The Forest Park free press and Clayton County news and farmer and the Forest Park news. (Forest Park, Ga.) 1967-1969, March 14, 1968, Page 4, Image 4
4 tY Free Press-News & Farmer, Thuis., Mar. 14, 1968 Qtye Jurat Park Jra Praa ^nd (Ulaytun (County Nrma and Jarmrr (And forest ^arh JACK TROY, Editor GUY BUTLER, Adv. Mgr, MRS. FREDERICK LEE, BUS MGR Forest Park PO Box 47—Jonesboro PO. Boi 45®—Phone 368-3852 and Jonesboro OReen leaf 8-6841—Office: 1007 Central Ave . Forest Park, O*. Second Class Postage Paid at Forest Park, Ga. ‘ Associated Georgia Newspapers. Inc ” MEMBER New.- and advertising matter for the current week must reach the Jonesboro and Forest Park office not later than Monday noon to assure publication in the next issue. The Pub lisher will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the ads. Classified advertising rate: $1 50 minimum, for 20 words or less; extra words 5c each. Card of Thanks. $2 00 Display advertising rates furnished upon request. Communications invited All articles for publication must bear the writer’s signature. The right to edit or return articles without publication is reserved. Subscription Rate $3.00 Per Year _ Guy Lines By GUY BUTLER Capitol Capers That bedlam at the State Capitol last week when the General .Assembly finished Its ’deliberations" and its shenanigans would ha v e been amusing had it not oecn so tragic Nobody is funnier than a politician trying to be ser- ious. In this instance the State Senate body, behind with its work and "having arrested" and then trying" two newsmen who kept a telephone off the hook with a cigarette butt to listen in on their secret session really outdid itself. Sen Culver Kidd of Mil led! < ville i ven donned Ro man toga and every member of the Senate was equipped with laurel wreaths and palm fronds they flapped in the air while intoning "Cul verus Kiddus Maximus." Kidd even garnished the riotous evening by pulling a re.al live Playboy Bunny out of hi> "hat" to the delight of the other senators. It must have been good Would You Pay A Little Less? $3600 Annually (Based on Brick Veneer in Forest Park) GIVES YOU ON YOUR Home $15,000 Furnishings $6,000 Additional Living Expenses $1,500 Personal Liability $25,000 Why Pay More? When You Can Get the Services of a Local Agent THE SPEIR INSURANCE AGENCY 4509 Jonesboro Rd. Forest Park 366-5115 A Newspaper Os Integrity in Fa»t-Moving Clayton OFFICIAL COUNTY LEGAL ORGAN fun. if maybe not such clean fun. and it leaves all of us taxpayers with a bad taste in our mouths and less re spect than ever for the pol iticos that represent us. Still they have the gall to keep on promoting raises for themselves and their fav orites in the political game. Just what will they ever do about the four-laning of Central Ave. in Forest Park 9 Nobody seems to know’, al though City Manager Wil liam Bennett said the other day the city had been in structed to go ahead with buying up rights of way. Indicating that he is not convinced anything will happen soon, Mr. Bennett dropped the information that they are going to pave Georgia Ave. "We've patched up the street so much." he said, "it will hardly stand any more." FP GIRL PLEDGE MACON — Miss Dov e y Hatcher of Forest Park has pledged Alpha Gamma Delta । social sorority at Mercer i University. She is the daugh i ter of Mr, and Mrs. O. W. Hatcher of 232 Woodland Drive. Forest Park A Prise-Winning Newspaper to 1961 wrjSS&y Better Newspaper Contests NATIONAL NEWSPAPER - ' «- JEL * ■ REV. KENNETH HAAG Rev. Haag Honored By Conley Ist First Baptist Church of Conley celebrated its six teenth anniversary Sunday, March 3. and recognized its pastor, Kenneth Haag, for seven years of service. Rev. Willard MacAllaster the only member the church ordained to the Gospel Min istry, brought the anniver sary sermon. After the serv ice friends and members joined in a fellowship din ner. Pastor Haag was presented a movie camera, projector and screen, along with a set of new golf woods. During Rev. Haag's min istry the church completed their first educational unit, acquired four additional acres of land, purchased a pastorium and staff house, added three staff members, erected a 1000-seat sanc tuary, increased the budget from $25,000 to $119,000. A total of 1002 members has come into the church in the past seven years. In the last year an additional educa- J tional building has been erected and the parking area j doubled. At present a recrea j tion area is being developed !on property behind the | church. MALCOLM BATSON NORTH CHARLESTON. S. C.—Technical Sergeant Malcolm E. Batson Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Batson Sr. of 7909 Clayton Road, Jonesboro, Ga., has been rec ognized for helping his unit earn the U.S. Air Force Out standing Unit Award. Sgt. Batson, an aircraft maintenance technician in the 437th Military Airlift Wing, will wear the distinc tive service ribbon as a per manent decoration. The unit was cited for achieving an exceptionally merit ori ou s rating for distinguished serv ice during a one-year pe- ■ This Is Your Invitation to Attend the CHURCH OF CHRIST 252 Phillips Dr. Forest Park Sunday Morning Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m. MALCOLM L. HILL, Minister PI NDING I EGISLATION o remove Ihe gold cover from the dollar should be recognized as just another attempt to buy time or. put another way. to treat the symptoms of one of our : economic ailments without actuallv getting to the cause. I his legislation would eliminate the requirement that the government maintain gold reserves of not less than 25 per cent against federal reserve notes in circulation, with the result that this would free all our gold and enable the United States to meet its international financial commitments. A- the situation now stands, the Uniteri States has about M 2.1 billion m gold reserves, and approximately $10.7 billion is requited In law as backing for currencv in circulation This leases onh about sl4 billion in ■free gold" with which to meet potential foreign claims—that is dollars in the hands of for eigners that at any time can be exchanged for our gold—amount ing to some S3O billion. IX .l( DGMI X I such action as this would in no wav get to the real heart ol the problem that got us in this fix in the first place II is just another expedient and a reflex action to the dollar deficit crisis. We have S3O billion in foreign obligations and a situation where our gold has been going and going until it is almost gone because in sixteen of the past seventeen years the United States has incurred a serious dollar deficit. We have persisted in spend ing more abroad th in we have coming in. We have shoveled billions abroad in foreign aid anil endeavored to police ami keep up most of the world. Removing the gold cover would accomplish nothing whatso ever toward correcting this situation. In fact, it would further ! aggravate it by eliminating a disciplinary restraint on reckless , spending. It would make all our gold available to foreign claim ants. but it would not strengthen confidence in the dollar. I HE PROPER COURSE of action is for the United Slates to come to grips with the real problem, and that is to curtail foreign spending on such a grand scale and start working toward a balanceri budget in our domestic affairs. I Ins is the wax to shore up the dollar and assure stability tor the American economy. We need to stop thinking in terms of stopgap measures and start acting realistically. <X"t pi < part d or printed at yovernment expense) Children and Art Display This Week The Fine Arts Dept, of Jonesboro Women’s Club presents another display In the series "Children and Art." This week’s exhibit at the Clayton County Federal Savings and Loan Associa tion features three talented children from one family, i They are Megan, Susan and ( Kevan Holland. Megan, only 5, can tell you instantly what her masterpiece in ab stract says or feels. Susan, 8, is enthralled with shells and other delightful designs on wood for better decorating. Kevan, 11, has a fine eye for texture, design and perspec tive. There three creative chil dren have displayed for your pleasure — "Children and Art.” Sen. Brooke Speaks j To Delta Sorority U. S. Sen. Edward’ W. Brooke, Republican from , Massachusetts, has accepted the invitation of the Atlanta ! Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to appear as guest speaker at our 1968 Annual May Week program. riod The sergeant is a graduate of Jonesboro High school. His wife, Betty, is the daughter of Mrs. Clara Cook of 1132 Glenwood Avenue, Atlanta. Roller/!; GOOD, CLEAN FUN! SUPERVISED ROLLER SKATING It’s a swell sport and a healthful activity for the kids . . . and grown-ups too! All sessions are supervised FOREST PARK YOUTH CENTER SKATING RINK 91 South Ave. FOREST PARK, GA. Herman Talmadge REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE Sen. Brooke will address a banquet of 1000 in the Regency-Hyatt House Satur day, May 11, at 6 p.m. — (Mrs.) Harriett Walton President Holding hands at the Equator, the mothers and children protected from ma laria by UNICEF in a single year would circle the globe. If We Knew Our Need, Would We Make It Profitable to Us? NO. 10-68 Con salvation be bought? The answer is yes. Surely the thoughts of heaven, and an ticipation of the joy and peace which it promises, is a foundation for a desire, a hope, and a faith, that we may be able to reach it. Those who believe in and value salvation will be concerned about how they may lay hold on it, and be ready to comply with the conditions which make it possible to lay hold on it. Men must be willing, able and ready to pay the price, and part with what they have in exchange for it. Such is the way men come into possession of any goods. It is the nature of men to seek to exchange things of lesser value for things of greater value. Where there is faith that there will be gain men lose no opportunity to do so, and the greater the gain, the greater is our desire and willingness to make it. If men believe there are bargains, there you will find the people. Men's salvation is at a great bargain, if they only believed, and understood. The feast is ready, and the in vitations have gone out. Luke 14:16 to 20 tells of a certain man who made a great supper, and bade many, and sent his servants at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come, for all things are now ready, and they all with one con sent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground and I must go and see it; I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen and I go to prove them, I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. All the joys of heaven and the peace that posseth understanding awaits our awaken ing, but we must lose our life to gain it. Mark 8:35. The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field, the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman, seek ing goodly pearls, who when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. Matt. 13-44-45- 46. Such is the price men must pay for their salvation. 20 Teen-Age Boys Morrow's Defense Unit The city of Morrow has possibly the most unus ual civil defense unit in the state, and perhaps in the United States, because it is composed entirely of teen age boys, with the exception of two adult advisors. The 20 young men are members of Explorer Scout Post 112, which is sponsored by the Morrow Ki wanis Club. Eighteen of the boys are fully certified in life-saving and rescue by the state and are recognized as the No. 1 unit in Clayton County. In the event of local disaster they are the first team called. Constant train ing and practice and proof of emergency preparedness has rendered them this hon or, and presently they are spending two hours each Saturday in the Forest Park swimming pool undergoing sk i n-diving training by John Cantrell, a certified Navy diver, who is also a Morrow police officer. This course is necessary for un derwater rescue and two complete diving suits, air tanks, masks and snorkels will be provided the unit by the county. Ranging from 14 to 18, the boys are confident and com petent. In their twice monthly practice runs, they muster to their call station and are ready for service in 20 minutes, a record which adult companies might find enviable. In the two years the unit has been in service, they have been called to search for a lost child, aid drowning victims and assist in local fires. The unit consists of a small emergency equipment truck, an ambulance and a one-ton van. The small truck was donated to the unit by Evans Motors of Forest Park. The boys set about the task of putting it into working shape and fitting it with the required gear for rescue op erations. Demonstrations of their abilities have been made at Scout Camporees, and their next exhibition will be May 25 at the Scouting Exposi tion in the Atlanta Civic Center. The unit is also available for demonstrations at local schools or other or ganizations. Senior advisor for the team is Harley Strong, dep uty director of Civil Defense for Clayton County, and as sistant advisor is R. L. Co- 511 Pegg Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30315 wart, both of whom are quick to commend the boys on their efficiency and ex cellent performance. “These young men cannot be praised enough for the work they are doing,” Mr. Strong enthused. “You con stantly read about the hip pies, draft card burners and juvenile delinquents, but sel dom do honest, reliable teen-agers receive any pub licity. 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Luke 14:28-29-30. This unfin ished business in men's lives should receive all of their attention until it is completed. Why are men so slow in exchanging the life that is lived in the flesh for a life that is lived by the Spirit, which is infinitely bet ter, and of more profit. They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh (and are unsaved) but they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be Spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is en mity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his, and if Christ be in you the body is dead, because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. What is lacking in ceasing to live after the flesh, and in living after the Spirit is the unfinished tower which men need to com plete. At no place in life should we become careless or confident, but counting ourselves not yet to have secured our salvation, one thing we should do. Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, we should press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus Phil. 3:13-14. Every man who is honest with himself real izes he has not reached the hight point of the new birth in all of its perfection, and he will settle himself down to proceeding with the work needed to accomplish it. This I seek to do, and to provoke others to do. We all should be exhorting one another to be faith ful, to be righteous, and to be holy, for our F Q l'h er is holy, and without holiness no man shall see God. Heb. 12:14. good Christians.” Members of the unit and their designations are Doug Magruder, captain and driv er of vehicle No. 1, Glen Penny, assistant; Randy Mays, captain and driver of ambulance; Danny and Dale Smith, assistant ambulance attendants; Edward Walker, captain and driver of vehicle No. 3; Mike Wilson, assist ant, and Gary Cloy, Dennis Davenport, Butch Green, Bobby Hines, Fred Norman, Curtis Roach, Richard Gar rett, Carl Hodges, Roger Neese, John Penny and Ed ward Morris. —SUZANNE JENSEN CLINIC IS OFF The Forest Park Diabetes Screening Clinic will not be held this month March 14. However, it will return to its regular schedule in April. Liquefied, the powdered milk supplied by UNICEF would fill the United Nations Building 27 times.