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The Little League season in Forest Park officially got underway
last Saturday—peanuts, popcorn, picnics and all the trimmings.
Pictured on the right is a future major leaguer taking a healthy
Fired as Political Foe,
Clayton Educator Says
Accreditation and What It
Means.to Clayton County
The maintenance of the standards of quality set forth
by state and regional accreditation agencies has long been
an important guide in establishing the goals of the Clayton
County School System. The term “accreditation” now has
an important meaning in education and rightly so.
Ga. Power
Wins Five
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The
Georgia Power Company has
won five international awards in
the field of advertising in the
42nd annual Better Copy Con
test sponsored by the Public
Utilities Advertising Assn. The
announcement was made Thurs
day, May 7, at the association’s
annual convention here.
The utility’s advertising for
1963 was named best complete
advertising program of the year.
The entry was based on the
company’s promotion of Total-
Electric living.
Second-place awards went to
the company for the best single
advertisement on area develop
ment and for the best single
booklet distributed to a com
pany’s residential, commercial or
industrial customer. An adver
tisement offering industrialists
a new study on Georgia plant
financing and a booklet out
lining the services a penny’s
(Continued On Page 5)
MAKING GAUZE SPONGES FOR THE RED CROSS blood pro
gram is a new project of the Forest Park Woman’s Club. Mrs.
Jesse Turner, club president, Mrs. Paul Foster, and Mrs. G. M.
Smith (left to right), and other local ladies meet each Monday
grom 10 am. to 2 pau. at the Club House to fold the sponges.
All Clayton County Schools are
accredited by the State Accred
iting Agency, the Georgia Ac
crediting Commission. All the
high schools are accredited by
the Regional Agency, the South
ern Association of Colleges and
Schools. Until recently, the
Southern Association dealt only
with high schools and colleges,
but three years ago they began
to accredit elementary schools.
When it was announced that
the Southern Association was
going to include elementary
schools under its banner, Clayton
County school leaders immediat
ely made plans to apply for ac
creditation. Clayton County was
one of the first school systems
in Georgia to take advantage of
this opportunity.
The purpose of becoming ac
credited by the Southern As
sociation of Colleges and Schools
is a long and arduous one. It
involves a three year period of
self-study by the local system.
Teachers, principals, consult
ants, and lay people in the coun
ty spend many hours painstak
ingly evaluating every phase of
the school program. They for
mulate and clarify their philoso
phy and objectives and study the
entire program to determine if
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cut while on the left folks are just plain healthy at the picnic
area. Opening day was one of the best in the history of the
league.
Ch Sill
arge »illy,
Edmonds
Saysin Reply
By ROBERT CORAM
Atlanta Journal Reporter
The guidance counselor of
Jonesboro Senior High School
has charged that Clayton Coun
ty School Supt. J. E. Edmonds
fired him because the counselor
would not sign a statement say
ing he had no intention of run
ning against Mr. Edmonds in
the next superintendent’s elec
tion.
Earl Cherry, brother of DeKalb
school Supt. Jim Cherry, said,
“He was asking me to sign away
my birthright. This I could not
do.”
Mr. Edmonds described Mr.
Cherry’s charge as “silly.” He
said Mr. Cherry was not fired—
the school board just chose not
to renew his contract.
Mr. Edmonds said a show of
hands by members of the school
board approving the action was
unanimous.
However, he would not allow
a reporter to examine minutes
of the last Board of Education
meeting. Neither would he allow
examination of the letter notify
ing Mr. Cherry his contract had
not been renewed.
According to Mr. Edmonds,
“These are not public records.
I will not discuss it with you.”
Mr. Cherry said that he has
been approached numerous
times in the last few months
about running against Mr. Ed-
Another Surgical Dressing Unit is also active in Jonesboro each
Wednesday afternoon at the Health Center. New volunteers are
needed by both units. Mrs. Turner emphasizes that anyone is
welcome; they do not have to be club members to help in this
projecti————- - - —me. L
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1964
monds in Septen'lber‘ 1966. He
said he did not egmmit himself
to anyone. ] c?mx ,
Mr. Cherry, how wWworking to
ward a doctorate dn eounseling,
said his only ambition was to be
|.a direeter of guidgave and coun
seling for a large sck system.
But he said that{Mr. Edmonds
had apparently Eeard of the
move to make himséa candidate
for the school sup@rmtendent’s
job. He said sever? weeks ago
Mr. Edmonds called him away
from a PTA meeting and asked
|him to come to the county of
fice building.
There, he said, Mr. Edmonds
asked, “Why don’t you put in
writing that you are not interest
ed in the superintendent’s job,”
Mr. Cherry said.
Mr. Edmonds said he did not
|call Mr, Cherry. He said the
| counselor “dropped by one
night.” He said he did not ask
for the letter.
Mr. Cherry said he and his
brother Jim Cherry did not sup
port Mr. Edmonds in his recent
losing bid for the GEA presi
dency. He said Mr. Edmonds was
disturbed over this.
Mr. Edmonds said this had
nothing to do with not renewing
Mr. Cherry’s contract. i
According to Mr. Cherry, Mr.
Edmonds told him if he would
submit a letter of resignation,
Mr. Edwards would then recom
mend him for a position in At
lanta.
He said he told Mr. Edmonds
he would not resign since he had
already been fired.
Mr. Edmonds denied asking
for the resignation. He said he
would not recommend Mr. Cher
ry for anything.
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Cong. Flynt to Officially Open Bonanza,
Clayton’s SIOO Million City, May 22
~John J. Flynt, of Griffin, Congressman from the Fourth District, will officiate at ceremonies May 22 marking the
first public showing of Bonanza. The Southeast’s first pre-planned, self-contained, all-electric city, Bonanza is being
built at a cost estimated at SIOO million.
. According to John Aragona, Virginia. Beach, Virginia businessman .who originated the idea of a self-contained,
ultra-modern c?ty in the heart
of the fast developing South
east, “We chose the Clayton
County site because of its excel
lent business and population
growth potential, its fine loca
tion just South of Atlanta, and
because of the friendly coopera
tion and support we received
from private citizens and people
in government.” He also pointed
out that the excellent climate
and natural beauty of the area
make it an ideal location for a
city.
This unique city will give
Georgians a look at an entirely
new and imaginative concept in
living comfort. Bonanza will
have 3600 Gold Medallion homes,
plus many apartment buildings
providing residences for a popu
lation of 10,000 to 15,000. Twa
industrial parks have been set
aside to be developed into a cen
ter for new business and indus
try.
Forest Park
Librarians
Are Praised
For this past school year For
est Park Senior High School has
had a visitor, Miss Mary Jo
Forehand, from Enterprise, Ala
bama. She is the head librarian
and has done an extra good job
along with the assistance of Miss
I%n. Cannington of Lympkin,
Georgia. Miss Forehand who has
been on the go, just got back‘
from a tour of Europe. We,
members of Forest Park High
School, would like to show our
appreciation to both librarians
by inviting them back for an
other year and by wishing them
both the best life has to offer.
ELVW.
Air Explorer
Post To Be
Organized
Wednesday, May 20, an organ
izational meeting for an Air Ex
plorer Post will be held at the
Kiwanis Activities Building in
Forest Park (East Side). The
meeting will begin promptly at
7:30 p.m. Any young man be
tween the age of fourteen (in
the ninth grade) and eighteen
who is interested in becoming a
charter member of this spe
cialty Air Post which will be
sponsored by the Forest Park
Kiwanis Club is urged to attend
this first meeting.
The program of this post will
follow the format of the pro
gram of an Air Explorer Post as
outlined by the Boy Scouts of
America. If you would like addi
tional information you may call
George M. Wynens at 366-3720.
Popular Restauranteur
Returns From Japan
Just returned from a sentimen
tal journey back home to Tokyo,
Japan is Sada Yoshinuma after
30 years away.
The well-known restauanteur,
operator of Wisteria Restaurant,
was accompanied by his wife,
Grace, on the two months visit
to Mr. Yoshinuma’s ancestral
home,
“It was cherry blossom time,”
Mr. Yoshinuma said, “but the
city has changed so much, with
American-like progress, it was
hard to notice the blossoms.”
Modern Tokyo, getting ready
for the Olympic Games in Octo
ber, boasts now of monorail
transportation and a super
express railway traveling 150
miles an hour, he noted.
The Wisteria Restaurant, lo
cated on old Highway 41 and the
South Expressway Intersection
two miles north of Jonesboro,
will re-open May 26. Remodeling
is now in progress.
The popular eating place fur
nishes the best in chop suey and
steaks, with a general menu
guaranteed to please the whole
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Robert G. Lee
Robert G. Lee, believed by
many to be the greatest living
Baptist preacher, will lead a
series of revival services at the
Second Baptist Church in Forest
Park, May 25-31.
Pastor, Clint E. Rogers said
nightly services will be held at
7:30 p.m. in a giant tent set up
to handle the large crowds ex
pected to hear Dr. Lee.
Tommy Balliew of Atlanta will
be music director for the serv
ices.
Dr. Lee is pastor emeritus of
Bellevue Baptist Church in
Memphis, Tenn., largest church
east of the Mississippi River with
over 9,000 members. Bellevue re
ceived over 24,000 new members
during his 33 years as pastor. He
retired in 1960.
The eloquent pulpiteer has
preached all over the world. His
famous sermon, “Pay Day—
Someday”, which he will preach
|next week at Second Baptist
| Church, has been preached over
| 800 times and has been made
| into a moving picture.
| Dr. Lee is the last man to serve
| three terms as president of the
| Southern Baptist Convention,
| from 1949-51.- He has held nu
| merous other posts in the Ten
|nessee and Southern Baptist
| conventions, :
.| He is the author of 34 books
.|and holds eight honorary de
| grees.
| A native of Fort MilL, S. C., he
|held pastorates in Edgefield,
Chester, and Charleston, S. C.,
and in New Orleans before going
to Bellevue.
Mr. Rogers said the public is
cordially invited to tine revival
services.
Southern Bell
'Honors Pearson
] J. M. Pearson, a Southern Bell
| Telephone Company employee,
| was recently honored for ten
.| years of service. He receivied a
| gold pin from the company c¢on
| taining two stars, one for each
,| five-year period of service.
.| Mr. Pearson started with the
| company in Savannah in 1954'.
| Later, he worked in Columbus
|| and Newnan before coming to
Joneshoro in 1960. At the present
|| time he is an assignment man in
.| the plant department.
;| Mr. Pearson belongs to the
| Zion Hill Baptist Church in
.| Jonesboro and is a member of
|| the Masonic Lodge. He lives aik
119 Ingleside Drive in Jonesborot.
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A MOTHER'S DAY gathering at Mableton, Ga., brought together
five generations of the Bartlett family." Shown in our picture is
the baby’s great-great-grandmother, Mrs. Ella Bartlett, aged 90.
Behind her is her son, Alton Bartlett, great-grandfather, and
standing next, his son, Neal Bartlett, grandfather. Holding baby
Melinda Castellaw is Mrs. Hope Castellaw, daughter of Neal,
and of course mother of Melinda. The Neal Bartletts and the
Castellaw’s live at Ellenwood, Ga.
1007 S. Central Avenue, Forest Park
Thursday, May 14 was the day when your two favorite
newspapers moved over onto Central Avenue, to make room
for a very important new building. The Forest Park Free
Press, Clayton County News and Farmer, and the Forest Park
News was re-located at 1007 S. Central Avenue, just across
the railroad, where you will find the usual warm welcome
and attention to your needs.
We regret leaving Main Street and our wonderful neigh
bors, but the progress of our county must be served, and the
new bank building going up on our old homesite may well be
an added asset to city and county. So, we’ll do our best and
look for “you all” at 1007 S. Central Avenue.
Two Atlanta Restaurant
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Chains Selects Chick-Fil-A
Three locations of Old Hickory Houses, Atlanta, and
Evans Fine Food, Decatur, along with Weyman's Coffee Pot,
Morrow, have negotiated franchise contracts with Truett Cathy’s
original “CHICK-FIL-A” and are now serving CHICK-FIL-A.
For those who have not yet experienced the treat of CHICK
FIL-A, originated by Truett Cathy of The Dwarf House, it is a
truly deliciously different food product, the breast of the chick
en, with skin and bone removed, seasoned to perfection, dipped
into a secret breading and cooked in five minutes. CHICK-FIL-
A was introduced as a franchise to other restauranteurs in
March at the Southern Exposition for hotel, motels and res
taurants. CHICK-FIL-A was given nation wide recognition of
its presentation.
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