Newspaper Page Text
Spotlight On Women
By Nancy Little
One of Clayton County’s up
and coming artists is Mrs.
Ernest Poulos (Norma) of Lake
City.
A self-taught artist, who
never so much as picked up a
brush until a year ago, has set a
sales record that the most
seasoned artist would be envi
able of.
She says she doesn’t know
for sure the exact number of
paintings she’s done during the
year, but a good estimate
would be somewhere in the
neighborhood of fifty.
Since all of these have been
sold, almost as soon as the
painting was dry, she finds her
self devoting as much as four
hours of each day or night (her
favorite time) trying to keep
ahead. This is not to say, that
she’s overloaded with work;
she would gladly devote eight
hours a day if necessary, as she
considers painting a fun and
enjoyable past time and not
really work.
Most of the time, she ap
proaches her painting with a
definite subject in mind and
with a “clear picture” of how
her end-product will look. This
accounts for her fast work and
sure strokes.
To date, her works have
been displayed in only three
exhibits. On the Mall in Green
briar. Forest Park Library and
the annual Arts Festival at the
Farmer’s Market.
That old saying “Behind
every successful man there’s a
woman” is true but in this
case, behind Norma there’s
Ernest. This success story
wouldn't be complete without
saying a few words about Mr.
Poulos. He’s Mrs. Poulos’s
sternest critic and we just
couldn't be honest if we didn’t
add this footnote: They
fight just a little, but they
both admit it Os course, it’s
all for the sake of a “good
Nancy’s
Notes
Fashion, Food and Fun was
the order of the day for about
five hundred members of the
news media who were guests of
the J. C. Penney Company
recently.
Fashion was the main topic
of the early morning press con
ference at the “Club Atlantis”
in the Regency Hyatt House.
Mary Quant, internationally
known designer and trend set
ter for teens, along with hubby
Alexander Plunkett Green,
gave us an interesting insight
into the fashion world of the
future for men as well as
women. Before you know it,
we’ll be wearing stretch cloth
ing from head to toe and the
trend toward the “unisex
look” has only begun. The
word is that men are being
“liberated” fashion wise at
least! We shouldn’t be too
startled if we should one day
witness the successful business
man swinging into his office
dressed in a multi-colored jump
suit Comfort is the all impor
tant factor.
The rise and fall of the hem
line will no longer be of any
concern to the women for
anything goes. The synthetic
fabrics will have a knitted look
instead of the flat woven
material of today.
These two predict that not
in the too distant future, we
will be taking a metabolic
screen drug about four times a
year. This will enable us to
maintain a certain weight, no
matter what we eat! Well so
much for the future.
Meanwhile, back at the Dis
tribution Center, fashion for
today was very much in evi
dence.
Right smack dabb in the
middle of the soft-line section
(that’s like dresses as opposed
to toys) was a unique stage
made of a series of metal plat
forms. Along with appropriate
rock music and psychodelic
lights, was the pizzaziest,
grooviest fashion show 1 ever
saw. The swingingest group of
dancers modeled Penney’s
latest fall collections while
picture” and after eighteen
years of marriage Well, why
not? After all, he’s the one that
started her painting in the first
place.
He had been dabbling in
paints off and on for years.
Norma says one day when she
was cleaning up his “mess” she
suddenly decided to give it a
try herself. The results were
surprising, not only to herself,
but to hubby as well. He en
couraged her to continue and
she decided to seek profession
al instruction. However, this
didn’t last too long as she
found she could do better on
her own, with hubby’s help, of
course. “Sometimes some
people just have to learn things
on their own,” says Mrs.
Poulos.
“When 1 started painting, I
never dreamed that anyone
would want to buy any of my
canvasses. When a friend of my
husband’s insisted on buying a
painting off the living-room
wall. I was just set on fire!"
Since that first sale, other
friends followed and “purely
by word of mouth” she’s sold
many of her works.
As a result of her exhibit at
Greenbriar, she has been com
missioned to do several paint
ings and is currently preparing
for an August showing on the
square in LaGrange.
I think the secret to her
success has been largely due to
the fact that her landscapes,
farm scenes, flower arrange
ments, etc. are subjects that
everyone can understand and
feel comfortable with. The
wide variety of colors afforded
by oils make a colorful addi
tion to anyone’s home decor.
We wish Mrs. Poulos con
tinued success and will only
add that we feel she is a good
example of another well
known saying “You never
know what you can do until
you try.”
doing some fancy dance
routines and without one word
of fashion dialogue. Those
dancers (5 boys and 5 girls),
must surely have set some sort
of record for quick changes.
Incidentally, these tantali
zing outfits can be found in the
large family catalogue as well
as in the new Special Edition, a
smaller catalogue for teen
agers. Both are available at
your nearest Penney’s retail
store.
Food was the lovely buffet
luncheon served in the modern,
spacious dining room of the
Center. Ham, roast and turkey
plus a large selection of salads,
vegetables and tidbits, all well
prepared and beautifully dis
played for our delectation.
A hippie-type group called
the “Martiniques” provided the
music yes, 1 said music, for
their appearance belied their
ability. They were musicians in
every sense of the word. I rec
ommend them highly for any
function.
Fun was what we had all
day. But the geniuses at Pen
ney’s even made a tour of their
enormous facility fun. We
more or less followed the route
of an order from the custo
mer’s phone call to pick up. We
divided into small groups, each
headed by a Penney’s executive
for the office tour. From the
computers, we moved to the
warehouse. Here we boarded
trams (borrowed from Six
Flags) to complete the tour.
All I can say is “seeing is
believing.”
This fantastic place is sche
duled for opening August 6
and although it’s the last word
in automation, we were assured
that they will offer the same
very personalized service that
we presently enjoy.
I would like to publicly wel
come Penney’s to Clayton
County and to thank them on
behalf of all their guests for the
day of FASHION, 1 ODD,
AND FUN, It was FABU
LOUS.
PADRICK’S
NOW OWNS
Plaza Beauty Salon
In Forest Plozo
PHONE 366-4411
Elementary School
Principals Meet
The newly organized Clay
ton County Department of Ele
mentary School Principals met
Wednesday afternoon, June 25,
at Lee Street Elementary
School. President Joe Lovin,
principal of Lee Street pre
sided.
During the business meeting
plans were made for the com
ing school year, with the
following purposes: I. To en
courage elementary principals
to develop to the fullest extent
their professional potentiali
ties. 2. To encourage elemen
tary principals to keep abreast
of educational developments
by continuing study, regular
participation in state and
national DESP programs. 3. To
promote cooperation among
elementary principals, to im
prove communications among
them, and to strengthen their
social and professional relation
ships. 4. To seek solutions to
vital school problems by study
and research. 5. To cooperate
with parent-teacher associa
tions and other groups having
educational objectives in har
mony with Section I of the
constitution: to aid in interpre
ting to the public the prob
lems, functions, and steady
progress of the schools.
The department endorsed
the bond issue to be voted on
July 8 and encourages Clayton
County voters to vote for this
vital issue.
-w- &1&
FLYING ORGANIST...
To biot out the memory of
her third child who died, a
Manila organ player who
took up flying — Mrs. Edith
Dizon — will compete in this
year's Powder Puff Derby.
The trim pleasant woman
earned her pilot's license 10
years ago, and during
aviation week 1960 she
took a 65-horsepower Piper
Cub to an altitude of 13,120
feet, which she claims has
never been bettered. Mrs.
Dizon, now 47 and the
widowed mother of seven,
gets ready for a flight at
Manila.
BRITISH CROSS ARCTIC . . . Member of the four-man
British Trans-Arctic Expedition take a break during their
historic journey. The 3,000-mile trek took 464 days and
marked the first successful surface crossing of the Arctic
ocean. Late in the journey, polar bears were becoming a
nuisance and some were shot. Their carcasses provider! food
for the dogs.
MINE SEEKER ... A driver operates a remote control
jeep-mounted mine-detecting set as he walks behind the vehi
cle. The system is designed to reduce the personal hazards
of searching for enemy land mines.
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
of
CLAYTON COUNTY
urges you to
VOTE YES
SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
July 8, 1969
Morrow Juniors Present
Departmental Plan of Work
The monthly meeting of the
Morrow Junior Woman’s Club
was held Thursday, June 26th,
at 8:00 P. M. at the Citizens
and Southern Bank of Clayton
County in Forest Park. The
meeting was called to order by
President Virginia Adams and
all new members were wel
comed into the club. Charlotte
Scurry led the members in the
devotional and club collect.
She read a moving poem en
titled “In Times Like These”.
Employers Seek
People Over 65
Senator Oliver Bateman,
Chairman of the Georgia
Senate Committee on Aging, in
a statement today to Harold
Parker, Executive Director of
the Georgia Commission on
Aging, called on the 11. S. Con
gress for changes in Social
Security regulations to allow
older people who are employed
in nursing homes, hospitals,
and other health services, to
draw their benefits without
penalty because of their earn
ings. Senator Bateman pointed
out that many older people
who are forced to retire at
sixty-five are qualified physi
cally and mentally and are
emotionally mature and capa
ble of performing these jobs.
Presently, Social Security
allows only $1680.00 of an
nual earnings. By waiving this
regulation, these qualified
older people could move into
health service jobs where they
are critically needed. Senator
Bateman added. Only at age
seventy-two can a recipient
earn on an unlimited basis.
Phis leaves a gap of seven pro
ductive years for most people
Senator Bateman feels changes
would have a two-fold benefit.
Older people forced to retire
on fixed and reduced incomes
and therefore caught in the in
flationary squeeze, could add
to their meager incomes and at
the same time render a valuable
and much needed service to the
community in a wide variety of
health service roles.
We have never been able to
figure out the attraction which
draws some couples together.
JoAnn Davis then read a short
resume' on the Fourth of July
thereby encouraging club mem
bers to fly an American Flag
on the Fourth and all holidays.
She then led them in the
Pledge to the Flag.
The program for the evening
was a demonstration on the
ptxiper steps and care taken in
Decoupage. Mrs. Betty Watson
of Doraville, Georgia was the
speaker. She is a mother of six
children, a grandmother, and
former owner and operator of
a Creative Crafts Shop in
Gainesville, Georgia. Everyone
thoroughly enjoyed her' talk
and seeing some of her lovely
work. After the program, the
meeting had a short recess for
refreshments of punch, cake,
mints and nuts. The hostesses
tor the evening were Rue
Powers. Pat King, Clydie Edge,
and Ola l evins.
Before the business session
of the meeting, Mrs. Jean Bing
presented club pins to the of
ficers lor the coming year
1 hey are President, Virginia
.Adams, First Vice President
Katherine McLean
Is Bride of
Billy Smith
Mrs. Katherine McLean of
Morrow announces the mar
riage of her daughter, Mrs.
Joan East, Io Mr. Billy Smith
of I ocust Grove on June 17th.
The couple will make their
home in I ocust Grove.
firm MT for°v r ac°w N!
• A hAiiUhl WEAR INTO FALL!
20th AwfUenwy Safe,
FAMOUS MAKE
KORATRON COTTON >
Reg. Now
Skirts »io.oo $ 6.88
iff O
JUT Slacks SIO.OO $ 6.88
/\ I
/zr w Shells $6-$7-$8 4.88
/-jF v vk
\\ cWA\ Blazers $14.00 S B.BB
Jackets su.oo -8.88
.. r
I \ I
\ J \ Summer HL
I । \ HI
\ ' \\ Pastels of IzSSBf
\\ \ I PINK
\\ \\ BLUE XX WM
U Lk tan 11
WHITE / '
' l***+*+e++e+++**++++***++A /
4 j r a i
Sale! Misses' - Juniors JHjlr VH
BRA DRESSES W V
Reg. $9.00 C JF ||
SSBB l^/7 j
!»♦♦♦♦♦♦#♦♦*##♦♦***#♦♦♦*#♦*♦*#****♦♦♦*♦**♦♦*♦*******♦**♦ ' JISVA./
A B r f A f^'
z
837 Main St.
a Forest Park
I W USE YOUR C&S, BANKAMERICARD Open Friday
AND MASTER CHARGE „
Night Til 9
Ellen Johnson; Second Vice
President, Caroline Shirley; Re
cording Secretary, Jane Young
Corresponding Secretary y
Marlene Martin. Treasurer
I stelle Bell. A club pin was
also presented to Judy Nolen
for her outstanding job as Cor
responding Secretary the past
two years.
Ich business session began
with the reading of the minutes
of file last meeting which were
approved as read. An audit of
last year's books and the
treasurer's report was given and
the latter filed for audit. Cor
respondence received during
the month was read to the
club.
Plans ot work ol three de
partments were presented and
approved. The 1 ine Arts De
partment presented plans to
enter the Southeastern l air in
the Creative Skills division this
tall. Club members were urged
to enter an exhibit in the lair.
The International Affairs De
partment presented plans to
^correspond with local sei
vicemen overseas. Phyllis Law
son, department chairman,
would appreciate anyone con
taeting her who knows of any
one from Morrow serving over
seas so that a member of the
club can write to them. Ihis
department also is planning a
“Penny-a-Meal Campaign” as a
part of Project Concern I ach
family is asked to deposit one
cent per member ot the the
family per meal for one month
This money will be collected at
the end of a month and sent to
Project Concern to buy govern
ment surplus food for the
needy overseas. The club also
plans to save cancelled foreign
and commemorative stamps.
Free Press-News & Farmer, Thurs., July 3, 1969
Ihe Home Lite Department
presented their plan of work
and of current interest is the
annual family picnic which is
to be held August 2nd at Sigma
Lake in Jonesboro Interesting
Plans are underway for this
time of fun and fellowship.
Ihe Budget and Finance
Chairman, Charlotte Scurry, I
announced that the club plans |
a paper sale tor the summer
months. All members were ■
urged to save their newspapers
during the summer lor this
project.
After an informative and suc
cessful business session, the
meeting adjourned at 10 30 P
M
l aye Morgan
Publicity Chairman
361-4(>68
। PASSBOOK
/ X /Q SAVINGS
I 5.25%
| ON SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
Covered Dish
Luncheon to Follow
Women’s Meeting
The women of the Clayton
Baptist Associational Mission
ary Union will meet on Thurs
day, July 17th, at 10 o’clock at
j the First Baptist Church in
j Riverdale. At the meeting o!
ficers for the 1969-70 associa
tional year will be elected. Ali
ladies of the Baptist churches
m the Clayton Association are
invited to attend.
There will be a covered dish
luncheon following the me a
mg. A nursery will be provided
North Vietnam adopts e<
I nomic plan for '69.
TRI-CITY I
FEDERAL I
SAVINGS
AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION B
w|
TWOIOC ATiONS
Hmm tri nr I|' I'U
•i »m'l fnl'ti Lmt
ItwlpGif HI
2? Satti Street
3
