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BANK OF
FOREST PARK
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VOLUME 44 NUMBER 36
This Man Is an Artist
In Public Relations
Having known Humphrey Traylor, chairman of the board
of the Bank of Forest Park, for more years than the number
of children of "the old woman who lived in a shoe,” it was
I knew Humphrey Traylor long before he came to Forest
Park and he seemed to spark a friendly and progressive at
mosphere whenever he joined an organization, civic club or
other project. He is an artist in public relations. I once took
advantage of his friendly conversation when we were fish
ing on a beautiful lake. The fish were not biting. So we
rowed over to the bank where we could sit in the shade.
"What is your definiton,” I asked, "of a good public rela
tions man?" "Very simple," he said. (1) "Faith in God and
faith in people, <2 > You must have a happy home life, (3)
You must be a good neighbor, (4) You must be a part of the
good life around you, and (5) just what I am doing now
rowing the boat for a good newspaper editor.”
There is plenty of proof of his ability. He says that much
of his success is being at the right place at the right time.
That is not the whole story. To me, the fact that he is there
makes it the right time and place. One good example—since
he joined the Bank of Forest Park in 1961, resources have
iuCiU»uu approximately $3 million to ovti ^l2 million.
Congratulations to a quiet, efficient, unassuming gen
tleman!
'FRONTYARD BANK' IS THEME
FOR BANK OF JONESBORO
Ihe Bank of Jonesboro has
joined with five other suburban
banks around Atlanta in a joint
radio advertising program on
Atlanta radio stations, accord
ing to announcement by
Charles S. Conklin, president
of the Jonesboro institution.
The six banks have dubbed
themselves “Fiontyard Banks"
for a strong advertising pro
gram and are out to compete
for new customers with the big
central Atlanta banks and
branches.
Recognizing that traffic
time advertising on major
Atlanta radio stations would be
too costly for individual subur
ban banks, officers of the par
ticipating institutions decided
on a cooperative program
which would convey a single
message to residents and pros
pects in their communities.
Spot times were selected to
reach commuters inbound to
jobs in Atlanta and outbound
to their homes in the city’s
•bedroom communities. Other
times will reach housewives
and people at home on week
ends.
Each message identifies the
suburban banks as “Full Serv
ice”, and promotes number of
specific services, such as regular
and special checking accounts
savings accounts, personal and
auto loans, drive-in windows,
etc.
In all the commercials, how
ever, the message emphasized
is: “A Frontyard Bank is that
bank in your own community
just around the corner from
where you live. We can do any
thing any other bank can do,
only we do it for fewer people,
with the personal touch.” A
catchy musical jingle at the
beginning and end of each
commercial says, “Keep a little
bread where you lay your ,
head, Stash a little loot where
you hang your suit. Get an ।
extra edge Keep a little hedge, ।
Put your money in a Frontyard
Bank.”
Our U.S. Choice HARBIN S DRIVE-IN WEAISO
STEAKS nrCTAIIDAMT SERVE
Are Delicious! I AUK AN T CHICK-FIL-A
(Georgia and Old Dixie Hwy.)
^Forest ^ark 3Frrr
and
no great surprise to me when he was
chosen from a field of six finalists as
"Clayton County's Citizen of the
Year.”
It was interesting to hear Don
Barber of WAGA-TV announce the
names and impressive records of
some 38 nominees in six categories.
These are the citizens, together with
many not mentioned as nominees,
who are leading the way in making
this area a pleasant and profitable
place to live. This is perhaps the best
answer to the growth and develop
ment of Clayton County.
“All of the six banks wlich
are cooperating on this pro
gram are entirely indepen
dent,” Mr. Conklin pointed
out. “Each bank is already
advertising in various ways in
its own community, but
through this joint program we
are able to reach thousands
more who live in the rapidly
growing and progressive cities
and communities which we
serve. We’re simply using
another means to suggest that
people do business in their own
hometown.”
County Audit
Shows Large
Surplus
The 1967 Audit of Clayton
County by Pyde and Pierce,
Certified Public Accountants,
filed on October I 1, 1968, in
dicates a surplus of almost
$100,000.00.
This surplus came about in
two ways: Revenue receipts
were $76,923.44 over the
amount anticipated, and ex
penditures were $21,036.17
under the amount appropriated
for a surplus totalling
$97,959.61.
The Commissioners express
appreciation to all County
officials having a part in this
accomplishment.
N. Clayton
Defeats
Russell
North Clayton High School
intercepted a pass early in the
first quarter to score the only
touchdown of the night as the
Eagles beat off a luckless
Russell team Thursday night, '
7-0 at Tara Stadium.
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1968
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Hl MPUREY TRAYLOR, Citizen of the County Chamber of Commerce at annual
Year and Citizen of Commerce and Indus- awards banquet. Toastmaster Don Barber,
try, named by judges for the Clayton right,—(Photo by Hooper.)
Humphrey Traylor Hailed
As Citizen of the Year
Over one hundred and eighty-live Clayton Countians anxiously awaited the
announcement ol the identity ol the “Citizen ol the Year tor 1968” Monday evening,
October 21, at the Atlanta Army Depot Officer’s Club. This program was another
' first tor me ciayton County Chamber of CommciVc and was originated for the
purpose ol highlighting our dedicated citizens who have contributed so much to the
economic, social, and religious
life of our community.
Mr. Roland Downing. Presi
dent of the Chamber, con
ducted the short business ses
sion at which five new di
rectors were elected. They are
Ed Blalock, Jr.; Emmett Lee;
Pearce Peacock; Lee Webb, Jr.;
and Claude Whaley.
Colonel Dean Van Lydegraf
was presented an Honorary
Membership in the Chamber by
Mr. Bob Maddox, Vice-Presi
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Forest Park Wallops
Griffin High, 70 to 19
BY PHILLIP ALONSO
Forest Park’s Panthers hit
their highest scoring peak in
lambsting Griffin High, 70 to
19, last Friday night at Tara
Stadium. They turned in a
brilliant display in notching
their seventh victory out of
seven starts.
This week they go after No.
8 against Gordon on the
latter’s gridiron.
The Panthers won the
tossup and elected to receive,
defending the west goal. Randy
Kidd, number 18, the Forest
Park quarterback, scored the
first Panther touchdown, when
he ran it around the left end 9
yd. Then he passed the old
pigskin to Freddie Cash, num
ber 84, for a 13 yd. TD. Jeff
King, number 29, kicked the
points alter touchdown. The
first quarter ended with Griffin
trailing 14-0.
I he second quarter showed
J more Panther touchdowns
and 2 Griffin ID’s. Terry
Peeples, No. 8, scored on an 8
yd. run. No. 29, King, made
the PAL. 1 hen it was Griffin’s
turn when Robert Howell, No.
53, ran back Jeff King’s kick
off 55 yards for the first Grif
fin touchdown. Smitty Phillips,
No. 47, ran it down the middle
8 yds. for another Forest Park
touchdown. King’s No. 29 PAT
was good. Dennis Sullivan, No.
16, scored again for Forest
Stroud Presides at
GEA Fall Convention
I he Sixth District GEA Fall
Convention was held at the
Griffin High School with Di
rector Ernest L. Stroud pre
siding.
Park on a 22 yd. pass from
Kidd, No. 18. King’s PAT was
। good. Then Donnie Robinson,
। No. 12 of Griffin, passed 22
i yds. to Larry Chambers, No.
25 for the second Griffin TD.
Both of Kerry Godard’s, No.
51, attempts at the point after
touchdown missed because of
the Panthers rushing. The half
time score was Forest Park 35,
Griffin 1 2.
In the third quarter Forest
Park scored 3 more times: a 24
yd. pass from Kidd, 18, to
Cash, 84, a 4 yd. run by
Tommy Hunt, 38, and a 33 yd.
pass from Kidd to Sullivan, 16.
King, 29, made all three points
after touchdown. The end of
the third quarter showed a
Forest Park lead of 56 12.
The fourth quarter showed
2 more TD’s for Forest Park
and one more for Griffin.
Jimmy Germany, 27, scored on
a 9 yd. pass from Hunt, 38.
King, 29, then kicked another
of his excellent conversions.
Then Griffin’s Johnny Baker,
No. 81, received a 6 yd. pass
from Robinson, No. 1 2. Kerry
Goddard, 51, then kicked his
first good point after touch
down of the game. Then
Germany caught a 10 yd. pass
from Hunt, 38, for the final
Panther TD. King, 29, kicked
another good- PAT. By the
way, King hasn’t missed a kick
this
“Delemma 1968” was the
keynote address given by GEA
President Alton Ellis. Others
on the general program were
State School Superintendent
Jack Nix, GEA Executive
Secretary Carl Hodges. Spald
ing County School Superin
tendent Ben Christie, and Dr.
Lacy Powell, director of re
search and development in the
Clayton County Schools.
Other Clayton County
School personnel taking part in
the departmental meetings
were Herb Galbreath, principal
of the Riverdale School; J. E.
Edmonds, Superintendent of
the Clayton County Schools;
Mrs. Lee Drury, Clayton
County library coordinator,
Mrs. Catherine Ward, classroom
teacher; and Bayward
McManus, Clayton County
Athletic Director.
Deputy Superintendent
Stroud has expressed his ap
preciation to the Clayton
County teachers and adminis
trators for their attendance at
the convention which was
attended by approximately
4,000 school people.
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I< D M C CT ■ rTn ■ t
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Starr and Huddleston,
Murray, Deaton Face
In General Election
Next luesday, Nov. 5, is National I lection Dav
when the three presidential candidates face the ballot
box. Not only they but Senator Herman lalmad-e
representing the Democrats, sallies forth against E. 1 ari
Hitton, Jr., the Republican and Clayton Countians will
be kept busy voting in six races
directly involving them.
Additionally, Clayton and
all other counties of Georgia
will face an important issue in
Amendment 4 which would
correct a legal technicality in
the State Constitution. It
would authorize the use of
state funds for school lunch
purposes. The General Assem
bly has already appropriated
school lunch funds in the state
budget.
Ihe issue is whether one
million school children will
continue to have a school
lunch.
Indications are the vote will
be Yes on Amendment 4.
I wo races in Clayton Coun
ty promise to be rough and
tumble. One is for the 44th
District Senator between Ter
rell Starr, Democrat and Willie
Huddleston Republican. Ihe
othec pits Republican Bill C.
Murray, the incumbent sheriff,
against Bob Deyton, Democrat
and chief of police of River
dale.
The question of who will
become Clayton’s next Solici
tor-General remains in doubt as
a result of a confusing situa
tion. Albert E. Wallace ran in
the primary and won out as
Albert B. Wallace, former solic
itor who announced he was
quitting remained out. But the
latter claimed the names were
confusing to the voter# and
insisted that’s why Albert E.
Wallace prevailed; that most of
the public thought it was he
running and not a new' man.
Attention,
Voters,
Nov. sth
With Election Day drawing
near the Jonesboro Woman’s
Club urges you to read up on
all candidates and issues and be
an informed voter. Tuesday,
November 5, while you vote
you may also enjoy coffee,
cakes, cookies and hot dogs at
the Woman’s Club Concession
Stand. It will be located at the
Jonesboro Area Recreation
Center and will be open from
6:30 a.m. till 6:30 p.m.
Funds from this stand will
again be put back into use in
the community. Vote for the
candidate of your choice but
vote.
Clegg West
Publicity Chairman
Jonesboro Woman’s Club
478-7307
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J HAPEVILLE, GA
A law suit has resulted
Meantime, Albert B Wallace
is a write-in candidate, along
with Oze Horton and Horace
Brown.
Arch Gary. House Repre
sentative from Post 2, goes out
to repeat with J. W. (Jim) Wells
as his opponent; Sharon Aber
crombie won the Democratic
primary for chairman of the
County Commission and faces
Elbert Stiff, a Republican,
Tuesday. Tommy Vaughn,
incumbent in Post No. 1 of the
County Commission, is
opposed by George Breed, a
Republican
John J. Flynt, Jr., runsun
opposed for U. S. Representa
tive from the Sixth District in
the 91 st Congress.
William J. (Bill) Lee runs
unopposed for State Repre
sentative, General Assembly,
District 21, Post I.
Lamar Northcutt is un
opposed for State Representa
tive General Assembly, District
21, Post 3.
For County Ordinary
Horace W. (Bob) Roberts is
unopposed after winning the
primary.
Joe B. Mundy is unopposed
for Clerk Superior Court;
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Jonesboro to Vote
At Junior High Gym
It is hereby ordered that the following precincts will
be open for the General Election to be held November
5, 1968, Clayton County, Georgia:
Adamson Morrow, Ellenwood, Forest Park, Jones
boro, Lovejoy, Mountain View, New Oak, Old Oak,
Panhandle, Riverdale.
The polling places that will
be open from 7:00 a.m. until
7:00 p.m. on November 5,
1968 for the General Election
will be as follows:
Adamson-Morrow Com
munity Center.
Ellenwood Justice Court
house.
Forest Park Forest Park
Junior High Gymnasium
Jonesboro Jonesboro
Junior High Gymnasium
Lovejoy Justice Court
house
Mountain View Justice
Courthouse
New Oak North Clayton
Junior High Gymnasium
Old Oak Justice Court-
Sp«ir Insurance
Agency, Inc.
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Ga. Power
Employees
Win Award
Employes ol Georgia Power
( ompany s central meter shop
in Forest Park have been pre
sented the firm's Safety
Achievement Award for their
47-year record of safe work
without a disabling injury.
Shop superintendent Joe
Allen said the 15 staff mem
bers repair, test or overhaul
both commercial and residen
tial meters for all of Georgia
Power’s more than 900,000
customers. Adisabling injury is
one that takes an employe off
the job for any length of time.
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Band Boosters
Chicken - Q
Forest Park Junior High and
Elementary Band Boosters are
sponsoring their Annual
(hicken-Q Nov. 2, at the
Forest Park Kiwanis Corner.
(Across from the Recreation
Center). The Chicken-Q is
$1.25, Adults, and 75c Chil
dren. Serving time is from 1 I
a m. to 7 p in.
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house
Panhandle Justice Court
house
Riverdale Community
Center
In compliance with Code
Section 34-602 sub-paragraphs
(1) and (2), the pollg place that
will be open from 7:00 a.m.
until 7:00 p.m. on November
5, 1968 for the General Elec
tion for all electors of the
County who are qualified to
vote for the Presidential Elec
tors only, will be at the Clay
ton County Courthouse.
This the 30th day of
October, 1968.
JOET. LANE
ORDINARY, CLAYTON
GEORGIA