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ROBERT H. SMITH, defensive driving instructor, is speak
er at Forest Park Civitan meeting.
Civitans Hear About
Defensive Driving
The Forest Park Civitan
Club met for its regular
meeting May 7 at the Citi
zens Bank of Clayton County.
This being the first meet
ing since the annual conven
tion held at Jekyll Island in
April, everyone present was
given a report of the meet
ings and activities attended
by those in Georgia District
North. Civitan International.
Many plans were made at
this time with indications
being that it will be a most
fruitful year for 1963-1969
The Forest Park Club will
stay informed of future
works as they will be well
represented in the district
having three of their mem
bers serving on the Execu
tive Board as district offi
cers. These representatives
are Gordon Kraft, Hoke
West and Wilbur Peacock.
Mr Kraft, Extension chair
man. gave his final report of
the Newton County Civitans,
stating the new club in Cov
ington is doing well and is
off to a very good start.
To further acquaint our
members with Civitan, a
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a new world
waits for
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TERRELL STARR
(Candidate for State Senate, 44th District,
Clayton and Henry Counties)
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All honor to '6B grads! Because
you deserve the best, Congratulations!
Mr. and Mrs. Pope Dickson & Son
Jonesboro
series of four programs on ,
Civitan Education is being '
presented to the club during i
this month. Gordon Kraft
began the series expounding
on membership after which
Hoke West spoke on the
structure of the organiza
tion. At the May 21 meeting,
the history and background
of Civitan will be presented.
Addressing the club for the
evening was Robert H. Smith
who is employed at Hdqs
Third U.S. Army, Ft. Mc-
Pherson. Mr. Smith resides in
East Point and is an instruc
tor in the Defensive Driver
Improvement Program spon
sored by the Atlanta Traffic
& Safety Council as pre
pared by the National Safety
Council. He gave the mem
bers a brief test to show i
what a little education on
defensive driving can do. i
After presenting his pro- !
gram. Mr. Smith gave sta- i
tistics on traffic death rates
per year leaving the mem
bers to ponder with the ques
tion “Would you believe
53,000 people are killed each
Neighborhood Scouts
ENSIGN RIVERS
(H 0615 PENSACOLA. Fla.
(FHTNC) — Naval Reserve
Ensign Gordon A. Rivers, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry M.
Rivers of 1262 Pays Road.
Stone Mountain, Ga., and
husband of the former Miss
Barbara J. Carter of Per
shing Way, Morrow, Ga., has
reported for advanced in
strument flight training with
Training Squadron Six at the
Naval Air Station. Pensacola.
Fla.
He will undergo training
in the single-engined, pro
peller-driven T-28 ‘‘Trojan”
trainer aircraft. The training
will give him the knowl
edge he needs to fly military
aircraft on instruments
alone.
PVT. JOHNSON
FT. SILL. Okla. (AHTNC)
—Private Tonie L. Johnson.
20. son of Mrs. Annie L.
Johnson. 213 Wallis Street.
Jonesboro. Ga., completed
eight weeks of advanced
artillery training May 2 at
the Army Artillery and Mis
sile School. Ft Sill. Okla.
He was trained as a can
noneer in field artillery.
His training included
maintenance and firing of
artillery guns, howitzers and
heavy machineguns. Instruc
tion was also given in am
munition handling and com
munications.
Cub Pack 119 Active
Cub Pack 119 met at the ;
Lake Harbin Elementary |
School Thursday evening.
May 16. There were about 120
present.
A pirate ship made by Den 1
1 and a big whale made by
Den 2 supplied the back
ground for the meeting. The
Webelos Den presented the
flag ceremony. Various stunts
and songs were enjoyed by
all. Lonnie Dunn won a bag
of air for holding his breath
the longest. A pirate skit
was presented by Den 6.
Three Bears—George Mil- ।
ler, John Pike and Ronald
Bailey — who reached the
age of 10 were transferred to
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year on our highways?”
Members of the Forest
Park Civitan Club would like I
to urge you to think about
this and consider taking a
course in defensive driving
vourself—it would be time
well spent. j ‘
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Congratulations, '
grads, on your bright
and shining success.
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WITH ALL GOOD WISHES
ARCH GARY
State Representative
Wednesday, May 15. was
the date of the first bi
monthly neighborhood meet
ing of the recently formed
Girl Scout Neighborhood,
which split from the Forest
Park area due to the tre
mendous growth in Girl
Scouting.
On the agenda, topic num
ber one was the selection of
a name by which we would
be known. The name chosen
by the Scout leaders was The
Wisteria Neighborhood. This
consists of troops in the
Morrow-Lake City Area. Mrs.
Charlotte Hathaway is the
Neighborhood chairman.
Mrs. Lucille Pearson, Day
Camp director, told of plans
for the 1968 Day Camp to be
held at the Mountain View’
Park The dates will be July
8 through July 18. Fridays
excluded. Non-scouts may
attend day camp. The fee is
$lO 00 and registration dead
line is June 4. A doctor’s ex
amination is required of all
who attend.
Activities among the troops
appear to be mountainous.
Stone Mountain that is. Jun
ior Troop 19 has spent the
past three Saturdays there:
Junior Troop 310 and
Brownie Troop 58 enjoyed a
picnic and a hike together.
! Brownie Troop 276 is looking
forward to a train ride as
well as climbing the popular
! mountain.
the Webelos Den. They were
presented with the Webelos
hat, scarf, clip and shoulder '
badge by their parents.
Six boys received Pocket
Emblems for selling ten or
more tickets to the Scout Ex
position. They were Frankie ’
Treadwell, Michael Fitzpat- !
rick, Bane Cheek, Eddie j
Boyd, Robby Lee and Bryon ,
Ivery.
George Miller was pre
sented his Bear Badge and I
Ricky Arp and Brett Miller
received Wolf Badges, These
three boys also received a
Gold Arrow Point. David
Roach and Eddie Hickerson
received Denner Bars. From
the Webelos Den—Lenny
Starkey got his Craftsman
Badge and Darrell White
hurst his Athlete Badge.
Plans were made for a
cookout in June.
The meeting was brought
to a close with a Webelos ।
Yell and everyone forming a
"Living Circle.”
Friendship House Opens
In Clayton County
In Jonesboro there is a
new service facility. Friend
ship House. Although spon
sored by the Jonesboro Meth
odist Chur ch, Friendship
House seeks to minister to
the whole community. Clay
ton, Fayette and Henry
counties. It seeks to attract
volunteer workers and sup
port from the community.
The purpose of Friendship
House is to help in the social
rehabilitation of those per
sons who have had treat
ment for mental illness. In
the Tri-County area there
are approximately 225 per
sons who are eligibi- tor
membership.
The Metropolitan Atlanta
Mental Health Association,
Inc provides professional
guidance through Dr. Don
ald F Spille, director, and
Mrs. Marion Fern, program
director. Locally, Robert L.
Pulliam, executive director of
the Tri-County Mental
Health Center, and his staff
are supporting this effort to
meet some of the emotional
needs of people. Also, help
is received from Mr. and
Mrs. Milton E. Sellers, social
workers at the Clayton
County Health Center.
At the present, Friendship
House is open on each
Thursday night from 7:30-
9:30. As the membership
grows, the program and
open-hours will be expanded
in accordance with the needs
and wishes of the members.
Friendship House extends
a warm hand of friendship
conveying the message, “we
care about you," "we need
you," and "we want to help
you ” In many instances the
club can be a life-line for the
lonely and troubled person.
Mrs. T B. Clonts. director,
•and Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, as
sistant director of Friendship
House, extend a cordial invi
tation to interested persons
to drop by the House located
at 137 Church Street, which
is just off Main Street in
Jonesboro. For further in
formation, call Mrs Clonts,
478-8502, or Mrs. Jones. 478-
8121
About $1 million in unde
liverable checks is returned
to the Veterans each year.
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CONGRATULATIONS'
CLASS OF '6B
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Learn a V
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MEN AND WOMEN
ENROLL TODAY!
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PADRICK'S
BEAUTY COLLEGE
Clayton Plaza 2844 Jonesboro Rd.
Phone 361-5641
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All the riches of a new life
await you, Graduates. Good
luck in your pursuit of them. \
We suggest
the following gifts
for the graduate:
Fountain Pen Sets Bibles
Stationery Brief Cases
Drafting Equipment Desk Lamps
Typewriters
DAVIS OFFICE SUPPLY
FOREST PARK
Little League
Flea Market
The Continental Little
League's Falcon team, mem
bers of the Continental’s
Farm League, will sponsor a
Flea Market on Saturday.
June 8, at a shopping center
on the corner of Headland
and Delowe Drive in East
Point.
Many basements and attics
are being cleaned out in
preparation for the event i
and items such as antiques,
collections of pressed and
patterned glass, ceramics,
bric-a-brac, homemade
foods, arts and crafts, and
furniture will be sold A re
freshment stand will be in
cluded and the Falcon team
is planning a fun-filled day
for all.
Space for the Flea Market
is available to individuals
and dealers for a small do
nation to the team Please
call 767-8339 or 767-3980 for
space reservation or infor
mation. Cover will be avail
able in case of rain.
PVTS. LOY, CHAPMAN
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S. C. i FHTNC)— Marine Pri
vates Walter D. Loy, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. T oy
of Jonesboro Road, Tommy
E. Chapman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert C. Chapman of
526 Granade Drive, all of
Forest Park. Ga., are going
through recruit training at
this Marine Corps Recruit
| Depot.
His first stop when he ar
j rived here was the Depot’s
1 receiving barracks where all
■ new recruits are processed.
: Here he received his first
issue of Marine uniforms, the
equipment he will use in
training, and his first mili
tary haircut.
After being placed in a
training platoon with other
new recruits, he left the re
ceiving barracks and began
his formal Marine training
under the close guidance of
his Drill Instructors, or
“D.l.’s". Until he graduates,
eight weeks after he entered
"boot camp", these seasoned
Free Press-News & Farmer, Thurs., May 30, 1968
Non-Commissioned Marines
will guide and supervise his
progress in physical condi
tioning an d development,
rifle, marksmanship, and
other skills which he must
master to be a Marine.
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We're proud of our grads for
making that first big step toward
success.
Charles
Summerday
(Mayor of Forest Park)
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LAMAR NORTHCUTT
State Representative
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KEEP UP
THE GOOD
WORK!
SHAROH ABERCROMBIE
London--Unemployment in
Wales rose bv 35.4 per cent last
year to a monthly average of
39.454 per cent, the highest
since World War 11, according
to a report by the Secretary of
State for Wales.
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