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VOLUME 42 — NUMBER 33
By JACK TROY
More Killed on Highways
Than in All the Wars
Murder on the highways . . .
Atlanta's Dean Dickens talked about that to Forest Park
Rotary last Wednesday, and she didn’t pull any punches.
. „ to drive to stay alive in spite of the
incorrect actions of others and adverse conditions.
Rotary plans to take part in the Defensive Driving course
The Defensive Driving course is an eight-hour course
generally given in four two-hour sessions, but can also be
glv ~? fou r-hour sessions, in ady or evening classes.
The National Safety Council has been offering this course
al over the country. The Atlanta Traffic and Safety Coun
cil. a co-operating agency of the National Safety Council
is making the course available in the Greater Atlanta area^
The Georgia Safety Council is offering it to the rest of the
state.
Drive safely—fasten your seat belts—Dean Dickens urged
while in Forest Park. B
Jonesboro Jaycees to
Give Away Color TV
The dynamic Jonesboro Jaycees have kicked off
a new money making project. As needs for new and
larger community services are undertaken, the Jay
cees continually strive to be self-supporting.
This project will allow the Jaycees to grow not
only as a club, who believe —
“that service to humanity is
the best work of life”, but
also as an Independent or
ganization dedicated to
serve the Jonesboro area.
The club Is asking for a
$1 00 donation for participa
tion in this event. The prize
is an RCA 25” color TV set
valued at over seven-hun
dred dollars. It will be given
away on December 16, 7:30
p.m. on the steps of the
Bank of Jonesboro. You do
not have to be present to
win.
The Jonesboro Jaycees are
asking for your support on
this project. Tickets may be
obtained from any Jones
boro Jaycee or Jaycette or
MISS LINDA GASSAWAY, an attractive folksinging
fourth grade teacher at the Riverdale Elementary School,
will be the featured entertainment at the Forest Park Ki
wanis Club on October 12, program chairman Allen John
son has announced. Miss Gassaway is a native of Hines
ville, Ga., and a graduate of Georgia Southern College
where she was the first runnerup in the campus beauty
contest. Also on the program with Miss Gassaway will be
Wes and Frank Agnew, two upcoming guitarists from the
Jonesboro Junior High School who will accompany her.
Unrest Jark
In addition to her talk Dean Dick
ens showed a grisly film of the
“Mystery Driver" and staged wrecks
and collisions with a dummy at the
wheel. The film was most impressive.
Dean Dickens pointed out in her
talk that highway accidents have
taken more lives than the country
has lost in all the wars. Think about
that . . .
In behalf of the Atlanta Traffic
and Safety Council and the Georgia
Safety Council, Dean Dickens stress
ed the defensive driving course—how
from Bill Powell at the Bank
of Jonesboro.
The Jonesboro Jaycees
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Boyd With
Sou. Bell
30 Years
Earnest L. Boyd, 4740
Ruby Lane, Forest Park, re
cently celebrated his 30th
anniversary with Southern
Bell Telephone Company. He
is a PBX installer - repair
man for the Company.
Mr. Boyd joined Southern
Bell in Atlanta in 1937.
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1967
GOVERNOR LESTER MADDOX, right,
swears in Dr. Henry Foley of Forest Park
Gov. Maddox Appoints
Dr. Foley to State Board
Governor Lester Maddox appointed Dr. Henry L.
Foley, prominent Forest Park and Clayton County
Chiropractor and Civic leader, to the Georgia Board
of Chiropractic Examiners. Dr. Foley’s term of office
begins immediately and extends through 1970. Dr.
Foley was officially sworn
in by Governor Maddox on
Wednesday, September 27 at
a very impressive cermony
held in the Governor’s of
fice. Governor Maddox com
mended Dr. Foley for his
endeavors and active work
in the Youth Program of
Clayton County and urged
him to continue in this work,
In addition to his new duties.
Dr. Foley has long been
active in Clayton County
Juvenile Court work and was
Instrumental In helping to
obtain the passage of the
bond issue which ultimately
supplied the funds for the
Juvenile Court Home, re
cently constructed In Jones
boro. In addition, Dr. Foley
has been active in other
Civic affairs throughout
Forest Park and Clayton
County.
Among those attending the
swearing in ceremony were,
Dr. Foley’s family; Lamar
Raymond Johnson Enters
Race for Mayor of FP
Raymond Johnson has
announced his candidacy for
Mayor of Forest Park in the
City Election on Dec. 2. He
was the first to announce
his candidacy. Incumbent
Mayor Abercrombie an
nounced a week ago he
would not run again.
Mr. Johnson has served as
a Councilman since 1964, the
last term running unop
posed.
During his term of office
in 1964 the City paid off a
deficit of SIB,OOO. Mr. John
son was able to get a ruling
on the SIOO,OOO bond issue
so the city could start pav
ing streets that had not been
paved in aproximately eight
years. This money had not
been used in three or four
years as the city did not
■ know it could be used unless
the property owners paid the
money back. Mr. Johnson
wants to see the streets
paved and curbed.
In 1966 he appeared as an
individual before the Plan
ning and Zoning Board and
asked that the city be re
zoned to stop the building
of apartments in the city.
This was done and there is
little land left for apart
ments to be erected. He is
against apartment buildings
in our city.
Also, in 1966 Mr. Johnson
asked for and got a ruling
that the $3 street tax being
imposed upon property own
ers was illegal. He could not
get this passed in 1966 to do
away with the street tax but
he never gave up. In 1967,
to the Georgia Board of Chiropractic Ex
aminers.—(Special Photo.)
Northcutt, Represent all v e
from Clayton County; Mr.
Edward Travis, Chairman of
the Democratic party of
Fayette County, and several
other notables.
Kiwanians
Hear About
Exercises
Clarence Hickey spoke to
the Forest Park Kiwanis
Club Thursday night at Ki
wanis Youth Center on
physical fitness and told the
advantage of Isometric exer
cises.
He pointed out that peo
ple can stay in shape with
Isometrics three minutes a
day versus hours of weight
lifting and other such exer
cises.
I
■Si
RAYMOND JOHNSON
Mr. Johnson got the Council
to vote to do away with the
street tax, therefore, giving
a tax reduction, the first in
the history of Forest Park.
A City deficit of $128,000 was
paid off in 1967 while he was
Forest Park
Students in
Semi-Finals
Principal M. E. Kirkland
has announced that 3 stu
dents at Forest Park Sr.
High have been named
Semifinalists in the 1967-68
National Merit Scholarship
Program.
The students are Lee F.
Jarrett, Robert F. Phillips
and David W. Russell.
The 14,000 Semifinalists
appointed throughout the
nation have advanced to the
second step in the competi
tion for about 2,900 Merit
Scholarships, valued at more
than $8 million, to be
awarded in 1968.
Semifinalists scored the
highest in each state on the
National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test given last
February. They constitute
less than one percent of the
graduating secondary school
seniors in the nation.
The Semifinalists are
young people of high intel
lectual potential, according
to John M. Stalnaker, presi
dent of the National Merit
Scholarship Corpora 11 on.
“From this group will come
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serving on Council.
Mr. Johnson has been
against the urban renewal
project as he continues to
state it would cost the city
and the citizens millions of
dollars that we do not have.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
DENNIS SULLIVAN, a flashy back, scored
three of four Forest Park Panthers touch
downs as the Panthers steamrolied South
west 28 to 0 Friday night at Kiwanis Field.
Homecoming
Panthers Smother
Southwest, 28 to 0
Displaying a powerful running attack that over
whelmed Southwest High, Forest Park’s Panthers
galloped to a 28-0 victory Friday night to make an
overflow Homecoming crowd panic with joy.
This was the Panthers’ fourth victory against
one defeat and one tie, and
they are still in the compe
tition for the regional title.
Next Friday night they in
vade Woodward Academy for
a joust against a strong
team which, however, sus
tained its first defeat last
Friday, losing 13-7 to R. E.
Lee.
Forest Park led at half
time, 21-0, and added seven
points of Insurance in the
third quarter.
It scored on the first drive
following the Southwest
kickoff. The Cats marched
59 yards behind the deter-
Only Zenith
Dealer in
Morrow
Lovin’s outstanding dis
count store at 1115 Morrow
Road is the only Zenith
dealer in Morrow and is this
week offering color televi
sion at a remarkably low
price.
Owner Grady Lovin and
his charming wife have
Clayton County’s newest
discount store and offer
some grand bargains also in
furniture and appliances by
Westinghouse and Admiral.
You’re invited to come
browse at Lovin’s where you
will find bargains, too, in
pictures. Mr. Lovin, retired
Army SFC, has had a dream
come true in the establish
ment of this business. He’s
wanted very much to run
just this kind of business
some of the many years of
his long Army career.
Business, he is proud to
say, is good.
COMING SOON!
Exciting - New
DWARF HOUSE
HAPEVILLE
. . . Indescribably exciting dining featuring a "REAL DWARF
HOUSE" with a private entrance for "DWARFS" only. See it in
the making at the same location in Hapeville.
Sullivan is shown in the end zone after a
long run for the fourth and last touch
down in the Homecoming classic.—(Photo
by Hooper.)
mined running of Ham
mond, Fordham, Cates and
Evans to rack up the six
with Sullivan diving over
and Jeff King coverted for
the seventh.
The Panthers stopped the
ensuing Southwest efforts to
move the ball and taking the
punt at their 49, they
slashed to another TD as
Hammond and Cates went
for big gains, Hammond
dashing the last 14 yards.
King did it again and it was
14-0.
Early in the second quar
ter Tommy Hunt quarter
backed a drive of 70 yards
to the goal with Sullivan
again going the last two
yards. As the half ended
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Register
To Vote
Campaign
The Mayor and Council is
sponsoring a City-wide reg
istration campaign in
Mountain View, in order to
get each and every person 18
years of age and over, reg
istered to vote.
On October 14th, between
the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
12:00 noon, the City Clerk
and the County Registrar
will be at the City Hall in
Mountain View, and anyone
desiring to do so may reg
ister in the City and in the
County at the same time.
If transportation is
needed, please call the City
Hall, 366-6330 on Saturday
morning after 9:00 and be
fore 12:00 noon, and come
on out and register.
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N. Clayton
And Hornets
Tie 7 to 7
North Clayton sophomore
quarterbacking sensation Billy
Orr, completing 14 of 27 passes,
made only one mistake in a 7-7
deadlock with Hapeville Friday
night; one of the completions
was to Hornet speedster Terry
Ellington who raced 103 yards
from one end zone to the other
as he put his team on the board
for the first time this season
and set a new school record.
Fullback Dale Buice slashed
at the line 16 times for 45 yards,
tailback Eddie White gained 52
and alternate fullback Steve
West barrelled for 41 and
claimed two Hornet passes on
defense.
The Eagles scored first as
West set the College Park team
up with a timely interception at
the Hapeville 23. In five plays
the Eagles were at the two
where Tommy Gruber bounced
in. Flanker Tommy Hewitt, who
caught two Orr heaves, added
the PAT and North Clayton led
7-0.
The Eagles advanced to the
Hornet six midway the third
stanza where a third-and-goal
situation arose. Orr dropped
back and let the pigskin go.
Ellington was waiting three
yards deep in his own end zone.
The spring time track star went
into high gear and raced un
touched 103 yards for the touch
down. Quarterback Randy Kin
sey tied it 7-7.
Both teams made desperate
attempts in the final period, but
neither could generate any
thing. Hornet defender Tony
Mever stopped one late Eagle
drive at his 22, where he made
three straight tackles and broke
up a pass. He led in tackles
with 12.
Hapeville 0 0 7 0— 7
North Clayton 0 7 0 o—7
North Clayton Scoring: TDs—Gurber
<2 rim); PATs — Hewitt (kick). Hape
ville Scoring: TDs — Eklinkton <lO3 pass
interception); PATs — Kinsey (kick).
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