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VOLUME 45 — NUMBER 23
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RALPH N. CARROLL, JR. formerly associated with Massey-,
Ferguson, Inc. of Akron, Ohio has recently joined the Bank of
Forest Park. Mr. Carroll has also been associated with the
Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D. C. and the General
Motors Acceptance Corporation, Washington, D. C. Heis a native
of Henderson, North Carolina and possesses an AB Degree in
Business Administration from East Carolina College.
Mr. Carroll is temporarily residing in Griffin with his wife,
Gall, son, Bryan, and daughter, Linda.
Paintin’ And Pumpkin
Art Show Scheduled
September 13 & 14
The sixth Paintin’ and Pump
kin Art Show at the colorful
Atlanta State Farmers’ Market
will be held In the Farmers’
shed area, September 13 and
14.
This year, there will be three
divisions in the show; A Juried
Show, screened by a Southwest
Artist League committee; an
Open Show; a Flea Market fea
turing the sale of everything
from antiques to doll collec
tions; plus live entertainment
both days.
“Corinne Work master, one of
our professional artists in the
area will coordinate the show
again this year*’ Tina Picard,
chairman of the show’s spon
soring group, the Forest Park
Business and Professional Wo
men’s Club, said. “We are
working hard to make this a
Airman Fulcher
Technical Grad.
Airman Henry R. Fulcher,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert R.
Richardson of 5431 Sycamore
Circle, Frogs’ Park, Ga., has
graduated from a U. S. Air'
Force technical school at Shep
pard AFB, Tex.
He was trained as an aircraft
mechanic and assigned to a unit
of the Pacific Air Forces at
Kadena AB, Okinawa.
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show to attract student and pro
fessional artists and at the same
time keep the show open to a
diverse group of Atlantans who
have interesting and creative
hobbles In ceramics, flower ar
ranging, antiques, and needle
crafts.”
Everything at the show will
be for sale unless otherwise
specified by the entrants and the
show will be held in the wide
open spaces under the Farm
er’s Sheds at the Atlanta State
Farmers’ Market.
Prizes will be given only In
the Juried Show this year. Best
of-Show award will be $l5O
with SSO first prizes In five
categories: painting, water
color, drawing or graphics,
sculpture and crafts.
A community project, the
show Is co-sponsored by the
Southwest Artist League, the
Forest Park Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club and the
Atlanta produce Dealers As
sociation.
Open to all Georgians, an en
try blank for displaying In the
show may be obtained by calling
Corinne Workmaster at 344-
4556 (from 9 AM to 5 PM) or
Mary Ruth Tolar (from 6PM
to 10 PM). Or write P.O.
Box 314, Forest Park, Ga.
Serving All of Clayton County
Judge Banke
Endorsed For
National Post
The executive committee of
the Clayton County Republican
Party recently endorsed Judge
Harold Banke for a position as
a federal judge in the North
Georgia District. There are
several openings for such posi
tion, all of which are appointed.
A spokesman said; "The
Clayton County Republicans feel
that Judge Banke is a most
highly-qualified man for the
post, and after reading his cre
dentials, all members were
even more Impressed. Judge
Banke has been a great steady
ing Influence on law and order
procedures in the county courts
since his election to the county
court system three terms ago."
Harold R, Banke was born
August 8, 1916 In Denton Coun
ty, Texas, and was educated in
the public schools, Texas Wes
leyan college, College of Mar
shall, (AA) (now East Texas
Baptist), National University
Law School, D.C., John Mar
shall Law School, LLB, LLM.
He began as a messenger In
federal civil service, worked
in the war department, nation
al headquarters of the Selective
Service, Veterans’ Administra
tion, and OPS, primarily in
personnel, budget and manage
ment, and was promoted through
grades GS-12, in Washington
and In Georgia.
When he enlisted in the Army
he was selected for Officers’
Candidate School and received
an efficiency rating of" Super
ior" on every assignment and
duty during almost four years of
service, under every "Top Se
cret” classification. He joined
the reserves and Is now on the
retired list as a lieutenant colo
nel.
Mr. Banke graduated cum
laude from law school In 1951,
and was admitted to the bar and
all state and federal courts,ex
cept the U. S. Supreme Court
in 1960.
He broadcast a weekly pro
gram over Atlanta radio station
WGST giving the digest and in
terpretation of benefits to be
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JUDGE HAROLD BANKE
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, 30050, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1969
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The Background And A Tour Os The New General Hospital
& Mental Health Center For Clayton County
On Upper Riverdale Road in
Clayton County a new public
hospital Is being built. Ser
vices planned in this new com
munity service facility Include
150 beds for medical, surgi
cal, obstetrical and pediatric
patients and a 20 bed unit for
patients with mental health
problems. You know the history
of the development of the hos-
Free Press Sold To
Clayton County Journal
Sale of the Forest Park Free Press to the Clayton County
Journal Is announced today by Jack Troy - owner - editor of
The Free Press.
The Forest Park Free press has been sold to the Clayton
County Journal, according to an announcement this week made
by the publishers of the two weekly newspapers, Jack Troy of
the Free press and Jim Wood of the Journal.
The Free Press is a combination of three papers, the Forest
Park News and the Clayton County News and Farmer.
The weekly Free Press, 17 years old, has progressed hand
somely through the years In circulation and advertising.
Asked why he decided to sell, Owner Troy declared; ‘T
shall one day have to retire. The Journal met my price and I
was happy to make the deal.”
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The sale has been under consideration for some time and was
formally closed last week, the two papers said. Working per
sonnel are continuing on the job at both papers.
No changes on either paper are contemplated at the present
time, according to Jim Wood, publisher of the Journal, except
that the Free Press wHI be printed in the Jonesboro plant of
the Journal. The Free Press has formerly been printed in
Summerville, Ga., by the Summerville News.
Circulation and addressing of the Free Press, which was
formerly handled by the Metropolitan Letter Service In Decatur,
will also be handled by the Journal plant.
Mr. Wood said that present plans call for the operation of the
Free Press as previously, and the maintenance of the news and
advertising office at 819 Main Street In Forest Park. Thus,
the offices In Forest Park and Jonesboro will serve both the Free
Press and the Clayton County Journal.
The acquisition of the Free Press, Mr. Wood stated, will
allow the staffs of both papers to join together to offer a stronger
newspaper service on the local community level In Clayton
County and further plans to enhance the county community market
will be announced In the near future.
The Free Press was started by Mr. Troy 17 years ago with
two other persons. It has since acquired the Clayton County
News & Farmers and the Forest Park News. The Journal was
started six years ago and Is presently owned by FPJR, Inc. Be
sides Mr. Wood, Its principals are Grady L. Lindsay of Forest
Park, Dr. Walter B. Spivey of Jonesboro and Dr. Needham Bate
man of Jonesboro.
pital program beginning with the
interest and promotion efforts
of physicians, public health
people and other civic leaders
In the County.
The Clayton County Com
missioners, in June 1962, as
signed responsibility for pro
gram planning, financial plan
ning, building and operating a
new general hospital for the
citizens of Clayton and neigh
boring areas, to a newly created
Clayton County Hospital Au
thority. The authority has
powers and purposes as defined
in the Georgia Health Cbde,
Chapter 99-15. The Trustees
appointed to the Authority in
cluded: Orestus H. Adamson,
W. B. Casey, Ernest A. Dun
bar, MJ)., E. T. George, Don
ald M. Hastings, Sr., John W.
Hopkins, Clarence E. Lamb,
Sr., Brenard H. Murphy, andH.
G. Voyles. A vacancy created
by Mr. Clarence Lamb moving
from the County was filled by
appointment of Thomas B.
Clonts to the Authority and R.
B. Plant succeeded the late E.
T. George. Trustees are ap
pointed for three year terms
with three members’ termsex
plrlng each year. The Trust
ees serve without pay. A Com
mittee of physicians and of pub
lic health workers has contin
ually given advice and assist
ance in planning activities.
In 1965, the people of Clay
ton went to the polls and voted
for a general bond election
for $2,000,000.00, to be used
to match anticipated Federal
and State grants-ln-aid pro
vided under the so call Hill-
Burton Program. An archi
tect and a hospital planning con
sultant was employed and plan
ning for the building began.
Though all local planning was
completed earlier It was not
until the fiscal year ending
June 1967, that the federal
funds were available for the
project.
While waiting for priorities
for federal funds, studies and
efforts by the County Mental
Health Association, acting with
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THIS SIDE OF
(t)^ THE MOON
the county health department
staff, in particular, Mr. Robert
Pulliam, Director of the Mental
Health Program, and others re
sulted in joint planning with the
Hospital Authority to Include
psychiatric beds and a com
prehensive mental health pro
gram. A $400,000 general bond
Issue was voted by the people
to add the mental health faci
lities as part of the hospital
building.
In December, 1967, the build
ing contract was signed showing
an estimated completion date
In January, 1970. The total
estimated cost of the project
is $4,865,896.00 ($3,931,195.00
and $934,701.00 for the mental
health wing). There has been
some delay in building due to
weather conditions at the time
of site preparation; however,
progress is satisfactory at the
present time.
This hospital is needed, there
is no doubt. According to na
tional standards we should have
four l>eds for every one thou
sand people In the area. One
out of every ten persons goes
to the hospital each year. A
patient Is admitted to a hos
pital every 1 1/2 seconds. A
1968 report by President John
son’s Health Study Commission
estimates that by 1975 the health
services will be the nation’s
largest user of manpower.
The quality of medical care
provided at the Clayton General
Hospital will be determined by
the organized medical staff.
The medical staff will be made
up of doctors in the area who
have met the minimum recog
nized qualifications for the
practice of their profession and
specialty. The staff will elect
officers and chiefs of services
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Clayton
General
Hospital
Progress
Mr. Donald M. Hastings, Sr.,
Chairman of the Clayton Count)
Hospital Authority, announced
today that construction work on
the new Clayton General Hospi
tal is progressing as planned.
Completion in early 1970 is ex
pected. In summarizing the
construction phase, Mr. Hast
ings stated that funds have been
provided for building and for
major equipment by the bond is
sue voted by Clayton County in
1965.
Furnishing all areas of the
hospital including patient
rooms, consultation and exam
ination rooms, nurseries, the
mental health wing, and the ini
tial stock of food, drugs and lin
en will require $200,000. In
terior furnishings of this type
are normally provided through
local contributions and gifts.
Business firms, Industries, la
bor groups, clubs, other organ
zatlons and individuals through
their support wIH help get tills
essential community service off
to the right start.
Numerous clubs and orga
nizations have already been
working and planning on means
to help provide the furnishings
of the hospital. The pledge pay
ments are tax deductible and
may be spread over a period
of three years. Those wishing
to have a part in this project
may give the sum needed for
furnishing a particular room
or an area with such area as a
memorial of a loved one with an
appropriate plaque identifying
the one memorallzed. Other
groups may select a room to
furnish with identification
recognizing the giver.
The Hospital Authority Is
using space provided in the
Clayton County Chamber of
Commerce building on Tara
Boulevard ( South Expressway)
as headquarters for this drive.
Individuals, firms and clubs de
siring information may call
478-6549.
and will through Its many com
mittees continually review and
evaluate the overall quality of
medical care given in the hos
pital.
Bedroom space in a hospital
takes up only about 25% of the
building. In addition to the
nursing units, there will be 12
to 15 other departments includ-
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