The Forest Park free press and Clayton County news and farmer and the Forest Park news. (Forest Park, Ga.) 1967-1969, May 30, 1968, Page 15, Image 15
■ ok. bLF I jE%.^yy ?r «&” Lj|jEK|UJr t r^^B 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 — C OJ Mp&duLation& C^ oft '6B a new world waits for you! X" TERRELL STARR (Candidate for State Senate, 44th District, Clayton and Henry Counties) A 4^, / AW? \A( ffM 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 — । 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 ‘ ■ 11 i ! wn Wgp' Congratulations, ' grads, on your bright and shining success. One hour 'max CESHfIfS THE MOST IN DRYCLEANING ? DIPLOMfISTODAY... TOMORROW Tf/EWOW Did And Now mF The future W Awaits ■r*B: w ff\ /' Youl 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. I CONGRATULATIONS' CLASS OF '6B A THOUGHT J FOR YOUR / JB I I \ Wf FUTURE: j ^7 J Learn a V Rewarding Profession MEN AND WOMEN ENROLL TODAY! Terms Can Be Arranged PADRICK'S BEAUTY COLLEGE Clayton Plaza 2844 Jonesboro Rd. Phone 361-5641 1 kOA U VJ V^TO OUR 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 i J 0085) PARRIS ISLAND. 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. * I/ 1 1 \ ' \ / 'I \ ,■ / We're proud of our grads for making that first big step toward success. Charles Summerday (Mayor of Forest Park) fa 1E V n LAMAR NORTHCUTT State Representative sO mF * / i mBI 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. 15