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Make your plans to see Snowball
mid Sunshine at the School auditor
ium Saturday night March 17.
Anew shipment of books for the
High School Library has been receiv
ed from the Georgia Commission.
They will be put Into circulation at
once.
It is said that real estate brought
pretty fair prices Tuesday—sale day.
which must mean that times’ are sure
picking up.
Mrs. J. E. Kirby has been quite sick
the past few days, we are sorry to
report
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Snowlmll and Sunshine will be in
Cummin:; March 17.
Prof. P. L Elkins, of Alpharetta,
formerly of Camming was a visitor
In town Thursday of last week. Pierce i
made many friends during his stay |
in Cumming, who are always glad to
seo him.
Mr. Vaster Bnlce who was injured
a few weeks ago by an automobile is
again able to be at ills place of busi
ness we are glad to report.
I)r. H. L. Holdenorff and wife, of
Atlanta, were the guests of Captain
and Mrs. George Barret*, one day last
week.
Mr. Kirby Kemp, who was reported
on the sick list last week is able to
be up and about again.
The friends of Dr. J. A. O',well will
be glad to learn that he is improving
from his recent attack of iillness.
Mrs. P. Vaughan and children,
of Roswell, Mrs. Ola Martin of At
lanta. Mr .and Mrs Claude Groover
of Toccoa, Mr. Marshall Groover of
LaGrange, were visiting Mr. and Mrs.
W. N. Poole the first of the week.
The Town of Cumming is bidding
a side walk from Dr. Mashburn's to
town. This will be a great conven
ience to the citizens on that side ot
town due to he heavy traffic that is
always on the highway This may
save several lives in the years to
come.
Mr. and Mrs Clyde Williams are
both sick in bed with measles. We
•rust they will soon recover.
Mr. Rainey Walls and Miss Evelyn
Poole of Thomson were visiting Miss
Poole's Parents over the jweek-end
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Poole.
Editor E. A. Wilbanks, of the Bu
ford Advertiser was jn town awhile
Tuesday afernoon and gave the News
a short call. We are always glad to
have our close neighbors drop in and
talk over "ink Dust”
Mr. ami Mrs .Egbert Shadburn re
por the arrival of anew baby born
olio day last week.
Col. J. H. Kirby was In Gainesville,
on business Wednesday.
Last Saturday night was entirely
too stormy for the members of the
American Legion to venture out for
r. meeting.
Now. we are supposed to meet on
Saturday night March 17th. We have
been requested to hold this meeting
on Thursday night March 15th to con
form with the program celebrating
the Legion’s birthday.
Be there—and bring a Buddy. A
good time is promised- Remember the
date March 15th.
Mrs J. H. Kirby and baby is spend
ing several day is Gainesville visiting
friends.
A good show you can’t afford to
miss, Snowball and Sunshine the big
gest hits on the radio and on stage.
Time 8 o’clock March 17 at the school
auditorium —Admission 15 and 25c.
I have a lot of Real Good Corn for
‘sale—
R. P. CRAWFORD
Mr. J. M. Williams, route 1, (near
Spot) is very ill and not expected to
live without a great change, we are
sorry to learn.
up the large advertisement
of Sam Gordon, which is to be found
on another page of this issue of the
News.
Don’t miss seeing Snowball and'
Sunshine and other Radio Artists at
the school house Saturday night, 17
of March—Admission 15 and 25.
1 am giving a Good Price for Good
Cotton Seed in Sacks.
R. P. CRAWFORD
Several new ads appear this week.
Be sure to read them.
Superior Court at Dawsonvill© this
week.
Col. R. E. Klirby attended court at
Dawsonville Monday.
I will do no more blacksmithing
until August Ist.
J. T. FRAZIER
Route 5 Cumming, Ga.
Mrs. Montie Cain Smith will leave
within a few days for Dawson, Ga.
where she will make her home for
awhile with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M.
Owens, who formerly lived in this
county, Mrs Owens being a niece of
Mrs. Smith.
Get your Seed Oats and Garden
Seed at—
R. P. CRAWFORD
Mr. Chestie Anglin, of Birmingham
Ala., has been visiting his aunt Mrs.
C. .1. Brannon and his daughter also
Miss Elaine Anglin, who is in school
here for the past few days.
Work in the Third Degree was giv
en some new members at the Nettie
lodge No. 116 I. O. O. F. Hall last
Friday night.
Mr. Sexton, pressman of the Gaines
ville Eagle, called on the News Satur
day afternoon last. He is an old For
syth county boy, having been raised
near Mat.
Mr. Broughton Pirkle of Atlanta,
spent the week end with his parents
Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Pirkle.
See me about your Hardware wants
when in town.
R. P. CRAWFORD
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bell Orr of At
lanta spent the week end with home
folks here.
Miss Margarette Fowler spent a
day or so with relatives in Buford
this week.
Lots of business before the Court
of Ordinary Monday.
I am giving a Good Price for But
ter Now Butter has picked up somej
R. P. CRAWFORD
Manufacturing continued at a steady
pace and steel production approached
fifty per cent of capacity in activity.
Freight carloading and electric
power oe'put were better than sea
sonal and business sentiment remain
ed. buoyant.
Steel operations advanced week be
fore last to 43. G per cent of capacity
comparing wiith 19 per cent and 20
per cent in corresponding weeks of
1933 and 1932.
SCHOOL NEWS.
Teachers Go Wanting
The STATE has plenty money to
pay all State-house officers, helpers,
assistants, janitors, assistant janitors
keepers of grounds, water bills, light
bills, telephone bills, postage, steno
graphers, assistant stenograpers, but
lers, cooks, chauffeurs, superintend
en::s, supervisors, mileage, expenses,
rent coal bills, gas bills, thousands of
other bills and MILLIONS FOR
ROADS.
The Federal Government has plenty
money for JAILS, PENTENTIARIES,
COURT HOUSES, Play grounds,
Thumbing hotels, subsidies, ships,
cannons lead, powder dynamite, gun
cotton, planes, MONEY can be fur
nished for cotton, corn wheat oats,
beets oranges land rent, vacant land
model farm, homes factories, railroads
canals, rivers, docks, hogs pigs cows
sheep; raking the forests, working
roads, cutting weeds, city halls, sani
tary closets, rebuilding slums model
apartment houses, Universities, quilt
ing, hospitals, playgrounds, orchestras
bands, THOUSANDS OF OTHER
ITEMS THAT ARE TOO NUMER
OUS TO MENTION—such as AAA,
RFC CTC NMO AST ASS NRO AND
HUNDREDS ‘OF MILLIONS FO)R
ROADS.
But when a small amount is asked
for the benefit of the children of the
state and nation—Nothing doing.
There are teachers in GEORGIA
who have not received a penny from
their boards since April of last year.
This may be an exception, but there
are thousands who have received no
money for the past three or four
months, and some for the last six
months. Some teachers have money
due them for teaching three years
ago. The State has not paid anything
since September 1933, according to a
statement from a county superintend
ant.
With the amount of money going
for ROADS I have made up my mind
that I sha.* not vote for any one for
GOVERNOR, SENATOR, REPRESEN
TATIVE who is not in favor of trans
ferring about one-fourth of the road
revenues for SCHOOLS.
R. O. POWELL
Heme Economic News
The Eighth grade girls are having
a general review of the Luncheon Unit
They are planning menus and study
ing them to see if they are suitable,
wholesome and attractive in appear
ance.
Most of the girls had at least a
vague iddea of the meaning of the
word CaloVe. Now they are sure
they know! Not only do they know
the meaning of the word but how to
estimate the number of calories they
get in each meal.
From their age and height they
have found out the number they need
each day from a table given in their
book.
They have also been studying min
erals and the foods rich in each of
these. Later they will study the types
of table service?
The Eleventh grade girls have been
reviewing the breakfast unit, with the
requirements of the District Contest
in mind.
TENTH GRADE
We were glad to have “Tommy”
Gravitt, Ozie Mae Hall, Ptleene Brisk
ell Ruth Hansard and "Lucy” Reeves
return to school Monday morning.
The following students were not
absent during the month of February
Amous Tollison, Matha Tallant, Edna
Kennemore and Ruth Driskell.
When the English class was asked
to write a description of i'My Home
one Sunday morning” Mildred Fowler
wrote the best theme. In fact we think
it vfas good enough to print in our
school news.
MY HOME ONE SUNDAY MORNING
As I approached my home one Sun
day morning I noticed the absolute
stillness of the place. I failed to see
my brothers playing noisily in the
front yard. No one occupied the porch
The absence of noise issuing from
the house puzzled me. Coflld my fam
ily be visiting at this early hour? I
determined to find out by looking in
at the windows.
Moving quietly around the porch I
glanced in the front window and the
scene that met my eyes convinced
me that my family had NOT gone
visiting. M.v father was seated near
the fire with an open book in his hand
which 1 guessed to be He Bible.
Mother was sea'ed in a chair beside
him listening as he read. At their
feet sprawled my youngest brother
interestedly reading a funnv rarer.
In various places about the room my
other three brothers were sitiing en
grossed in books. In the furtlur cor
ner of the room my oldest sister ar.d
one of iter chums (who had spent 'he
night before with her I supposed'
were softly giggling over some ad
venture. Seeing them all together
made we want to join them and I
quickly stepped to the front door and
opened iit.
I entered quietly, 'respecting the
reverence which they rightly gave
Sunday, and was greeted by a smile
from my mother and a cheerful
"Good morning” from Father. I join
ed the two girls and we proceeded to
spend a quiet Sunday morning.
NINTH GRADE
On account of the inclemency of
the weather we have not had a large
attendance during the past two weeks
Now that the sun is shining bright
we feel that spring is almost here
We had an examination in English
last week and find that there is a
lot we do not know about sentences.
We are studying for an Alegebra
test to be given Thursday. We hope
that all will pass.
In General Science we have taken
up the chapter of Light and It’s Re
lation to Life. We it a very in
teresting chapter.
Mr. Powell has given all the girls
fair warning about going to town at
dinner and “honey mooning” on the
street. We trust they will take kind
ly to his advice.
ETHEL SMITH
MARJORIE BRANNON
EIGHTH GRADE
All those who have had measles
from our room, have returned and we
are starting all over again.
Mr. Kennemore told us this morn
ing. “That the room would have to
be enlarged with the seventh grade
coming on next year, if we didn’t
start studying more”
We are still debating in Civics. We
had two very interesting debates to
day.
Resolved that every state or school
district should furnish free textbooks
and supplies for all pupils in the pub
lic schools.
Resolved that an eight-hour school
day with no required home work
should be generally established.
Affirmative won on the first one
and the negative on the second.
Wynelle Tollison
Myrtis Brooks.
SEVENTH GRADE
There are still three months of
school. We are very glad because this
gives time for some to make up the
few weeks they have lost with meas
les.
Jack Hall is back with us this week
Our class looked rather Slim without
him.
Those out *his week with measles
are Mildred Fowler, Mar relle Mer
ritt and Marcellas Samples.
SIXTH GRADE
Gloria Darden is back after a weeks
absence. Maybe Edna Tollison will
not look so sour from now on.
The sixth grade is learning how to
compile Death S*atistics in Health.
We find it very interesting.
Harold Holbrooks and James Ben
son have measles. We hope we will
not have anymore cases in our grades
RUTH STEPHENS
ROY MOORE
FIFTH GRADE
Miss Mildred Otwell taught us Fri
day. Our teacher went to Nelson to
attend the Girl’s Basket Ball Tourna
ment.
We are glad that many of the pu
pils who were absent last week are
back.
Truman Benson Tom McCormack
and Hilda Phillips still have measles
We wish they would hurry and get
well.
Our Geography lessons have been
very interesting. They tell us many
new things about the Holy land.
JERRY OTWELL
BETH BROOKS
FOURTH GRADE
This past week we have finished
our February note books and are tak
ing them home.
Those who made A’s on arithmetic
examination were James Tate, Chel
sie Green, Mattie Sue Cain and J. W.
Smith. This past week we have also
had a geography examination. Those
who made A’s were J AV Smith and
Edyth Kennemore.
Those who have been absent this
past week are Laura Jean Fleming.
Dorothy Banister and James Edwin
Shadburn.
LAURA JEAN FLEMING
J. W. SMITH
SECOND AND THIRD GRADE
Each pupil in the second and third
grades received a school size cake )f
lifebuy soaps, a health guard pin, and
a wash up chart. They are to ►oep
them vach day and every Mond ty
bring them o school and receive a
gold star if they are checked.
We are glad to have Ford Thomas
Edgar Cain and Grady Thomas back
in school
JUNIOR FOWLER
GEORGIA—FORSYTH COUNTY:
To all whom it may concern: Geo.
L. Merritt administrator upon the es
tate of F. C. Merritt, late of said
county, deceased having filed his
petition for discharge, this is to cite
all persons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, against the granting of this dis
charge at the regular term of the
Court of Ordinary of said county to
be held on the First Monday in April
11)34.
Given under my hand and official
signature, this 5 day of March 1934.
R. L. BAGLEY, Ordinary.
GEORGIA—FORSYTH COUNTY:
To all whom it may concern: J. W.
Thompson administrator upon the es
tate of Miss Mary Smith, late of said
c unty, deceased, has in due form ap
plied to me for leave to sell the lands
belonging to the estate of said de
ceased, and said application will be
heard at the regular term of Court of
ordinary for said county to be held
on the first Monday in April 1934.
Given under my hand and official
signature, this 5 day of March 1934.
R. L. BAGLEY, Ordinary.
GFORGTA—FORSYTH COUNTY:
To all whom It may concern: Mrs.
11. L,. Hurt having made application
to me for 12 months support for her
self and 2 minor children out of the
estate of H. L. Hurt and appraisers
duly appointed to set apart the same
having filed their return, all persons
concerned are hereby Tequired to
show cause before the Court of Ordi
nary of said county on the first Mon
day in April 1934.
Given under my hand and official
signature, this 5 day of March 1934.
R. L. BAGLEY, Ordinary
GEORGIA—FORSYTH COUNTY:
The return of the appraisers setting
apart twelve months’ support to the
family of j_.ee Samples deceased, hav
ing been filed in my office, all persons
concerned are cited to show cause by
the 2 day of April 1934, why said ap
plication for twelve months’ support
should not be granted. This 5 day of
March 1934
R. L. BAGLEY, Ordinary
GEORGIA FORSYTH COUNTY:
The return of the appraisers setting
apart twelve month's support :0 the
family of J. Thomas Hamby deceased,
having been filed in my office, all
persons concerned are cited to show
,iause by the 2 day of April 1934, why
said application for twelve months
support should not be granted. This
5 day of March 1934.
R. L. BAGLEY, Ordinary.
GEORGIA—FORSYTH COUNTV:
Mrs. Ollie Gazaway, Guardian of the
es*ate of Ford Phillips has applied
to me for a discharge from her guard
ianship of Ford Phillips: This is
therefore to notify all persons con
cerned to file objections, if any they
have, on or before the first Monday
in April next, else she will be dis
charged from her guardianship as ap
plied for.
This sth day of March 1934.
R. L. BAGLEY, Ordinary.
STRAYED—Fresh Milch Cow, light
Red with horns, any one knowing her
•whereabouts please notify Herschel
Y. Shirley.
Route 4 Alpharetta, Georgia.
Huge bonuses and other extra com
pensation paid to executive officers
and directors by many large corpor
ations in boom years have been re
vealed by a report of the Federal
Trade Commission. Obviously, it is
impossible to call attention to all in
stances of this kind, but a few exam
ples will give some idea of the pract
ice.
General Johnson, Recovery Admin
istrator, heard plenty of criticism
about the NRA last week, but made
no secret of his intention to tighten
up the program. He insisted that
shorter hours and higher wages were
possible, and that effective regulation
to maintain them would be provided.
Several speakers insisted that pro
vision be made to protect the small
business men, and a board for this
purpose, headed by Clarence Darrow
liar, already been named.
Last week’s business reports re
flected the deterrent effects of cold
weather and storm conditions over
the country, but the slackening of
trade caused little concern among
business men, who are looking for
ward to strong demands in the future
Reports to Department of Commerce
officials are that January sales in
small towns and rural areas, based
on mail order and chain store sales,
are forty-five per cent of the same
period last year. Dry goodds whole
salers report spring orders from sev
enty-five to one hundred per cent
higher than Hast year.
Send us your Job Work
BRIEF HISTORY OF
VITAL STATISTICS
Vital Statistics have been describ
ed as the bookkeeping of human life
for they relate to such events as the
origin, continuation, and termination
of livfes of inhabitants.
The origin of Vital statistics dates
back to civilization before the birth of
Christ, but the statistical treatment
of the records was comparatively lim
ited. It is only within the last fifty
years that vital statistics have evolv
ed to their present stage of practical
usefulness.
In England as early as 1538 the Vi
car General, under Henry XIII. issued
injunctions to the clergy requiring
them to record all baptisms, marriag
es and burials. By an act of Parlia
ment in 1836, the office registrar gen
eral of births, marriages, and deaths
was established zut civil registration
was not begun until the following
year. 1837.
During the Colonial Period, in the
United States, the Grand Assembly of
Virginia passed a law in 1632 requir
ing a minister or warden from every
parish to present annually at court a
register of all burials, christenings
and marriages. A few years later, in
1639. Massachusetts Bay Colony
adopted a requirement for the keep
ing of records of marriages, births
and deaths. These Colonial Laws
have been amended from time to
time as conditions required.
It was not until 1823 that the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia passed a
law providing for the registration of
births. However, years before this
date practically every family in the
State kept a record of birfh and
marriages in the Bible. This, un
questionably, indicates that our fore
fathers inherently recognized the need
and value of these records long be
fore such registration was required
by civil laws.
In 1875 another vital statistics law
was passed requiring the registration
of both births and deaths. This was
an improvement over the first law,
but also proved inadequate to secure
complete registration. Again in 1914
the General Assembly passed a Vital
Statistics Law corresponding to the
“Model Vital Statistics Law” adopted
and successfully operated in a major
ity of the States. Due to lack of ap
propriation the Bureau of Vital Stat
istics, for the State-wide collection of
birth and death records, was not or
ganized until 1919.
It was expected that the 1911 Vital
Statistics Law had corrected the de
ficiencies of the other two laws and
‘hat Georgia would soon secure com
plete registration of births and deaths
The law did prove efficient so that
by 1922 the State was securing the
required completeness of death regis
tration to be admitted to the Federal
Registration Area, and had prospects
of being admitted, within a few years
to the "Birth Registration Area”.
In 1925 the Supreme Court declared
that part of the law relating to the
payment of local registrars’ fees to be
unconstitutional. This decision caus
ed many of the local registrars to
resign, with a resultant decrease in
registration to such an extent that
the State, as a whole, was dropped
from the Federal Registration Area.
At the call session of the Legis
thlature in 1926 a bill was passed pro
viding for an amendmentt to the Con
stitution, legalizing the payment of
local registrars’ fees from county
funds. This amendment was ratified
in the State wide election in 1927. At
the following session of the General
Assembly the Vital Statistics Law,
with slight amendments, was reenact
ed without a dissenting vote.
During the latter part of the year
1927, the Bureau of Census conducted
a test to determine *he completeness
of birth and death registration. The
test showed that registration area for
both births and deaths beginning with
tho year 1928.
If at any subsequent test, by the
Bureau of the Census, a State shows
it does not secure at least 90 per cent
completeness of registration it will
be dropped from the registration area.
Therefore, if the vital statistics of a
State are not included in the regis
tration area they are known to be
incomplete and consequently unreli
able if not actually misleading.
Birth land d'eath records furnish
the data for vital statistics. These
statistics are valuable in indicating
the trend of the various causes of
death, and make it possible to com
pare the health conditions of Georgia
or any place in the State with other
states or places. The success or fail
ure of public health measures in de
termined by vital statistics. They
throw light on such questions as the
source (race stocks) from which our
population is being derived; the rel
ation between birth and death rates,
and many other important facts rel
ating to health, economics and society
Information contained in birth and
death records is also valuable to the
individual in the settlement of quest
ions involving age, parentage, citi
zenship. inheritance and many others
concerning a person's legal rights.