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VOLUME 43 —NUMBER 14
By JACK TROY
Gordon Campbell Field
Honors Vietnam Hero
All the Forest Park Athletic Association people know but
many others don't know that the South Avenue baseball
field—Gordon Campbell Field—is named in honor of a slain
He played Little League and Babe Ruth baseball in the
early days.
After he played through his eligibility as a player, he
went to the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech. He
made A’s and B’s while he attended Tech.
Gordon attended school only part time to be married and
later was drafted by the Army. At the time he was working
for Eastern Engineering company. His work as an architect
was real good. Chances are if he had been going to school
full time he would not have been drafted.
Pat Patterson gave a glowing account of Gordon's playing
days at Forest Park Senior High School when he helped
dedicate Gordon Campbell Field May 11. Coach Patterson
said Gordon gave everything he had in Forest Park High
football.
Gordon was killed Jan. 10 at Que San Valley. His mem
ory will be cherished always in the Forest Park Athletic As
sociation. His dad, Lindsey, is the last one left in the original
Association.
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JAMES W. BURT, director of Pupil Personnel Services for
the Clayton County Schools, and Lacy D. Powell, princi
pal of the Suder Elementary School, will receive their
Doctorate of Education Degrees this week. Burt com
pletes his program at the University of Alabama while
Powell finishes this program at the University of Georgia.
Girl Students Win
Rotary Honors
Shirley Waldrop of Forest
Park High and Carol Allen
of Fountain High won S6OO
scholarships from Forest
Park Rotary Club.
The Forest Park Rotary
Club is privileged to an
nounce the winners of their
two local scholarships, each
of which is a S6OO scholar
ship.
Miss Waldrop won her
scholastic award in a sur
prise presentation at the
Forest Park High Schools
commencement exercises in
Our Breasted
CHICKEN
Is Still the Best
Or barest park Press
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hero of the Vietnam war. Son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lindsey Campbell of Forest
Park. See story and picture on this
page and another picture on page 3
for the many posthumous honors he
has been awarded.
Sergeant Campbell made the su
preme sacrifice; he gave his life for
his country in the Vietnam war.
You wonder why this had to hap
pen to such a fine boy. Surely it was
God's will.
He started playing baseball in the
youth program of the Forest Park
Athletic Association when he was 10.
the new Tara Stadium last
Friday evening. Her scholar
ship award is to be applied
toward her training as a
nurse.
Miss Allen received her
scholarship award last Wed
nesday evening at the Foun
tain High School commence
ment exercises. Miss Allen
will use her award to further
her training as a medical
technician.
In both instances both
1 students are being encour-
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HEADQUARTERS, THIRD U. S. ARMY,
Fort McPherson—The Bronze Star Medal
with "V” Device for Value was presented
to Mrs. Charlene Bnice Campbell, the
widow of Sgt. Gordon A. Campbell, College
Park, in ceremonies here recently. In addi
tion to this medal, Brig. Gen. L. B. Ram
sey, Third U. S. Army Chief of Staff, pre
sented the Purple Heart, Good Conduct
Clayton Credit Bureau
Now Open in Jonesboro
The Credit Bureau of Clay
' ton County, Inc. a full serv
; ice Credit Bureau is now
। operating from Room 4, 124
: McDonough St., Jonesboro,
I headed by Martin T. Mc-
Gregor, Charles G. Morris
and V Eugene McMlchen,
partners in the firm. Mr.
McMichen who is President
of the Bureau is a former
resident of Forest Park and
is presently looking for a
home here with his wife
Frances. They have three
children. After graduating
from Russell High, he went
on to graduate at the Capi
tol Radio Enginering Insti
tute, Washington, D. C., and
went on to gain his Com
mission as Ensign U. S.
Maritime Service, retiring
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MARTIN T. McGREGOR
Vice President-Sec.
HARBIN'S DRIVE-IN
RESTAURANT
(Georgia and Old Dixie Hwy.)
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, THURSDAY, MAY 30. "1968
Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Medal
with attached device, The Combat Infan
tryman Bad^c and the Expert Marksman
ship Rifle and Machine Gun Badges. Sgt.
Campbell was killed in action in Vietnam
on Jan. 10, 1968. Gen. Ramsey (right) pre
sents these medals mounted in a shadow
box to Mrs. Campbell.— (U.S. Army Photo.)
(See Story On Page 3)
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V. EUGENE McMICHEN
President
K
C. G. (CHUCK) MORRIS
Treasurer
Our U.S. Choice
STEAKS
Are Delicious!
after 20 years service. He
owns and operates The
Credit Bureau of Cobb Coun
ty, combining Bureaus of
Douglasville and Mableton.
Martin T. McGregor, Vice
President, born and reared
in Burke County, Ga. has a
full military career of 23
years, retired as Major in
1963. Has served as Presi
dent and Treasurer, State
Collection Services, Inc. Own
er, Credit Bureau of DeKalb
County. Law student John
Marshall University, and
held positions with the
Singer Company as sales
man and store manager. He
holds a Bachelor's Degree
from Omaha University.
Nebr.
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THOMAS G. HARRIS
Consultant
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
A Really Good Year for
Clayton County Schools
By J. E. EDMONDS
The Clayton County School organization, one of the most rapidly growing
systems in the country for the past two decades, maintained its' characteristic
expansion during the 1967-68 school year.
Clayton County now has 27 schools including three senior high schools,
four junior high schools, 19 elementary schools, and one school for children
grades one through twelve
inclusive. Lake Harbin Ele
mentary School and North
I Clayton Senior High School
opened in September and
construction was completed
during the year on a new
gym and music room at G. P.
Babb Junior High, a new li
brary at Forest Park Senior
High School and a new li
brary at Jonesboro Senior
High School.
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J. E. EDMONDS
The beautitul new Tara
Stadium was completed in
time to permit Clayton
County to host the Georgia
High School Association
' State Track Meet. Formal
dedication of the Stadium
will come next fall. All Clay
ton County High Schools will
play their home football
games in the Stadium.
Construction will soon get
underway on the Clayton
County Junior College lo
cated at Morrow. Clayton
County voters approved a
bond issue in October of
1966 which provided for the
construction of the junior
college to be operated by the
State University Board of
Regents. The junior college
Is expected to open in the
fall of 1969.
Clayton County schools
have maintained their ac
credited status by the Geor
gia Accrediting Commission
and by the Southern Asso
ciation of Schools and Col
leges. Also Clayton County
Schools are classified as
standard according to cri-
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The Grandest Guy in the f
world is the father that
takes his family out to eat. .
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The Dwarf House
Hapeville
Georgia State High Honor
President's Saber
Awarded Lynn Stull
The President's Saber — Georgia State College’s
high military honor — was awarded Lynn B. Stull,
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Stull, of Oakdale Drive in
Forest Park.
GSC President Noah Langdale Jr. presenting the
saber to Stull was the high
spot of Georgia State Col
lege's annual military awards
day, held May 16, in Hurt
Park.
Cadet Col. Stull, as 1968
Brigade Commander, also
presided over the Decorations
and Awards Presentation
Ceremonies. A band concert
by the Georgia State College
ROTC Band preceded the
ceremonies.
Other Clayton countians
who received awards and
decorations are: Claude D.
Shaw, Ash Street, Forest
Park, presented the Hudson
Scholarship Award by GSC
Prof. Dugald Hudson, and
M/Sgt. Billy J. Buchanan,
Tuxedo Trail, Riverdale, pre
sented the Department of the
Army Bronze Star Medal by
Col. William J. Lueck
teria recently developed by
the State Department of
Education. Less than half of
Georgia schools meet these
rigid qualifications.
The supply of teachers lor
Clayton Schools continues to
be a problem because of
rapid growth. Salary raises,
increased fringe benefits and
an ably administered Per
sonnel Department, however,
have made this problem less
serious.
Instructional services were
expanded in the past year
through the addition of
four curriculum specialists. A
close look is being taken at
the entire Clayton County
School Curriculum. Pupil
Personnel Services, including
the Visiting Teacher Pro
gram, Special Education Pro
gram, and Guidance and
Testgin Program were re
organized and additional
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Bob Roberts
Qualifies
For Ordinary
Lifelong Clayton County
resident Horace W (Bob*
Roberts Saturday qualified
as a candidate for the office
of Ordinary in the Septem
ber Democratic primary.
Roberts, the son of Mr.
and Mrs Jewel C Roberts of
Jonesboro, holds a masters
degree in law from John
Marshall University. He is
associated with Alterman
Brothers Institutional Divi
sion of the Big Apple food
chain.
“I intend to strive for more
and better equipped voting
precincts and for greater
strides in the area of men-
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