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VOLUME 41 —NUMBER 49
By JACK TROY
Our Legislators
Are a Good Group
It was a pleasure last Saturday to greet Clayton County’s
distinguished Representatives — Bill Lee, Arch Gary and
Lamar Northcutt.
ernor.
We congratulated the Representatives on voting for Les
ter Maddox for Governor, following the wishes of their con
stituents in Clayton and Fayette Counties.
"Are you gentlemen taking advantage of the three-week
recess of the Legislature?” we asked.
“Are you kidding, they responded; we don't have any
time off. Committee assignments are taking up our full
time."
All three representatives were honored with the com
mittee assignments awarded them, and they are showing
great enthusiasm in pitching in and doing a full-time job
in the Legislature.
Senator Kenneth Kilpatrick is doing the same sort of
job as well, as one of the outstanding members of the
legislative delegation of our fast-growing county.
All four are doing the best job they can with a large
measure of enthusiasm.
Going back to Governor Maddox, you remember what he
said throughout the campaign . . . ‘‘Nobody wants me but
the people.”
The Legislature may have elected him but he was still
the people's choice. A silly write-in cut into his total of
votes
From Paul Fitzpatrick
Rotarians Hear Story
Os High Blood Pressure
Dr. Paul Fitzpatrick, a Forest Park Rotarian,
served the Forest Park Rotary Club brilliantly in a
shoit-notice substitute program and talked off the
cuff to the Rotarians at their regularly scheduled
luncheon meeting on January 11. Dr. Fitzpatrick
spoke of the significance of
high blood pressure and its
relation to the heart’s proper
functioning.
Dr. Fitzpatrick spoke of
the heart and its circulatory
structures as comparable to
the fire-truck pump and its
hoses; the pulse of the hu
man vessels being compar
able to the feel of the pres
sure of the hose, with any
kink or encumbrance in the
hose resulting in an in
creased pressure. Dr. Fitz
patrick said that the pres
sure in the human being’s
circulatory system is meas
ured by the height of a col
umn of mercury in milli
meters.
In discussing the normal
picture of blood pressure Dr.
Fitzpatrick strongly made
the point that normal blood
pressure is a man-made
definition and the normal
for one person may not be
normal for another.
Dr. Fitzpatrick further de
fined blood pressure as being
two pressures; one systolic
(the point at which the first
sound is heard on the sphyg
momanometer) and diastolic
(the point at which the last
sound is heard on the sphyg
momanometer).
Dr. Fitzpatrick also spoke
of high blood pressure as
being a biological circum
stance that is “treated but
not cured," except in cer
tain cases in which there is
a mechanical blockage. Sur
gical procedures to remove
the mechanical blockages in
these cases can effect a
cure.
Dr. Fitzpatrick said that
high blood pressure levels
are unusual in persons
under 35, and that 90% of
these high levels is found in
older people when their
arterial vessels are becoming
hardened. Again a reference
to the pump and the hose
was used. In these older
people, the pump is having
to work harder to combat
the resistance of the hard
ened or thickened vessel
wall.
Dr. Fitzpatrick also
stressed the point that it is
not always the “heavy fel-
w cos:
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i Purest Jark IF rev press
and
They called on business and pleas
ure and pointed out how much they
are enjoying the new term of the
Legislature.
We asked them how they felt about
Governor Lester Maddox. They re
sponded that Gov. Maddox is going
to try to be Georgia’s finest governor
in a long time.
They agreed that he is showing
great enthusiasm for the exalted po
sition in the state and that he has
impressed many of his opponents as
to his sincerity and willingness to
work long hours at the job of Gov-
low” who has high blood
pressure and the tendency
toward the hardening of the
arteries. It can also be the
small, slight-of-build per
son.
FP Kiwanis
Hears
Campbell
The Forest Park Kiwanis
Club met last Thursday with
the program being presented
by member Lindsey Camp
bell.
A movie was shown of the
South Miami football game
that took place last Novem
ber which the Forest Park
Pop Warner League (115 lb.
class) won 12 to 0.
Members of the league
coaching staff were present
as guests.
Events at
Bank of
Jonesboro
The schedule of events to
be held at the Community
Room, Bank of Jonesboro,
Jan. 31 through Feb. 14 are
as follows—
Jan. 31, 2 p.m., Joy Club.
Feb. 2, 8 p.m., YMCA group.
Feb. 6, 8 p.m. Jonesboro
Jr. Woman’s Club.
Feb. 8, 10 a.m Cancer So
ciety Meeting.
Feb. 9,7 p.m., Camelot
Garden Club.
Feb. 13, 8 p.m. Jonesboro
Woman’s Club.
Feb. 14, 8 p.m., Jaycees.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given
that April Ist, 1967 is the
deadline for making your
tax returns to the City of
Forest Park. There will be a
penalty on all tax returns
made after April Ist, 1967.
—Barbara Potter
Tax Department
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1967
JONESBORO’S HANDSOME new Post Of
fice was dedicated Sunday, January 22.
Congressman Jack Flynt spoke and offici
ated at the dedication. In picture, left to
right: Len J. Buice, Chief of Organization
Major Walker,
Riverdale,
Decorated
WITH U.S. COMBAT AIR
FORCES IN THE WESTERN
PACIFIC—Major Jack K
Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert E. Walker of River
dale, Ga., has been deco
rated with the Air Medal at
a forward base in the West
ern Pacific where he is on
temporary duty.
Major Walker, who has
completed more than 20
combat missions over Viet
nam, was cited for his
meritorious achievement.
The major is permanently
assigned to Glasgow AFB,
Mont., while participating
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Mitch's Market Now
Open in Forest Park
Forest Park’s newest Su
permarket — Mitch’s Food
Market — this week is call
ing attention to some unique
grocery bargains that are
sure to appeal to Clayton
County housewives with
money-saving instincts. (See
back page of this issue for
details.)
The new store, located on
Jonesboro Road in the For
est Park Shopping Center, is
owned and operated by Ben
nett Mitchem who has been
well-known in the retail
grocery business in greater
Atlanta for many years.
Mitch’s Food Market stays
ROLAND DOWNING, Vice President of the
Clayton County Chamber of Commerce,
cut the ribbon to officially open the Good
will store on Main Street in Forest Park
Services Branch, Atlanta Region Post Of
fice Department; Postmaster Wilber L.
Harris; Congressman Flynt and Mrs. Flynt.
(Photo by Hooper.)
Ten New Indust ri es
'66 Industrial Growth
Sets Clayton Growth
A new record for industrial growth was estab
lished in 1966 according to statistics compiled this
week by the Chamber of Commerce. Included in the
data were figures for 10 new industries who an
nounced plans and began work in 1966 as well as 4
industries who expanded
their operations during the
past year.
Included in the list of New
Industries were:
Cara Products
Cooper Tire & Rubber
Company
Geigy Chemical Co.
Jonesboro Tool & Die Com-
open until nine o’clock every
evening for the convenience
of the working people of
Clayton County. Stocks are
new and complete, and pro
duce is varied and fresh.
Aisles are wide and well
lighted so that your grocery
shopping is made easier.
The meat market depart
ment is managed by Merrill
Bishop who guarantees cus
tomers high quality at mon
ey-saving prices. Mr. Bishop
has been known for over 18
years for his fine courtesy
and fair-dealing with custo
mers.
Friday. Shown in picture with him is S. G.
Youngblood, Executive Director of Good
will Industries. (Story on Page 10.)
pany
Murray Company of Texas
D. H. Overmyer Warehouse
Co.
J. C. Penney Company
Sherwin Williams Com
pany
Southside Tool & Die Com
pany
Tubesales
These firms account for a
combined new construction
of 2,771,000 square feet with
a total capital investment in
Clayton County of $34,760,-
000. Approximately 2,341
new jobs will be created by
these industries.
In addition, expansions by
American Can Company, At
lanta Wire Works, Bags by
Francis, and Kawneer, ac
counted for still another
117,000 square feet of new
construction, representing a
capital investment of some
$2,025,000. These expansions
provided job openings for 120
new employees.
Altogether, the combina
tion of new industries and
expansions represents a total
of 2,888,000 square feet, cap
ital investments of $36,785,-
000; and the creation of 2,-
461 new job opportunities in
our area.
Commenting on this im
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
FOREST PARK JAYCEES’ Outstanding
Young Man of Clayton County was voted
to Joe Lane, county ordinary, and here he
Chamber
Honor Roll
The membership commit
tee of the Clayton County
Chamber of Commerce, Ed
gar Blalock Jr., chairman,
continues to increase the
size of the Chamber’s rank.
This week’s honor roll in
cludes—
Haynie’s Auto Service—l 27
Ernest Drive, Forest Park,
Mr. J. Wesley Haynie.
W. T. Grant Company—
Grant City South, Forest
Park, Mr. J. J. Howard.
Forest Park Shell — 996
Main Street, Forest Park, Mr.
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Tara District
Boy Scout Week
Plans Announced
Many special events are being marked on calen
dars as 881 Scouts in the Tara District plan for their
part in Boy Scout Week, February 7-13, 1967. The
activities will be part of the celebration of the 57th
anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America with the
theme Scouting rounds a
guy out, announced by
George Kilpatrick, District
Chairman of the Tara Dis
trict.
Included in the Boy Scout
Week activities are open
house meetings conducted
by Scouts for their parents,
attendance at Scout Sunday
I If You Have to Wait for a Seat I
I Don't Mind.* I
I The
| Dwarf House
CENTRAL AVENUE HAPEVILLE, GA.
*We now have a training program in service—
training our customers to eat faster
is being presented his award by Don Tuck
er.—(Hooper Photo.)
Lane and Tarpley
Voted Standouts
By FP Jaycees
Joe Lane, County Ordinary, was the Forest Park
Junior Chamber’s “Outstanding Young Man” for
1966.
Lloyd Tarpley, Forest Park High band director
and assistant director at Georgia Tech, was the Jay-
cees’ “Outstanding Young
Educator” and J. W. Bullock
of State Farm Insurance was
given an honorary member-
or Sabbath observances, live
demonstration of Scout
skills, window displays, and
good turns for community
organizations that sponsor
units.
With the XII World Jam
boree being held in Idaho
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ship as the “Most Helpful to
the Jaycees.”
A $l5O U.S. Savings Bond
was given to Miss Kathy
Russell of 120 Alder Drive,
Forest Park, for her capture
of the title “Junior Miss
Clayton County.” In the
state competition she also
won the “Miss Congeniality”
distinction.
Miss Linda Currie of 146
Robbin Lane was presented
a $25 U.S. Savings Bond for
being second-runner-up in
the same contest.
All of this happened at
annual Distinguished Serv
ice Award and Bosses’ Night
affair of the Forest Park
Jaycee Tuesday evening at
the Youth Center. This
event is held annually dur
ing National Junior Cham
ber Week which is currently
being observed.
Guest speaker for the oc
casion was Doug Blanken
ship, past president of the
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