for the funeral, relatives
kept the news from him until
after his wife’s funeral.