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VOLUME 43 — NUMBER 6
By JACK TROY
Another Callaway
Dream in Action
Magnificent Callaway Gardens, the late Cason Callaway's
“impossible dream,” now has another of Mr. Callaway’s
dreams in action—an information center that will be of
by a narration of the building of the
Gardens by Cason J. Callaway In the theatre portion of the
Center. The 10-minute multi-vision presentation is shown
on a divided screen, each section on the screen correspond
ing to other sections.
As Mrs. Callaway cut the ribbon Thursday photogra
phers flashed bulbs and TV lights highlighted the scene.
"I feel like a movie star,” Mrs. Callaway exclaimed.
"Will my picture be shown?” she asked. She referred to
an oil painting of Mr. Callaway with a favorite bird dog
which hangs on the wall in the Center. The picture was
right behind where Mrs. Callaway cut the ribbon.
On Friday the Center opened to the public and will be
very useful the year-around.
Mr. Callaway built the gardens to last through eternity.
New features are provided from time to time and it is an
outstanding showplace in Georgia.
Mozelle Christian, representing the Georgia State Cham
ber of Commerce, said that the Chamber recommends to
visitors in Georgia to see by all means the great family at
traction that offers so many things to see and do.
It was brought out Thursday that one of the outstand
ing things about Callaway, to, is the courtesy and help
fulness of the personnel. One and all make everyone feel
at home the moment they enter the grounds. Service is
their motto.
Mr. Callaway had "an impossible dream” and it is avail
able for the nation’s visitors to see and enjoy. Already in
16 years, hundreds of thousands have.
Abercrombie Runs
For Chairman
Sharon S. Abercrombie today announced his
candidacy for election to Chairman of the Board of
Clayton County Commissioners. Mr. Abercrombie will
seek nomination in the Democratic Primary, and in
tends to qualify when the date is set by the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee.
In announcing his entry as
candidate for Chairman of
the County Commission, Mr.
Abercrombie said: “To put it
simply, Clayton County and
its citizens mean so much to
me, I want to do everything
I can to insure the best of
what promises to be an extra
ordinary future. Our county
is on the threshold of un
limited growth, and, as a
man who is totally dedicated
to Its progress, my goal is to
make certain everyone bene
fits by it. A prospering ex
pansion is wonderful, so long
as everyone, and I mean
everyone, shares in the re
wards.
To make sure of full and
absolute service to all of our
people, I have sold my busi
ness and severed all ties with
private enterprise. In my
opinion, public office of this
importance demands impar
tial and dedicated service in
administering the affairs of
the people. It is the citizens
who count, for, after all,
that’s what it’s all about.
"In launching this cam
paign, I can’t help but be re
minded of that old, anony
mous bit of doggerel that
every political aspirant
TRY OUR
BROASTED
CHICKEN
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and
great value to visitors to the Gar
dens.
This week and next the azaleas
will be in full bloom at Callaway Gar
dens and a tour of the gardens is one
of the most inspiring events In any
one’s life.
Gracious Mrs. Cason Callaway Sr.
was host to press, radio and TV
Thursday when a preview of the new
Information Center was held.
Besides information and literature
the Center offers presentation of
movies and color slides accompanied
should remember, if only to
salvage his humility:
A politician never ran
Who didn’t say, “I can, I
can!”
' Convinced that he’s a super
man
Hes’ always been his greatest
fan.
“Whatever happens, I
pledge myself to the preser
vation of modesty. But I’ll
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| S. S. ABERCROMBIE
E. L HANKINS
Hankins
Bank of FP
Director
E. L. (Ed) Hankins has
been elected advisory direc
tor of the Bank of Forest
Park by its Board of Direc
tors. He is vice president of
Fulton Cotton Mills, senior
member of the American As
sociation of Textile Chemist
& Colorist and serves on the
Research and Development
Committee for the Georgia
Textile Manufacturing Asso
ciation. Mr. Hankins has
been a resident of Forest
Park for 18 years.
Clayton
Schools
Standard
In the spring of 1967 per
sonnel from the State De
partment of Education vis
ited each school in every
school system in the State
of Georgia. The purpose of
the visits was to apply a set
of criteria for standardiza
tion developed previously by
school personnel throughout
the state. The results re
vealed that 49.1% of the
schools in the State of Geor
gia meet the standaras while
50.9% do not.
The State Department of
Education survey shows that
all of the schools in Clayton
County meet all criteria and
are classified as standard.
The Clayton County School
System is one of the few sys
tems in the State of Georgia
in which each individual
school meets all of the
standards.
Thus despite the many
problems encountered be
cause of the tremendous in
crease in population, Clay
ton County has been able to
maintain and constantly im
prove the quality of educa
tion for its young people.
Only through the combined
efforts of the school person
nel and the public in genera!
has this been accomplished.
The people of Clayton Coun
ty can justly pride them
selves in the quality of edu
cation and the high stand
ards of their schools. The
continued support and co
operation of the public will
insure that this be main
tained.
HARBIN'S DRIVE-IN
RESTAURANT
(Georgia and Old Dixie Hwy.)
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1968
Clayton County Easter
Sunrise Service Set
The public is invited and encouraged to attend
a special Easter Sunrise Service to be held at Kiwanis
i Field in Forest Park, on Easter Sunday, April 14, at
I 6:30 a.m.
J. L. Lasseter, Chairman for the Kiwanis com-
mittee on "support of spir
itual aims ot cnurcne- , m
j announcing the Easter Sun
rise services, stressed that
everyone is invited to attend,
and it is hoped that this year
truly county wide representa
tion will be present.
i
The Easter message will be
given by Reverend Fred
Shelnutt of the Jonesboro
Methodist Church. The wel
i come will be given by the
I Reverend Hoyt Farr. A re
sponsive reading will be led
by Chaplain Jerry Woodbury.
Prayer will be given by
Reverend William Satter
white. Scripture reading by
j Reverend Paul Camp, and
the benediction by Reverend
S. L. Broadhead. The attend
ing audience will participate
in the singing of hymns. The
preclude and the postlude
will be presented by the
brass ensemble of the Forest
Park Senior High School
under the direction of Lloyd
Tarpley, band director.
The Easter Sunrise service
is jointly sponsored by the
Ministerial Association, and
the five Kiwanis clubs in
Clayton County; Forest Park,
Jonesboro. Mountain View,
Morrow and South College
Park Kiwanis clubs.
REGISTRATION DATES EXTENDED
SPONSOR—Forest Park Athletic Association
BASEBALL REGISTRATION—LittIe League, Connie Mack
and Girls' Softball
PLACE—Forest Park Recreation Building (basement room>
TlME—Thursday, April 4, from 7 p.m-8:30 p.m ; Saturday,
April 6, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
ELIGIBLE—Boys and girls ages 8 through 18
1 OPENING DAY—Saturday, May 11
Mrs. Cheaves Appeals
For Volunteers
“Clayton County Red Cross urgently needs more
men and women to assist on local bloodmobiles and
in other areas of Red Cross programs,” said Mrs. Er
nest L. Cheaves, Coordinator of Volunteers.
A basic training course, the completion of which
Is required of all who volun
teer to serve through Red
Cross, will be held In the
Red Cross Unit, 816 Main
Street, Forest Park, on April
16 and 18 (Tuesday and
Thursday), from 9 a.m. till
12 noon.
Orientation includes a
brief history of the American
Red Cross, as well as the
structure of the Office of
Volunteers and areas of serv
ices available. On-the-job
training will follow classroom
instruction. Mrs. Vivian
Haynie, Morrow, Georgia,
Training Chairman, will
teach the course.
This year, Clayton County
Red Cross volunteers have
accomplished several goals.
G round
Breaking
April 7
| The Morrow Presbyterian
। Church, located at 6188 Lee
i Street. Morrow, Georgia, will
I hold their first ground
I breaking ceremonies on Palm
! Sunday, April 7, at 2:30 p.m.
' on the site of their new
, church home on Huie Road.
' Morrow. Georgia.
i The Morrow Presbyterian
I Church was founded by the
. Atlanta Presbytery as a mis
i sion project on March 15.
1964.
With a charter member
ship of 50 members this
friendly little church has
grown to a membership of
125 memers today.
Since its founding the
j Morrow Presbyterian Church
I has held services in one of
■ Morrow’s oldest residences
! located at 6188 Lee Street,
I Morrow, Georgia.
The ground breaking cere
' monies will be the beginning
j of a dream come true for
Rev. Frank C. Haulicek and
the entire membership of
this dynamic church.
One of these was the reac
tivation of local bloodmoblle
visits here. Andrew Leistl,
Chairman of Blood Program
for Clayton, was responsible
for the December 15 event
which resulted in the collec
tion of over 125 units of blood
for use In local hospitals.
Other outstanding Red
Cross service was provided to
school children at several
elementary and high schools
throughout the county. This
In-School - Health Program
also needs additional people
to help with student health
and first aid.
Registration for the free
Basic Training Course can be
arranged by calling the Unit
Office, 366-2228.
We Also
Serve
Chick-fil-A
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
RIVERDALE Lions Club honored school of
ficials on Principals Appreciation Night"
at the Atlanta Army Depot Monday, March
25. Principal speaker, shown above, was
Gray's Hardware
Open in Riverdale
James R. (Jim) Gray,
long-time Forest Park resi
dent, is the proud owner of
a complete new hardware
and supply co. in Riverdale
Plaza known as Gray’s Hard
ware & Supply Co.
The store carries a com
plete line of name brands,
featuring building supplies,
paints, fishing tackle, picnic
supplies, gardening tools and
fertilizers, besides outdoor
grills, wire, garbage cans, bi
cycles, baseballs, bats, gloves
and mitts.
Personalized service is the
keynote of their operation,
says Mr. Gray, who is coun
cilman-at-large in Forest
Park and was associated with
Smith Hardware since 1952.
“We stand behind every
sale we make,” he said, "and
Chamber Endorses
School Bond Issue
The Board of Directors of the Clayton County
Chamber of Commerce, acting on a recommendation
from its Education & Health Committee, has given
its endorsement to the forthcoming School Bond Ref
erendum to further expand the Clayton County
School System.
In taking this action the
Board noted that approval of
this $250,000,000 Bond Issue
by the voters on May 7, 1968
would make the Clayton
County School System eli
gible to receive State funds
totaling more than $250,-
000,000.
TREAT YOURSELF AND FAMILY TO
i Chick-fil-A and Delicious Salads
COMPLETE CARRY-HOME SERVICE
Greenbriar
Across from Kroger—Entrance to Mall
GREENBRIAR SHOPPING CENTER
the Hon. James S. Peters, 84. chairman of
the State Board of Education.— (Photo by
Lee Hooper.)
'4' w iW
JAMES R. GRAY
we insist on nothing but
satisfied customers.”
Mr. Gray lives at 4534 Col
lege Street in Forest Park.
Following is the Resolution
adopted by the Board:
A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS: Clayton Coun
ty is the fastest growing
county in Georgia and in the
South; and
WHEREAS: Since 1954
Clayton County has been the
Sp«ir Insuranct
Agency, Inc.
366-5115
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Oratorical
Contest
April 13
Tne 1968 Boy's Oratorical
Contest sponsored by Zone 5
of the Georgia District of
Optimist International will
be held April 13 at the Hil
ton Inn. The official title for
the contest this year is "The
Golden Opportunities of
Youth.” Five contestants will
compete, representing Opti
mist clubs in Forest Park.
Newnan, College Park, the
Tri-Clties area and the At
lanta Airport Optimists.
The winner will compete in
May with other Zone win
ners at Jekyll Island. In June
there will be an international
| contest in Louisville with the
top winner receiving a $2,-
000.00 college scholarship
The four runners-up will re
ceive a $1,000.00 college schol
arship.
only school system in met
ropolitan Atlanta to be free
of double sessions, and
WHEREAS: The Clayton
County School System is the
eighth largest school system
in Georgia; and
WHEREAS: All schools in
Clayton County are fully ac
credited: and
WHEREAS’ It is the desire
of the Chamber of Commerce
to see our school system ex
pand in anticipation of its
needs so as to continue to
provide the best possible
educational program for our
young poeple; now
THEREFORE: be it re
solved, and it is hereby re
solved, that the Board of Di
rectors of the Clayton Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce do
hereby endorse the need for
the School Bond Issue to be
voted on by the citizens of
Clayton County on May 7,
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