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VOLUME 45 — NUMBER 32
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— By JACK TROY -
In the Atlanta Rotary Bulletin of current issue there is a fine
tribute to the memory of Joel Chandler (Jake) Harris, Atlanta
businessman and one time sports editor of The Constitution.
We too will not forget Mr. Harris. When the writer, years
was District Governor in 1935-36, when our District composed the
entire State of Georgia. Expansion of Rotary really began in
Georgia when he took over the district. When his term ended
seven new clubs had been presented charters. Whn asked about
establishing these clubs in smaller towns, he replied: “Why be
selfish, let us share it”. Now hundreds of Rotarians including the
second generation, rise up and call him “blessed”.
His reign was the beginning of expansion.
His wit and humor was such as is given to few men. On a
few occasions we traveled the Rotary circuit with a small skit
patterned after the Major Bowles radio program—at another time
the skit was an East Indian Seance. He was known as Ali Bey
Akey Jay, the seer who sees all and knows all.
During his illness the remembrance of these occasions gave
him a lot of pleasure. When Paul Harris, founder of Rotary visited
him they traded hats—Jake said, “Now my head feels two sizes
bigger”. He called him Cousin Paul, for all Harrises to Jake were
cousins.
The priest at his funeral spoke of his visits with Jake—about
his fund of experience and knowledge and how he had learned
many things from Jake.
Words cannot express the tireless devotion and loving care of
his wife, Dorothy. She was an inspiration to all of their many
friends.
Recently a few Rotarians were discussing the death bf so many
older members. One said when they are gone you seldom hear
( their name mentioned again. The format is: (1) Notice of death
in paper, (2) the funeral, (3) a three minute tribute before the
club, (4) the eulogy on the back page of Rotary-in-Atlanta and
that is it.
This will not be true of Jake. Rotarians and his many friends
in Atlanta and the State of Georgia wil remember and speak of
his many acts of kindness, his wit and humorous stories. Yes, his
name will be mentioned again and again.
He would want us to say “let there be no sadness of farewell
when I embark”—He would not want us to say “Goodbye” to him—
but I think in his own impersonal way it would be, “I’ll be seeing
you”.
Let us rise in Silent Tribute. '
■ —PHIL GRAVES
Leonard’s Selling
Out to Bare Walls
Leonards Department Store,
252 North Main Street, Jonesboro,
is selling out to the bare walls.
Owner Colie Adamson announ
ces.
The all-out sale began last Fri
day and will continue until every
item is sold.- The furniture de
partment is included, but will
continue in business under Mr.
Adamson’s ownership.
Mr. Adamson points out to
friends and customers that
Leonards store covers almost a
block of clothing, shoes, furni
ture, hardware, paints, toys,
household goods, school supplies,
tools, rugs, luggage, jewelry,
sporting goods, electrical appli
ances, and many hundreds of
items, too many to classify.
Mr. Adamson says: “Come to
this shopper’s paradise and serve
yourself at quit business prices.
This $50,000 stock is being
thrown to the mercy of you, the
buying public, regardless of cost
or loss. This building must be
emptied of merchandise to the
bare walls in the shortest time
possible.”
CENTENNIAL
Watterson
Complimented
On Good Job
Mr. Jack Troy, Editor
Forest Park Free Press
Forest Park, Georgia
Dear Jack:
E At the last regular meeting of
the Board of Directors of the
Bank of Jonesboro, the following
resolution was passed:
“RESOLVED: That the Board
of Directors hereby extends to
Mr. James Watterson, Cashier,
commendation for the excellent
job he did as Chairman of the
Committee handling the Centen
nial Celebration of the War Be-
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forest
Z? anil
dlayu^ dnuttiy fas anb farmer
later, became sports editor of The Constitu
' tion, Jake Harris was always around to give
a helping hand. And as a young man in
the field we not only needed but appre
ciated it.
Phil Graves wrote the tribute to Jake
Harris in the Rotary bulletin and we here
with present it in full—
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS
When the Old Timers meet next year,
the name of Joel Chandler Harris will be
missing from the Class of 1924. After forty
years of Rotary service Jake has gone on
ahead.
For the past several months he was
confined to his home but he kept up with
everything and his ever alert mind was in
terested in Rotary.
He held every office in our Club and
Cafetorium
Doors Open
At Jonesboro
The doors to the new Jones
boro Junior High Cafetorium
were opened the first time, Tues
day, September 22, at 8:00 p.m.
for the kick off of the 1964-65
PTA year.
Mrs. Bill Mitchell, president,
welcomed everyone there.
The program was outlined for
the year. It was decided rather
than have a fund raising proj
ect, donations would be accepted
from all the parents to make up
the budget.
The theme of this month’s
program was “Getting Ac
quainted”. Mrs. Carl Hodges,
program chairman, could not in
troduce each parent individually
but recognized everyone through
an ingenuous game of “How
Many?”
Mrs. Hodges then introduced
Travis Vaughn, principal. Mr.
Vaughn welcomed all familiar
faces and all new faces to the
Junior High School. He, then in
troduced the faculty, who gave
a short history of themselves
and their educational back
grounds.
After the meeting a social
“Get Together” gave further op
portunity for everyone to be
come better acquainted. Re
freshments were served by Mrs.
C. H. McCullough, hospitality
chairman. She was assisted by
Mrs. S. W. Smith and Mrs. Cal
vin Bunn.
Each person left filled with a
determination to move forward
and make this a bigger and bet
ter year in our PTA at Jonesboro
Junior High.
The attendance trophy was
won by Eugene Miller’s home
room.
Join us next month for “OPEN
HOUSE”.
FOREST PARK. GEORGIA. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1964
MISS ETHEL LYNN HUIE, President of the up national 4-H poster in observance of National
Clayton County 4-H Council, is shown putting 4-H Week, September 26-October 3rd.
Clayton County 4-H Members
Observe National 4-H Week
By CHARLES S. TUCKER, County Agent
About 1700 4-H members in Clayton County are joining with other 4-H members in
our Nation and State in observing National 4-H Week on Sep ember 26 to October 3rd. The
theme this year will be “4-H: Learning for Living.” This ye tr> observance is especially im
portant because it recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Cooperation Extension Service
—of which the 4-H youth program is a significant part.
The 4-H Club Movement is an
informal educational program,
supplementing the training
youngsters receive at home,
church, and school. 4-H Club in
Clayton County can no longer be
defined as a rural organization.
Today’s “learn-by-doing” pro
gram is designed for urban and
other nonfarm youth. In our
county, we have fifty projects
that are available to boys and
girls who enroll in 4-H Club
Work. These projects offer a
chance for personal development,
training in financial manage
ment and record keeping, • and
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Kilpatrick
Wins 44th
Senate Seat
Attorney Kenneth Kilpatrick
of Clayton County won the 44th
state senatorial race by defeat
ing dairyman Lamar Northcutt
4,856 to 3,844 in Wednesday’s
Democratic runoff.
Kilpatrick received his biggest
margin of victory in his home
county 2,838 to 2,220.
He also took Henry County
1,620 to 1,128.
Mr. Northcutt won in Rockdale
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KENNETH KILPATRICK, Clayton County lawyer and resident
of Forest Park, won the 44th state senatorial race by defeating
Lamar Northcutt 4,856 to 3,844 in the Democratic Primary
Wednesday. Mr. Kilpatrick won in Henry and Clayton Counties;
Mr. Northcutt took Rockdale. To date Mr, Kilpatrick has no
Republican opporition,
WARD WATKINS PRESIDENT
Morrow Kiwanis ,
Club Chartered
Great things have happened
to Morrow today.
Morrow is growing steadily in
dustrially and business wise, and
now the new Kiwanis Club of
Morrow has been chartered.
Membership includes many of
the area’s most prominent citi
zens.
Charter night Monday was as
President R. Ward Watkins told
a huge gathering of Kiwanians
and county dignitaries, and vis
itors from other counties—“ We
lcome to Morrow; it’s a great
night for us.” The dinner was
held at Morrow School Cafeteria.
Morgan Thomas, Governor,
Georgia District, was on hand to
give a talk on aims of Kiwanis
and to present the charter to
Georgia’s 125th active Kiwanis
Club.
A great many clubs were rep
resented to do honor to the new
Kiwanis Club of Morrow, includ
ing officials from Forest Park,
North Clayton, Griffin, Jackson
and McDonough.
The charter was accepted
proudly by President Ward Wat
kins.
Also on me program was for
mer Morrow Mayor Wendall
Watterson as entertainer. You
have to see this gentleman to
believe him. He wears overalls
and false teeth and explains to
his audience: “Now you can see
what happens when people don’t
turn out and vote.” Wendall has
a great talent, and his act went
over big.
Ben Sims of the Hampton Club
led in group singing; Charles
Crawley, Lt. Governor. 12th dis
trict, introduced guests and
made the roll call of clubs; Dr.
Theo Wilder presented gifts, and
John Glover, Vice President,
Morrow Kiwanis, accepted the
fine gifts, including a flag from
an Ontario Kiwanis Club.
R. C. Oakley, Vice President,
Kiwanis Club of South College
Park, took part in the presenta
tion of gifts.
Presiding was Charles L.
Crawley. The invocation was
given by James T. Henry of the
Morrow Club.
The wonderful ladies of the
PTA served a fine meal, and did
exceptionally well in handling a
crowd so large.
Officers of the new Morrow
Kiwanis Club are R. Ward Wat
kins, president; John G. Glover,
Jr., vice president; Ronald L.
Shaw, treasurer, and Cliff Stew
art secretary. The board of di
rectors: John W. Campbell,
Asbury C. Childers, Sam V. Col
lins, Mack Jennings, W. R. Kerr,
B. G. Manning and C. H. Mayor.
Yes, indeed, great things have
happened to Morrow today, and
the area can be proud, indeed,
of the new Kiwanis Club which
will render typical Kiwanis serv
ice.
Lee Speir
Heads Ga.
Insurance Men
Lee Speir, of Speir Insurance
Agency, Inc., Forest Park, newly
elected President of the Georgia
Association of Mutual Insurance
Agents, presided over the Asso
ciation’s first Board of Directors
Meeting of the 1964-65 year last
week at the Dinkler-Plaza Hotel
in Atlanta.
The fifteen-man Board, con
sisting of independent Mutual
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A
FP Free Press Celebrates
Paper’s 12th Anniversary
This is the 12th anniversary of
the combined Forest Park Free
Press and Clayton County News
and Farmer. It is almost the
46th year for the News and
Farmer.
We are privileged to have
served the people of this great
growing area for the last 12
years. We have done our best to
grow with a great County.
In order to keep our circula
tion high, twice we have held
circulation contests with Chev
rolet automobiles as top prize.
We hope to continue to serve
the fine citizens of Clayton
County for an indefinite period.
And we hope to continue to
progress as we have in the past.
We could not do it without the
support of the wonderful mer
chants and our loyal subscribers.
During the celebration of our
12th anniversary, for the month
of October, we are offering sub
scriptions at half price. Details
will be found in an adjoining
coupon. We hope you will cele
brate with us and subscribe to
the paper, or extend your pres
ent subscription.
Thank you, fellow citizens, for
the support so graciously given
us in our efforts to do our best
to aid in the County’s growth.
Sincerely,
JACK TROY
Editor
Depot Saves
Government
Some Money
Atlanta Army Depot—During
fiscal year ending July 1, per
sonnel of Atlanta Army Depot
saved the Government $122,972
through the work improvement
suggestion program.
The Depot is a sub-command
of the U. S. Army Supply and
Maintenance Command. SMC
installations, in fiscal year 1964,
accounted for a total saving of
$21,164,000.
The alertness and ingenuity of
Depot personnel achieved its
$122,972 savings: A new method
for rebuilding dental hand pieces
brought about a $14,000 savings;
away to convert foot-operated
dental chairs into motordriven
units resulted in a $13,000 sav
ings. A change in maintenance
on certain helicopter engines will
save $14,000; away to prevent
the burn-out of helicopter- re
sistors will result in an annual
savings of $3950.
An employe’s idea for pro
longing the usefulness of expen
sive repair equipment will save
the Government $5000; a protec
tive method for parts undergoing
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Meeting for
Children
And Youth
On October 27 at 3:45 p.m. the
4th District Committee for Chil
dren and Youth will have its
annual meeting which is open
to the public. This meeting will
be held in the Commercial Bank
Building in Griffin, Georgia.
Jerry Sims, Employment Service
Unit Supervisor with the State
Department of Labor, will be at I
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this meeting and will speak re
garding his work which pri
marily involves the training and
placement of school dropouts
and potential drop-outs in an
effort to help them remain in
school.
All who are interested in this
program are urged to attend.
— (MRS.) HOMER PARKER
District Representative on
Education Committee on
Children and Youth
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Rummage Sale
Be sure to visit the Corner of
Ellenwood Road and Highway
42 this Saturday, Oct 3. A real
Rummage Sale will take place
there, and there will be Hot Dogs,
Cakes and Coffee on sale too.
The Ellenwood Methodist W.S.-
C.S. is sponsoring the affair and
funds raised will be used for the
Building Fund. See you there.