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By JACK TROY
Judge Foster Named
On State Committee
Judge E. Alvin Foster of Forest Park has been appointed
a member at large of the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee upon recommendation of Governor Lester Maddox.
Maddox become governor. He worked out of gubernatorial
headquarters. He worked tirelessly.
Governor Maddox thinks highly of Clayton County and
the voter support accorded him. He also said, in his own
words—" Judge Foster is a fine fellow.”
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Don’t Miss The Bible
In all my years of movie going I have never seen a pic
ture as remarkable as The Bible, which is now showing at
Loew’s Grand Theatre on Peachtree Street in Atlanta.
Everyone should see it. Not only is the photography in
many instances breathtaking. but the faithful reproduction
of ancient Biblical times is commanding.
Noah and the Ark and the collection of animals, two
by two, is one of the most astonishing scenes ever made in
Hollywood, we feel sure.
The Bible is a fascinating and stirring motion picture.
The opening records the creation of the world, and from
that breathtaking point on the picture holds your attention
completely to the end.
It is shown, of course, on a wide screen, and actually
there are times when you almost feel a part of the picture.
Stirring -is hardly the word for The Bible. It will go down
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Chief Guice Tells
Rotary of Fire Losses
Mr. William Guice, Chief of the Forest Park Fire
Department, addressed the Forest Park Rotary Club
at their regular Wednesday meeting in the Civic
Room of the Citizens Bank of Clayton County, Jan-
uary 25.
Mr. Guice, current presi
dent of the Forest Park Ki
wanis Club, said that in 1966
four children and one adult
lost their lives in home fires
in Clayton County. Mr.
Guice strongly stressed the
point that hardly anyone
dies from the exposure to
the fires as such. Death us
ually results from asphyxia
tion by inhalation of heated
gases that form from a fire
and extend through a house
hold structure at a tremen
dous speed. These super
heated gases can asphyxiate
a human being in just one
good breath.
Mr. Guice said during the
course of his talk that more
children lose their lives in
home fires than in any oth
er accident category; that
most fires occur between the
hours of 10 pm. and 6 am.
(the sleeping hours); and
that many a layman at
tempts to fight his own fire
pbefore calling the fire de
partment, with a resultant
loss of both life and prop
erty.
Mr. Guice also pointed up
the fact that all families
should have a pre-arranged
schedule to be executed in
case of a home fire a sched
ule which should be freely
discussed and rehearsed by
all members of the family.
This fire drill should include
knowledge of the closest
exits for each person (to in
clude ladders if mneeded);
and a prearranged meeting
place for the household oc
cupants to meet. Mr. Guice
said that many a parent has
rushed headlong into a blaz
ing home to recover a child
who wasn’t there. This pre
arranged meeting place can
be an immediate means of
accounting for the family
members, should all mem
bers of the family not be in
the house when the fire oc
curs. This one procedure can
do much to minimize con
fusion,
Mr. Guice said that home
fire drills cannot be over
emphasized. He said that
these drills should incorpo
rate a check on both the |
presence, location and cur
rent potency of fire extin
guishers. Mr. Guice also re-
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Governor Maddox is giving a din
ner Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Mar
riott Motor Hotel, and at this pres
tige dinner among those invited are
Judge and Mrs. Foster.
William J. (Bill) Lee, Clayton
County Representative, has been
named on the State Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee from the Sixth
Congressional District.
The Governor and Judge Foster
are warm personal friends and he is
highly regarded in the Governor's
Councils. Judge Foster worked over
time in his efforts to help Lester
ferred to the presence of
dynamite in almost every
home in the form of improp
erly stored gasoline. Under
the proper kindling temper
atures the ignition of only
one gallon of gasoline is
equal to the explosiveness of
21 sticks of dynamite, Mr.
Guice in closing urged all to
reassess their potential for
home fires.
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E. L. Hankins
Grand Jury
Foreman
The February Term of the
Grand Jury was empaneled
by Judge Harold R. Banke
on February 6, 1967. Edward
L. Hankins was elected Fore
man; John B. Sloope, Assist
ant Foreman; J. G. Abel,
Sr., Secretary, and James F.
Sargent Doorman.
Members of the Grand
Jury for the February Term
are:
J. G. Abel, Sr., 209 Phillips
Drive, Forest Park; Marion
L. Adair, 117 Huie Road,
Morrow; C. E. Bailey, Box 34,
College Park; G. W. Bass, 22
Kimsey Drive, College Park;
J. C. Bentley, 96 Brookwood
Circle, Jonesboro; James E.
Bishop, 6811 Mayo Drive,
Riverdale; William M. Briz
endine, 110 Spring Street,
Jonesboro; E. B. Busby, Sr.,
Route 1, Highway 54, Jones
boro; Thomas E. Durden, 106
Impala Circle, Morrow; Ed
ward L. Hankins, 152 Robin
Lane, Forest Park; Thomas
E. Jennings, 501 Ridgecrest
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Lake City
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Council to Meet
A called meeting of
the Lake City Council
will be held Thursday,
Feb. 23 7 pm. at the
Lake City Community
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_ FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1967
RECEPTION In honor of American Chiro
practic Association mid - winter meeting,
presided over by Dr. Henry L. Foley, of
Forest Park, at the Atlanta Biltmore. Gov
ernor Maddox addressed the reception and
endorsed chiropractic. Pictured, left to
right: Dr. Garth Atwood, member, Board
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N. Jonesboro
PTA Program
The North Jonesboro
Elementary PTA will
meet in the School Cafe
torium on February 14
at 8:00 p.m. This will be
our Founders Day Pro
gram and all members
are urged to attend. We
extend a very speclal
invitation to all past
presidents of the North
Jonesboro PTA to join
us for this special Foun
ders Day Program.
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City Mgr.
Forest Park is temporarily
without a city manager
again following the resig
nation last week of C. C.
Davis, which this time was
accepted by City Council at
a called meeting.
Last October, Mr. Davis
handed in his resignation.
blaming “friction” which
amounted to differences
with Mayor Sharon Aber
crombie. The City Council at
a later meeting declined to
accept the resignation and
Davis went back to work.
The Mayor said this time
he was surprised when Davis
again resigned.
“We are going to look hard
for a qualified man,” said
Abercrombie. “Our city is
growing very fast and we
must have a competent man
to handle affairs.”
Mr. Davis, hired by the
late Mayor Willlam Bate
man, was thought to have
been doing a good job until
it came to light that he and
Mayor Abercrombie were aft
odds.
There were no tax in
creases during Mr. Davis’
| regime,
LQU EVANS, owiier of Evans Motor Com
» pany, receives plaque from Bobby Tingler,
President of Morrow Explorers Post 112.
H. F. Strong, standing in between, is Post
Advisor. The honor came to Mr. Evans for
gift of truck to the Post which is a Civil
Defense Disaster unit. Others shown in the
of Governors of ACA, Salt Lake City; Dr.
Henry L. Foley, President of Georgia Chiro
practic Association; Dr. George F. Poe,
President of American Chiropractic Asso
ciation, and Dr. Ralph Schmidt, Chairman
Council of Delegates of ACA.
FP High Sophomore
Band of America
Picks Sharon Weese
Miss Sharon Weese, daughter of Mrs. Marie
- Weese, 238 Phillips Drive, Forest Park, a sophomore
at Forest Park Senior High School, has been selected
for the Band of America, All-Student Band, USA. The
'Band will give a six-week concert tour in ten coun-
tries in Europe this summer.
This All-Student Ban & 1~
comprised of young musi
cians from throughout the
United States. She was se
lected by audition to be
member of this out.standingl
musical organization.
Sharon is the first stu
dent from the Forest Park
High School Band to audi
tion and be selected. She
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Dedicates
Flags
Church St. school held a
very inspiring ceremony
dedicating the Flag of the
U. 8. and the Georgia Flag,
which will fly in front of the
school building.
The flags were donated
by the Riverdale Lions Club
and were presented by their
secretary, Harvey Nelson.
W. H. Faver, principal of
Church St. School, accepted
the flags for the school.
The entire school as
sembled with some 30 mem
bers of the PTA and stood
at attention while Boy
Scouts Ferral Collins and
Phil Dailey raised the flags.
Mrs. White, sixth grade
teacher, sang the Star
Spangled Banner. They then
gave the Pledge of Allegi
ance to the Flag.
A beautiful dedication
prayer was offered by the
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picture: Howard McCall, Fred Morran,
Fred Davenport, Glenn Penny, John Pen
ny, Curtis Roach, Floyd Tingle, Doug Ma
gruder, Randy Mays and C. R. Christopher,
CD director for Clayton County.—(Photo
by Hooper.)
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MISS SHARON WEESE
has studied privately with
Mr. Charles Bradley since
the third grade and played
in his elementary band for
three years. Sharon placed
first chair last year and this
year in the Sixth District
Clinic Band. She also made
alternate All-State last year.
Sharon has played Clar
inet in the Atlanta Youth
Symphony Orchestra and is
now a member of the At
lanta Junior Symphony Or
chestra. Her other major in
struments Include Saxo
phone and Piano. She is also
a member of the Clarinet
Choir, at school, Dance
Band and Advance Chorus.
Sharon is a nominee for the
1967 Governor’s Honors Pro
gram this summer.
Sharon attends Bethel As
sembly of God Church, in
College Park, where she is
the organist. She is age 15.
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Governor Maddox Endorses
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Governor Lester Maddox addressed a reception hosted by Dr. Henry L. Foley,
President of the Georgia Chiropractic Association, held Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 9 at the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel in honor of Dr. George F. Poe, President
of the American Chiropractic Association, and the Executive Board of Governors
of_the ACA_,_w};q are ‘holding their mid-winter meetings this week in Atlanta.
Governor Maddox, a long
time friend of Dr. Foley, ar
rived shortly after 8:00 p.m.
and was greeted in the re
ceiving line which included
Dr. Foley, Dr. Poe, N. A.
Erbe, Former Governor of
lowa, and Executive Direc
tor of the ACA, Dr. Dave
Palmer, President of the
Palmer College of Chiro
practic and Dr. Van D. Mer
icas, Chairman, Board of
Governors of the ACA. After
being greeted by the guests,
many of which were ac
quaintances of the Gover
nor. He was accompanied to
the speakers’ platform and
presented to the gathering
by Dr. Foley. Governor Mad
dox welcomed the ACA to
Georgia and expressed his
delight that they chose the
sovereign state of Georgia to
hold their winter meeting.
He praised the efforts of the
members of the Chiroprac
tic profession and the ex
cellent work they are doing
in the field of healing. He
spoke of his own personal
experience as a patient of
Chiropractic and the bene
fits that he had derived un
der chiropractic treatment.
d%e prought out the act that
Chiropractic has made tre
mendous accomplishments
as a member of the healing
art, and of the definite
need for this profession to
help in alleviating the ills
of mankind.
Governor Maddox invited
the group to return to Geor
gia at some future date
when the new mansion is
completed and visit with
Lim there. The Governor re
iterated that his admini
stration was one in which all
(i the people of Georgia
would participate and with
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Gunmen Get Thousands
In Gems, Cash at GEX
Three men wearing sunglasses and heavy caps
Thursday took a cart laden with jewelry and cash
from the Government Exchange (GEX) on the South
Expressway, in what was believed to be one of the
largest robbery hauls in the metropolitan area in re-
cent years.
The amount of the loot
was given as “in the thou
sands of dollars.” Reports
were that the haul probably
would exceed $20,000.
Clayton County Police
Chief Howard Smith said
three men entered the store
while employees were pre
paring to open for business.
Seymour Horwitz, a sales
man, took the cart contain
ing jewelry, the previous
day’s receipts and petty cash
from a vault in the rear of
the store.
Smith said Horwitz in
tended to place the rings,
watches, earrings, necklaces
and other jewelry in a dis
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Pat Huie, Joneshoro,
Pat Huie has been named the 1967 STAR student
for the Clayton County school system area, the Clay
ton County Chamber of Commerce announced this
week. The STAR student is a Senior at Jonesboro Sen
ior High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Huie, Jr.
The STAR student then
selected G. E. Eidson, Eng
lish teacher at Jonesboro
Senior High School, as his
STAR teacher, the teacher
who made the greatest con
tribution to the student’s
scholastic achievement.
Others in the Clayton
County School system area
named STAR students for
their individual high schools,
and the STAR teachers they
named are: Horace Anthony
Orr of Forest Park Senior
High School who selected
Mrs. Joyce Kirkland as his
STAR teacher and’ Donna
Jean Geddie, North Clayton
Senior High whose STAR
teacher is Mrs. Harriett
Spencer.
The announcements were
made as a part of the Stu
dent Teacher Achievement
Recognition (STAR) pro
gram, sponsored statewide
by the Georgia State Cham
ber of Commerce and in the
Clayton County School sys
tem area by the Clayton
County Chamber of Com
merce. Awards will be made
to the STAR students and
teachers at the February 22
Luncheon meeting of the
Forest Park Rotary Club.
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play case in the jewelry sec
tion. Two men walked up
beside him, one on either
side, and the third closed in
from behind, Smith related.
Displaying pistols, the
three forced Horwitz to
push the care out the front
door. Officers said one ban
dit ran to a car nearby,
drove it up to the door, then
told Horwitz to go back in
side the store.
The three were described
as in their 20s or early 30s,
short and of average ap
pearance. They were last
seen driving north toward
Atlanta on the South Ex
pressway.
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Chairman
Mr. Edgar Blalock, Jr., of
Jonesbor., has been ap
pointed the 19687 Clayton
County membership chair
man of the University of
Georgia Alumni Society. The
announcement was made by
Tyus Butler, Director of
Alumni Relations for the
University of Georgia Alum
ni Society along with Judge
Byron Mathews and Mr.
Guy C. Arnall of Newnan,
Ga., vice-presidents for the
Society in the 6th District.
Mr. Blalock will head up
the local organization in
contacting the approxi
mately 215 Georgia alumni
in Clayton County. He
points out that friends of
the University as well as
alumni are invited to join
in this tangible support of
the University’s growth and
development through the
Alumni Society Program.
The 1967 goals for the
Clayton County Chapter are
50 active members and S6OO
in contributions. Last year’s
totals were 40 members and
$538 in contributions.
The Georgia Alumni So
ciety in 1966 had another
record year when more
than 11,000 alumnl and
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