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VOLUME 44—NUMBER 48
ROY EASON
FOUND SHOT
IN FOREST PARK
Roy Eason, 45, of 109 Fergu
son Court, Forest Park, was
found dead of a gunshot wound
in the chest, at his home, Thurs
day at 7:20 am. Jan. 2, 1964.
Dr. Robert West, Medical Ex
aminer, Clayton County, went
to the scene with officers of the
Forest Park Police—Lt. W. H.
Allen and Sgt. Ralph H. Ponder,
investigators from the City of
Forest Park took over the case
to make a thorough investiga
tion, together with the Coroner
of Clayton County, people have
been questioned and the case is
still under investigation. After
all investigations have been
completed and evidence re
turned from the State Crime
Lab. an inquest will be held be
fore five jurors from the past
Grand Jury for their verdict.
Anyone interested may con
tact Lt. Allen, Forest Park Police
Dept., or Pope Dickson, Coroner,
Clayton County, and may be
present at the inquest.
Clayton County to
Participate in
Blood Program
Rev. H. F. Barnette, pastor of
Liberty Baptist Church in Col
lege Park, and chairman of the
Clayton County Red Cross Blood
Program, announced that all
Clayton County residents will
now have the opportunity to
participate in the Red Cross
Blood Program. For the first
time regular visits of the Blood
mobile are being scheduled for
use by all Clayton County resi
dents. —
Rev. Barnette also announced
that there will be an organiza
tional meeting at Liberty Bap
tist Church on Tuesday, January
21, at 7 p.m. All workers, inter
ested Clayton County residents,
and prospective blood donors are
invited to attend.
Your donation of blood during
this campaign will serve both as
a personal credit for use by your
own family should a need for
blood arise, and also for a credit
on a county-wide area basis.
—GEORGE B. SMITH
Community Chairman
City Manager
Hoffman Hosts
City Employees
John L. Hoffman, City Man
ager-Clerk, was host to all de
partment heads of the City of
Forest Park, Georgia on Thurs
day evening at a dinner held in
the Recreation Building.
Mr. Hoffman presented a slo
gan “Forest Park on the Go-
Come Go Along With US”, and
stated the many thoughts he
hopes to achieve for the better
ment of the city and the ones
who make this their home.
Mayor William H. Bateman
made a brief statement that he
intends to have Forest Park on
a City Manager form of govern
ment and presented his full co
operation to all employees of the
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Pictured above are the councilmen who took
the oath of office in Forest Park last week.
They are, left to right: Loren B. Cheaves,
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Girls' Flint River Tournament Champs
Jonesboro’s fabulous girls took home all the
honors in the 1964 version of the Flint River
Basketball Tournament held in Jonesboro last
week. Pictured, left to right: Trisha Maddox,
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Boys' Flint River Tournament Runners-Up
The Jonesboro boys lost in the final round of
the tournament to undefeated Campbell of
Fairburn. The defeat was just the third of the
year for Jonesboro, Pictured left to right:
Terry McClendo, Ted Samples, Coach Bay-
Jonesboro Finishes 1-2 in
Flint River Tournament
Cardinal Girls Top Championship,
Boys Come In Second To Campbell
This past week-end Jonesboro
played host to possibly the finest
in a long series of Flint River
Basketball Tournaments held
over the years, and came out
with a championship perform
ance from the girls and the
boys were runners-up to un-
Mayor William Bateman, Charles W. Summer
day and Henry Waldrop. They will all serve
two-year terms.
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1964
Betty Jean Hogue, Dolores Owen, Coach Jean
Chambers, Vernice Masoner, Claudia Whaley
and Brenda Fielder. Jonesboro beat Forest
Park for the championship.
• ward McManus, Jimmy McClendon, Ronnie
Ruleman, Wayne Beck. Ted Samples is hold
ing the runner-up trophy presented after the
game.
defeated Campbell of Fairburn.
According to B. M. Bud Amsler
of Jonesboro, it was one of the
best tournaments that it had
been his pleasure to have any
thing to do with. It gave the
Cardinals an opportunity to
show off their brand new gym
on Mt. Zion Road in Jonesboro,
which will have to rate as one
of the best in the state.
Capacity crowds jammed the
new facility during the three
day event (January 9-10-11)
which matched six schools in
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Combined PTA Meetings
Are Set for January 21
LIGHTS ON! for “Improving
Education - For A Changing
Georgia” will be the program
theme of the Clayton County
Local Parent-Teacher Associa
tions in three combined meet
ings to be held January 21 at
7:30 p.m. at the following
schools: Jonesboro Senior High
School, speaker, J. E. Edmonds;
Forest Park Senior High School,
Ernest Stroud; North Clayton
High School, speaker, Emmett
Lee. In addition, a panel con
sisting of three members repre
senting each local PTA in their
respective area will provide a
question and answer discussion.
The following schools will
meet at Jonesboro Senior High
School: Jonesboro Senior High
School, Jonesboro Junior High,
Lee Street Elementary, North
Jonesboro Elementary, Riverdale
Democratic Committee Sets
April 4 for County Primary
Qualifications
To End On
February Ist
♦
The Clayton County Demo
cratic Executive Committee met
this past. Saturday, January 11,
at 2 p.m. at the Court House in
Jonesboro for the purpose of set
ting the date for the upcoming
Democratic primary. The com
mittee agreed that the election
shall be held on Saturday, April
4, 1964. If a runover is necessary,
it will be held two weeks later on
Saturday, April 18.
The committee also agreed
that qualification for offices up
for election should open imme
diately and end at noon on Sat
urday, February 1. All candi
dates should register with and
pay entrance fees to the party
secretary, Mr. W. W. Wells.
Mr. W. W. Mundy, Executive
Committee Chairman, reported
that 17 of the 20 members of the
committee were present. Those
present: Col. Frank G. March
man, Eilenwood; J. H. Lester,
Oak; L. S. Terrell, Oak; Lamar
Hutcheson, Riverdale; Joe
Adams, Riverdale; W. W. Wells,
Forest Park; W. W. Mundy,
Jonesboro; R. R. Purcell, Love
joy; D. I. Corbett, Adamson; M.
C. Porter, Mountain View; J. E.
(Jim) Summer, Mountain View;
Roy Chamblee, Eilenwood; Bre
jy:rd Murphy, Forest Park; E.
Tarp George, Adamson. Those
absent: Mrs. S. H. Price, Pan
handle; Mrs. L. H. Ricketts, Pan
handle; G. P. McMullen, Jones
boro.
The following offices will be
up for election: Chairman,
County Commissioners (2); Tax
Commissioner; Sheriff; Ordi
nary: Clerk of Superior Court;
County Representatives; Solici
tor General; Judge of Superior
Court; Coroner; Judge of Crim
inal and Civil Court (to be voted
on for the first time in thi; pri
mary).
Party Secretary W. W. Wells
of Forest Park announced that
the following people have quali
fied before him and have paid
their entrance fees to enter the
primary: P. K. Dixon, to succeed
himself as Chairman of County
Commissioners; W. J. (Bill) Lee,
to succeed himself as County
Representative; Robert E. Cole
man to succeed himself as Tax
Commissioner: Joe B. Mundy, to
succeed himself as Clerk of Su
perior Court; Joe T. Lane, to
succeed himself as Ordinary; E.
Alvin Foster, as Judge of the new
Civil and Criminal Court; Lamar
Foster, as Commissioner; Tommy
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BEVERLY LINDLER
MAKES DEAN'S LIST
Beverly Jean Lindler, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Crowder, 101 Rockcut Road,
Forest Park, is attending Wom
an’s College of Georgia, at Mil
ledgeville. She made the Dean’s
List this last quarter, because of
her fine scholastic achieve
ments. She earned praise from
Dean Donald W. McMohon,
Dean of the College.
Elementary, East Clayton Ele
mentary, Morrow Elementary.
The following schools will
meet at Forest Park Senior High
School: Forest Park Junior High,
Ash Street Elementary, Forest
Park Senior High, J. E. Edmonds
Elementary, Hendrix Drive Ele
mentary, Lake City Elementary,
Mountain View Elementary.
The following schools will
meet at North Clayton High
School: G. W. Northcutt Ele
mentary, Maple Street Elemen
tary, North Clayton High.
All religious groups, civic or
ganizations and any others who
might be interested in educa
tional improvements are invited
to attend the meeting in your
area.
—FRANCES ROBINSON
Publicity Chairman
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The Clayton County Democratic Executive Committee
The Clayton County Democratic Executive
Committee met at the Court House this past
Saturday and set the date for the upcoming
primary. Pictured, left to right, front row: Col.
Frank G. Marchman, J. H. Lester, L. S. Terrell,
Lamar Hutcheson, Joe Adams, W. W. Wells,
$17,145 in Bank, $2,855 to Go
Let's Make It Debt Free
Now in the final phase of its building campaign, the
Commerce is virtually assured of a new debt-free office
than $2,855 short of their $20,000 goal, was reported as
Breakfast held at Harbin’s this past Friday, January 10.
WATCH IT GROW
Contributors
To Chamber’s
Bldg. Fund
Arthur Huie, Jr.
Clayton County News & Farm
er
Lee Engineering Co.
R. J. Lipshutz, Attorney
Wise Simpson Aiken & Associ
ates
Southern Bell
Atlanta Gas Light Co.
American Can Co.
The Kawneer Co.
Bank of Forest Park
Clayton County Federal Sav
ings & Loan
Bank of Jonesboro
Ivan Allen Co. \
Paul C. Maddox Co.
Banner Uniform Co.
S & S Printers
The Dwarf House
Southern Meter Supply
Arthur Perkins
Bank of Forest Park
Reports All-Time High
Deposits and assets of the Bank of Forest Park showed
a continuing increase for the year 1963 as announced today
by C. G. Duncan, President and Chairman of the Board of
Profits for the year 1963 ac
cording to Mr. Duncan reached
an all time high.
Continued progress is forecast
for the year 1964. Officers and
directors anticipate a reduction
in the Federal income tax. This,
together with the population in-
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W. W. Mundy. Back row: R. R. Purcell, D. I.
Corbett, J. E. Summer, Roy Chamblee, Brenard
Murphy, E. T. George. Members not pictured:
Mrs. S. H. Price, Mrs. L. H. Ricketts, G. P. Mc-
Mullen.
John E. Dean
Forest Park Realty & Insur
ance
Grady Lindsey Insurance &
Realty .
Beale Roofing Co.
Stith Equipment Co.
Southeast Sales Co.
Merlin, Inc.
W. P. Price
Prior Tire Co.
Gordy Tire Co.
Ace Bolt & Nut Co.
Imperial Metallic Lubricants
T & B Builders
Kbppers, Inc.
Longino Supply Co.
Pennsalt Chemicals
Forest Park Clinic
Forest Park Rotary Club
Breman Steel
Minton Jones
Ray F. Almand
W. J. Lee
Roland Downing
Harbin’s Drive-In
Tom George
Shaddix Signs, Sales & Service
Harold R. Banke
Clayton County Development
Corp.
Huddleston Concrete Co.
Callaway Realty Co.
Clayton Concrete Co.
Paul Trippe
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crease, and additions of new in
dustries, should make the year
1964 perhaps the best of any in
the history of Clayton County.
“People of this county are de
manding and getting the best”,
said Mr. Duncan.
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Clayton County Chamber of
building. Over $17,000, less
pledged during the Victory
i The meeting attended by
I many Chamber enthusiasts from
all areas of the county was in
a mood denoting success. Many
remarks were overheard ex
pressing this campaign was pos
sibly the most well organized
and successful ever attempted
in recent years.
In thanking the group for
their efforts, President John
Dean stated the success of this
drive reemphasized the need for
an effective Chamber and more
importantly, proved Clayton
County citizens and business
men were in full support of the
Chamber’s program of work.
During tne course of the meet
ing, other reports were heard
from Chairmen Lindsey, Born
and Perkins and County Com
missioner Chairman, P. K.
Dixon.
Current plans are for con
struction of the new building to
begin immediately. Estimated
construction time is approxi
mately eight working weeks or
sooner, weather permitting.
Before adjourning, all Cham
ber boosters present unani
mously agreed to continue work
to reach the $20,000 goal by
completion of the building,
which incidentally, is hoped for
in early March.
Committees have already been
appointed to handle interior
decorating and landscaping to
insure a “showplace” for Clay
ton County.
Local Students
Make Dean's List
Paul Weber, Dean of Faculties,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
has many words of high praise
for students making the Dean’s
List last quarter.
Among the local names were
J. E. Stephens, Holiday Boule-
1 vard, Forest Park, and Terry
• Wright, Gilbert Place, Forest
■ Park.
, Mr. Weber explains that the
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