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WANTED: Mothers and Daddies of Our Verv Own
This is the advertisement
some 90 to 100 Negro Infants
and young children would
place In this newspaper if
they could.
To help them find parents
they need, Negro ministers
in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb,
Fulton and Gwinnett coun
- ties are joining with seven
qualified adoption agencies
in sponsoring the first
Adoption Sunday on March
12th.
On that day, ministers of
x Negro congregations will
discuss the joys of becoming
adoptive parents, will dis
tribute written Information
about the needs of homeless
Negro youngsters and how
they can be adopted and
urge members who are able
to do so to adopt a little one
through one of the sponsor
ing agencies.
"This is the first time pub
lic and private agencies have
sought the help of ministers
in appealing to prospective
Negro adoptive parents,”
said Anne Plant, Director of
Clayton County Department
of Family and Children
Services, “and we hope the
response will be favorable as
the need is great.”
“Right now, the seven
adoption agencies sponsor
ing Adoption Sunday have
almost 100 Negro babies and
' children ready and waiting
for parents of their own.
Many have been waiting
longer than a year, but there
are no applications from
Western Auto Store
252 N. Main St.
Jonesboro, Ga.
478-7027
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DEAR FRIENDS:
SOMEONE ONCE TOLD ME ,THAT YOU NEVER REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR FRIENDS UNTIL A TRAGEDY
STRIKES. WELL, IF WE HAVE EVER WITNESSED A TIME
WHEN FOLKS WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TOBE NICE, IT
WAS LAST TUESDAY.
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AS FIRE RAGED THROUGH OUR STORE WE FELT A
SPECIAL KINSHIP TO THOSE WHO WEREOFSUCHGREAT
ASSISTANCE TO US. THE POLICE OFFICERS OF JONES
BORO AND CLAYTON COUNTY WERE MORETHANTHEIR
USUAL EFFICIENT SELVES; THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS
OF JONESBORO, FOREST PARK, MORROW, RIVERDALE,
FAYETTEVILLE AND MOUNTAIN VIEW CONDUCTED
THEMSELVES IN SUCH AN OUTSTANDING MANNER THAT
WE FIND IT DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS OURSELVES IN
MERE WORDS. AND, THE CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS
WHO TOOK TIME OUT TO EXTEND A HELPING HAND AND
WORD ARE DESERVING OF OUR HEARTFELT APPRE
CIATION.
YES, WE ARE PREPARING TO RE-OPEN YOUR WES
TERN AUTO STORE IN A NEW AND LARGER LOCATION.
NEW MERCHANDISE HAS BEEN ORDERED AND SHOULD
BE DELIVERED IN A FEW DAYS. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
FIND THE VERY BEST IN APPLIANCES, HARDWARE AND
AUTO ACCESSORIES AT OUR NEW LOCATION.
252 NORTH MAIN STREET, JONESBORO, GA.
WE HAVE EVERY HOPE TO HOLD A GRAND OPENING
BEFORE EASTER SUNDAY. IN THE MEANTIME, IT WILL
BE BUSINESS AS USUAL AT OUR NEW LOCATION.
OUR RECORDS ARE ALL AT THE NEW STORE, SO WE
ASK THAT YOU MAKE PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNTS AT
THE NORTH MAIN STREET LOCATION. WE WILL BE OPEN
FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL 6:30 P.M.
WATCH FOR OUR RE-OPENING IN ABOUT THREE
WEE KS.
prospective parents.”
“This is not the case in the
white community," Mrs.
Plant continued, “where ap
plications from adoptive
parents usually exceed the
number of babies and chil
dren available.”
“We believe that lack of
information, or misinforma
tion, about adoptions may
account for the shortage of
prospective Negro adoptive
parents. Many couples think
adoption is a lengthy, in
volved procedure. Actually,
it takes only a few months
to find the child best suited
to the adopting parents.
Others think adoptive par
ents must be wealthy. This
is not true. All that Is needed
is a loving heart and suf
ficient income to take care
of the parents and the
child.”
Mrs. Plant added that the
idea for Adoption Sunday
originated with one of the
sponsoring agencies, the
Children’s Center of Metro
politan Atlanta, a United
Appeal agency serving the
five-county area. Prospective
parents wishing to contact
this agency may phone 874-
5761.
Public agencies participat
ing in addition to the Clay
ton County Department of
Family and Children Serv
ices, which may be reached
at 478-9911, Ext. 36, are:
Children’s Center of Met
ropolitan Atlanta, located
in Atlanta, a United Appeal
Agency serving the five
county area. Telephone: 874-
5671.
Cobb County Department
of Family and Children
Services, Marietta, a public
agency serving Cobb resi
dents. Telephone: 422-1370.
DeKalb County Depart
ment of Family and Chil
dren Services, Decatur, a
public agency serving De-
Kalb residents. Telephone:
373-7211.
Fulton County Department
of Family and Children
Services, Atlanta, a public
agency serving Fulton resi
dents. Telephone: 572-2575
or 572-2655.
Gwinnett County Depart
ment of Family and Chil
dren Services, Lawrenceville,
a public agency serving
Gwinnett residents. Tele
phone: 963-2481.
Georgia Department of
Family and Children Serv
ices, Atlanta, a public agency
serving other areas of the
state. Telephone: 522-8710.
Negro couples who would
like to adopt a child are
urged to phone one of the
agencies listed here.
U. S. farm egg prices for
the 12-month period begin
ning October 1, 1966, are ex
pected to average about 5
cents below the favorable
prices of the preceding 12
months, according to the
National Poultry Survey
Committee.
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Airman Evans
Selected for
Tech Training
San Antonio, Tex. Airman
Jerry L. Evans, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond J. Evans
of 1014 Alder Drive, Forest
Park, Ga., has been selected
for technical training at
Lowry AFB, Colo., as a U. S.
Air Force munitions special
ist.
The airman recently com
pleted basic training at
Lackland AFB, Tex. His new
school is part of the Air
Training Command which
conducts hundreds of spe
cialized courses to provide
technically trained person
nel for the nation’s aero
space force.
Airman Evans is a 1966
graduate of Forest Park
Senior High School.
Would You Believe—
Ever see a barber who
could clip his grass as rap
idly as he clips hair?
A hot rod used to be a
branch off a tree wielded by
a parent. Now it’s an auto.
When the snow is on the
ground, that the time the
air conditioning repairman
comes around.
Nothing takes the place of
success, but odds are the in
come tax people will get
their share.
The reason the man on
the moon is grinning is that
he knows there are no park
ing spaces down below.
BROWN OR BLACK BLACK
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Boysrand^Girls
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special events to follow. Best of all, Poll-Parrots
will wear and fit the way you
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BLACK tai/ a o
8^ to 12 . . . SILVER SHOE. to 3.. $8.98
prize-packed.
12’/2 to 3 . . . given with each
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Muny Theater
Auditions
Announced
Atlanta’s Municipal The
ater announces the auditions
for its Fifteenth season of
“Theater Under The Stars”
for chorus singers and danc
ers. The auditions will take
place on Saturday, March
25 at the Community Play
house, 1150 Peachtree Street.
Singers will be auditioned
starting at 10:30. They will
be selected on quality of
voice, appearance, and abil
ity to read music at sight,
an accompanist will be pro
vided and singers must
bring their own music.
All songs must be in English.
Finalists will be called back
in the afternoon.
Dancers will be auditioned
starting at 5:00 p.m. and will
be selected on ability to exe
cute routines in modern bal
let, appearance, and prev
ious experience and training.
Rehearsals start June 26,
1967 and the season opens
July H, 1967. Each show
plays six nights a week with
dress rehearsals Monday
nights. The season ends Au
gust 20, 1967. Weekly salary
will be SIOO.OO, Including re
hearsal weeks. A total of 8
weeks is anticipated. If the
singer or dancer is not a
member of Actors Equity
Association, he will be re
quired to join in order to
perform. The initiation fee
is SIOO.OO plus $15.00 dues—
all payable on or before the
first rehearsal date.
No application is necessary
before the audition date;
applications will be passed
out only at the time of the
auditions. Do not plan to au
dition unless you are 16
years of age or older.
For further Information
write:
Eric Matson
Atlanta Municipal
Theater
710 Peachtree St.
Atlanta, Ga.
Would You Believe—
Cats have good eyesight
in dim light.
Marco Polo called China
Cathay.
About four pounds of raw
tea leaves is required to
make a pound of manufac
tured tea.
The Eiffel Tower has 7,000
tons of iron in it.
Free Press-News & Farmer, Tues., March 7, 1967
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PLANTED FIELD OF LOBLOLLY PINES ON W. S. TURNER FARM
Soil Conservation Activities
By TOM COLE
Soil Conservationist
Soil and Water Conserva
tion farmers and landown
ers are making progress in
applying the needed sea
sonal practices on the land
in cooperation with the Up
per Ocmulgee River District.
Mrs. J. R. Wallis on her
farm near Lovejoy recently
planted ten acres to loblolly
pines. Areas planted had
been farmed in row crops of
cotton and com for many
years. For the past five
years the fields were idle
growing broom sedge, weeds
and native grass with a few
volunteer pine seedlings.
This is a good example of
changing conditions as the
years pass. People become
older, land use changes,
younger people finish school
adding more families, build
new homes and select voca
tions that do not include
farming. Share Croppers
having made their life voca
tion living on the farm are
too old or have passed on.
Their children selected oth
er means of earning a living
other than farming. Roads,
industry, commercial groups,
and residential housing have
taken many acres of farm
land. These and many other
factors contribute to the
change of land use, more so
in metropolitan areas around
Atlanta.
Mrs. Wallis is to be com
mended for planting trees
on her fields, as trees are
good soil cover and will pro
duce more per acre income
within the next 10 to 25
years than a field left idle to
grow native wild plants.
'from HISTORTS SCRAPBOOK 1
DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS J
Altany was made capital of New York State, March 10,
1797. Hitler took over Czechoslovakia, March 10, 1939.
The introduction of machinery in cigar manufacturing led
to labor riots in Madrid, Spain, March 11, 1885.
Mrs. Juliette Low formed the Girl Scouts, March 12, 1912.
Congress established the U. S. Post Office, March 12, 1789.
Standard time was generally adopted in the United States,
March 13, 1884.
President McKenley signed an act setting the gold dollar as
unit of value, March 14, 1900. Women were authorized to hold
federal employment, March 14, 1864.
Joseph Pulitzer, New York World newspaper, started a cam
paign to raise SIOO,OOO for a pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
March 15, 1885. J
S- MUitar y Academy was established, March
16, 1802.
As Spring is just around
the corner other farmers
and landowners are wide
awake in making plans to
seed fields to perennial pas
ture and hay crops. G. D.
Hatcher is preparing for ten
acres of sericea on one field.
Fescue-Clover on another.
C. A. Mueller is making
preparation to plant 15 acres
to Coastal Bermuda after
grading and filling of old
type bench terraces.
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