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VOLUME 42 —NUMBER 35
POINT OF VIEW
By JACK TROY
Good News for Modern Man
Good news for modern man. the New Testament in to
day's English version is presented to us by Eller News Stand
where it is on sale in Forest Park. It is a wonderful version
of the Bible.
The twenty-seven books which make up the New Testa
ment were written by perhaps as many as twelve different
authors over a period of some fifty years. Although the
books differ in content, a constant theme runs through all
of them and joins them into a unity—God’s love for man
revealed in the person of Jesus Christ.
The four Gospels tell the story of the life, teaching deeds
death and resurrection of Jesus. They are followed by the
Acts of the Apostles, which traces the spread of the gospel
for some thirty years, from Jerusalem to Rome, the capital
of the Empire. The letters of Paul were all written to meet
specific needs faced by early Christians. The eight books
that follow, known as the General Letters, are varied: some
of them are addressed in general terms to believers every
where. while others are written to individual churches or
persons.
Great
Pumpkin
Coming
The Great Pumpkin will be
escorted by the Jonesboro
High School Band and other
special guests 10 a.m. Oc
tober 28 down Main Street
in Jonesboro.
He is getting an early
start to let everyone know
about the biggest and great
est Halloween Carnival ever
sponsored by the Jonesboro
Jaycees and Jaycettes.
The Carnival begins at
5:30 the same evening of the
parade. It will be held at the
Jonesboro Junior High
School Gym.
There will be door prizes
given away every thirty min
utes. AU kinds of games with
great prizes. The boy or girl
in the best costume will get
a great prize. And, there will
be no cooking for Mother
that night as there will be
plenty to eat there.
What more could you ask
for? So come one, come all.
All your neighbors will be
there, so why not you!
Tlierrell
Defeats
Panthers
Four field goals by a
young kicking phenom, Mike
Wilson, provided the high
light of last Friday’s game
as the Forest Park Panthers
found Therrell High and
him too much to negotiate
in their Cheney Field battle.
Although the Panthers’
claws were sharp and they
outdid the winners in both
ground and aerial attack,
they were forced to succumb,
33-14.
Forest Park rushed'for 208
yards against 103 and had a
total gain of 288 against 216
and in first downs led, 11 to
6. But fumbles and pass in
terceptions again played a
major role in their defeat.
This Friday night the Pan
thers returned to their own
bailiwick and will seek to
vent their displeasure on
Robert E. Lee at Kiwanis
Field.
Wilson, a senior, had five
shots at field goals and
missed only once as he set
up a new Atlanta high school
record for kicking success.
Forest Park set the pace
at the outset, scoring on an
Initial drive of 80 yards in
six plays. Ronnie Hammond
smashed across from the
six-yard line and Jeff King
split the uprights for a 7-0
bulge. Forest Park got to the
Therrell 46 shortly after
wards but a fourth-and-one
gamble failed and the Ther
rells moved to the Panther 10
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We heartily recommend it to our
readers. It is set forth in the pre
face—
THE NEW TESTAMENT is the
book about Jesus Christ. Its name
means that it is the record of God’s
new covenant with his people. This
covenant, or agreement, is the good
news of God’s promise to save those
who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord
and Savior. The New Testament does
not merely inform; it demands deci
sion and calls for commitment on
the part of those who read this Good
News.
VANCE H. STEVENS, Senior
Vice President, Bank of
Jonesboro, was given a
luncheon Sept. 17, 1967, in
honor of his 17th anniver
sary with the bank.
Bank
Honors
Stevens
Vance H. Stevens, Senior
Vice President of the Bank
of Jonesboro, was honored at
a luncheon October 17 in the
Community Room of the
Bank of Jonesboro on his
20th anniversary with the
bank. The luncheon was giv
en by the Bank of Jonesboro
Club.
Rev. Michael Portwood,
minister of the First Chris
tian Church of Jonesboro,
gave the invocation. Charles
S. Conklin, President of the
bank, presented Mr. Stevens
with a gold watch, and a
copy of the following resolu
tion, which was signed by
Directors of the bank.
WHEREAS, Mr. Vance H.
Stevens, Senior Vice Presi
dent of the Bank of Jones
boro, has served as a loyal
and devoted officer and em
ploye of the Bank of Jones
boro for twenty years, and
WHEREAS, he has made
an outstanding contribution
to the Bank’s growth and
success and has made many
friends for the Bank, and
WHEREAS, his friendship
is treasured by every mem
ber of the Staff and of the
Board of Directors on which
he serves, and
WHEREAS, his well-earned
retirement from active serv
ice in the Bank is effective
on October 31, 1967.
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED, that
the Board of Directors, on
behalf of the Bank, express
their appreciation to Mr.
Vance H. Stevens, for his
council and advice and for
his friendship, loyalty and
devotion to the Bank of
Jonesboro.
Guests included bank em
ployees, directors of the
bank and their wives.
—MYRA TARLETON
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1967
CAPTAIN SPEIR and F. M. Butler give
literature on Home Inspection to a house-
Pvt. Bender Scores
Highest With Rifle
FORT BENNING, GEORGlA—Private John M.
Bender, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon W. Bender,
448 Bimini Dr., Forest Park, Ga., has been presented
a plaque for scoring highest in his basic combat train
ing company during marksmanship qualification
with the M-14 rifle.
Pvt. Bender, Company E,
3rd Battalion, Ist Brigade,
U. S. Army Training Center,
Infantry, earned the award
by scoring 75 of a possible
84 target hits.
During rifle marksman
ship instruction, the trainee
learns the different firing
positions and encounters the
‘‘pop-up’’ target — the dark
silhouette which measures
his firing skill. Placed at dis
tances from 70 to 300 meters,
the targets are centrally
controlled. They appear and
disappear in varied times
and sequences.
The Training Center was
established at Fort Benning
on Sept. 15, 1965. Highly
trained personnel teach fun
damental military skills to
the individual soldier
trainee. Since December
1965, more than 100,000 men
have been graduated from
basic combat training.
Fort Benning has other
functions: hosts other units.
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Summerday Announces
Candidacy for Mayor of FP
Charles W. Summerday has announced his candidacy for Mayor in the
Forest Park city election to be held December 2, 1967.
Mr. Summerday, who served as Mayor Pro-Tern in 1965, is completing his
third term as councilman from Ward 5. He expressed his appreciation for the op
portunity of having served the people of Forest Park, and stated that he feels
the experience and knowl
edge of our city govern
ment gained during six
years as councilman will en
able him to be of further
service to the people as
Mayor.
In announcing Mr. Sum
merday pointed out some of
the accomplishments over
the past several years, in
cluding 40 miles of streets
repaved and 5 miles of side
walk construction in our
school areas, expansion of
our parks and recreation fa
cilities, including a new park
and swimming pool In the
Rosetown Community: ex
panded water storage facil
ities to help reduce the fire
insurance rate for our citi
zens and help prevent water
shortage. The Installation of
a valid merit system with an
active merit board. He noted
that the more than $140,000
deficit which existed four
years ago has been elimi
nated, and the city has op
erated without turmoil and
adverse publicity. He stated
that "these accomplish
ments, and many more, have
been made through the co
operative efforts of mem
bers of the governing body
during this time.”
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wife during Fire Prevention Week observed
by Forest Park Fire Department.
Miss Heflin
Elected to
Pep Squad
Miss Edith Carol Heflin,
daughter of Mrs. Cora Hef
lin, Rex, has been elected
by her classmates at David
Lipscomb College, Nashville,
Tenn., to the varsity pep
squad.
She Is one of 15 seniors
selected to be among the 60
Blsonettes who help lead
cheers at Lipscomb varsity
basketball games.
Each class selects 15 wom
en to serve with the Blson
ettes, who will make some
road trips with the team.
She Is In her eleventh
quarter at Lipscomb and Is
following a program In his
tory. She Is a graduate of
Jonesboro High School
where she was a member of
the band.
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Bank
Robber
Seized
Frank V. Hitt, Special
Agent in Charge of the At
lanta Office, Federal Bureau
of Investigation, and Chief
Willie Allen, Forest Park
Police Department, an
nounced the arrest of John
Webster Smith, Jr., by For
est Park Police and FBI
Agents. Smith, age 24, was
arrested at the Atlanta Air
port where he was employed
on the Security Police Detail.
According to Mr. Hitt,
Smith was arrested for the
robbery of the Bank of For
est Park, Ash-Morrow Plaza
Branch, Forest Park, Geor
gia, which occurred October
16, 1967.
Mr. Hitt advised that at
approximately 10:30 a.m.,
last Monday, a lone bandit
walked into the branch bank
with a cardboard box and
after pointing a revolver at
the bank employees de
manded the teller “Fill it
up.’’ The lone white bandit
left the bank with $9,813
and escaped from the area
in a small dark foreign
make automobile which was
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Clayton Chamber Names
New Officers for 1968
The Board of Directors of the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce meet
ing Monday evening, elected four new officers to serve next year. Heading the
organization in 1968 as President will be Mr. Roland Downing. Mr. Downing,
who will succeed Mr. Martin Burks, has previously served two years as vice presi
dent, and this year was in charge of the Member Relations Division. A resident
of Riverdale, Mr. Downing is
married and has four chil
dren.
Elected to serve as vice
presidents in 1968 were Mr.
Clyde Harrelson, Mr. William
Green and Mr. Bob Maddox.
Mr. Harrelson, Group
Manager for Southern Bell
in Jonesboro, is serving as
Vice President in charge of
the Chamber’s Economic De
velopment Division this year.
Mr. Green is with E. D.
Green and Song in Forest
Park. A resident of Forest
Park, he has served on sev
eral Chamber committees.
Mr. Maddox, owner of Bob
Maddox Plymouth, has been
active both in Chamber af
fairs and other civic organ
izations in this area since
opening his business here.
New directors elected by
the membership at the an
nual meeting to serve three
year terms are: Mr. Joe Ho
ward, Manager W. T. Grant
Co., Forest Park; Mr. Mad
dox; Mr. Joseph Miller,
President, Atlanta Wire
Works, College Park; Mr.
Vance Stevens, Senior Vice
President, Bank of Jones
boro; and Mr. Homer Young
blood, District Manager,
Georgia Power Co., Forest
Park.
Books
In Large
Print
The Clayton County Li
braries have in their collec
tions over fifty books with
large print. These books
were purchased for the use
of patrons who are unable to
read regular size print, or
have difficulty doing so.
The titles offer a wide va
riety of reading including
National Velvet, Mister Rob
erts, Jane Eyre, To Kill a
Mock ingbir d and The
Grapes of Wrath.
Approximately forty of
these books are in the Clay
ton County Library, 124
Smith Strc-t, Jonesboro.
The others are in the Forest
Park Branch, 696 Main St.,
Forest Park. However, any
one having a borrow’s card
may use either library . . .
as well as the other libraries
listed on their card.
—Agnes Hulsey
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Halloween
Teen Dance
There will be a Hallo
ween Teen Dance at the
Riverdale Civic Club on
October 28, from 8:00 to
12:00. Admission is 75c
stag, and SI.OO drag.
Tickets will also be sold
at the door. Music will
be by the Psychedelic
Koneoctions.
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Stroud Elected
6th District Director
Mr. Ernest L. Stroud, Deputy Superintendent of
the Clayton County Schools, was elected Director of
the Sixth District Georgia Education Association at
the group’s annual meeting held in Griffin on Oc-
— tober 16.
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CLAYTON COUNTY Athletic
Director Bayward McManus
will head the Sixth District
Physical Education Associa
tion for the next year. He
was elected by his fellow as
sociates at the GEA meeting
in Griffin last week. Mr. Mc-
Manus is a native of Troup
County and was an outstand
ing athlete at Auburn Uni
versity. Before his present
position he was a coach and
teacher at the Jonesboro
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Sponsored by the Clayton
County Education Associa
tion, Mr. Stroud won an
overwhelming victory over
Mrs. Elizabeth Lambert from
the Bibb County School Sys
tem in Macon. He was
elected to serve for a term
of three years.
A native of LaGrange, Mr.
Stroud has been in the field
of Education for a period of
seventeen years. He is a
graduate of West Georgia
i College, and Stetson Univer
sity. He received his Master’s
Degree from Auburn Uni
versity and during the past
summer completed his six
year graduate program.
Mr. Stroud is married to
the former Miss Frances
Yates from LaGrange. They
have three children; Teresa,
an honor student at the Au
gusta Nursing College;
Susan, a Babb Junior High
student; and Ernest Lee 111,
a fifth grader at Ash Street.
The Strouds reside at 1208
Cynthia Lane, Forest Park.
A salesman can’t help
gathering in a decent quota
of orders if he will expose
himself to enough buyers.