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November 1 Is the
Depot's Official Birthday
ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT
—November 1 is the Depot’s
official birthday. It was on
that date in 1941 that the
installation was activated on
its present site in Clayton
County.
This year there are 172 “old
timers” who will get togeth
er at the Officers Open Mess
for birthday cake and cof
fee. These are the person
nel who are still on the job
and who are on the payroll
on or before November 1.
1941.
Invitations to join the
“old timers" have been ex
tended to Mrs. Frank
Marchman, widow of a for
mer Depot Commander;
Brig. Gen. (USA-Ret.) and
Mrs. J. R. Ranck, he having
been a former Commander;
and Col. i USA-Ret.) and
Mrs. Henry Naab. he having
been the Depot’s first ci
vilian employee. Col. Naab
retired as Civilian Personnel
Officer.
Among “old timers" who
reside in Clayton County are
Fire Chief Johnnie Cofield,
Security Police Chief Orman
W. Purvis. Earnest W. Bar
ron. Robert F. Jernigan.
Howard S Gullatt, James B.
Moody. Jr., Alton H. Mc-
Clung, and at least one
husband-wife team, Edward
and Glenna Paul.
All the Depot’s more than
4.000 personnel will be served
birthday cake.
Worship
Service
Planned
An unusual opportunity for
spiritual enrichment and re
warding fellowship will be
offered to all women of
Clayton County Friday, Nov.
3. at 10 a.m., at St. Phillips
Catholic Church in Jones
boro. A nursery will be pro
vided.
“Who Shall Separate Us”
will be the theme of the cor
porate worship service spon
sored by Church Women
United in Clayton County.
Please consider the impact
such a gathering of church
women COULD have in our
community! Won’t you share
this experience with us?
When you get right down
to it. most people have their
own little racket, well cam
ouflaged.
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ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT—
The Depot will observe the
26th anniversary of its acti
vation on present site on No
vember 1. Col. A. J. McDer
mott, Jr., is Depot Command
er.— (U. S. Army Photo.)
Riverdale
Goblins
To Be Out
On Halloween this year
something special will be
happening around our com
munity. The children of the
Riverdale Methodist Church
will be out “trick or treat
ing” for United Nation’s In
ternational Children's Emer
gency Fund, better known as
UNICEF.
What is achieved?
Desperately needed food,
vitamins and medicine are
supplied to needy children in
more than one hundred
countries. Vital education
and health programs are
sponsored. You can see just
how important the UNICEF
Trick or Treat program has
become to the children of
the world when you think
that through UNICEF just
one nickel will provide:
—penicillin to cure 2 chil
dren of yaws
—or 30 vitamin tablets
—or vaccine to protect five
children from T.B.
How can you help?
—By helping children help
children; so when our ghost
and goblins come calling, put
money in their UNICEF
bank.
Submitted by
Marinell Marcus
Those who know exactly
what they want usually get
it.
Statute laws never can be
made to supersede economic
laws.
Open
House
4t Tara
Tara PTA observed “Open
House” Oct. 17 with an over
flowing attendance. Mrs.
B. D. Mitchell, president,
presided over the short busi
ness meeting. The flag cere
mony was presented by two
Boy Scouts. Rodney Carver
and Keith Roberts. Miss
Perkins, a third grade
teacher, sang a prayer for
the devotional.
Members voted to allocate
SIOO.OO for each grade level
to spend on teaching aids.
This money will be matched
by N.D.E.A, funds and be an
advantageous school project
for all our students. To sup
plement this project, mem
bers also voted to use an
additional $400.00 for
continued improvement of
school grounds.
Mrs. Robert Carver, Par
ent and Family Life Chair
man, announced plans for a
Mental Health Seminar to
be held in Clayton County
during the week of Nov. 13.
Tara wishes to be well rep
resented at the Nov. 14
meeting to be held at Jones
boro First Methodist Church
at 9:30 a.m. Make your plans
to attend and hear special
ist in the mental health
field discuss “Mental Health
of Children and Youth in
the Home and School.”
Tara members were also
urged to attend the Fall Dis
trict Conference to be held
Oct. 18.
Miss Rhem’s first grade
won the attendance banner
again.
Each homeroom is racing
to beat the Dec. 5 deadline
for 100% PTA membership.
Parents that have not joined
PTA may cause your child’s
room to lose this contest.
Please join PTA immediately
and help your child’s home
room win.
Following the business
meeting, parents visited the
classrooms. Thus giving par
ents a chance to become
better acquainted with
teachers. They were also
able to see displays and
samples of work done by
students at school. Parents
were reminded that PTA is
not the place to discuss
your problems with teach
ers. You may secure an ap
pointment so r discussing
problems with your teacher
by calling the school office.
Make your plans now to
attend Tara’s Fall Festival
Nov. 3.
—Mrs. Winston Smith
Tara Elementary PTA
—
Funds for
Manpower
Program
Congressman John J. Flynt,
Jr., announced today that
the Economic Opportunity
Atlanta has been awarded a
grant of $162,658 to conduct
a Manpower Development
and Training program in
the Atlanta Metropolitan
area.
The funds will be used to
train the unemployed and
those in positions of part
time employment for skilled
and semi-skilled occupa
tions.
Residents of Clayton, Ful
ton, DeKalb and Gwinetta
counties are eligible to par
ticipate in the program.
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League of Women
Voters Meet Oct 26
“How much does the
State spend on each stu
dent?” “How good are the
Clayton County schools?”
“How is the Board of Edu
cation formed?”
These and other questions
will be brought up for dis
cussion at the next unit
meeting of the Clayton
County League of Women
Voters.
The regular morning unit
meeting will be held at 9:30
a.m. Thursday, October 26,
in the Conference Room of
the new Forest Park Library
on Main Street.
Georgia Education has
long been a Current Agenda
item for the Leagues
throughout the state with
particular interest on local
education.
The discussion will be led
by Mrs. Arthur Huie and
Mrs. Homer Parker who both
attended the recent Gover
nor’s Conference on Educa
tion.
The League of Women
Voters is a non-partisan or
ganization dedicated to good
government with member
ship open to all women of
voting age. Visitors are also
cordially invited to attend
the unit meetings.
Corp. Smith
Serves With
Marines
(X 0055 DA NANG, VIET
NAM (FHTNC) — Marine
Corporal Jasper E. Smith,
son of Mrs. Ruth Smith of
402 Ballard Rd., Forest Park,
Ga., is serving with Marine
Heavy Helicopter Squadron
-463, Marine Aircraft Group
-16, First Marine Aircraft
Wing near Da Nang, Viet
nam.
Hi s squadron provides
helicopter transport of per
sonnel and cargo during
ship-to-shore movement
and within an objective
area.
The First Marine Aircraft
Wing fomis the air element
of the Marine Corps air
ground team and provides
close air support for Ma
rines on the ground con
ducting search and destroy
missions against the enemy
in South Vietnam.
The unit Is also engaged in
a civic action program de
signed to assist the Vietnam
ese people In completing
self-help projects, such as
the building of wells, cul
verts, small bridges and
schools. Equipment and ma
terials for the projects are
made available through the
Marine Corps Reserve Civic
Action Fund. Marines in
Vietnam provide the know
how and guide the Vietnam
ese people in carrying out
these projects.
Freezer burns alter the
color, texture, flavor and
nutritive value of frozen
beef. According to Miss
Nelle Thrash, Extension
Service home economist at
the University of Georgia,
you can prevent this by
properly wrapping the beef
before placing it in the
freezer.
Milk production is declin
ing.
Mrs. Weems
Passes in
Home
Mrs. C. H. Weems of
Jonesboro passed away last
Saturday, Oct. 14 at a Con
valescent Home after a short
stay there following a
lengthy illness, at her home
on the South Expressway,
Jonesboro. Mrs. Weems was
80 years old and had lived
in Clayton County for the
past 37 years. She was a
member of the Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church, but
failing health kept her in
active.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Weems were held Oct. 15
from the church, Rev. Wil
liam Hines officiating. She
is survived by her son, C.
Harvey Weems Jr., his wife,
Dot, and two grandsons, Joe
and Charles Weems, all of S.
Expressway, Jonesboro.
Dickson’s Funeral Home,
Jonesboro, was in charge.
To Select
Form of
Govt.
In the regular election to
be held December 2, 1967,
Forest Park voters will de
termine by straw ballot
whether or not they desire
a change in the present form
of government, which con
sists of a Mayor and seven
Aidermen elected for a term
of two years.
The straw ballot will de
termine whether or not the
voters favor a five-man City
Commission. This ballot will
further determine whether
or not the voters favor four
year terms for the elected
officials of the City.
Scheduled for election are
the office of Mayor; of Coun
cilmen for Wards 1, 2 and 5.
All voters and candidates
must be registered and qual
ified by noon, November 4,
1967. City Hall will be open
until noon on Saturday, Oc
tober 28, 1967, and November
4, 1967, for this purpose.
If We Knew Our Need,
Would We Make It Profitable to Us?
NO. 41
We all stand in need of what Peter speaks
of in 1 Peter 5:10. "The God of all grace,
make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, set
tle you." We all lack something in these
qualities; they are things of vital import
to us that should be decided now, at once,
and for all time. Cur prospects for death,
or for life and peace, depend on how well
we become established in the light of God's
word. Our heavenly Father wishes us to take
the right steps, and make right decisions.
It is we who are walking the walk of life,
in his paths, or in paths that do not lead
to life eternal. Our prospect for life is pre
dictable and certain. Rom. 8:13 tells us,
"For if ye live after the flesh ye shall die,
but if ye, through the Spirit, do mortify the
deeds of the body, ye shall live. Enter ve in
at the strait gate, for wide is the gate, and
broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction,
and many there be which go in thereat, be
cause strait is the gate, and narrow is the
way that leadeth unto life, and few there be
that find it. Matt. 7:13-14.
These words of Jesus, and the history of
man, gives no assurance or hope for men,
except through changes that occur in the
natural man through his yielding himself to
a power that is above his carnal nature, a
new birth, and the losing of the old things,
and the taking on of a new life. Gen. 5:6-7
tells us of the kind of life that has been
characteristic of men through the ages. God
saw the wickedness of man was great in the
earth, and that every imagination of the
thoughts of his heart was only evil contin
ually, and it repented the Lord that he had
made man on the earth, and it grieved him
at his heart.
Jeremiah said of men: "The heart of man
is deceitful above all things, and desperate
ly wicked." Jer. 17:9. In Rom. 7:14 Paul
says, I am carnal sold under sin, and in verse
18, I know that in me, that is my flesh dwell
eth no good thing, and in Rom. 8:6-7, to be
carnally minded is death, but to be spirit
ually minded is life and peace. Because the
carnal mind is not subject to the law of God,
neither indeed can be. Within each of us is
a battleground, the flesh warring against
the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.
Our vigorous and strongest enemy is our
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Gray Line Tour Service Comes to Atlanta
Arch T. Gary, President of
Blue & Gray Cab Company,
today announced that as a
result of diligent negotia
tions, his company was suc
cessful in receiving the
franchise from Gray Line
Tours for the operating of a
sight-seeing service in the
five county metropolitan At
lanta area. For the past few
years, Gray Line officials
have been examining nu
merous applications for such
a franchise in Atlanta and
explained that their ulti
mate selection of Blue and
Gray Cab Company was
based upon their long ex
perience in the transporta
tion industry in this area. It
was further explained that
Gray Line, the wo r 1 d’s
largest tour service, will
place brochures concerning
Atlanta tours and tariffs
with every travel agency in
the United States as well as
Canada, Mexico and numer
ous other countries. Gray
Line Tours encompass more
than 300 franchise dealer
ships at the present time
and the recent franchise
acquired by Blue and Gray
Cab Company completes
their representation in the
major metropolitan areas
throughout the South and
Southeast, extending from
Washington to Miami; New
Orleans to Chicago.
Jonesboro WMS Meets
The morning circles of the
Jonesboro First Baptist
Church WMS met at the
church for their monthly
meetings on Tuesday. At
eleven o’clock the Society
met at the Social Hall for
the business and the pro
gram. The meeting was
opened with the song,
“Where Cross the Crowded
Ways of Life”, with Mrs.
H. G. Watson at the piano.
Mrs. G. L. Brogdon, Prayer
Chairman, read the Calen
dar of Prayer, followed by
prayer by Mrs. W. V. Whaley
Sr. Mrs. Reed Palmer, the
President, read the Watch
Word and the minutes were
read by Mrs. Harold Hooper,
the Secretary. Installment
of the new officers was held
last month and Mrs. Lamar
Beckwith did a beautiful job
installing them. Plans were
made for two from each
circle to meet and go to the
Free Press-News & Farmer, Tues., Oct. 24, 1967
When issuing his state
ment today, Mr. Gary re
iterated a previous one made
by a Gray Line official who,
while surveying Atlanta for
franchise consideration, said
they were both delighted
and amazed at Atlanta’s po
tential as a tourist mecca,
renown for years because of
its Stone Mountain, the his
torical Cyclorama, the coun
try’s only gold-domed Capi
tol; famous Peachtree
Street. Now, this potential is
more enhanced through the
acquisition of the Braves,
Falcons and Chiefs; Six
Flags over Georgia and,
more recently, the most
photographed hotel in the
world, The Regency.
Under the capable direc
tion of their international
sales staff, Gray Line will
inaugurate immediately a
concentrated campaign to
promote Atlanta further on
the basis of its tourism ap
peal, believing these efforts
will not only create an in
flux of tourists into Atlanta
but will encourage them to
linger and visit other scenic
spots through Georgia.
Mr. Gary stated that his
company is now operating
four tours daily, with addi
tional and varied tours being
inaugurated shortly.
Brochures and other in
formational data are now
Clayton Camp to decorate
for the Inspiration Associa
tion supper on October 30.
All committees gave their re
ports. Ted Hays, from Hape
ville First, will have the
study of the Mission book,
"Arrows to Atoms” on No
vember 9, and a covered dish
lunch will be served.
Mrs. Harvey Turnipseed,
the Program Chairman, in
troduced Mrs. Jerry Turner,
who had lived in Hawaii for
two years. She gave a most
interesting talk on the Is
land for the program period.
Mrs. Bob Baker gave a re
port on a bus trip with the
G. A. girls to the Gainesville
Good Will Center. The
Adults that went along
were, Mrs. J. B. Pulliam,
Mrs. R. L. Booth, Mrs. Bob
Baker and workers in the
G. A. groups. Mrs. Charles
Cunningham dismissed the
meeting with prayer.
carnal natures within us. It makes of us a
degenerate plant, a reprobate, depraved and
corrupt in the eyes of God.
In order to be reconciled to God, something
must be done to our carnal nature that is
more positive and final than the symboliz
ing of its burial. It must be wrestled with
until it is overcome (dead). When the carnal
is dead, and the Spirit becomes alive, our
bodies are made fit to become the temple
of the living God. 2 Cor. 6:16. He will come
in and dwell there. There is not room in the
temple of our bodies for both the carnal and
the spiritual, they do not accord. There is
therefore no condemnation to them which
are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the
flesh (carnal), but after the Spirit. Rom. 8:1.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a
new creature, old things are passed away,
behold all things are become new. 2 Cor.
5:17.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that hear
eth my word, and believeth on him that sent
me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come
into condemnation, but is passed from death
unto life, John 5:24.
Our problem is simple to state, rid ourselves
of our carnal natures, and take up living
by the Spirit of Christ, but we find our car
nal nature has more than the proverbial
nine lives. We are told to deny self, take up
our cross and follow him (Christ) but the
self will not be denied by the way of the
cross. The story of the rich young ruler is
typical of how men fail in denying them
selves. See Luke 18:22.
Matt. 6:22 tells us "the light of the body is
the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy
whole body shall be full of light. But if thine
eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of
darkness; if therefore the light that is in thee
be darkness, how great is that darkness. The
story of the rich young man is a story of a
man who was in great darkness, he was not
an adulterer, did not kill, did not steal, did
not bear false witness, he honored his fath
er and mother, but the darkness in him was
great. If his eye had been single, instead of
evil, he would never have went away sor
rowing. The eye that is single would have
followed Jesus' word, and denied the self.
Think on this.
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and hotels in the metropoli
tan Atlanta area.
Wootan
To Lead
Revival
The Rock Baptist Church,
Rex, Ga. wants to invite all
to attend the Revival Serv
ices led by Rev. Harry P.
Wootan, Jr.
Rev. Wootan is the for
mer pastor and has been
pastor of the Tabernacle
Baptist Church, Cartersville,
Georgia, since June 1961. He
has also served the Marsalis
Park Baptist Church, Dallas
Texas. He also helped or
ganize and served as mod
erator of the Clayton Bap
tist Association.
A great week is planned
during October 30 to Novem
ber 5. Mr. Vaughn Watts will
direct the music with guest
soloist throughout the week.
A nursery will be provided.
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