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An Open House at the At
lanta Easter Seal Rehabilita
tion Center, 1362 West
Peachtree, will be held on
Tuesday, May 21, from 3:30
to 6:30 p.m. to introduce the
new director of the Center,
Charles Chafee.
Health agency personnel,
physicians, and the general
public are cordially invited
to meet Mr. Chafee and his
therapy staff. Chafee was
formerly with the Connecti
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Volunteers Sought for
Red Cross Youth Program
There’s a call for at least
fifty Clayton County youth
volunteers from ages 11 to 19
to serve in a variety of posi
tions from hospital aides to
office help, according to Mrs.
Tommy Vaughan, Forest
Park, who will head up the
Red Cross Summer Youth
Volunteer Program in the
county.
“The volunteer jobs are
there and we need to find the
young people in all of the
five-county area who want
to get into community ac
tions programs. This won’t
be busy-work,” said Oscar
Boozer, in-coming Red Cross
Youth Service Chairman. Mr.
Boozer, Director of Pupil
Records and Services, At
lanta School System, pre
dicts that “Young people,
who volunteer to serve
through Red Cross, will not
only learn the importance of
the ‘people helping people'
concept, but may get some
Insight into the adult world,
as well as a first hand glance
at career opportunities in re
search, nursing, medicine,
public relations and social
work.”
Specifically, youth volun
teers are needed for Ft. Mc-
Pherson Hospital, at Chapter
headquarters in Atlanta and
at the Clayton County Unit
Office in Forest Park.
For the very young volun
teers, the new “Mini-Arts”
program has been instituted.
Here they will be given an
opportunity to work with
audio-visuals, make radio
tapes, dramatic presenta
tions and assist with arts
and crafts projects, as well
as work in the Red Cross
Youth Program.
Mrs. Vaughan advises that
“These youth volunteers will
be trained on May 18, so that
the on-the-job phase can be
gin immediately after school
dismisses for the summer
holiday. All Red Cross vol
unteers—adults, committee-
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HONORS FOR
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as President of the Inter
Faith Council and President
of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Bob
is a junior at LaGrange Col
lege and the son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. P. McLendon.
ROBERTS ANNOUNCES
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Mr. Roberts stressed a
need for more and better
equipped voting precincts,
and greater strides in the
field of mental health facil
ities for our county.
Grand Jury Presentments
Your attention is invited to the
attached copy of Grand Jury Pre
sentments. February Tenn, 1968, a
portion of which pertains to your
office.
Sincerely,
HAROLD R BANKE.
Chief Judge
Clayton Superior Court
Clayton Judicial Circuit
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FINAL PRESENTMENTS,
FEBRUARY TERM, 1968,
GRAND JURY
To the Honorable Judge Harold R.
Banke
Superior Court, Clayton Judicial
Circuit
Jonesboro, Georgia
This Grand Jury convened on Feb
ruary sth. 1968 with twenty-three
members present. The following of
ficers were elected for the term:
J K. Currie, Foreman: J. B. Moody.
Jr.. Asst. Foreman; Suzanne Jen
sen, Secretary; and Charles Halleck.
Doorkeeper.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Since this term of the Jury is
mostly an indicting term, the only
department assigned for investiga
tion was the books of the Justices
of the Peace throughout the coun
ty A committee was formed to
carry out this function, and found
the following to be true:
That the office of Justice of the
Peace is too often used as a collec
tion agency, although the collection
of bad debts is a part of their pro
cedure.
That there seems to be no exact
way of keeping books, and each JP
has his own method, thereby making
it difficult for examination by any
committee, such as this one. since
they did not know what to look for
In the way of discrepancies
That subsequent Grand Juries who
are assigned this investigation be
given a briefing on the duties and
operations of a JP, so that they will
better understand what to look for
The consensus of opinion was
that in general the JP’s are doing
a good job and should be com
mended. They help to lighten the
work load of the county court by
trying civil cases along with minor
criminal offenses. They issue war
rants, act as Peace officers, and are
available at any hour of the day or
night. Some are appointed and some
are elected to the position.
WATER AUTHORITY
On February 29th the Grand Jury
toured the County Water Authority
facilities and were duly impressed
by the efficient manner in which the
Authority operates They commend
Mr Huie for managing the exten
sive facilities.
TAX COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
A committee was assigned to tour
the office of Tax Commissioner Rob
ert Coleman, and made the following
presentment:
This office has made tremendous
progress over the past few years,
with the addition of IBM equipment
now in use for billing, records, etc.
Twice as much data can be handled
in half the tune formerly required
/X report prepared by Mr. Cole
man stated that in 1913 the county
had a population of 1,361, with tax
able land of $1,809,144 compared to
the 1967 population of 80,000, with
taxable land of $165,302,850, although
the total amount of acreage in the
county has decreased by 5,110 acres
The committee recommended that
the office of the tax commissioners
bo commended for a job well done
COUNTY SCHOOL BUSES
Reports had been received by this
Grand Jury that there were several
things wrong in the school bus
situation in the county. Among the
complaints wore overcrowding. Im
proper safety precautions, traveling
over unsafe roads and bridges, and
driving without proper inspection of
vehicles A committee was assigned
to investigate the situation .nd
found the following to be true:
Mr. Arlin Barr. Transportation Di
rector for the county, appeared be
fore the committee and presented
facts and figures on the operation
of the school buses. He stated that
the county operates 92 buses, 80 of
which are on regular routes, with 12
being on standby status. Os the 80
used, the state helps pay upkeep on
66 buses, which Is based on a per
centage of children in the county
Four buses have a capacity of 60.
and the rest have a capacity of 79
The state allows a 10 to 40 percent
overload factor, but the county does
not exceed 30 percent.
The state average operational ex
pense for buses is $34 per year per
child, whereas the county expense is
$24 per year per child In the period
of 1965-66 maintenance and opera
tional expenses in the county were
$56,371 for 70 buses, compared to
$39,663 fbr 83 buses in 1966-67. The
decrease is attributed to preventive
maintenance which was not practiced
before, dm* to limited facilities
A new garage was built three
years ago. and there are three full
time licensed mechanics, one helper,
and one service man. The commit
tee inspected the garage and found
it be a clean, modern, and effi
cient installation.
The county requires the following
safety measures: Drivers are trained
extensively, and no woman over 40
nr man over 45 is allowed to begin
driving. Anplicams are tested to
obtain a chauffer’s license, .along
with a physical. They attend two
training sessions a week until the
department feels they are ready for
practical instruction, at which time
they ride with a regular driver until
he feels that the trainee can drive
the bus loaded with children. He
then turns the driving over to the
trainee, but remains on the bus him
self for several days. Each driver
is required to obtain a Red Cross
certificate in First Aid, and is given
a yearly reaction test and a yearly
physical. Drivers are given cursory
instruction on finding mechanical
difficulties in the bus. and in rec
ognizing the need for repairs. It is
required that drivers check the gas,
water, oil, and tires each day be
fore going on their routes.
Drivers are paid $186.10 per month,
for a twelve-month period. The
county emplovs eighty drivers,
thirty-one of whom are women, and
who are the “salvation" of the sys
tem, according to Mr. Barr.
Buses arc taken to the garage
every other day, to fill up with gas
and have an inspection. If anything
is wrong wdth the bus, the driver
is required to write It in a log book,
which is kept for each bus. A safety
check is made on brakes, tires,
steering, etc., each 1,000 miles, and
a 5,000 mile check is made each sum
mer and any major repairs made.
Bridges and roads are inspected
regularly by Mr. Barr, who person
ally drives each route to check for
faulty pavement or hazards. There
are no bridges with a load limit
of less than 10 tons, (not 10,000
pounds, as reported,! and since a
dus weighs 6 tons, and with a full
overload capacity is still under the
10-ton limit, Mr. Barr feels that no
bridge in the county is unsafe.
Ten new buses have been on order
since the Fall, but delivery isn’t ex
pected until the end of the school
term. Buses are bought on a com
petitive bid basis, under the budget
set for the school board, and to keep
abreast of the increasing enrollment
is almost a losing battle, Mr. Barr
stated. However, in the interest of
providing the children who live
fartherest from the schools trans
portation, the I’/a mile limit now en
forced will probably be extended to
2 or 2’^ miles. The school board
hopes eventually to construct side
walks to the schools within these
limits, but no plans are imminent.
The Grand Jury heartily com
mends the school bus authority for
doing the best job with available
facilities.
COMMISSION OF ROADS
AND REVENUE
A committee investigated this de
partment because of numerous com
plaints from motorists in the county
regarding roads needing repairs, pot
holes which had been patched and
were soon open again, and length
of time taken to answer such com
plaints. Upon discussion of the
problems involved with Mr. Rich
ardson, the committee found that
the roads department operates on a
somewhat short-handed force of
men, and although it would seem
to be more feasible to increase the
pay-scale of the men in order to
acquire workers who are better
trained in road building, this is not
being done at present. Mr. Richard
son said that the present pay is so
low he could not hire county men,
and the department is considering
hauling in laborers from another
county.
He also stated that the department
receives approximately 1400 com
plaints a year, and is running 4 to 5
months behind in repairing roads,
due to lack of manpower nnd equip
ment. Commissioner P. K. Dixon
has provided Mr. Richardson's de
partment with as much as the budget
would allow, but it still is inade
quate. High on his list of needs is
a packing machine, but he could not
buy one because he needed other
equipment as well. Presently the
dump trucks are used for packing
holes with asphalt, and that is the
cause of the patching not lasting as
it should.
The Grand Jury would like to
commend Mr. Richardson for doing
his best with limited facilities. Also
we commend Mr Ronnie Jones, of
the sixth ward. College Park, for his
help in paving Coon Road, which
was partly in the city and partly in
the county. Through Mr. Jones’
efforts, the city of College Park
donated SIO,OOO for the project,
which is estimated to cost $22,000
total. Also thanks to the city of Col
lege Park for their fine cooperation
in this matter.
COUNTY JAIL
Although it was not requested to
do so, the Grand Jury took a tour
of the county jail, at the invitation
of Sheriff Bill Murray, and were
treated to lunch in the jail dining
hall. The Jurors were very im
pressed with the quality of food
served in the jail, the cleanliness of
the quarters, and (he efficient man
ner in which the jail is maintained.
We congratulate Sheriff Murray on
a job well done.
POLICE DEPARTMENTS
An investigation of the several
policing agencies within the county,
excepting College Park, was held as
a result of reports of speed traps,
overly-zealous policemen, too many
policemen, etc.
In visiting the police departments
of the county and cities, it was
learned that law enforcement within
each is applied along similar pat
terns. Each of the questioned offi
cers was courteous and helpful in
providing the requested information.
In no case did it appear that po
licing was a business instead of a
service. Each of the agencies is or
ganized much the same, pays in the
same range, requires and schedules
special training when available for
its members, and handles cases in
the same manner. Most of the de
partments have existing vacancies,
which are becoming increasingly
hard to fill.
The Grand Jury could find no
quarrel with any of the agencies,
and therefore commends each on
pursuing their respective duties
lawfully and with malice to none.
APPOINTMENT TO BOARD
OF HEALTH
The Grand Jury was notified of a
vacancy on the County Board of
Health by J E. Edmonds, Chairman.
Mr. Lamar Hutcheson was recom
mended for appointment to the
Board, and the Jury, after consider
ing his qualifications, did so appoint
Mr. Hutcheson, to serve for a period
of six years.
BACKLOG OF COURT CASES
A committee to investigate the
backlog of cases pending in the
criminal court found the following
information to be true:
The number of cases is not so
great as had been reported pre
viously. but there are always a
goodly number which remain on the
books for long periods due to vary
ing circumstances. In some in
stances. the attorney, either for the
defense or for the plaintiff, is in
strumental in obtaining delays in
trial dates, postponements, etc. Oc
casionally the defendant is already
interred in another jail and cannot
stand trial until that sentence is
served. If the sentence is very long,
the expense of holding the case may
prohibit its ever coming to trial,
but it remains on the books.
The Solicitor is presently work
ing on a part-time basis, but be
ginning next year, will be on a full
time basis, since a recent act of
legislature gave the County the au
thority to have a full-time man, who
will receive a salary of SIB,OOO but
will not be allowed a law practice
of his own while he is employed by
the County.
Solicitor Albert Wallace stated
that in 1966 there were 558 criminal
cases and in 1967 413. Some of these
were dismissed (7 since 1965), found
guilty (364). not guilty 134 i, no
billed by Grand Jury <128), Nol
Pressed <109), Dead docketed (21).
No report was available on civil
cases at this time.
The Jury believes that the So
licitor's office is performing its
function with as much expediency as
possible, and commends Mr. Wallace
for his duties along these lines.
COURTHOUSE ELEVATOR
It was brought to the attention of
the Grand Jury that the single ele
vator in operation in the courthouse
is without an emergency light,
should the power fail and the ele
vator be stuck between floors. In
the interest of preventing panic
among persons who might be
trapped in the elevator under such
conditions, the Jury recommends
that the county purchase and install
immediately a battery-powered light
conveniently located and marked as
such.
COURTHOUSE PARKING
The Jury recommends that addi
tional parking lots be constructed
for the use of the public around the
courthouse, since the present un
paved lot behind the old building is
rough and inadequate
COUNTY JUVENILE HOME
A committee was invited to tour
the juvenile detention home and was
favorably impressed with the clean
liness and relative cheerfulness of
the facilities. Although it is not the
type of home one would wish to live
in. ii is a well-supervised, well-kept
institution for the wayward children
of the county, and four other coun
ties as well. Judge Kemp was most
cordial and helpful in giving infor
mation to the committee, as were all
the employees. The visit proved to
be quite educational, and the com
mittee left the home feeling that any
child who is detained there will leave
a better citizen for having been
there.
The Grand Jury would like to rec
ommend that, if possible, classes
throughout the county be allowed to
tour the home and see for them
selves what happens when a youn
"goes wrong", for it might be an
aid in deterring them from future
misjudgement. The Jury also recom
mends that the attached letter from
Judge Kemp be published for the
edification of all citizens in the
county. In addition it is interesting
to note that of the total of 1012 de
linquency cases processed through
the home last year (1967), the high
est number occurred in the city o
Forest Park, being 302, with College
Park, having 139, Jonesboro 113,
Riverdale 95. Morrow 92, Mt. View
26, Hapeville 30, Ellenwood 43, Rex
24. Conley 29, Lovejoy 8 and other
localities 111. The largest number
stemmed from Truancy 133, with
Ungovernable, Stealing, and Running
Away the next highest number of
offenses.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
TRAFFIC LIGHT
After investigating and trying to
reconcile differences between the
city of Mt. View and the Southern
Railroad regarding the turning on
of a traffic light at the Conley Rd.
crossing on highway 186, the Jury
recommends that the two come to
some immediate agreement in order
to alleviate the heavy traffic con
gestion at the intersection. The com
mittee which investigated this mat
ter concluded that closing the rail
road crossing at that point would
be the most logical solution to the
problem, but the city seems deter
mined not to do so.
REMARKS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
We, the February term of Grand
Jurors, wish to thank Judge Banke,
Solicitor Albert Wallace and Assist
ant Solicitor Howard Wallace, the
Bailiffs, and all county personnel
herein mentioned who aided us in
determining the true facts repre
sented in this presentment. We were
honored to serve on such a worthy
panel and thoroughly enjoyed our
tenure of "office'. We come away
from the jury room enriched in
knowledge and reassured of the in
tegrity of our elected and appointed
officials, and the handling of our
county’s affairs.
We recommend that a copy of
these presentments be furnished each
department mentioned herein, and
published in the Forest Park Free
Press and the Clayton County Jour
nal. We thank you for the oppor
tunity of serving on the jury.
JAMES W. BABB, JR.
JOSEPH A. BALLARD
W. I. BARTLETT
CARL H. BEGIN
LAWRENCE BELL
BRYSON H. BENTON
FRED J. BROWN
HARDY T. BUTLER
C. L. GODWIN
CHARLES M. HALLECK
CHARLES W. JOHNSON
WILLIAM H. JOHNSON
THOMAS F. JOINER
HARRY J. JONES. JR.
KEITH J. MASONER
BILL D. MITCHELL
J. B. MOODY. JR.
LAMAR MOODY
DONALD L. SHETTER
GEORGE VROTSOS
J. K. CURRIE, Foreman
SUZANNE T JENSEN. Secretary
ORDER
The above and foregoing pre
sentments received in qpen Court
Free Press-News & Farmer, Thurs., May 16, 1968
TERRELL STARR
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insurance fields in 1955 and
now owns and operates
Clayton County Realty Com
pany and Starr Insurance
Agency in Forest Park.
Starr served from 1958 to
1965 as Clayton County Com
missioner. He is now presi
dent of the Clayton County
Real Estate Board, a direc
tor of The Citizens Bank of
Clayton County and serves
on the Clayton County
Board of Health.
During his tenure as
County Commissioner the
County affiliated with the
Atlanta Regional Metropoli
tan Planning Commission;
reorganized the Planning
and Zoning Board and hired
the County’s first full time
planner. While Starr was in
office the county built the
present courthouse and jail;
passed bond issues for the
present juvenile home, two
new health centers and
three libraries; appointed a
hospital authority and laid
the groundwork for the
Clayton General Hospital
now under construction:
greatly expanded the coun
ty's water and sewer sys
tems; initiated a purchasing
department which put coun
ty buying on a competitive
bid basis and greatly ex
panded the county’s road
system. The county enjoyed
tremendous growth during
this period, and is recog
nized as the fastest growing
county in the State.
In civic work, Starr is past
President of the Forest Park
Jaycees and the Forest Park
Kiwanis Club. He is an ac
tive member of the Clayton
County Chamber of Com
merce. He served for approx
imately fifteen years on the
Forest Park School District
Youth Center Board of
Trustees which constructed
the present Kiwanis Youth
Center and other recrea
tional facilities.
Starr, 42, is married to the
former Celeste McKinney of
Forest Park. He has two
children, JoAnn, 19, and
Terry, 16 and resides with
his family at 4766 Tangle
wood Lane in Forest Park.
He and his family are active
members of the First Baptist
Church of Forest Park. He
is a Mason, member of For
est Park Lodge No. 399 F&-
AM and Chapter No. 75
Royal Arch Masons.
MISS RENEE ICE
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ner by Mrs. Margaret Wet
more, president of the For
est Park Jr. Woman’s Club
and Chief L. C. Cole, repre
senting the Forest Park De
partment of Public Safety.
One (1) twenty-five dollar
savings bond was presented
to the second place winner
by Mr. Alan Johnson, Presi
dent of the Forest Park Ki
wanis Club.
One (1) twenty-five dollar
savings bond was presented
to the third place winner by
Dr. Paul Fitzpatrick, repre
senting Forest Park Rotary
Club.
This contest was designed
to kick off Spring Clean-Up
Week, May 5-11 and the citi
zens of Forest Park are
urged to clean up, paint up,
fix up and to rid their homes
of fire hazards.
Everybody takes a new
lease on life when spring
rolls around. And that lease
on life —for you and your
family — will be more cer
tain if you’ve planned and
practiced a family fire drill.
“This is another kind of
Spring Clean-Up action —
cleaning up any mls-under
standings about what to do
if fire should strike your
home,” says Chief L. C. Cole.
“National Fire Protection
Association records show
that more than eight of
every ten lives taken by
home fires might have been
saved if people had planned
and rehearsed ways to es
cape.
"So plan and practice to
day—for a safer tomorrow.”
Here are pointers to help
you plan;
1. Carefully figure out at
least two routes to the OUt-
and ordered filed. Let the same be
published as recommended.
April 30. 1968.
HAROLD R. BANKE
Judge. Superior Court
TO: THE CITIZENS OF CLAYTON
COUNTY
With slightly over two years of
operation of our detention facilities
It was hoped that we could present
a better picture concerning our de
linquency problems. It Is felt by
our staff that the operation of our
program at the home has hud pn
encouraging Impact on the youth of
this county.
We are in a period where many
of our leaders have encouraged dis
respect for the law, our flag, and
even our moral structure. Even cur
higher Court seems to assume the
rolf of “a great emancipator" under
the guise of protecting an Individ
ual’s rights, forgetting the principal
that one's rights must end when It
utterly disregards the rights of his
fellow man. with our present use of
television, these acts of violence and
disrespect are flashed across the
nation, and in some cases the re
porters seem to gloat in their
“achievements of distorting the
news." Does It surprise you that
some of our youth often attending
such widespread “classroom lectures
and demonstrators" try to see if they
can get by with some of these "lib
erties"?
It is only through the united sup
port of our churches, schools, and
community groups, and their excel
lent leadership, that our report Is
not must worse, since nationwide,
nnd especially In the metropolitan
area, the Increase In delinquency is
alarming. . , .
Respectfully submitted.
EDWIN S. KEMP
Judge, Juvenile Court
side from every room In the
house, especially bedrooms.
Allow for blocking of stair
ways or halls by fire.
2. Particularly for night
time fires, remember that
closed bedroom doors will
hold back flame and smoke,
allow extra time for escape
or rescue.
3. For upper floor escape,
use any available porch and
garage roofs, ladders and
trees as ways down to safe
ty. Be sure exit windows
work easily and that they
are low and large enough to
get through.
4. Pick an outside assem
bly point where the family
will meet for a “roll-call”
and be sure everyone knows
the rule “once out — stay
out."
5. Know how to call the
fire department, by street
box or neighbor's phone and
do this as quickly as the
house is clear of people.
6. Plan who will look out
for Infants and the Infirm,
and how.
Once your plans are made.
Fire Chief L. C. Cole, urges
It is important for all the
family — Including the chil
dren — to rehearse it care
fully and regularly.
Radar to
Be Used in
Forest Park
The City of Forest Park
Mayor and Council and the
Public Safety Department of
the City wish to inform all
the citizens of the city and
the surrounding areas that
in cooperation with the
Georgia State Patrol, radar
stations will be manned in
various locations of the
City.
Although we realize that
only a very small percent
age of the people speed,
these people do create a
hazardous condition to the
extent that we feel some
thing must be done to pro
tect our children and our
people.
Your cooperation in re
ducing speed, thereby, re
ducing the number of acci
dents which occur dally in
our City and the elimina
tion of hazards to our chil
dren can be accomplished
only if the people who are
driving will heed our warn
ing.
For example, during the
calendar month of April,
1968 Inside the City Limits of
Forest Park there were 69
accidents. Os this number.
23 of the victims required
hospitalization or medical
treatment.
There was also in excess of
$31,000 in property damages.
J F. Picard,
Director of Public Safety
Jack Harris
Grand Jury
Foreman
The May Term of the
Grand Jury was empaneled
by Chief Judge Harold R.
Banke on May 6, 1968. In
addition to his routine
charge, Judge Banke gave a
Special Charge commem
orating Law Day Observ
ance. Mr. Jack Harris was
elected Foreman. Mr. John
ny M. Clark, Assistant Fore
man, Mr. C. M. Stewart, Sec
retary and Mr. William G.
Brittain, Door Keeper. Mem
bers of the Grand Jury for
the May Term are:
Mrs. Alton B. Adams, 709
Kings St., Riverdale, Robert
H. Andrews, 6138 Twilight
Trail, Morrow, Louis T. Bak
er, 4697 City View Dr., F. P.,
G. W. Bass, 1400 Kimsey Dr.,
C. P.. Troy M. Beddingfield,
4299 Fitzgerald Rd., Jones
boro, John C. Bramlett, Rt. 3,
Riverdale, Wm. G. Brittain,
4771 West Dr., F. P„ John P.
Byrom, Jr., 6862 W. Fayette
ville Rd., Riverdale, F. T.
Chastain, 1744 Argonne Dr.,
Morrow. Johnny M. Clark,
3241 Lake Jodeco Rd., Jones
boro,
Ralph T. Clower, 1559
Cheryl Leigh Dr., Riverdale,
Howard B. Cobb, 6594
Charles Dr., Morrow, Ste
ward Christian, Jr., 872 East
Plnerldge Dr., F. P„ W. H.
Fleming, Sr., 5165 Woodland
Dr., F. P„ Fabro A. Hanks,
6521 Mt. Zion Blvd., Mor
row. Jack Harris. 101 Wms.
Mill Rd., Jonesboro, Wm.
Niblet, Rt. 3, Ellenwood, A. C.
Ozbum, 215 Valley Rd., Riv
erdale, C. J. Parker, Sr., Rt.
2, Hampton, Richard Renner,
6746 Wendy Jean Dr., Mor
row, W. R. Sanders, Rex,
C. M. Stewart, 2906 Lake
Jodeco Dr., Jonesboro, Alvin
T. Wallace, Box 522, Jones
boro.
GARDEN HINT
Now Is a good time to sur
vey your garden tool needs
for the coming season. You
will need to replace those
lost or unserviceable tools
and repair or clean others.
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