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GROUND-BREAKING FOR NEW C OF C BUILDING
Snapped at the ground-breaking ceremonies Tuesday for the new Chamber of -ager; Hugh Dickson, mayor of Jonesboro, and Fred Durden, member of the board
Commerce Building was this large group of dignitaries. The five men in the cen- of directors who will be in charge of construction. H. C. Traylor, chairman of the
ter (four with shovels) are, left to right: P. K. Dixon, Clayton County Commis- Building.
sion chairman; John Dean, Chamber president; Chester Lane, secretary-man-
John E. Dean
Announces for
Judgeship
John E. Dean, Assistant At
torney General of the State of
Georgia, and a resident of Clay
ton County since 1955, has an
nounced that he will seek the
post of Judge of the new Civil
and Criminal Court of Clayton
County in the April 4th Primary.
Born February 16,1914, at Car
rie, Virginia, Mr. Dean attended
secondary schools in Virginia,
Emory & Henry College at Em
ory, Virginia, Vanderbilt Univer
sity at Nashville, Tennessee, and
the University of Georgia, and
holds the following degrees: A.8.;
M.8.A.; L.L.B. and C.P.A.
Mr. Dean was admitted to the
Georgia Bar in 1951 and admitted
to practice in the Court of Ap
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Roland Downing
Qualifies for
School Board
Roland O. Downing qualified as
a candidate in the Democratic
Primary of April 4 for the Clay
ton County School Board, River
dale District. A resident of River
dale for three years, he has pre
viously served on the city coun
cil of Riverdafe and also was
chairman of the planning board
of the city. As a member of city
council he served as purchasing
agent and on the sewage com
mittee.
Downing is a member of the
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.0? GEORGIA
2NS _
Purest ^ark Jlrm
and
Ollagtntt dnunty Nms anb lEarm^r
Colie Adamson
Announces for
County Commission
I am a candidate for Countv
Commissioner in the primary set
for April 4, and will appreciate
your considering my qualifica
tions.
I am a lifelong resident of
Clayton County and reside on
Lee Street, Morrow. I am mar
ried and have one child, who is
a student in the Jonesboro Sen
ior High School.
I am a deacon in the Morrow
Baptist Church and have been
treasurer of my church for the
past ten years.
In civic and service organiza
tions, I have served as mayor of
the City of Morrow, am a mem
bpr of the Jonesboro Exchange
Club, and have served twice as
president of this organization. I
have served one term on Board
of Directors, Clayton County
Chamber of Commerce.
I have been a member of the
Clayton County Board of Edu
cation for the past eight years,
serving as chairman of the board
for the last three years.
I was employed by Beaudry
Motor Company in a responsible
position for five years. Since
1952,1 have owned and operated
Western Auto Store in Jonesboro
and Leonard’s Department Store
’n Jonesboro. I am a veteran of
World War 11.
I feel that my associations
throughout Clayton County en
ables me to see objectively many
of the problems that the office
of County Commissioner will
face. Your active support will be
sincerely appreciated.
Linda Lowe Named
On Dean's List
MACON, Ga.—Miss Linda Lowe
of Forest Park is one of 75 stu
dents earning Dean’s List honors
in the College of Liberal Arts
during the fall quarter at Mercer
University.
Miss Lowe is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Lowe,
Jr., 1234 Skyland Drive, Forest
Park, and is a senior at Mercer.
In order to attain Dean’s List
standing, a student must earn
grades equivalent to B-plus or
better in all work attempted
during the quarter. The total
number making the list last
quarter represented six per cent
of the student body in the Col
lege of Liberal Arts.
Dr. Robert Ji. Spiro, dean of
the College of Liberal Arts, said
“each of these students deserves
commendation, for they have
attained excellence in the most
significant area of college life,
which is the intellectual.”
Michael Wilhoit
On Dean's List
Michael O. Wilhoit, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd F. Wilhoit, of
Conley, has earned a place on
the Dean’s List at Southern Tech
for the past quarter with a
scholastic average of 3.62.
It is necessary to make an av
erage of 3.00 or better out of a
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Qualifications End for
Democratic Primary
Joe Mundy, Joe Lane, Robert Coleman Unopposed in Races
Qualifications for the April 4th County Democratic Primary ended this past Satur
day, February Ist at 12 noon with 27 candidates offering for 13 county offices. There
were 3 major incumbents who received no opposition in their bids for re-election: Joe B.
Mundy, Clerk of the Superior Court, Joe T. Lane, Ordinary and Robert Coleman, Tax
Commissioner. Two members of the School Board also were unopposed, they were Mr.
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James A. Duncan
Seeks Re-Election
As Commissioner
Four years ago I submitted
myself to the people of Clayton
County as a candidate for Coun
ty Commissioner. You afforded
me the opportunity and privi
lege of serving you in this ca
pacity, for which I shall be eter
nally grateful.
You and I knew then, and we
know now, of the tremendous
influx of population into our
community, and the need for in
dustry and commerce to accom
pany this growth in order to
keep our economy balanced and
provide schools and other serv
ices which our fine area needs
and deserves.
We knew then that we must
study, we must plan, and we
must do those things which were
necessary to keep abreast of our
changing times. This is even
truer today inasmuch as our
community is growing faster
than ever before.
Every effort was made to use
the facilities available to me to
give Clayton County the leader
ship needed in these crucial
times.
It has been my privilege to at
tend on three occasions at the
University of Georgia Contin
uing Education Center short
courses on local government,
and many study courses spon
sored by the National and State
Associations of County Officials.
In addition to these study
courses, much printed matter
has been made available to me.
The study of this material, along
with my association with county
officers of larger counties al
ready having problems which we ।
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FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1964
William J. Whaley, Jonesboro,
and Mrs. Vaughn Shelnutt,
Lovejoy. All other offices are
heavily opposed with as many as
four candidates entered in two
races.
W. W. Wells, Secretary of the
Clayton County Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee, announced
after the close of qualifications
that the following have appeared
before him, qualified and paid
their fees:
Judge Criminal Court
John E. Dean
E. A. Foster
Chairman,
County Commissioners
P. K. Dixon (incumbent)
R. J. Osborne
Cary Webb
Tommy Vaughn
County Commissioner
(District 1)
Colie Adamson
Boy Scout Week
Coming Feb. 7-13
Clayton County residents are
proud to recognize all Cub
Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Explorer
Scouts during Boy Scout Week.
All over the U. S. this year,
from Friday, February 7,
through Thursday, February 13,
Boy Scout Week is celebrated.
Everyone in Clayton County
has seen Cub Scouts in their blue
uniforms. Their age group is
eight, nine, and ten years. They
are set up in Dens under a Den
Mothers. Then, the Boy Scouts,
in their kahki uniforms, whose
ages are from eleven years or
older. They are set up in troops
under, a Scoutmaster. Finally the
Explorer Scouts, fourteen years
of age or older and in high
school. They belong to groups
known as Posts, and have an
adult leader called an advisor.
There are about 1200 Scouts
in Clayton County. Anyone
wanting Information about
having a boy get into scouting
should get in touch with E. P.
(Penny) Jones at JA 3-7805 or
366-9854.
Mr. Jones is the Scout Execu
tive of the Tara District, which
is mainly located in Clayton
County. He is a graduate of
Oglethorpe University and is a
professional scouter.
On Friday, February 7, Uni
form Day, all scouts will wear
their uniforms to school and will
। take part in special school pro
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Lamar Foster
Jerry Tomasello
County Commissioner
(District 2)
James Duncan (incumbent)
M. M. Buice
Howard Thornton
Sheriff
Loy Dickson (incumbent)
Charlie Brooks
Treasurer
Rufus Carnes
W. M. (Dub) Currie, Jr.
Lewis T. Grey
Frank Plant
Ordinary
Joe T. Lane
(incumbent unopposed)
Clerk of Superior Court
Joe B. Mundy
(incumbent unopposed)
Tax Commissioner
Robert Coleman
(incumbent unopposed)
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Jerry Tomasello
Qualifies for
Commission Race
Jerry Tomasello announced to
day his candidacy for County
Commissioner (Northern Dis
trict No. 1). Jerry is active in
local civic affairs and is well
known in Forest Park and Clay
ton County, having been a resi
dent of Forest Park for the past
17 years.
Jerry attended Georgia Mili
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Chamber Breaks Ground,
Fund Is Still Growing
The Board of Directors of the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce gathered to
gether this past Thursday to officially break ground on its all new Chamber building.
Joining the directors in this long awaited event were officials from every city and the
county government.
John Dean, President of the Chamber, in welcoming everyone to the informal cere-
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.
DOUG LOGAN NAMED “YOUNG MAN OF THE
YEAR”—Pictured, left to right, are: Tommy
Douglas Logan Named JC
Young Man of the Year
Douglas Logan, Sr., was named
last week as Forest Park’s Out
standing Young Man of the Year.
Thirty-six year old Logan was
named by the Forest Park Jay
cees at their annual Bosses’ night
meeting. As Deacon at the Me
morial Christian Church of For
est Park and holding many of
fices both religious and civic,
Logan was the obvious choice for
this honored award.
Mr. Logan was chosen by a
committee of citizens from varied
positions and groups. E. M.
Gaultney, Jr., served as chair-
HOME NEED PERKING UP?
Choose From Large Variety of
Arrangements.. .At
THE DWARF HOUSE
GIFT SHOPPE
Corner of Main and 54 Forest Park
— Arrangements Made in Your Container Or Ours —
Complete Interior Decorating Service
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
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.
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Vaughan, J. W. Smith, Doug Logan and E. M.
Gaultney, Jr.
man and presented the plaque as
tangible evidence of this distin
guished service to his commu
nity. Mr. Logan is employed by
the Georgia Power Co., for
whom he has worked for 15
years.
Other highlight of Bosses’
Night included an award pre
sented by Tommy Vaughan,
Jaycee president, to the out
standing Senior citizen. J. W.
Smith, of Smith Hardware, was
so honored for his outstanding
leadership as a lifetime Clayton
County citizen. Smith, past
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
mony, publicly thanked the hun
dreds of citizens who have given
of their time, resources and
money to make this day possible.
During the week, another nine
contributions were received,
pushing closer to the needed
$20,000 goal; less than $1,300 is
now needed in order to make the
building debt-free.
The construction of this new
building is the climax of over 12
months planning. When com
pleted it will be equal to any
Chamber facility of comparable
size within the state. The build
ing has been planned from the
ground up to serve as the new
front door to Clayton County.
A total of 174 individual con
tributions ranging from $lO to
SI,OOO have been given to pro
vide new facilities for the
Chamber.
president of the Forest Park
Kiwanis Club, is now serving on
the Clayton County Water Auth
ority.
Guests of the Forest Park Jay
cees for this annual banquet in
cluded the Bosses of Jaycee
members, and past presidents of
the Club. The presidents (past)
attending in order of their serv
ice were: The First President in
1955, Mr. O. B. Matthews; Seth
Youngblood, Terrell Starr, Har
per Evans, Dan Casey, Jim Ger
many, Chester Lane and E. M.
Gaultney, Jr.