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VOLUME 43 - NUMBER 3fc
COMMENDATION FOR MRS. WHALEY—
Atlanta Army Depot—Mrs. Ruth N. Wha
ley, 5770 Ash St., Forest Park, receives of
ficial commendation from Lt. Col. Murry
D. Smith, Depot Director for Maintenance.
Right, C. W. Jeffers, chief of the Aeronau
tical Equipment Branch. Mrs. Whaley was
cited upon receiving an outstanding per
formance rating for the manner in which
Riverdale Library
Dedication Held
Clayton County’s newest
library, the Northwest Branch,
Riverdale, held Open House
Sunday. Oct. 13. This is the
third new library building to be
completed in the county with
in four years.
Mrs. Arthur Huie, Chairman
of the Clayton County Library
Board, opened the dedicatory
program by making a short
speech in which she expressed
pleasure over the completion
of the new library and pride
because of the use of libraries
in the county. Circulation now
is over 150,000 books per year,
and is steadily increasing.
She thanked the County
Commissioners, James Duncan,
Tommy Vaughan and P. K.
Dixon, for their cooperation
with the building program.
Chairman of the County
Commissioners, P. K. Dixon,
was introduced by Mrs. Huie.
Mr. Dixon explained that the
local bond issue of $225,000
implemented the program by
making it possible to apply for
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she performs her duties as a clerk-stenog
rapher. A native of Wrens, Ga., she has
been employed at the Depot two years; is
affiliated with Forest Park First Baptist
Church and has two children, Sheryl, a
student at Babb Junior High School, and
Ken, who attends Lake City Elementary
School.— (U. S. Army Photo.)
matching funds from the fed
eral government. Under this
plan, it was possible to build
one library a year.
Library Board Members
were introduced, as were two
former members, Mrs Noel
Denton and Terrell Starr.
Among the distinguished
out-of-town visitors recognized
by Mrs. Huie were Clarence S.
Paine, library consultant,
whose services were utilized in
planning the Northwest Branch
Library; Walter H. Murphy, di
rector, Flint River Regional
Library (Clayton County
Libraries are affiliated with this
regional library); Carlton I hax
ton, Chief Consultant, Public
Library Unit, State of Georgia,
and his assistant, Miss Nila
Rice; and Bob Smith,
Librarian, Georgia College.
Mrs. F. X. Evans, librarian
for the Northwest Branch
Library, her assistant, Mrs.
James I. Caldwell, and library
aide, Mrs. Catherine Starr, were
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introduced.
Clayton County’s Poet
Laureate, Mrs Barbara Gault
ney, spoke of the importance
of books and libraries before
she recited a poem she com
posed for the program.
Ihe Rev. William W Satter
white. pastor of Riverdale
Presbyterian Church, offered
the prayer of dedication.
Commissioner Dixon also
offered a prayer before the
ribbon cutting ceremony.
Visitors were then invited to
make a tour of the facility.
Ihe bulletin board in the
entranceway announced Geor
gia Authors Week Oct. 14-19.
Inside, the tastefully appointed
interior was accentuated by at
tractive displays of works by
Georgia authors.
Robert Burch, well known
and popular author of juvenile
books, from nearby Fayette
ville, was a particularly inter
esting guest. His books, D.J.’s
Worst Enemy, Queenie Peavy,
Skinny, A I unny Place to Live,
and Tyler, Wilkin and Skee are
in the local libraries, and are
widely read and enjoyed.
An exhibit of art work by
local children, plus a display of
prints in the meeting room,
added variety to the tour.
As the guests were leaving
they were served refreshments
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FP Goes After 7th
Facing Griffin Friday;
Walker Is Cards' Foe
Continuing in high gear as they have been all season long.
Forest Park's Panthers romped all over Columbia High lasi Iriday
night. 45 to 0, at Avondale Stadium. Friday night they play hosts
toGriffin High, which succumbed to Avondale High last week 49
to 17
Forest Park will be aiming for Victory No. 7
Jonesboro High, hanging up its first triumph last week alter a
long string of losses, goes against Walker High at I ara Stadium.
The Cardinals, who have played some good ball this season only
to lose all of their games, really were hitting on all eight last
Friday night and buried North Clayton under a 33-6 score
Meantime, North Clay ton engages Fussell High I hursday night
at Tara Stadium.
Jonesboro Wins First
Tilt in 35 Starts
BY PHILLIP ALONSO
Last Friday night was to
have been the Jonesboro
Homecoming game. But they
didn’t get to have the cere
monies because of rain. This
disappointment was canceled
out by the excitement and joy
of the Cardinals winning their
first game in 35 starts. The
Cardinals beat their opponent
North Clayton, by a score o>
33-6.
Jonesboro won the tossup
and elected to receive, taking
the East goal
The first quarter showed
what a bad night for passing it
was. The first score of the
game was a safety for Jones
boro caused by a bad snap
from the North Clayton center
Then the Cardinals' Willie
James Albertie scored for the
first touchdown of the game.
Spooky Craddock attempted
the conversion, which was no
good, leaving the first quarter
score at Jonesboro 8, North
Clay ton 0.
The second quarter showed
two more Jonesboro safeties
North Clayton’s Billy Orr
fumbled and it was recovered
in the end zone for the second
Jonesboro safety. Skip
Kubilius, recovered another
bad snap in the end zone for
the third Jonesboro safety.
Panthers Run Wild On
Columbia for No. 6
Last Friday night the Forest
Park Panthers beat Columbia
High by 45-0. In the first
quarter Dennis Sulivan scored
on a 24-yd. run, handed off
from Kidd. Jeff King made the
PAT. Then Ronnie Kinsey re
covered a deflected Columbia
punt in the end zone for an
other touchdown. Jeff King
made the PAT and this quarter
ended with a Forest Park 14-0
lead.
In the second quarter
Bobby Slagle scored for the
third time for the Panthers on
a 26-yd. run on a hand off
from Kidd. The conversion was
good by King. King also kicked
an 18-yd. field goal. The half
time score showed Forest Park
leading 25-0.
In the third quarter Randy
Kidd, the quarterback, ran
around the end 9 yds. for an
other Forest Park touchdown
The score was 32-0, after the
conversion.
In the fourth quarter Smitty
Phillips ran it for 4 yds. for the
fifth Forest Park touchdown.
there was no other score that
quarter and the halftime
showed a Jonesboro lead of
I 2-0.
Unluckily there was no hall
time show because of ram
In the third quarter Albertie
scored again and the con
version was no good by Crad
dock The Cardinals pushed the
j Eagles all the way to about the
' I agle 10 yd line Ihe I agles
decided to punt but it was
deflected by a bunch of rushers
and recovered in the end zone
for the second Jonesboro
touchdown Ihe conversion
was good by Craddock Ihe
end of the third quarter
showed a distinctive Jonesboro
lead of 25-0.
In the fourth quarter, Al
bertie scored again for his third
time ami the Jonesboro fourth
time, ('raddock made the con
version bringing the score up to
Jonesboro 33, North Clayton
0. Then North Clayton got a
chance when Billy Orr, passed
to Chris Davis for an 85 yd.
run. Gary Higgins didn't make
the conversion ami there is
how the score remained for the
rest of the game.
Despite the continuous rain
and the fact that the clock
only worked on minutes this
was an excellent display of
football by the Cardinals.
The conversion was good by
King. Terry Peeples made the
sixth touchdown on a 4-yd.
run. King achieved the con
version and the score stood at
45-0 for the last 3 minutes of
the game. The Panthers are
thusfar undefeated in their six
games.
Oze Horton
Is Write-In
Candidate
Another “write-in” candi
date for the up-coming election
Nov. 5, is that of Oze R. Hor
ton for the office of Solicitor
General of the Clayton Circuit
Superior Court
Mr. Horton ran in the first
Primary and was defeated by
A. lid Wallace.
WE ALSO
SERVE
CHICK-FIL-A
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
MAYOR SI MMERDAY AT F.P KIWANIS
Shown at a recent Forest Park Kiwanis
meeting where he spoke on "Forest Park—
Past, Present and Future" is Charles W.
Summeniay. Mayor of the city of Forest
Voters Urged to Save
Georgia's School Lunch
Voters will decide on elec
tion day whether one million
Georgia pupils will continue to
have a school lunch
Passage of Amendment 4
will correct a legal technicality
in the State Constitution. Il
would authorize the use of
state funds for school lunch
purposes Ilie General As
sembly has already appropri
ated school lunch funds in the
state budget.
Both Gov Maddox and
former Gov Carl Sanders are in
favor of Amendment 4. They
are members of the Georgia
School Lunch Council com
posed of civic leaders and edu
cators, which has come out in
support of the Amendment
Dr James S Peters, Chair
man. State Board of 1 du
cation, said, "Most Georgians
will vote with the school peo
ple for Ilie lunchroom Amend
ment Il’s needed.” Other state
officials favoring the Amend
ment are Dr. Jack P. Nix, State
Superintendent of Schools and
Mr. Phil Campbell, Georgia
Commissioner of Agriculture.
I he Council also includes of
ficers of the slate PLA, the
Georgia Teenage Nutrition
Council, the Federation of
Women’s Clubs, the state medi
cal and dental associations, the
Georgia Education Association,
the Georgia Farm Bureau and
the Association of County
Commissioners.
“Ihe future of school lunch
depends on passage of the
Amendment", said Mrs. Anne
McDonald, president of the
Georgia School Food Service
Association. She stated that
the largest share of school
lunch costs is paid by pupils
themselves l unch prices are
kept low so that school chil
dren will be able to eat a nu-
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Park. Sunimerday is shown in the middle
with Herman R. Walker, vice president, at
the left, and with Allen T. Johnson, presi
dent of the Forest Park Kiwanis Club, at
the right.
tritious lunch Ihe average
price in Georgia is 28c Federal
contributions in cash and com
modities help keep prices
down.
Georgia has consistently
ranked among Ihe lop three
stales in the nation for its
school lunch program A daily
average of more than 740,000
children regularly eat the
balanced lunches prepared each
day at school More Georgia
children eat a school lunch
than in many other states that
have a much greater average
family income.
“A nutritious lunch makes a
difference in a pupil’s at
tendance, behavior ami learn
ing whether the family is rich,
poor or in between, or whether
he lives in a city or a rural
area," Mrs McDonald said
“We are asking everyone con
cerned with Ihe education of
Georgia children to vote YES
on Amendment 4. Every body
knows that a child can’t study
on an empty stomach!”
Halloween
Carnival at
Recreation
I he Forest Park Recreation
Department will sponsor a
Halloween Carnival Oct. 31.
Halloween night, from 6-9 at
the Recreation Center Free
admission and free popcorn as
well as such features as Fishing
Well, Magician Room, Fortune
Teller and Apple Bobbing will
be the attractions All parents
are encouraged to bring their
children and keep them oft the
streets for a safe Halloween
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Dr. Thompson
New Minister
At Memorial
Ihe Memorial Christian
Church of Forest Park
announces the call of Dr.
Charles I hompson as its new
minister.
Dr. Thompson has previous
ly served as minister of Sandy
Springs Christian ( hutch and
Brookhaven Christian Church
in the Atlanta area, and interim
state secretary to the Christian
churches ot South ( arolina.
and more recently minister of
the First Christian Church of
Charleston. S. C Dr. I homp
son began his ministry in the
Forest Park area on Sunday.
Oct 20.
CLAUDIA WHALEY
IS ASSIGNED
STATESBORO Claudia
Whaley ol Jonesboro has been
assigned her student teaching
activities by the Division of
Education, Georgia Southern
College, for fall quarter 1968.
According to Dr. Donald
Hawk, director of student
teaching, Miss Whaley has been
assigned duties tn the Physical
Education program at Way
cross High School in Waycross.
Claudia is the daughter of
Claude II Whaley of Jones
boro.
Morrow Juniors
Serve Spaghetti
Morrow Junior Woman's
Club will have an “Italian Style
Spaghetti Supper" Saturday,
Nov. 2 from 5 till 8 p.m. at the
Morrow Elementary School
Tickets are now on sale by all
of the club members.
Come and enjoy the atmos
pheric dining by candlelight,
on red and white checked
tablecloths, with roving ac
cordian players setting the
mood. Tickets are $1 per per
son for “all you can eat.”
Mrs. Ike Dupree