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VOLUME 44 — NUMBER 48
POINT OF VIEW
By JACK TROY
J. Edgar Hoover Going
Strong at 74
J. Edgar Hoover, who, at age 74, is beginning another
four-year term as Director of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation, recalls a fable—
with the fisherman and decides in
favor of expediency. After a few days, the bird has traded
off so many feathers that he cannot fly. He continues to
make his daily trip to the fisherman on foot until all of
his feathers are gone. At this point, the fisherman picks
up the fat, naked bird and cooks him for dinner.
As we enter the New Year, leaving behind a year marked
with crime and violence, we might ask ourselves if the
American eagle has a full plumage or is he missing feathers
because of our expediency in bartering with criminals.
A persuasive argument can be made that the law-abid
ing citizen’s freedoms diminish in direct proportion to the
inctjease of criminal activity in our country. His risk of be
coming the victim of a serious crime increased 15 per cent
in 1967, and a similar rise is indicated for 1968.
Mr. Hoover truly is one of the “Great Americans.”
STAR Student Prize
Awaits Some Student
A STAR is shining in Georgia!
Some Georgia high school senior who is nameless
al present begins ascending the stellar stairs to the
ultimate STAR prize this week with the mailing ol
forms to high school principals in Georgia.
these forms will be re
turned to the Georgia Chamber
of Commerce, founder of the
Student Teacher Achievement
Recognition (STAR) Program,
and high school S1 ARS will be
notified of their honor in
February.
Thousands of high school
seniors throughout Georgia
began the long but rewarding
road to becoming STAR Stu
dent of Georgia by taking the
College Board Scholastic Apti
tude Test in November or
December, 1968.
Io be eligible for STAR
consideration, scores for each
part of this test must be at
least equal to the latest avail
able national average, and stu
dents must be regularly en
rolled seniors in one of Geor-
Barrow
Named to
Council
Congressman John J. Flynt,
Jr announced today that the
Small Business Administration
has appointed Mr. J. Elliott
Barrow of Jonesboro, Ga. and
Mr. Leon Smith of I homaston,
Ga. to the Small Business Ad
visory Council for Georgia.
Mr. Barrow is President of
Jebco Inc. of Jonesboro which
manufactures metal office
furniture and equipment. Mr.
Smith is a partner in the
Thomaston Office Equipment
Company of Thomaston, Ga.
Mr. Barrow and Mr. Smith
will each serve on the Council
for a two year term, advising
the SBA on matters dealing
with small businesses and small
business operations in Georgia.
Our U.S. Choice
STEAKS
Are Delicious!
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and
Is the American eagle in danger
of becoming “bald?”
In an old fable, a bird meets a
fisherman with a can of worms and
asks him for one.
“Sure," says the fisherman. "All
I ask in return is one of your feath
ers."
A feather for a worm seems rea
sonable to the bird, so the exchange
is made. The next day the bird is
hungry again. He weighs the incon
venience of searching for food
against the expediency of trading
gia’s accredited public or
private high schools, un
married, and in the upper 10
per cent scholastically of their
class for the first semester of
their senior year. The qualified
student in each high school
making the highest SAT grade
will be named High School
STAR Student.
Each High School STAR
Student will name either an
elementary or high school
teacher who in his opinion
made the greatest contribution
to his scholastic achievement.
The teacher must be a faculty
member of a public or private
accredited Georgia school
when selected. Teachers so
named will be designated
STAR teachers and will share
the recognition accorded the
STAR students naming them.
Program of
Self-Defense
The Tara Elementary Parent
and Family Life Study Group
will present a program on
practical means of self defense
for women. This program will
include a talk, a discussion
period and a skit.
It is planned for Tuesday,
January 28th from 7:30 P.M.
until 9:30 P.M. in the school
cafetorium.
Mr. Bob Grantham and his
associates will be our guest
speakers. This very able group
has taught some 2000 persons
and have some very lively
things in store for us.
The public is urged to at
tend.
Atlanta Army Depot Spends
$69 Million in Year 1968
ATLANTA ARMY 1)1 POT The Atlanta Anny Depot spent a total of
$69,095,666 in calendar year 1968, of which $27,532,097 went lor salaries.
Equipment and materiel shipped to the armed forces amounted to 176,832 lons.
A total of $6,930,191 was spent for supplies and services, approximately 75%
being spent with local business firms. A total of $2,925,294 was spent with small
businesses.
Civilian employment at the
end of December was approxi
mately 3,700. During 1968 the
Depot hired more than 800
persons, including 277 tempo
rary appointments and 174
summer youth hires.
Savings effected through the
Incentive Awards Program
amounted to $424,285. Edgar
H. Kyle, a machinist in the
Depot general equipment
branch, was among Army
Materiel Command top sug
gesters attending special cost
reduction ceremonies at Aber
deen Proving Ground. Mr. Kyle
devised a tool with which to
resurface tappets for military
standard engines, resulting in
an estimated savingsof
$1 1,077.
Depot personnel con
tributed $44,250 to the Com
bined Federal-United Appeal
Campaign; and gave 2,247
pints of blood to the Red
Cross. During calendar year
1968 the Depot received the
gold star Minuteman Flag for
having 90% or better partici
pation in purchase of savings
bonds during a successive five
year period.
The eight-man workforce in
College Cleaners
Offer Full Service
College Cleaners of Jones
boro Road, Morrow, have just
inaugurated full dry cleaning
service after being a pickup
station for a year. The owners
now are Jimmy E. and Palmer
Bridges.
Theirs is the only complete
dry cleaning service in Morrow.
They feature one-hour cleaning
at regular prices.
HARBIN'S DRIVE-IN
RESTAURANT
(Georgia and Old Dixie Hwy.)
FOREST PARK. GEORGIA 30050. THURSDAY. JANUARY 23, 1969
OFFICERS FOR 1969 OF JONESBORO MA
SONIC LODGE NO. 87—Front row, left to
right, F. M. Kiblinger, junior deaeon; J. 11.
Upchurch, junior warden; H. P. Massen
gale, worshipful master; E. W. Barron, sen
ior warden; W. E. Allen, junior steward.
Back row, left to right, J. E. Wooten, senior
deacon; W. T. Fincher, secretary; R. A.
McWilliams, senior steward. Not shown in
the picture: IL P. Laster, treasurer; J. L.
Knight, tyler; L. B. Sasser, chaplain.
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COL. DEAN Van Lydegraf,
Depot Commander, Atlanta
Army Depot.— (U. S. Army
Photo.)
the Depot mailroom reported a
total of 6,760,000 mail han
dlings during the year.
From now through Jan. 31
they are offering specials in
prices on men’s suits, women’s
suits and dresses, trousers and
slacks, sweaters, skirts, men’s
and women’s coats or robes.
Also they offer five shirts
laundered, on hangers or
folded, for $1 if accompanied
by a $2 dry cleaning order.
We Serve
VEGETABLES
You’ll Like!
Burnley in
Anto Repair
E. I). (Dinty) Burnley, who
for four years ran the Forest
Park Sinclair Service Station at
Jonesboro Road and Conley
Road, has gone into the auto
mobile repair business at 4040
Jonesboro Road, just next to
Zay re’s.
Burnley was highly success
ful with Sinclair and expects
his auto repair shop to be one
of the best.
The name of the new com
pany is E. I). Burnley & Son,
Dempsey Burnley having
joined him in the business after
spending three years in service.
T he work the Burnleys will
do on cars includes general
repairs, complete tune-up,
automatic transmission, com
plete brake service and carbure
tor and ignition.
Braves Day
Mayor Charles W. Summer
day of Forest Park has pro
claimed Monday, Feb. 10th,
1969, as “Atlanta Braves Day”.
The Atlanta Braves Caravan
consisting of Club Officials and
stars will appear at the Atlanta
Army Depot, the Forest Park
Senior High School and the
Forest Park Recreation Center
on Central Avenue. Open
house will be held at the Rec
reation Center beginning at
4:00 p.m. All citizens are en
couraged to come out and
meet the Braves.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
MRS. E. L. HUIE honored at 4-H Awards
program. Left to right: Mrs. Huie and Mrs.
Mrs. Shelnutt
Heads Heart
Finn] Drive
Mrs. Vaughn H. Shelnutt
will head the 1969 Heart Fund
Drive in Clayton County, it
was announced recently by Mr.
Roland K. Weekley, 1969 State
Heart Fund Chairman
Hie annual campaign for
support of research, education
and community service activ
ities of the Georgia Heart Asso
ciation will be held during
February, designated as Heart
Month.
“Mrs. Shelnutt’s acceptance
of this appointment is particu
larly fortunate,” the Unit
Chairman said. “We feel that
such appointments assure the
success of a drive that is be
coming increasingly important
to everyone. With diseases of
the heart and blood vessels
accounting for more than half
the deaths in the country each
year, a campaign to fight those
diseases deserves the best
possible leadership.”
Accepting the appointment,
Mrs. Shelnutt said, “1 invite
every person in this com
munity to join in the most
important civic endeavor."
The Georgia Heart Asso
ciation is the only organization
in the state devoting full time
to the fight against heart and
blood vessel diseases. GHA
sponsors a system of clinics for
indigent patients in Georgia,
supports its own program of
research in Georgia institu
tions, and conducts numerous
programs of public and pro
fessional education.
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Hapeville
Joye H. Spates.— (Special Photo.)
MRS. E, L HUIE HONORED DURING
RECENT 4-H AWARDS PROGRAM
( layton County 4-H'ers have many “friends of
4-H”. I o honor one who has contributed a great deal to
the total 4-H program not only in Clayton County but
to the statewide organization as well, Mrs. E. L. Huie,
Jr. was presented a plaque which read "In Recognition
for Meritorious Seivice to
4-H.”
Mrs. Huie was presented the
plaque during the Annual 4-H
Awards Program held recently
to recognize 4-H’ers who have
done outstanding 411 Club
work.
Presenting Mrs. Huie with
the award is Mrs. Joye 11.
Spates, County Extension
Home Economist, who cited
Mrs. Huie for her sixteen years
of volunteer 4-H Club work.
During this time, she served as
secretary of the adult leader
training program and secretary
-treasurer of the Clayton Coun
ty 4-H Horse Show. In 1966
she was named Northwest Dis
trict 4-H Leader and in 1968
was elected secretary of the
State Association of 4-H
Leaders.
She is the mother of two
outstanding Clayton County
4-H members, Ethel Lynn and
Edward, who together have
won recognition for their edu
cational demonstrations on the
local, county, district and state
levels.
Mrs. Huie has attended and
served on programs at North
west District 4-H Project
Achievement, 4-H camp, State
4-H Council and Congress. In
addition, she taught public
speaking at 4-H leadership
camp at Dahlonega.
Among her many 4-11
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honors. Mrs. Huie was also
named Honorary Master 4-H
Member in 1968 She was
selected from many outstand
ing citizens for this high recog
nition because of her contin
ued interest and support of 4-H
Club work
Goodwill's
2nd Year in
Forest Park
BY LYNDA McGILL
You're invited to help cut
the Birthday Cake on Jan 25,
1969!
The Goodwill Industries
retail outlet in Forest Park will
celebrate its 2nd year as part of
the growing Forest Park com
munity
In honor of this event, the
citizens of the Forest Park area
are invited to visit the store at
1222 Main Street, Forest Park.
There will be free cake and
Cokes while they last, the
store will be open from 10:00
am to 9:30 p in.
Goodwill Industries is
pleased with the response it has
received from the people of the
Forest Park area, and is proud
to be a part of this rapidly
expanding town
