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VOLUME 45 — NUMBER 4
By JACK TROY
A LOOK AHEAD
BY U. S. NEWS
The point is approaching when more will have to be done
about inflation.
Mr. Nixon’s program is being fouled up The boom is not
dying easily.
crease spending on expansion.
Wage increases, running at or above 1968 levels, are not
changing course.
Prices will get higher, especially those for services, medi
cal care, homes.
You see how price increases are hitting people when you
look at housing:
The man buying an average new single-family house on
a 30-year mortgage today must pay $225 a month — debt
charges, taxes, utilities, the works. But four years ago the
average house cost him only $155 a month. Box score: pay
ments up 45 per cent, average take-home pay up only 24 per
cent.
The pinch is beginning to hurt.
Yet people keep buying. Home building stays high. March
reports probably will show stores sold more than ever. Cars
are being snapped up.
Eight months after start of the surtax, a slipping stock
market is one of the few earliest indicators. Other signs of
slowdown are offset by upturns.
"Inflationary psychology" remains in the air. Worry is
running high.
Barbara Chester Is
Awarded Scholarship
Barbara C hester, a senior at Forest Park High
School, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chester
Jr. of Morrow, has been awarded a performance Scholar
ship in clarinet by the Department of Music of the
University of Georgia according to Mr. Gerchefski, Head
of the Department of Music.
She will enter the University in
the fall where she plans to
major in music.
In 1968 and 1969, Barbara
played clarinet in the All-State
Band, which is composed of
the best high school musicians
in the state. She was a 1967
Governor’s Honors Program
participant in the field of
music.
Barbara is also active in
school as well. She is a Beta
Club member, and also a
majorette at Forest Park.
She started in music under
direction of Mr. Gurry
Youmans, Forest Park Junior
High Band Director, and has
been a member of the Forest
Park Symphonic band for three
years, under Mr. Lloyd Tarp
ley. She has studied privately
for five years under the
direction of Mr. Charles I.
Bradley.
| F. P. KIWANIS FISH FRY SATURDAY |
The Kiwanis Club of Forest Park will have a Fish ¥
Fry, to be held Saturday, March 29. This will be held $
at the Kiwanis Youth Center on South Avenue from g
11 a m. until 8 p.m.
The proceeds from this fish fry will be used to bene
fit the Youth Program.
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and
Higher interest rates are to be ex
pected. Probably a further hold-down
on lending by banks, too. Extension
of the 10 per cent federal surtax is
likely.
Other moves remain open. You
even hear talk of federal controls of
one kind or another, though they
aren’t proable any day soon. That
shows the mood.
Latest signs make clear that the
boom is still rolling as spring ar
rives :
Businessmen are planning to in-
s
BARBARA CHESTER
ANNEAL PARENT AND SON FFA banquet
Thursday at Jonesboro Senior High School.
Seated, L-R) Wade Turner, vice president;
Jack Lee, president; Hunter Drew, treas
urer. Standing, Don Davis, reporter; Steve
Jonesboro High PIA
Honors Marvin King
The Jonesboro Senior High School PIA honored
Mr. Marvin King, the High School Band Director, by
presenting him with the PI A l ife Membership Award.
Mr. King has been band director at the school lor
10 years and has had a good influence and been a
wonderful leader to the chil
dren. He has also handled
Elementary School Band Pro
grams in Lee Street, North
Jonesboro, Riverdale, Morrow
and presently at Lake Harbin
Elementary School.
The Senior Band under his
leadership has made Superior
Performance for the last several
years, and presently has
approximately 102 students.
He is a former District
Chairman and State Instru
mental Chairman for the Geor
gia Music Educators Associa
tion and is a member of Phi Mu
Alpha Music Fraternity.
Mr. King is presently Presi
dent of the Georgia Chapter of
Phi Beta Mu National Band
masters Fraternity.
Mr. King is married to
Bobbie King, who is presently
an Aid in the Pre-Primary De
partment at the Suder Elemen
tary School. I hey have 3 boys
and 1 girl.
Mr. King received his BS.
Degree in Music Education and
his Master of Music Education
from the University of Georgia.
He also received his Music
Specialist Certificate for his
Sixth Year from Auburn Uni
versity.
The PIA felt like Mr.
Marvin King is a well deserving
individual to receive this Hon
orary Life Membership Award.
submitted by
Mrs. Dorothy T. Putnam
Publicity Chairman
. Jonesboro Sr. High PI A
QUALIFYING
DEADLINE
Deadline for qualifying for
the county special election
May 3 has been set for April
17.
HARBIN S DRIVE-IN
RESTAURANT
(Georgia and Old Dixie Hwy.)
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1969
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Mr. Marvin King
Traveleers
To Perform
At Miami
The Traveleers, a special
group of advanced singers from
the Forest Park Senior High
School, has been invited to
perform at the International
Kiwanis Convention to be held
in Miami Beach, Florida, June
29 July 2, 1969.
These young people will
have an opportunity to
perform before an audience of
15,000. This audience will be
comprised of people from all
50 states, Canada and 28
Foreign Countries.
The Traveleers have
performed for many types of
audiences. Their most recent
appearances being on the Ruth
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Hall, secretary; Jimmy Parrott, sentinel,
and T. O. Gurley, advisor. George T. Smith,
Georgia’s lieutenant governor, was speaker
— (Photo by Lee Hooper.)
Clayton’s
Shrimp
Boat Opens
The Shrimp Boats, Inc. a
chain of eat in and take out
fast foods restaurants has
opened a new unit at 4325
Jonesboro Road This marks
the first Shrimp Boat for
Clayton County and (he first
new unit not replacing an older
one.
The local franchise is owned
by Admirals, Inc. of Atlanta,
Georgia. Mr. Bob Bauer is
Manager of the Shrimp Boat.
Fifteen units are planned for
the Atlanta area by July.
All the new Shrimp Boats
are constructed with brick,
featuring a high-pitch front
roof and rustic shingles. The
interior motif has a nautical
flare with booths designed as
treasure chests, complementing
the Shrimp Boats’ slogan “the
Treasure of Eating Pleasure."
An expanded menu includes
six main food divisions:
shrimp, fish, seafood, fried
chicken, sandwiches and side
orders. Shrimp, fish and
chicken come in a variety of
quantities individual dinners,
boxes, chests and party chests.
Shrimp also comes in the shell
and cocktail style. Other
seafoods include scallops,
oysters and deviled crabs.
“Noah’s Ark” offers a sampling
of each kind of seafood. They
also offer several varieties of
pizza. “Treasure Burger” is
Shrimp Boats’ own super
hamburger. Other sandwiches
include the popular roast beef,
ham, ham and cheese, Chuck
Wagon and Sea Burgers (fish).
Side orders featured are Idaho
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Extend Hours
Al Lake City
The Mayor and council of
Lake City advise that the City
Clerk will be in the office 5347
Jonesboro Road, Saturday,
March 29, from 8:00 until
12:00 to allow all property
owners to make their lax re
turn before the deadline date
of April I.
Bob McKeehan
Mayor
SERVING COUNTRY
FRESH VEGETABLES
7 DAYS A WEEK
HEADQUARTERS, Third United States
Army, Ft. McPherson—The Silver Star, the
Army’s third highest decoration for hero
ism, and nine other awards were present
ed to Mrs. Barbara A. Powell, widow of Ist
Lt. Raymond A. Powell, in ceremonies held
recently in her home in Forest Park. Maj.
Edna M. Steinbach, Army Survivor Assist
ance Officer, made the presentation. Other
decorations were the Bronze Star Medal
for meritorious achievement; Purple Heart
Rep. Thompson
To Speak April 7
The Honorable Fletcher
Thomp so n , U . S
Representative from the Fifth
District, will be (he guest
speaker at the second Dutch
Treat dinner to be held by the
Republicans of Clayton
County. The meeting will beat
7:15 Monday, 7 April at the
Fish King Restaurant. Highway
41. Forest Park. Mr. Thompson
will discuss the party theme for
the year “Why Be A
Republican?” Reverend Philo
McKinnon, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of
Jonesboro, will give the
invocation.
A large group attended the
first dinner, held in February.
It is the hope of (he group that
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Carlton Vaughan
Has Heart Attack
Mr. Carlton Vaughan is in
the Hall County Hospital,
Gainesville, in the intensive
care section following a heart
attack suffered on Saturday
afternoon. Mr. Vaughan and
several other men from Forest
Park had been fishing on Lake
Lanier when he was taken ill.
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with First Oak Leaf Cluster; National De
fense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Med
al; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon
with attached device, 1960; Combat Infan
tryman Badge; Expert Badge for automat
ic rifle and Marksman Badge for rifle. Lt.
Powell was killed in Vietnam on Sept. 20,
1968. Maj. Steinbach (left) presents his
awards mounted in a shadow box to Mrs.
Powell.— (U. S. Army Photo.)
The Silver Star Is
Posthumous Award
HQ,THIRD U. S. ARMY,
Ft. McPherson. Ga., Mar.
19 The Silver Star, the Army’s
third highest decoration for
heroism, has been awarded
posthumously to First
lieutenant Raymond A
Powell. This medal and nine
other decorations were pre
sented recently to Lieutenant
Powell’s widow, Mrs. Barbara
A. Powell, by Major Edna M.
Steinbach, Army Survivor
Assistance Officer. The cere
mony was held in Mrs. Powell’s
home in Forest Park.
Lieutenant Powell was
awarded the Silver Star for
gallantry in action on August
He was rushed immediately
to the hoapital and Mrs.
Vaughan remains at his
bedside. It will probably be 10
days to two weeks before he
can be transferred to a local
hospital. He has the concern
and prayers of a large circle of
friends and acquaintances.
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26, 1968 while serving as a
platoon leader with Company
B, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry
in the Republic in Vietnam.
While on a search mission, his
company came under an
intense hostile attack. With
complete disregard for his own
safety. Lieutenant Powell
exposed himself to a heavy
volume of fire and was
wounded. Ignoring his painful
wound, he continued to place
devastating fire on the hostile
position until it was destroyed.
His valorous actions contri
buted to the success of the
mission and the defeat of the
enemy force. In another
combat action on September
20, 1968, he received wounds
which resulted in his death
Lieutenant Powell’s other
awards include the Bronze Star
Medal for meritorious achieve
ment; the Purple Heart with
First Oak Leaf Cluster; the
National Defense Service
Medal, the Vietnam Service
Medal, the Republic of Viet
nam Campaign Ribbon with
attached device, 1960; the
Combat Infantryman Badge;
Expert Badge with automatic
rifle, and the Marksman Badge
for rifle.
Following graduation from
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