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★ Free Press—News & Farmer, Tues.. Feb. 18, 1964
Clothing Bank
Elects Officers
The Clothing Bank Committee
of the Tri Cities and Forest Park
Clothing Bank met in executive
session at the East Point City
Hall on Monday 27th of January.
All current officers were re
elected. Mrs. Beulah Brown was
elected as a member of the Ar
rangements Committee. Ralph
Presley was elected as a member
of the Clothing Bank Committee.
General Chairman Ed Crumb
ley reported that 152 children
were outfitted during Christmas.
In four years the Clothing Bank
has served the needs of over
1200 less fortunate families in
South Fulton and Clayton Coun
ty. Vice Chairman Buck Wat
son praised all volunteers’ for
their fine work and asked their
continued co-operation.
Co - Arrangements Chairmen
Mrs. Beulah Civtat and Mrs.
Grace Wilkie stated over 6,000
articles of clothing had been
passed out to the needy in the
Clayton Finance Co.
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MARTIN BURKS MOTOR COMPANY, INC.
271 N. MAIN JONES BORO PHONE 478-7267
last six months. They again ap
peal for volunteers to help in ar
ranging clothes and waiting on
the needy families.
A new clothing bank deposi
tory will be placed on Legion
Way back of Presley Electric
Company in the near future.
Citizens of this area are urged
to deposit their usable clothes
in it.
, Tommy Steinchen a youngster
who has been working hard for
the Clothing Bank and a Head
land High student was praised
for his fine work.
Officers elected for the year
1964, Ed Crumbley General
Chairman, Buck Watson Vice
Chairman, A. O. “Andy” Coch
ran Treasurer, Mrs. F. W. Arm
strong Secretary, Mrs. J. B. Knox
Schedule Chairman, Mrs. Beulah
Civtat and Mrs. Grace Wilkie Co-
Arrangements Chairman, Gilbert
Records Chairman, Golden
Greene Auditor and Projects
| Clayton 4-H Clubs
To Sponsor First
Annual Horse Show
Clayton County 4-H Clubs will
hold their first annual horse
show on Kiwanis Field in For
est Park on April 18. Advance
tickets for this event will go on
sale around March I—Adults,
$1.00; students, .50; children
under 6 admitted free. Two
shows will be held, the first be
ginning at 1:00 p.m. and the
second at 6:00 p.m. One ticket
will permit an individual to see
both shows.
Proceeds from the horse show
will be used to further and de
velop 4-H programs and ac
tivities in Clayton County.
Giving leadership to this ac
tivity is a group of adult 4-H
volunteer leaders which call
themselves the Tip Top 4-H
Club. Assisting this group is the
Forest Park Recreation Depart
ment and various civic clubs
throughout the county.
W. W. Mundy, Jr., of Fayette
ville Road, Jonesboro, is serving
as chairman, E. L. Huie, Jr., of
Morrow as co-chairman, and
Mrs. E. L. Huie, Jr., as secretary.
Manager of the show is Col.
James Seashole of Atlanta and
Lutz, Florida. Information per
taining to classes, entries, and
other activities of this show will
appear in this paper in the near
future.
Chairman and Tex Mathis Ad
ministrative Assistant.
Sponsors of the Clothing Bank
are the Loyal Order of Moose,
East Point, Hapeville, Forest
Park, Lodges Tri Cities B&PW
Club, Ministerial Association of
East Point, Lay Committee of
East Point Health Council, Tri
Cities Opt. Mrs. Club, VFW-East
Point Post No. 7997 and Clayton
County Family Care.
1964 will serve as a challenge
for the clothing Bank workers.
All have agreed to accept the
challenge and again hope to set
a record of activities.
Grasses, weeds, shrubs, and
other competitive vegetation
should be kept to a minimum in
pecan groves, according to Hor
ticulturist R. L. Livingston of the
Extension Service.
FOR SALE
Bedroom Suite, 2 Dinette Sets, Livin? Room Suite, 18 Odd
Chairs, 3 Sofas, Washing Machine, Electric Stove, TV Set,
Baby's Furniture, Rugs, Drapery and Slipcover Material
(2,000 yds.), Electrical Appliances, Fresh or Artificial Flow
ers, Arrangements, Antiques, 1962 Bonneville Pontiac.
HELEN'S FLOWERS
4471 Hwy 42 ELLENWOOD, GA. Phone 627-6403
Gay Birthday Dinner Held
At North Clayton High
North Clayton High School
PTA held its annual gay, colorful
Birthday Dinner last week at
the high school lunchroom.
Each of the months was given
a table with decorations approp
riate to that time of the year.
The members sat at tables accor
ding to the month of their birth
and each promised to put a pen
ny for each year of their age in
to a jar on a table. Confidential
ly, no one was seen depositing
more than fifty cents. Well, we
all love to stay as young as Jack
Benny.
Mrs. Wehunt, director of com
merical studies, pointed out how
this phase of training has grown
at North Clayton and she pre
sented two of her former stu
dents who told of the value of
their training.
Clifford England told of the
more than 4,000 people who re
ceived the Sabin Oral Vaccine
the previous Sunday at the high
school, and an announcement
was made about community par
ticipation in the American Red
Cross Blood Program on March
24 at nearby Liberty Baptist
Church. A nominating commit
tee was selected for voting on
next year’s officers.
Mrs. Betty Hugins presided at
this enjoyable meeting.
George B. Smith
Publicity Chairman
Rev. Ralph Shea
Addresses WSG
The February meeting of the
Wesleyan Service Guild, Jones
Memorial Methodist Church,
was held at the church on
Wednesday night, Feb. 5. Mrs.
Ruby Boggus, president, pre
sided.
Our pastor, Rev. Ralph Shea,
gave a very enlightening talk on
Methodism.
A very inspiring devotional
was given by Mrs. Doris Haynie.
At the March meeting, our
guest speaker will be Mary Hutt,
Guild secretary for the South
west District.
This meeting will be held
Boat Safety Course
Feb. 20-April 16
“SAFETY AHOY”
Be Ye “Skipper”, Ist Mate”
or “Landlubber”, NOW is the
time to enroll for the course in
Basic Seamanship and Small
Boat Handling to be presented
by U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary,
February 20 through April 16 in
the conference room of the State
Farmer’s Market on Thursday
evenings each week at 7:30 p.m.
The course will consist of eight
(8), two (2) hour classes of in
structions; booklet for each les
son, films, slides, lectures, dis
cussion on the essentials of
boating safety, boating traffic
aids and rules; certificate from
the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
will be presented on April 16 to
each graduate.
Anyone interested in learning
the right way to enjoy safe boat
ing or in refreshing their boating
knowledge should fill out the
form below, mail a postal card
with the following information
or call 366-1910 after 5 p.m.,
478-7046 on or before February
17:
I am interested in USCG Aux
iliary 8-Lesson Course in “Safe
Boat Handling.”
Name
Boat Owner
Address
Phone No
City
State
ZIP
Mail to: Clayton County Area
Safety Council Water Safety
Committee, 151 Lloyd Drive, For
est Park, Georgia, ZIP 30050.
Mrs. Virginia Holland,
President, CCAS Council
Polio Clinic
This Friday
The Forest Park Woman’s
Club announce the third series
of Polio Clinic will be held Fri
day, Feb. 21, from 9 a.m. through
9 p.m.
This program is NOT con
nected with the current sugar
vaccine.
It will be held at the Club
House on Summitt Street, oppo
site the Junior High School.
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March 4 at 8:00 p.m. All women:
of the church are invited- .to
attend.
—MRS. DORIS COOK
Publicity Chairman
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STARR
INSURANCE AGENCY
FOREST PARK. GA.
306-5311 — 366-6746
MAIN STREET
RE-ELECT
JAMES A.
DUNCAN
COMMISSIONER
Endorsement Term
Symphonic Band
Playing Friday
At FP School
The Symphonic Band of East
Carolina College, Greenville, N.
C., is scheduled to appear at the
Forest Park High School Friday,
February 21, at 8 p.m.
Now on its 11th annual tour,
the select 75-piece touring en
semble is conducted by Herbert
L. Carter, director of bands at
East Carolina and well-known in
the field of band music.
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You keep saying a checking
account at a “Full Service” Bank is
convenient, safer than cash...
and you can pay all your hills
by mail. Is that
the truth, George? Honest, Abe.
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AS A TAXPAYER ...
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM YOUR INVESTMENT!
Each year when you pay your County taxes, you make an investment in Clayton County. As
a taxpayer and investor the return on your tax dollars must come in the form of roads, law
enforcement, schools and other County services.
When you elect your County Commissibners, you select the nien who will guide and manage
your County affairs, and likewise their decisions will determine the quality and quantity of
of the return on your tax dollars.
Clayton County must have competent, capable and progressive leadership if you are to re
ceive a just return on your investment.
May I urge you to inspect the qualifications and platforms of the various candidates, and
vote not based upon popularity of personality, but for the candidate whom you really be
lieve can contribute the most to Clayton County and its future.
Cast Your Vote for Jerry Tomasello
When You Go to the Polls April 4,1964
We Must Continue to:
-STUDY
-PLAN
And Do Those Things Necessary
to Provide Schools and Other
Services Which Our Community
Needs and Deserves.
JAMES A. DUNCAN
Fare for the Symphonic Band’s
audience ranges from Mailman’s
“Overture for Band,” a contem
porary piece, to a suite of old
American dances by Robert Rus
sell Bennett to the Porter-Krance
. version of “Begin the Beguine.”
' Various selected band marches
; will also be a part of the tour
: ing group’s programs.
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Allowances, even if small,
’ should be given to children reg
ularly, says Miss Audrey Mor
: gan, Extension family life spe
; cialist. She advises against
i making deductions because of
poor grades or misbehavior.
VOTE FOR
JERRY
TOMASELLO
COMMISSIONER
CLAYTON COUNTY
(Northern District No. 1)
Anne Howard
On Dean's List
Anne Howard, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. R. Howard of River
dale, is one of seventy-five stu
dents who have been placed on
the Dean’s List of West Georgia
College because of high scholas
tic achievement during the past
quarter.
The requirement for this
honor is a grade point average
of 3.2. Miss Howard, a graduate
of Jonesboro High School, is dis
tinguished in having a 4.0 aver?
age.