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VOLUME 42 —NUMBER 1
By JACK TROY
4 Fence to Keep Outsiders Out
President John Cozad said it was one of the best meet
ings the club has had in a long time. Those within reach
of his voice agreed
ed, "I am proud to tell you that because it shows we are
making progress."
Judge Kemp and Home Superintendent Hugh Turner out
lined general Home procedures on entrance and detention
and practices.
It used to be that juvenile offenders had to be placed in
county jail. Now they have a fine juvenile home, and it re
flects the progress that is being made.
When Judge Kemp showed club members a fenced rec
reation area he said: “The fence is not to keep the children
in but to keep outsiders out.”
The children have a specially trained teacher for their
school lessons, and they have regular Sunday religious serv
ices arranged by Rev. Hoyt Farr, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Forest Park.
The children are in real good hands.
A special case was brought to the attention of the club
members. It has to do with two county juveniles who were
apprehended in Atlanta and charged with burglary.
Judge Kemp made a special plea for the custody of the
boys and the Juvenile Home is doing everything possible to
try to salvage these young men so that they won’t have a
permanent record.
New Owner Takes Over
Weldon's Drugs in FP
The Main Street Pharmacy
opens this week at the for
mer Weldon’s location, 1153
Main St. in Forest Park. It’s
just a couple of doors from
the Georgia Power Co. office.
The new owner and opera
tor is Ed Obert who has
moved here with his family
from Macon, Ga. Mr. Obert,
who is a graduate of the Au
burn, Ala., Pharmacy School,
has over 10 years experience
in retail drug stores as well
as a long tenure with Eli
Lilly and Perdue-Frederick
pharmaceutical houses. He
will be assisted in the busi
ness by his attractive wife,
Christine.
The Oberts have two sons,
Dennis, 19, and Randay who
is 10. Dennis expects to fol
low in his father’s footsteps;
he is attending Pharmacy
School at the David-Lips
c o m b College in Nashville,
Tenn.
Guns are Mr. Obert’s chief
hobby and he loads the shells
himself. It’s an engrossing
pastime, he says, but he’ll
have few hours left for it,
what with the hours a drug
gist keeps.
The Main Street Pharmacy
offers many special items in
a Grand Opening advertise
ment this week. See Page 3 of
this issue for details.
Youngster
Os Three
Reads
So much has been written
about the ability of very
young children to read —
long before school age, but
did you know that right
here In Morrow, lives a
young man who had his
third birthday Feb. 21, just
one week ago, who can read?
He started reading when he
was 2^ years old. has added
some 50 words to his vocab
ulary, and even a few hy
phenated - like record-play
er, Santa Clause, Coke-cola?
Mustang, telephone, banana,
cigarette, and many more
are “child’s play” to Ronnie
Brooks, whose grandmother
with whom he lives, is Mrs.
Don Fox, of 106 Royal Court,
Morrow. Grandma tells us he
is usually in his best reading
mood just before bedtime,
but does not read every day.
This clever fellow can count,
too.
JKnmt Jark
and
The Exchange Club of Jonesboro
Tuesday was guest of Judge Kemp at
the County Juvenile Courtroom and
Home. Guests eat the same luncheon
fare as the children, and it equals
the best home cooking.
For instance, the menu included
macaroni and cheese, green beans,
meat loaf, pickled peaches and old
fashioned sweet potato pudding. Iced
tea or coffee is the drink for visitors.
Often milk for the children.
Judge Kemp told the club, of which
he is a member, that there are "far
fewer numbers of repeaters.” He add-
Pack 279
Annual
Banquet
The annual banquet of
Pack 279 was held Tuesday,
February 23, in the cafeto
rium of the Ash Street
School.
The flag ceremony was led
by Den 1 and the invocation
was given by the Reverend
Clyde Smith of the Forest
Park Methodist Church.
Guests of honor were Wil
lard Youngblood, principal
of Ash Street School, and
family and Mrs. John Strat
ton, president of the Ash
Street PTA, who was pre
sented a plaque in recogni
tion for PTA sponsorship of
the pack.
An evening of food, fun
and fellowship was enjoyed
by all.
—Mrs. W. A. Little
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FP Methodist
Revival
Services
The Forest Park Meth
odist Church, College St.,
Forest Park, announces Re
vival Services will be held
commencing Sunday, March
5, at the 11 o’clock service.
The Evangelist will be the
Rev. James Clark of Hemp
Stephens Memorial Church,
Columbus, Ga. Evening serv
ices will be at 7:30 p.m.
Monday through Thursday.
Pancake
Breakfast
For the benefit of Boy
Scouts Troop 118, whose
hut recently was destroyed
by fire, the Kiwanis Club
of Mountain View will be
serving up delicious pan
cake breakfasts this Sat
urday morning, March 4,
from 6 to 11 o’clock at the
Youth Center house (one
short block north of the
First Baptist Church of
Mountain View).
Though the Youth Cen
ter is gas heated, the huge
hearth will be aglow to
help welcome patrons
sharing in this worthy
benefit.
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1967
GEORGE SLIGH, second from left, stand
ing, and brother E. W. Sligh, third from
left, and Lee Speir, extreme right, seated,
of Speir Insurance Agency, Inc., Forest
Park, were hosts to the basketball teams
of Georgia Tech and Forest Park Senior
High at Harbin's Drive-In Restaurant last
Thursday night. Brief talks were made to
Cancer
Society Plans
On February 22, the Ex
ecutive Board of the Clayton
County Unit of the American
Cancer Society met at a
luncheon at the Farmers
Market in Forest Park. The
Executive Board consists of
Roland Downing, Emmett
Lee, Dr. Clyde Harrison,
Jack Troy, Mrs. Charlene
McAfee, Humphrey C. Tray
lor, Kelly Grenga, Mrs. Mary
Tondee, Mrs. Louise Gibbs,
Don Daniels and Bill Car
ter.
Bill Carter, chairman of
Special Events, reported that
plans of the kick off are
underway at the Lakeshore
Country Club on March 31.
The theme “Six for the
Sixties” and a Western type
program is being planned.
The guest speaker will be
E. C. Hammond, vice presi
dent of Georgia Power Com
pany.
Every captain, _ crusader,
worker, chairman is urged
to attend.
Mrs. Fredick is doing a
wonderful job as co-chair
man of the Volunteer Pa
tients Service. Call her at
478-3144 and volunteer your
services. Keep up the good
work.
Don Cook of Forest Park
was nominated co-chairman
of Independent Business of
the Forest Park Area. Busi
ness men and business lead
ers give a call to Mr. Cook
at 478-3144.
Mrs. Mary Tondee, chair
man of Earlier Treatment
and Education, is doing a
wonderful job with her
group, but she needs help.
Give Mary a call at 478-3144.
Mrs. Elsie Jones, a residen
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SHOWN HERE are honorary members of
the Jonesboro FFA chapter who received
their awards at the annual Father and Son
the teams by George Sligh, Judge E. Alvin
Foster, Judge Harold Banke, Sen. Kenneth
Kilpatrick and Coach Cobb of Forest Park
High. Tech’s Phil Wagner, Pres and Judy
and John Partain addressed inspiring re
marks to the Forest Park team. A steak
dinner was enjoyed.
Senators Talmadge,
Russell Name Grants
U. S. Senators Herman E. Talmadge and Richard
B. Russell today announced the allotment of $111,835
to Clayton County for special programs for educa
tionally disadvantaged children.
The funds, for fiscal year 1967, were made avaiL
able under the provisions of
Title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, and will finance
programs for 790 education
ally deprived children in the
county, Senators Talmadge
and Russell said. The total
state allotment is $34,437,083.
Under the law, children
classed as disadvantaged
and included in the allot
ments are (1) children from
families having an income
of less than $2,000 per year
or receiving payments in ex
cess of $2,000 per year under
the Aid to Dependent Chil
dren provisions of the Social
Security Act; (2) children
under public care in foster
Alpha Delta
Initiation
Mrs. William G. Goggans
of Jonesboro was initiated
into Alpha Delta Kappa at
the Atlanta Woman’s Club
on Saturday, February 18.
The members attending the
dinner and initiation from
the Alpha Phi Chapter were,
Mrs. Ed Holcomb, Mrs. Jack
Abel, and Mrs. Herbert Gal
breath of Jonesboro and
Mrs Bill Householder of
Morrow.
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banquet. The honorees are Sam Wilder,
William Trout, A. L. Cox, George Waddy
and J. B. Lee Jr.—(Photo by Lee Hoper.)
homes; (3) children in in
stitutions for the handi
capped, neglected, or delin
quent; (4) children of mig
ratory agricultural workers.
FP Tax Dept.
Is Open on
Saturdays
The Tax Department, City
of Forest Park, Georgia
will remain open on Satur
day mornings from 8 a.m.
until 12 noon through April
1, 1967 to take Tax Returns
.'or 1967. The Tax Depart
ment is also maintaining
regular hours from 8 a.m.
until 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday of each week.
It is the duty of each
property owner, boat owner,
house trailer owner to re
turn their taxes each year
between January 1 and April
1 to the City of Forest Park.
The Tax Department is
opening on Saturday morn
ings for the convenience of
those who are unable to
make their returns during
regular working hours. A
10% PENALTY is made on
all property, boats and
house trailers that are not
turned in by April 1, 1967.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Star Students, Teachers
Are Presented at Rotary
On Wednesday, February 22, in the Civic Room of the Citizens Bank of Clay
ton County in Forest Park, Mr. Tracy Burnham of the American Can Company
presented the STAR students and their STAR teachers to the Forest Park Rotary
Club.
Mr. Burnham spoke of the honors often given for beauty queens, football
heroes; when too often out
standing students and
teachers go unrecognized,
and as the Chairman of the
Public Relations Committee
of the Clayton County
Chamber of Commerce, the
sponsor of the Clayton STAR
Students, Mr. Burnham in
troduced from North Clay
ton High School Miss Donna
Jean Geddie and her STAR
teacher, Mrs. Harriett
Spencer; from Forest Park
High School, Tony Orr and
hi s STAR teacher Mrs.
Joyce Kirkland; and from
Jonesboro High School, Pat
Huie and his STAR teacher
Mr. G. C. Eidson. Each stu
dent and his chosen teacher
spoke briefly to the Rotar
ians and their guests.
Mr. Burnham spoke of the
STAR program as one which
spotlights these scholars and
their teachers, puts them in
the limelight and said, “It
is SMART to be SMART, and
the business of stimulating
a young person's mind is a
great profession.”
Mr. Burnham said that
though created and coordi
nated by the Georgia State
Chamber of Commerce
STAR'S key policy and ad
ministrative decisions are
made by a Steering Commit
tee of Interested private cit
izens who volunteer time
and talent. Its purpose is to
recognize academic achieve
ment in Georgia’s high
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Post 143 Guest o!
Kiwanis oi Jonesboro
When you are sitting in a crowd and hear a boy
make a short talk it is real easy for you to listen but
for the boy making the “short talk” this is a major
□peration, not to mention the butterflies the next
speaker is feeling while you sit there content with
your listening.
But once the speech has
been delivered the butter
flies seem to have flown
away and the speaker is at
peace with the world and
seems to possess a very spe
cial sort of contentment
that only a speaker can
know once the speech has
been delivered. Standing be
fore a group and making a
talk is a very important part
of the growth and develop
ment of any young man.
During the month of Feb
ruary, 1967 the Boy Scouts
of America are celebrating
the 57th Anniversary of Boy
Scouting in America. One of
the special activities taking
place during the month of
February is a project known
as “Operation Patrick
Henry” which affords young
men the opportunity and
experience of giving short
talks on patriotic subject
and their personal experi
ence in Scouting.
The members of the Ki-
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Venture in Faith
Dr. Gambill, Jones
Guest Minister
Georgia Methodists are in a great “Venture in
Faith” program. The outstanding feature is the ex
change of pulpits between the two Conferences. We
in the North Georgia Conference preached in the
South Georgia Conference pulpits the first week in
February. Now they will
come to our pulpits the first
Sunday in March and be
with us through March 9th.
All Methodist Churches in
Clayton County will partici
pate.
The Jones Memorial First
Methodist of Forest Park
will have Dr. George W.
Gambill, President of An
drew College in Cuthbert,
Georgia, as guest minister.
Dr. Gambill is deeply spiri
tual, an excellent speaker,
and an excellent admini
strator. Since he took charge
at Andrew College in 1956,
the enrollment has grown
from 68 to 457. Along with
all the other achievements
he has maintained a high
spiritual level in the stu
dent body and faculty.
Dr. Gambill will preach
at 8:45 and 11:00 Sunday
morning, and at 7:30 each
evening through Thursday
wanis Club of Jonesboro had
an opportunity to observe
"Operation Patrick Henry”
in a very impressive and
educational program of
Scouting activities presented
at the Monday night meet
ing of the Kiwanis Club by
Jonesboro Explorer Post 143,
Boy Scouts of America,
sponsored by the Jonesboro
Methodist Church. Robert
Dye, Program Chairman of
the Post, introduced Steve
Edwards who gave a very de
tailed outline of the past ac
tivities of the Post. The fu
ture plans of the Post were
very ably presented by Larry
Mainland. Robert Dye closed
the program with a "short
talk” on his personal experi
ences in Scouting.
The Post was represented
by Gene C. McCuen, Advisor;
David Joe Hurlbut, Assistant
Advisor; Mike Gazaway,
Larry Mainland, Steve Ed
wards, Charles Swaringen,
Robert Dye and Robert
Swaringen.
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night. His sermon topics
are: “Just What Is a Chris
tian?” “My Brother’s Keep
er.” "Looking for Somebody
to Hate.” “The Spiritual
Clinic.” "The Balanced Life.”
and "Eternal Life.” All of
these topics are thought
provoking and we pray that
they will be spiritually stim
ulating to those who hear
them.
You are invited to worship
with us during each service
from March sth through
March 9th.
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DR. GAMBILL
Board
Opposes Bill
The monthly meeting of
the Clayton County Real
Estate Board was held at the
Atlanta Army Depot Officers
Club Tuesday, February 21,
with new president, Rudolph
Johnson, presiding.
Two Legislative Bills were
brought to the attention of
the board. One, Senate Bill
No. 91, which outlines some
revisions of Georgia real
estate licensing rules was
urged to be passed. The
other, House Bill No. 38,
would require a licensed en
gineer to approve any and
every building built in the
state from a chicken coop on
up, The board felt that this
would. ultimately place an
unnecessary added expense
on the homeowner and
urged the senators and rep
resentatives to defeat this
House Bill No. 38.