The Forest Park free press and Clayton County news and farmer and the Forest Park news. (Forest Park, Ga.) 1967-1969, December 28, 1967, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextYour Full-Service BANK BANK OF FOREST PARK ® Member FDIC. Clayton County Nems and Farmer The & ures?b]ﬁark Nefus VOLUME 42 — NUMBER 44 THE SPANISH CLUB of Forest Park Sen ior High School voted to five the 9-year boys and girls at the Georgia Baptist Chil dren’s Home a Christmas Party. On Mon day night, Dec. 18, the project was carried out. With the help and donations made By JACK TROY Chairman Dixon Reminisces P. K. Dixon said it seemed like only yesterday that B. Clark and Marion Whaley, later stars at Oglethorpe, were playing for his Jonesboro baseball team in the Flint River League. a Stormy Petrel at Oglethorpe, he was as great a guard in football as they come, and in baseball he was a catcher of major league proportions. The talk with P. K. continued, and he recalled a trip he made to Kansas and remembered watching great Ne gro star, Gayle Sayers, defeat rival Kansas State. (Say ers, of the Chicago Bears, licked the Atlanta Falcons a week ago Sunday). “I could tell that Sayers, playing for Kansas that day, was a great prospect for pro football,” P. K. said. Probably no family anywhere can match the follow ing: On the fourth Sunday in July, the Dixons will hold their annual reunion. P. K. has four sisters who average 84 years in age—Bertha, who conceals her age; Odessa, 84; Mrs. J. T. Wilson, 86, and Mrs. Edna B. Waldon, 87. Mrs. Waldon will be 88 on George Washington’s birthday. Clayton County Commission Chairman P. K. Dixon is ageless; but he has been around for a long, long time, He was Clerk of Court for many, many years. And now, serv ing as head of the Commissioners, he has done a very fine job. Best wishes and a Happy New Year to you, sir! Earl Evans Promoted to ® ° Specialist QUI NHON, VIETNAM (AHTNC)—EarI L. Evans, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Evans, 142 Arnold Place, Jonesboro, Ga. was pro moted to Army specialist four Dec. 8 while serving as a supply clerk in the 661st Ordnance Company near Qui Nhon, Vietnam. "3 % I %k Kk Outstanding County Teacher Mrs. Eleanor Gurley, first .grade teacher at the Lee, Street Elementary School in Jonesboro, was recognized in the December issue of “Grade Teacher” magazine as one of the outstanding first grade teachers in America, Y %k Xk K K The Forest Park Free Press and Talking with P. K. this week in his office at the Jonesboro Courthouse he asked if I—also an Oglethorpe man—knew that B. Clark had sud denly died of a heart attack. I didn’t know that, and it was something of a shock. Manager Dixon’s Jonesboro team lost only one game, to McDonough by a score of 4 to 3, in 1933. Stars of the team were the late B. Clark and Whaley, who now owns and op erates Clayton Finance Company, Forest Park. Marion lends money, in case you don’'t already know it. As In Morrow Kiwani Offic Th Kiwanis Club of Mor row was honored to have as its guests the wives of the club in a Ladies’ Night event at its December 18th meet ing. Each lady present was presented with a Kiwanis pen in appreciation for their help and support in the many activities that has been undertaken this year by the Kiwanisians of Mor- Tow. The retiring President, Mr. Bob Kerr, was presented with the President’s plaque for his outstanding leader ship. Misters Ernest Duffey, James O. Fleming, John Glover, Harold Green, James (Continued On Page 8) by Eastern Air Lines, Crown Candy Co., Dobbs House Caterin% Service and along with each club member who gave their help, time and support the party was a big success. |e : 9 I*Hi Mom ; ° | Winners Announced Mr. Lawson Sewell, Presi dent Communication Work ers of America, Local 3219, announced the following persons as winners in the Eleventh (11th) annual “Hi Mom” project sponsored by the Communication Workers of America and the USO. 1. Mrs. Luvenia Robertson, Atlanta, Georgia. 2. Mrs. Elizabeth Bridges, Kennesaw, Georgia. 3. Mrs. H. J. Callahan, Ma rietta, Georgia. 4. Mrs. Lorine Whitten, Marietta, Georgia. 5. Mrs. Muszett Hall, At lanta, Georgia. 6. Mrs. Roberta S. Nelms, Greenville, Georgia. 7. Mrs. Samuel 8. Lord, At lanta, Georgia. 8. Mrs. Connie Meadows, Atlanta Georgia. 9. Mrs. Lewis R. Holland, Marietta, Georgia. 10. Mrs. P. K. Gurley, Ma rietta, Georgia. Winners will receive by mail, instructions and in formation on completing the phone calls. Servicemen Hear Voices Voices from Clayton Coun ty service families will be heard this Christmas by ‘ military men stationed from the icy wastelands of Ant arctica to the combat areas in Vietnam, thanks to Red Cross’ holiday tape record ings. Over 160 relatives of serv icemen here in Clayton County have visited the Red Cross office at 816 Main Street, Forest Park, to be re corded and photographed for a Christmas mailing. “Red Cross volunteers have had the special pleas ure of helping to bring home a little closer to the men who cannot be with loved ones at Christmas,” said Mrs. E. L. Cheaves, Clayton County Coordinator. This is the fourth consecu tive year that Red Cross has provided this service. Be cause of the enthusiastic response to this project, Red Cross will continue to pro vide tape-recording service to families of the military on a year-round basis. Red Cross invites families who receive tapes from overseas but who do not own recording equipment to come in and play-back the mes sages. The tape recordings are made free of charge. Please call 366-2228 for ap pointments. FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1967 Learning Disabilities On November 30th, at the Lee Street Elementary School, a local chapter was formed for children with learning disabilities. This chapter will be associated with the Georgia Association for Children with Learning Disabilities. Learning disabilities are hidden or invisible handi caps which prevents a child from learning the basic three R’s in a standard classroom situation. These children are of average or above average intelligence. This invisible handicap is a minimal neurological dys functions in the brain which causes faulty preception. Mrs. Robert Spears, vice president of the Georgia As sociation, was the guest speaker at the November 30 organizational meeting. She informed those present as to how and why the Georgia Association was organized. The Georgia Association was organized by a group of con cerned parents whose aim is to help these children and advance their education and general welfare. The Clayton County Chap ter of the GACLD was or ganized for the very same purpose and by a group of parents and teachers who are concerned about these children in our county. At the November 30 meet ing the organization elected Ronald Shaw as chairman, Mrs. Tom Shanks as co chairman, Dr. Paul Planer as secretary, Mrs. Sue Notting ham as program chairman, and Robert A. Lundquist as legislative chairman. The next meeting of the Clayton County Chapter will be held at 8 p.m. on Decem ber 28 at the Lee Street Ele mentary School in Jonesboro. We will have as our guest speaker S. R. Bobinski, who is the director of the Henry B. Russell School in Atlanta. This school was established to teach children with learn ing disabilities. Mr. Bobinski has been working with chil dren with learning dis abilities for many years. Any parent in Clayton County who has a child or thinks that they have a child with this invisible handicap is urged to attend this meet ing Dec. 28 at the Lee Street Elementary School at 8 p.m. @ ° Grilliots . Win Door Contest The Morrow Junior Wom an’s Club held their annual Bells and Evergreen door decorating contest Dec. 13. i Oa-Talll ; i First prize went to Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Grilliot and their three daughters, 6757 Wendy Jean Drive, Mor row (shown above.) Second prize went to the W. R. Whites, 125 Mural Drive, Morrow, and Third prize was awarded to the Rev. and Mrs, Randall Williams and family, 6456 Peacock Boulevard, Morrow. Also, there were six honor able mentions as the judges felt these deserved recogni tion as well. They are as (Continued On Page 8) Mr. Bobinski will be able to answer - any question that you may have concerning these children. For additional information call: Child Guidance Clinic at 478-9911, Ronald Shaw, 366-9256, or Mrs. Tom Shanks, 478-7951. Cheaves Installs ° Officers The Kiwanis Club of Mountain View observed in stallation night at its last week's meeting. Ernest L. Cheaves, past president of the Forest Park club and new Lieutenant Governor of the Twelfth Division of the Georgia Kiwanis District, conducted the ceremonies. Officers installed for 1968 were: Edward J. Banke, nresident; C. Henry Goss, vice-president; Joseph D. Gallman, immediate past president; Jewell L. Nash, secretary; Augustine C. El liott, treasurer. Directors for 1968 are J. Vernon Ashmore, William D. Gilmer, Wilson C. Cook, H. Edwin Pitts, A. Jay Dison, Robert B, Bowers and Julius G. Jarrett. Cheaves presented a plaque from the club to the outgoing president. Robert Staines presented bronze book end sets as Christmas gifts from the club to the retiring president and vice president. Other guests attending were Mrs, Cheaves and for mer Lt. Gov. Robert K. Price, the latter of Fayetteville. . Majorette Program Forest Park A parade majorette pro gram is being added to the twirling program at the Forest Park Recreation Cen ter under Susan Tarpley. Girls will be taught a rou tine for parades and will participate in at least one parade. The other programs include tumbling and acro batic classes for boys and girls and beginning through advanced classes in twirling for girls. Anyone interested in the new parade majorette program must attend a try out meeting on January 2 in the Recreation Center Gym at 4 pm. All interested in joining the parade group must dem onstrate that they have the ability to keep in step with march music and can do pasic twirls. None of the oth er programs have require ments and can be joined by calling the Recreation Office at 366-4720 or by calling Su san Tarpley at 482-2578. All programs will begin the sec ond week in January. Council to Meet January 2 In accordance with the Forest Park Code of Ordinances, the regular meeting of Mayor and Council normally held on the first Monday of each month will be held on Tuesday, January 2, 1968 at 7:30 p.m. due to the holiday. PUBLISHED WEEKLY B “"s\ E 2 - 4 \s; m.‘. : : FERRIS * % % %k kK Arthur Cox On Committee Mr. Arthur Cox, Cur riculum Director for the Clayton County School System, has been named to the Georgia Elemen tary Education Commit tee, Dr. Walter Mathews has announced. His term will begin in Jan uary, 1968, and run through 1970. * % %k kK Kk e Christmas Story Depot Highlight ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT—Highlighting the De cember meeting of the Depot Officers Wives Club was the Christmas Story, in readings, music and song, presented by a cadet choral group from the Salvation Army. . Depot Chaplain (Capt.)\ Jerry Woodbery brought a ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT—Salvation Army cadet choral group presents Christmas musical program at December meeting of o e e e ess . 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T O i § ;s A% B - & i ] N ‘)‘% 4 ) :';_ ¢ 3 A ] w i W S » TR LIUEZEY United Appeal Elects Three New Officers Dakin B. Ferris, vice-president and resident manager, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., and chairman of the 1966 United Appeal cam paign, has been elected president of the United Ap peal"f Board of Trustees, succeeding John C. Wilson, president, Horne-Wilson, Inc. Elected vice-president of the 36-member board that directs the annual United Appeal for Community Chest and Red Cross was C. B. (Bud) Livezey, general manager, Catalog Order Plant, Sears, Roebuck and devotional on the true mean ing of Christmas. He con- Depot Officers Wives Club—(U, S. Army Photo.) AN rm ~ywuey, IRC, 366-5115 > o g “s“&‘nl‘ﬁ" SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS # "> R " 5 . ) 2 3 2B o = g 1 b eN s 3 RO o *—-—- TR R s '»'&’.&.}}_.‘.‘ . S i B ﬁ, 4 g 14 . SR I oy 3.9 S TR eS R i a"f‘éﬁ_“-‘ E }“\ S (G IR D ~f_. i -'.‘"?.‘7.)- R A o e “4),7 ) 4 & N e R T T ST S Company and chairman of this fall’s successful cam paign. Mr. Livezey reported that funds contributed to date total $6,266,386 or 100.8% of the campaign goal and 83% more than was raised last year. He added (Continued On Page 10) cluded with a tribute to Handel and his gift to Christendom of the great Messiah. “The text was given to Handel by Dr. Charles Jennings in 1741,” Chaplain Woodbery related. “Handel remained in his study 23 days. The oratorio com | pleted, he exclaimed to his valet: ‘I did think I saw all | heaven before me and the great God Himself!”” , Dolls dressed by OWC members were presented to (Continued On Page 10)