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VOLUME 42 — NUMBER 6
By JACK TROY
Governor Maddox Praises
County Government
Rep. Lamar Northcutt called it the greatest gathering
of dignitaries in the history of North Clayton, the meeting
of all Kiwanls clubs of Clayton County and Fayette and
in the presence of your elected representatives — Lamar
Northcutt, Bill Lee and Arch Gary. They have helped us
get off to a good start.
"Thank you, Lamar, for your fine help and introduction.
"Clayton is the fastest-growing and one of the really
dynamic counties of Georgia. Growth and progress spear
headed in recent years nothing short of phenomenal. It
shows what planning and community spirit can do. High
ways bisect county, airport and railroads are reasons why
business and industry are turning to Clayton County. You
have an outstanding Chamber of Commerce of which I am
sure many of you are members.
CLUBS SHARE CREDIT
"The Kiwanis Clubs of Clayton County share credit for
the Junior College. Education is the true key to industrial
growth.
“I am determined that the State goes forward like Clay
ton County. It is no accident that J. C. Penney has come
to Clayton, and so many others like Sherwin-Williams.
“They seek out a proper marketing area after exhaustive
study. And they have brought into the county millions of
dollars, payrolls and have created opportunities for your
children.
“You have established a fine government in Clayton
County to assure growth and to attract additional millions
of dollars and payrolls. You have taken advantage of all
your assets. And you have a new hospital, too.
“I am confident there is no obstacle you cannot over
come. I assure you of the support and good wishes of my
administration.
“At the end of this administration I want other states to
say—Look what has happened in Georgia.
“I ask your help; you know you have mine.”
President Ronnie Jones of host South Fulton Kiwanis
Club presided and presented plaques to First President La
mar Northcutt and ’66 President E. W. Oliver for their out
standing leadership. Virtually all Clayton County officials
were present to honor Governor Maddox.
Grand Opening of
Jonesboro Shell
Dave Harding’s Jonesboro
Shell is having a formal
Grand Opening today
through Saturday with two
mighty fine prizes up for
drawing at 3 p.m. Saturday.
One is a big Motorola Color
Television Set and the other
is 10,000 Top Value trading
stamps. (Imagine, getting
10,000 at once, ladies!) No
purchase is necessary and
you can register every time
you come in.
And during this time
FP Kiwanis
Hears
Johnson
Ernie Johnson, a former
Braves pitcher and current
ly handling public relations
for them was guest speaker
at the March 30 meeting of
the Kiwanis Club. His Inter
esting talk was well-received,
He was introduced by pro
gram chairman Grady Lind
sey.
Forest Park Klwanlans at
tending the Georgia District
Kiwanis meeting were Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Guice, Mr. and
Mrs. Terrell Starr, Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Lindsey, Mr. and
Mrs. Emmett Owens and Mr.
and Wally Godard. The
meeting was held at Jack
son, Ga. March 21. Ga. Ki
wanis District Governor
Henry T. Malone, guest
speaker, gave a most inter
esting talk.
On Thursday, March 23,
the regular meeting was
highlighted by a visit from
the new soccer team coach
Phil Woosnam. He was
chauffeured In style from
the stadium to the Forest
Park Kiwanis Hall in a 1939
Cadillac limousine — and
warmly welcomed by a good
turn-out of members. He
gave a most interesting and
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iKorat Jarh
and
College Park at the G. W. Northcutt
School Thursday night.
Governor Lester Maddox was the
speaker. In his introduction, Rep.
Northcutt said that the Governor
really needs no introduction as he
is known by his deeds.
Governor Maddox was lavish in his
praise of Clayton County and county
government.
Highlights of his speech follow:
"Certainly it is a pleasure for Les
ter Maddox to be present with the
citizens of Clayton County — always
Maddox country. It is an honor to be
Jonesboro Shell is giving free
a carton of 6 Cokes with the
purchase of 8 or more gal
lons of gasoline.
Mr. Harding is mighty
proud of his brand new
Shell station—it’s really a
de luxe design with plenty
of car room and pumps to
serve the good Shell prod
ucts he sells.
A long time resident of
Clayton County Mr. Harding
and his wife, Jackie, live at
Lake Jodeco. He is also well
known as a builder in this
area.
Forest Park
PO Site
Announced
Senator Herman Talmadge
announced this week that
the Post Office Department
has selected a postal site in
Forest Park on the south
side of Courtney, east of in
tersection of Courtney and
Main Street, size 78,750
square feet and cost of $50,-
000.
NOTICE
As usual the Tag and
Tax Office will be closed
on Saturdays beginning
Saturday, April Bth
through October Ist,
1967. This is done that
we can hold employees
together without stag
gering the one-half days
off so we can compile
and compute our rec
ords by the State dead
line.
I would like to take
this opportunity to
thank you for your pa
tience during the first
year of the new tag-tax
law.
—Robert E. Coleman,
Tax Collector
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1967
AREA KIWANIS Clubs hosted by South
College Park Club heard Governor Lester
Maddox Thursday night at G. W. North
cutt School. Left to right in the picture:
Governor Maddox, Mrs. Maddox, Rep. La-
‘Defensive
Driving’
Course
A course in “Defensive
Driving” is being sponsored
by the Women of the Geor
gia Power Co. South district
Chapter at the District
Headquarters in Forest
Park beginning on April
13th.
This is a National Safety
Council Driver Improvement
Program and is a brush up
course for licensed experi
enced drivers. The course is
helpful in improving driving
habits of all drivers and
helps to prevent accidents
in spite of the incorrect ac
tions of others and adverse
conditions.
The course consists of
four (4) classes and they
will be held on the following
dates—April 13th, 20th, 27th
and May 4th, from 7:30 to
9:30 p.m. and the cost will
be $2.00 per person to cover
cost of materials used.
These classes will be lim
ited In number and those
wishing to be enrolled should
make reservations at once.
For any Information
please call any one of the
following: Thelma Morris at
366-6820, Tommie Geeslin at
366-2418, or Tobatha Cheat
wood at 361-5992.
—Mrs. Ethel M. Swink
Pub. Chmn. 1966-67
Quality Value Store
Opens in Ash-Morrow
This week the Quality
Value Store opens in Ash-
Morrow Shopping Center in
newer and more spacious
quarters. And they are put
ting on a Grand Opening
Sale with some grand values
in ready-to-wear bargains.
“We just had to have more
room than at the little store
across on Ash Street,” said
Mrs. C. Hamilton who runs
the business, assisted by her
daughter, Mrs. Patsy Eng
lish.
The store certainly lives
up to its name on quality
and value. They specialize in
JONESBORO EXCHANGE Club celebrated
the 56th birthday of Exchange Tuesday at
Lakeshore Country Club. Robert McCord,
Jr., left, past state president who lives in
Hapeville, was the speaker. He praised
mar Northcutt and Mrs. Northcutt. Stand
ing, South College Park Club President
Ronnie Jones. SEE POINT OF VIEW.—
(Photo by Lee Hooper.)
Jonesboro Band
To Play in D.C. Festival
The Jonesboro Senior High School Band partic
ipated in the 6th District Music Festival in Griffin on
Friday, March 10. They received the highest rating
of Superior or a I from all three judges for their per
formance. The band entered the highest or A classi-
fication. The judges further
honored the band by stand
ing and applauding at the
conclusion of the second
number. One judge, super
visor of the Atlanta' system
music program, Mr. Bob
Waggoner, simply wrote
Very Superior across the
comment sheet.
Individual solos and en
sembles were judged on Sat
urday, March 18, at Therrell
High School.
The band has also been
selected from a long list of
applicants to participate in
the annual Cherry Blossom
Festival Parade to be held
in Washington, D. C. in Ap
ril. They will be one of fifty
three bands chosen from all
over the country. They will
participate in the festivities
throughout the first week
end of April. The festival
will be climaxed by a parade
that will be shown on na
tionwide television. The
Marching Cardinals are
working very hard to pre
pare for this perfomance.
having merchandise by well
known manufacturers at
about half price. The labels
are out, of course, due to
trade practice but you’ll
quickly recognize the style
and quality merchandise for
what it Is. Check the ad on
Page 6 of this issue.
Mrs. Hamilton and her
daughter are long time
Clayton Countians. At one
time Mrs. Hamilton worked
with the Forest Park Library
in its early, hard-to-get
started days. She is a mem
ber of the First Baptist
Church of Forest Park.
growth and unity of Exchange. Others in
the picture, left to right: Robert McMul
len, program chairman; John Cozad, presi
dent, and State President Harold L. Aus
tin.—(Photo by Derickson.)
Adult
Wiring
Clinic
There is scheduled an
electrification clinic to be
held in the Jonesboro Sr.
High School Vocational Agri
culture Department on April
18th and 20th at 7:45 p.m.
The state-wide program is
sponsored by the Georgia
Power Company’s Rural Di
vision in co-operation with
the State Department of
Education’s Vocational Agri
culture Service.
The course will Include
planning the wiring In the
barn and actual experience
in simple house wiring In
the shop. The last night
meeting will deal with the
planning the barn to be
wired and an all day wiring
where It can be observed.
Mr. T. O. Gurley, Voca
tional Teacher will be as
sisted by Mr. Robert Allen,
area Vocational Teacher, In
setting up and conducting
the course. Representatives
of the Ga. Power Company
Mr. Russell DeMonerbrun
and Mr. Olin Ginn will co
operate In staging and plan
ning the wiring job.
Farm Electrification plays
a vital role In processing and
handling farm products.
Mechanization and automa
tion has become a necessity
to the farmer and others.
These wiring demonstra
tions are extremely valuable
in emphasizing proper wir
ing of buildings.
Mr. Gurley, urges all in
this area to attend the meet
ings and learn more about
doing some of their own
wiring jobs.
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THE SIXTH DISTRICT of Georgia Federa
tion of Women’s Clubs met at Lakeshore
Country Club last week. Shown in picture,
left to right: District President, Mrs. James
Airman Byram
On Carrier Duty
(G 0237 NORFOLK, VA.
(FHTNC) March 20—Airman
Johnny B. Byram, USN, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John D. By
ram of 115 Maple Drive, For
est Park, Ga., has reported
for duty with Carrier Air
borne Early Warning Squad
ron 12, based at the Naval
Air Station, Norfolk, Va.
Carrier Airborne Early
Warning Squadrons provide
all-weather airborne early
warning and fighter inter
cept control as well as sub
marine search services to
ships of the fleet.
Ed Hammond Predicts
Standout Campaign
Mr. Edward C. Hammond, Vice-President and Sec
retary of the Georgia Power Company, was guest
speaker for the 1967 Education-Funds-Crusade Kick-
Off of the Clayton County Unit of the American Cam
cer Society Friday at the Lakeshore Country Club
and predicted to President
Emmett Lee that the Clay
ton unit will have a most
successful campaign. He
based It on the enthusiasm
shown at the meeting.
Chairman Roland Down
ing lauded the Junior Wom
an’s Club of Jonesboro, host
esses, and added that the
ladies added a lot to the oc
casion in gala cowgirl spring
attire. Men and women wore
red bandana handkerchiefs.
Bill Carter handled a color
ful drawing.
Mr. Hammond, state vol
unteer training chairman
for the Georgia division in
the 1967 Crusade, said that
“I want to commend you on
this fine turnout. I am hap
py to see so many key people.
I want to commend all who
had a part in arranging this
fine program.
“We are here to inaugurate
the 1967 Education-Funds-
Crusade Drive in Clayton
County. We are trying to
educate people to have an-
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Stanford; guest speaker, Sen. Herman Tal
madge, ahd Mrs. Howard W. Nix, state
president.
Education Stressed
By Sen. Talmadge
U. S. Senator Herman E. Talmadge asserted Tues
day that “Georgia’s future growth and prosperity will
be determined in a large part by the excellence of her
schools today.”
The Georgia Senator was principal speaker here
at the annual business meet
’ ing of the Sixth District of
! the Georgia Federation of
’ Women’s Clubs. Discussing
the “immeasurable import
ance of education in our
1 changing state,” Senator
Talmadge told the club
nual examinations. I con
sider it a privilege to have a
part in this campaign. When
it is over I want to feel that
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“Education is the most
challenging test of our
times. And it can be the
most rewarding. Education
in recent years has moved to
the forefront of importance
at all levels of government
and civic endeavor, and it is
our job to keep it there and
to work to push it even fur
ther ahead.”
Pointing out that the
State of Georgia has made
"tremendous progress” in
education, Senator Tal
madge declared “We are still
moving forward, but there is
yet a long way to go in some
areas. We cannot afford to
stand still or be satisfied
with the status quo, for if
we do Georgia and its citi
zens will be left far behind.”
He cited the need for
“more schools and better
schools in order to insure for
every boy and girl of the
state an adequate education,
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FP Jr. PTA
To Install
Officers
The Forest Park Jr. High
School PTA will meet Tues
day, April 4, 1967 at 7:30
p.m. in the school cafeto
rium. It will be the last
meeting of the year.
Mrs. Leßoy A. Woodward,
School Education Chairman,
Georgia Congress of Parents
and Teachers and nominee
for President of the Con
gress will Install the 1967-68
officers.
The Juvenile Protection
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