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VOLUME 42 — NUMBER 4
By JACK TROY
Southern League Baseball
Could Be Rough
As baseball season nears, the memories come crowding
back when the writer was covering baseball for The Atlanta
Constitution in the now defunct Southern League. They
There was this episode in Nashville that really took the
cake.
The Crackers had concluded their series with the Vols,
Poindexter was a winner and he set out to celebrate. Paul
Richards had gone to his drawing room on the train.
Fred Russell, sports editor of The Nashville Banner,
visited Richards for an interview, and things were going
along quietly enough until Jinx Poindexter loomed on the
scene ready for anything. He was, in a word, loaded.
Russell declared: “Ole Jinx is in good form.” That did it.
Poindexter thought Russell was picking on him and whipped
out a long pocket knife that looked like a pig sticker. Jinx
muttered: “I’ll cut your heart out!”
The alert manager Paul Richards knew that Jinx wasn’t
kidding, and threw his body across Poindexter, braving the
knife. Russell was a little pale as he prepared to make his
departure.
Richards got Poindexter to his bunk and realized the
folly of giving his southpaw ace a lecture at the time. He
waited until the next day when Jinx was sober and feeling
pretty poorly with a king-size hangover.
But Richards handled him in such away that Jinx
wouldn’t go off and sulk. He had a winner in Poindexter
and did a masterful job in handling him. There were no
more crises where Poindexter was concerned or involved.
The players who saw Richards brave the Knife had even
more respect for him from then on. Courage is something
the Atlanta Braves vice-president has never lacked. Rich
ards is a great asset to the Braves.
Nix Is Choice
At Jonesboro
Charles Kenneth (Buddy) Nix, whose Eufaula,
Ala., high school football team won the “Border Con
ference” championship with a 6-1 league record last
fall, Monday was named head football coach and
Athletic Director at Jonesboro High School.
Jonesboro Principal Fred
Smith and Bayward Mc-
Manus, who only Monday
was appointed to the newly
created post of athletic di
rector for Clayton County
schools, made the announce
ment jointly.
Nix, elected coach of the
year in the "Valley” where
Eufaula, Opelika, Tallassee,
Lanett, Valley and neigh
bors annually produce some
of the South’s finest college
talent, succeeds Buddy Am
sler. Amsler resigned after
four years as athletic direc
tor and head football coach.
Nix, a graduate assistant
t coach at University of Ala-
Greet Easter
On Beautiful
Depot Hillside
ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT
—Greet Easter morning on
a beautiful hillside at the
Atlanta Army Depot.
Col. A. J. McDermott,
Depot Commander, and the
Depot Chaplain, Maj. Robert
Morris, extend an invitation
to the public to participate
in this service which will
begin at 6:45. In the event
of rain, the service will be
held in the Chapel, Bldg.
734. This is but one of many
being held in the Atlanta
area.
It has become a tradition
to have an Easter sunrise
service at the Depot. The
service was established to
’ provide an opportunity for
Christians to gather out
doors early on Easter morn
ing in a setting somewhat
similar to that in which
, Mary Magdalene and others
gathered in the lonely hours
at the tomb of the crucified
Christ almost 2000 years
ago.
Dr. Willis Brown, a staff
member of the Chaplain’s
Commission of the Southern
Baptist Convention, will be
guest speaker.
Cbe Press
and
were colorful days and equally color
ful players.
Paul Richards was managing the
Crackers in an era when some of the
players were rough and ready, two
fisted drinkers and all-out brawlers
until Richards took them to task. He
did well enough to win several pen
nants.
One of the more temperamental
stars was a lefthanded pitcher named
Jennings (Jinxi Poindexter. Jinx
stayed on the wagon only when close
ly watched by Cracker leaders.
bama while acquiring his
master’s degree at the Cap
stone, will assume his duties
at Class AAA Jonesboro on
April 17 and will begin spring
football practice on April 24.
McManus, who coached at
Jonesboro from 1963 through
this season and compiled
21-4 and 15-12 basketball
credentials in 1964 and 1965,
also announced that Roy
Awbrey will again coach the
varsity basketball team in
1966-67.
Nix was a three-year star
at quarterback for Talladega
High prior to 1957 gradua
tion. In 1961 he was grad
uated with a BS degree from
Livingston State College
after winning Alabama Col
legiate Conference all-star
honors as a fullback and
linebacker. He lettered four
years in football and cap
tained the team his senior
season.
He began coaching in 1962
as an aide at Anniston High,
where he later served as
athletic director of the city
system. His first year (1965)
at Eufaula was a rebuilding
season which led to the 1966
championship campaign.
★★★★★★★
Cleanup Week
In Jonesboro
At the regular meet
ing of the Mayor and
Council held Monday
night, March 13, a reso
lution was passed de
claring the week of
March 20 as CLEANUP
WEEK in the City of
Jonesboro and ask the
people in the city to co
operate in this effort.
This being in connection
with the Jonesboro
Woman’s Club project.
★★★★★★★
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1967
TWO SCOUTS OF Troop 119 have achieved
the rank of Eagle. They are (left to right)
Danny Dougherty, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. N. Dougherty, 113 Pineview Dr., and
Red Cross Tapes EASTER
Cheer Clayton Soldiers SUNRISE
In a letter to the Red Cross Chapter here, Pfc.
Claude A. Frisbie, 101st Airborne Division stationed in HE J
Viet Nam, says: “It makes a guy feel good knowing
that someone back stateside is thinking of us.” Red Easter Sunrise Services
Cross’ thinking of American servicemen—wherever will be held at the Forest
they are — manifests itself — _ Park Recreation Center at
In many ways. t i the City Hall. They are
Great efforts are made to Lj 1111161*311 sponsored by the Forest
provide the soldiers with Park Kiwanis Club in co-
extra personal comforts, 1/ operation with local
and thousands of articles are VFUVfLI X 1 lUd V churches,
collected and shipped to Viet ri • " o t u nr ™
Nam regularly. This Chapter v ‘rt.T l l l
alone sent 15,000 gifts last Pastor of the First Chris-
Christmas, and continues Good Friday Vesper Serv- * la n Cl ™ r c h of Forest
monthly shipments of some ices will be held in Living P ark ’ wlll lead the serv ‘
300 lbs. of toiletries, puz- Word Lutheran Ch urch, ices
zles, games, books, etc., to South Expressway and Flint Everybody is invited and
patients at the 36th Evacu- River Road, on March 24, at a i arge turnout is ex
atlon Hospital in that re- 7:30 p.m. pected.
mote country. The name Good Friday is
“Even the toughest and of English origin and is pos- Sunrise on Easter Sun-
bravest get lonely and sibly derived from “God’s da V i s due a s approximate-
homesick. The sound of fa- Friday” just as "good-byb” 3:34 o’clock, according
miliar voices on a Red Cross is derived from “God be with weather man. So be
tape helps to fight off the you.” The day is commemo- there in time and bring
down feeling. Twenty-one rative of the crucifixion and the family!
soldiers serving in Viet Nam, death of Jesus. Therefore, p .
whose families reside in this theme is carried out in j CI b h been n _
Clayton County, were reclp- the worship service by the sorln ’ Easter Sunrise
ients of these ‘Voices from reading of the passion nar- services in cooneration
Home’ talking letters during ratives from the Gospels. j t h j , churcbes for
the last holiday season,” Pastor W. Osborne Herlong ™ .“2“
said Rev. Hoyt Farr, Chair- will conduct The Vespers 3 people of the area
man of Clayton County Red and preach the sermon en- f o TforwTd to being In
Cross. titled, My God, My God, attenriancp
Military family emergency Why Hast Thou Forsaken
(Continued On Page 5) Me?” |______________J
FOREST PARK WOMAN’S CLUB officers
installed Monday night at the Bradford
Room, Grant City South. Seated, left to
right: Mrs. Claude Simpson, retiring presi
dent; Mrs. C. T. Toole, incoming president;
and Joe Lane, installing officer; standing:
Billy Youngblood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
lard Youngblood, 168 Oakdale Dr.. They
are shown with their scoutmaster, A. N.
Dougherty. All of Forest Park.
Mrs. M. R. Sutton, first vice president;
Mrs. Homer M. Parker, second vice presi
dent; Mrs. M. E. Willy, treasurer, and Mrs.
Oscar Leathers, secretary. (Story on Page
3.)—(Photo by Hooper.)
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Clayton Native
Mrs. Mary Ann Green
Named Mrs. Atlanta
Mrs. Joe T. Green (Mary Ann), the 30-year-old mother of three who says
that “religion is our family life,” has been named Mrs. Atlanta 1967. She was se
lected from among six finalists at the Mrs. Atlanta Pageant, March 10, spon
sored annually by Atlanta Gas Light Company. Mrs. Atlanta 1966, Rita John
son of Morrow, presented Mrs. Green with the crown symbolic of her new title.
Mrs. Green was selected
from among six finalists
who competed in three ma
jor areas: (1) homemaking
abilities; (2) poise, person
ality and grooming; and (3)
church and community par
ticipation. First runner-up
in the competition was Mrs.
Lowry T. Greer (Elovoyce)
of Marietta. The other four
finalists were Mrs. Julian J.
Attaway, Mrs. William A.
Cahill, Mrs. Lewis A. Ray
and Mrs. John T. Row.
The new Mrs. Atlanta,
who lives at 4531 Hopewell
Road in College Park, is a
native of Clayton County
and has served as vice pres
ident of the Forest Park
Garden Club, head of the
Home Life Department of
the Junior Woman’s Club of
College Park and secretary
of the Clayton County Home
(Continued On Page 5)
Ga. Power
Promotes
Riner
Elmer Lee Riner, Jr., for
merly of the Georgia Power
Company’s operating de
partment, has been pro
moted to the position of
merchandise salesman in the
utility’s Jonesboro district,
W. W. Amis, Jonesboro Dis
trict Manager announced
this week.
Mr. Riner will assist Rob
ert N. Gilbert, the company’s
other merchandise salesman
in the Jonesboro district.
A native of Vidalia, Mr.
Riner was graduated from
Vidalia High School and at
tended South Georgia Junior
College. He joined the power
company in 1961 and has
served in Macon, Jonesboro
and Griffin.
The newly promoted em
ployee is married to the for
mer Miss Jan Thompson, of
Griffin. The couple has two
children.
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Mrs. Johnson Crowns Her Successor, Mrs. Green
At Kiwanis Field
Tara Shrine Books
Grand Old Opry
Great entertainment will be presented in Forest
Park by the Tara Shrine Club Friday, March 31, at 8
p.m.
It isn’t often that area people get to hear in per
son the Grand Ole Opry Show featuring Ernest Tubb
and his Texas Troubadors
. . . Grand Ole Opry stars.
It will be an outdoor show
at Kiwanis Field on Friday,
March 31, starting at 8 p.m.
The Show sells itself for this
is tops in country music
presentation.
We congratulate Tara
Shrine Club on arranging
such outstanding musical
entertainment for the en
joyment of area citizens.
Tickets are on sale now at
a modest price of $1.50 and
they may be obtained from
Tara Shrine Club members.
FP Junior
Bands Are
Honored
Both Cadet Band and A
Bands participated in the
State Music Festival held in
Griffin, Georgia March 10.
The Cadet Band played
“Now Thank We Our God”,
“Forest Splendor” and "Lit
tle Irish Suite”, and received
a rating of excellent.
The A Band also per
formed beautifully. They
played "Blazing Brass”, Co
lonia! Rhapsody”, and “Cho
rale”. For their efforts, they
received a superior rating.
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Mike Hoover
Is First in
Oratory
Mike Hoover, a sixth
grader attending Hendrix
Drive Elementary School,
won the seventh annual
boy’s oratorical contest
sponsored by the Optimist
Club of Forest Park.
Hillory Burkett, Jr., a sev
enth grader attending Forest
Park Jr. High School and
Wayne Ingram, a Hendrix
Drive sixth grader, were
awarded second and third
place trophies respectively.
Those present the night of
the contest applauded the
fine effort made by all con
testants.
Mike and Hillory are now
planning for the zone ora
torical contest set for April
15.
—Joseph p. Lee, Chairman
Community Service Com
mittee
Optimist Club of Forest
Park, Ga.