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The Forsyth County News
VOLUME 30
TOMORROWS
SUNO
BYJ.C. WILSON
Newspaper Features, Inc.
Former Governor Eugene Talmadge
seems to have a sympton quite unus
ual for a man of the vigorous early
fifties. It is spoken of in patent medi
cine advertisements as "failing mem
ory”. A man so young and lusty as
Mr. Talmadge is not supposed to be
trebled with it, but politics will do
strange things to men and women,
which may explain his case.
Mr. Talmadge seems to forget that
not so long ago, when he was Gover
nor of Georgia, in a speech to a lunch
eon of American Legionaires on the
Ansley Hotel roof garden in Atlanta,
he contemptuously referred to the
boys of the CCC camps’ as “loafers
and bums”.
The boys in the camps have not
forgotten that crack, and their fathers
and mothers have not forgotten it,
yetjiow Mr. Talmadge comes forward
as a candidate for the United States
Senate against Senator George and
has the nerve to say that the CCC
camps should be increased to acco
modate an increased number of Ameri
can boys.
Mr. Talmadge seems to forget that
not so long ago, when he was Gover
nor of Georgia, he cast a slur upon
President Roosevelt because of the
President’s physical afflications—an
affiction that would have beaten and
crushed a man without the President’s
iron will. But the people of Georgia
have not forgotten that slur.
Mr. Talmadge seems to forget that
’two years ago Senator Russell gave
him the worst beating any supposedly
candidate for the Senate has taken
in Georgia in living memory.
Mr. Talmadge seems to forget that
State officials elected by the people
whom he kicked out of office at the
point of bayonets were triumphantly
vindicated and returned to office by
the votes of the people in 1936.
Mr. Talmadge seems to forget that
his personally chosen candidate for
Governor, Mr. Redwine, went down
with him to ignominious defeat in
193 G.
He seems to forget that Franklin
D. Roosevelt, whose program he has
denounced and ridiculed all over the
country, was re-elected President in
1936 by the most overwhelming ma
jority in American history.
He seems to forget that Senator
Pepper in Florida, just a few daps
ago, running for re-election with Pre
sident Roosevelt’s indorsement swept
the state like a hurricane from the
Georgia line to Key West.
Truly, Mr. Talmadge would seem
to be showing pronounced symptoms
of failing memory, but the memory
of 'the people of Georgia is not failing
They will remember Mr. Talmadge
on September 14 and give him another
verdict, as they did in September, 1936
“Get the hence!”
And when that happens, maybe it
will percolate through Mr. Talmadge’s
mind that the people want no part of
him, and he can go back to Sugar
Creek and take a course of one of
the tonics advertised for failing mem
ory.
LEE MCGINNIS OPENS NEW ICE
HOUSE FOR CUMMING AND
SURROUNDING COMMUNITY
Mr. Lee McGinnis, local business
man of Cumming will open a Ice
House here in town in order to give
the public better service and you will
find that his prices are lower than
you have had to pay heretofore.
Lee states that he will carry a good
supply of ice on hand in order to be
able to meet any emergencies and
'that whether your order be large or
small he will give you the service
that you have been missing direct to
your home or your place of business.
Patronize your local ice man and
help your community grow.
FORSYTH COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETING CALLED
All Executive Committeement from
every district in Forsyth County will
please meet at the Court House Sat
urday May 28 at 2 p. m. to discuss
some important business concerning
the coming election.
A. E. BRAMBLETT, County Chrm.
Sod crops and meadows which pro
tect the land against erosion also
provide grazing and hay for the live
stock
Official Organ of Forsyth County and City of Cumming
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHEROKEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES
(City Population 700)
Senator Walter F.
George Announces
For Reelection
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF GEORGIA
As of this date I have filed formal
notice of my candidacy for renomina
tion, subject to the Democratic Pri
mary of September 14th, next, for
United States Senator.
I wish to express to the Democrats
of Georgia profound appreciation of
the confidence they have reposed in
me, and to sap that 1 have to the best
of my ability sought at all times to
justify that confidence. If again nomi
nated by them, I shall be equally dili
gent and appreciative.
In the course of the coming weeks,
as opportunity and occasion may of
fer, I shall be glad to discuss the vital
questions of our time, and frankly
to make known my views on all sub
jects of concern to the people of Geor
gia.
Sincerely yours,
WALTER F. GEORGE
Old-Age Insurance
Queries Answered
—BY—
George T. Banks, Acting Manager,
Social Securitp Board 214 Hinton Se
curities Building, Athens, Georgia.
(Whenever the term “w-ages” is used,
it refers to wages for services per
formed after 1936, and before the age
of 65 in included employment)
Q —l am a salesman and will soon
he 65. Will I have to retire to receive
and old-age benefit?
A—A person must retire from an
included employment in order to re
ceive monthly retirement benjefijts,
which will begin in 1942. However, if
you reach 65 before 1942, you will not
have to retire to receive a lump-sum
payment.
Q —ls the family of a man who died
recently entitled to anpthing if he was
not working at the time of his death?
He was a garage mechanic and had
not worked in about six months. He
had a Social Security Card.
A—His family is entitled to a death
payment equal to 3 1-2 per cent of his
total wages for services at the garage
or other covered employment since
December 31, 1936. His widow should
write or call in person at my office
for an application for a lump-sum
death payment.
'Q—When the Social Security Act
was passed I was not ready to retire.
Now 7 , I am 70 years old and am re
tiring. Where do 1 apply for the old
age pension?
A—The Federal Old-Age Insurance
provisions of the Social Security Act
do not apply to persons who were
past age 65 before 1937. If you desire
to applp for Old-Age Assistance,
which is administered by the State,
it is suggested that you call at your
County Department of Public Welfare,
or if you perfer, you might write to
the Georgia State Department of
Public Welfare, Atlanta, Georgia.
Under the Old-Age Assistance pro
visions of the Act, the State decides
who shall receive assistance and how
much.
Q—What is the difference between
Federal Old-Age Insurance benefits
and Old-Age Assistance
A—Briefly, the Old-Age Insurance
benefits provided by the Social Securi
ty Act differ from Old-Age Assistance
in two ways: first, they are to be
paid by the Federal Government di
rectly to the individual; and, second,
payment will not be dependent on the
establishment of need. The amount
paid to each person will depend on
his work and wages before reaching
age G 5
Q —Mp husband died last year. He
had a Social Security card. Am I en
titled to anything? Is it too late to
file a claim?
A—lf your husband received wages
since 1936 in an employment covered
by the Act, a lump-sum payment is
due his estate. If there is a will pro
bated, the executor of his estate
should file the claim. If not, you
should file the claim. While there is
no time limit on the filing of claims,
action should be 'taken promptly.
Write, telephone or call in person at
my office.
Q—What is the smallest amount a
claim for a lump-sum benefit can be
filed?
A There is no minimum or maxi
mum amount of lump-sum payments.
Each payment amounts to 3 1-2 per
cent of the total wages paid to a
worker as specified by the Act.
The number of hogs on farms in
the United States last year showed
a gain of almost three and a half per
cent over that of the year before
CUMMING GEORGIA, THU RSDAY, MAY 26, 1935.
McWhorter Asks For
Re-election Full Term
hr
matt L. McWhorter
Matt L. McWhorter, who was nomi
nated in the 1936 Primary for only a
part of unexpired term as a member
of the Georgia Public Service Com
mission, will seek endorsement of his
record of service and accomplishment
in the September Democratic Primarp
as a candidate to succeed himself for
the full term.
Mr. McWhorter was reared and liv
ed for most of his life in rural Geor
gia, being a native of Oglethorpe
County where he still maintains his
farming interests. He received his
education at the Stephens, Georgia,
Grammar School, Young Harris, Gor
don Institute and the University of
Georgia. Along with his farming acti
vities, he engaged in the mercantile
business, later in the real estate busi
ness and for five years prior to his
election as a member of the Commis
sion, he was connected with the office
of the State Comptroller where he
creditably filled an important post.
in seeking renomination i stand
upon my record and stewardship as
evidence of my gratitude for the trust
and confidence bestjpwed upon me and
earnestly 7 solicit the continued inter
est and support of the voters of Geor
gia.
Ambrose T. Green;
Former Gwinnett
Leader, Dies
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., May 23„ _
Ambrose T. Green, 69, of Seneca, S. C.
died Saturday at Anderson, S. G.,
after a brief illness. He was a native
of Forsyth County, coming to Gwin
nett when a young man. Entering
business at Buford, he later located
at Lawrenceville, where he resided
for a quarter of a century before
locating at Seneca.
He was a member of the Mission
ary Church for fifty years
He was a former county commision
er and a former member of the
General Assembly of Georgia. He was
president of the old Lawrenceville
Fertilizer Company and the first pro
prietor ,of the Button Gwinnett Hotel
of Lawrenceville. He held member
ship in the Masonic and Odd Fellows
Orders.
He was first married to Miss Dora
Strickland, daughter of the late
Wilson A. and Amanda Wright Strick
land, and of this union the following
children survive: Guy and Cleveland
Green, of Lawrenceville; Mrs. Essie
Hubbard, Garnd Rapids, Mich; Mrs.
Sallie Montfort, Battle Creek, Mich;
Mrs. Lola Webb. Richmond, and Mrs.
Eva Kennedy, Elberton
A few years after the death of his
first wife he married Miss Essie
Braziel. daughter of the late James
H. and Sletta Boss Braziel. She, and
the following children survive: Mrs.
Dean Rogers, College Park; Ambrose
E. Green, Columbia; Mrs. Ruth
Creech, Seneca, and Foch Green,
Dahlonega; also three brothers,
Andrew and Webster, of Cumming,
and Lafayette Green, Atlanta; three
sisters, Mrs. Mose Echols, Cumming;
Mrs. John Jordan, Tifton, and Mrs.
Henry Estes, Fairburn.
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Next Sunday night is A. D. C. Union
Meeting at Methodist Church here
and we request the presence of all
'League Members of all Methodist
churches in Union. Speakers for the
evening will be an Emory University
student.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Barnett, Mr.
Reeves Barnette and Miss Rubye
Payne of Eastonolle are spending the
week-end in Montreat N. C.. attending
graduation exercises of their daughter
Verita.
Duckworth Announces
For Supreme Court
W. H. DUCKWORTH
One of the first candidates to quali
fy at the Democratic State Commit
[ tee meeting Saturday was Assistant
Attorney General W. H. Duckworth,
of Cairo, a candidate for the Georgia
Supreme Court.
Duckworth, who is a member of
the Rules Committee of the State
Committee, had a certified check
ready to pay his fee as soon as the
amount was fixed by the Committee
Duckworth was the first law part
ner of Governor Rivers when the
chief executive began practice. Four
yeras ago he was a candidate for
Attorney General and polled a large
vote
MR. DUCKWORTH’S STATEMENT
To The People Of Georgia:
"I am a candidate to succeed Judge
Hutcheson who has announced his re
tirement from the Supreme Court.
It is my opinion that this Court has
made a record of public service unex
celled by any department of our State
government. (The personnel of the
Supreme Court has always been the
highest type of men. It would he a
privilege and an honor for anyone to
4tit upon that court with the present
justices who are great lawyers, ex
cellent men, and patriotic citizens.
“In entering this race I do so in a
spirit of humility, fully conscious of
the solemn responsibilities that will
rest upon me if elected.
‘The Supreme Court, being the final
guardian of the lives, liberties and
properties of the people, is entitled
to the support and respect of all citi
zens. At the same time having been
established by the people and being
maintained by the people, the Su
preme Court must never forget that
it belongs to all the people and that
every one is entitled to a full and
free opportunity to properly present
his case to that court for decision.
George, Russell
Obtain RFC Fund
From W & A Rental
Georgia will receive $3,240,000, less
discount, from the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation under an agree
ment reached between Chairman
Jesse Jones of the federal agency
and Senators Walter F. George and
Richard B. Russell whereby the 1944-
49 rentals, inclusive, of the state
owned Western & Atlantic railroad
will be discounted by the govern
ment
The discount rate was fixed at
three and one-half per cent, with the
agreement that one-quarter per cent
will be refunded to the state if pay
ments are made promptly. It also was
agreed that funds realized will be
devoted equally to counties’ operation
of schools and courts and to the
state’s program of improvement for
state institutions
The money will be forthcoming, it
was announced, just as soon as the
legality of the proposed discount of
the warrants is upheld by the
Supreme Court of Georgia
Agreement of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation to discount the
warrants was announced following a
conference between Chairman Jones,
Senators George and Russell, Erie
Cocke, Edgar B. Dunlap. Atlanta
manager and counsel respectively
for the RFC, and Ryburn G. Clay,
president of the Fulton National
Bank of Atlanta and Henry Tomp
kins, who represented a groupe of
investment hankers who propose to
rediscount the warrants
By diverting the water from the
head of a gully, and allowing vegeta
tion to grow pu in the gullied area,
such eroded land may be brought
under control
(County Population 11,000)
Forsyth County April
Welfare Reciepts Were
$5,355.51.
Atlanta, May 18_ The Stale Depart
ment of Public Welfare during last
month, the tenth month of operation
of the Public Assistance Program,
reached anew high figure for public
welfare and relief benefits distributed
and certification of eligibles for Fed
eral benefits, according to announce
ment made by Lamar Murdaugh, State
Director, having paid benefits and
certified for receipt of Federal bene
fits resulting in distribution of $2,34X
-081.25, as compared with $2,038,299.56
for the preceding month of March.
Old-age pensions, aid to dependent
children and aid to the needy blind
were distributed to 41,752 recipients
at a total cost of $365,551.50. The re
mainder of the monthly results pro
duced consisted of surplus commodi
ties distributed amounting to $267,-
251.62, wages received by WPA work
ers $1,439,643.19; and benefits receiv
ed through the National Youth Ad
ministration and the CCC, all being
certified by the State Welfare Depart
ment, in addition to general relief
furnished by the counties of $44,729.94
The general relief, which is a direct
expense of the various counties, is
being automa'ticallp reduced, the State
and Federal Government taking over
the individuals on general relief as
rapidly as is possible.
Forsyth County received benefits
during the month as follows:
Old-age pensions and other social se
curity payments $1452.00
Surplus commodities 509.43
WPA wages 1844.08
CCC funds 1550.00
General relief NONE
TOTAL $5355.51
The Forsyth County welfare depart
ment is supervised by a local board,
the members of which are Mr. M. A.
Smith, Dr. P. W. Tribble, Mr. John D.
Black, Mr. C. H. Brooks and Mr. H.
W. Moore, and is under the direct
charge of Miss Emily Bates, county
welfare director.
Baptist To Observe
Day Of Prayer
At the last meeting of the Execu
tive Committee of the Georgia Bap
tist Convention it was unanimously
agreed to request the churches of the
state to observe Sunday, July 3, as a
day of special prayer for evangelism
and to request the pastors and lead
ers on said day to emphasize soul
winning and urge the members to
pray for a state-wide revival of old
fashioned Holy Ghost religion.
More than fifty-two per cent of the
population of the state is unsaved.
This creates a condition that chal
lenges the Christians to busy them
selves in going out to win Georgia for
Christ. One outstanding need of the
churches is that new recruits to Chris
tianity be won. Facing present-day
conditions religious leaders realize
that we must have Christ or Chaos.
John Wesley revolutionized the
world in his day by preaching the
Gospel and evangelizing the masses.
The great revivals of Finney and
Moody blessed the United States and
produced a high type of Christian cit
izenship that placed our country
among the leading nations of the
earth.
The special committee elected by
the Executive Committee of the Geor
gia Baptist Convention, which con
sists of 2,550 white churches with
more than 495,754 members, is urging
the observance of this day for the
worthy purpose of calling our people
to prayer and personal work that dur
ing the summer evangelistic cam
paigns over the state great multitudes
may be won to Christ.
Religion in Georgia has always oc
cupied a primary place in the think
ing of the masses and played a promi
nent part in the development of our
commonwealth—both materially and
spiritually. Let all who pray in their
homes and places of public worship,
pastors, Sunday school superintend
ents, teachers. Baptist Training Union
officers, Woman's Mlssionarp Union
leaders and workers, as well as Bro
therhood members, stress this day for
the glory of God and the good of Geor
gia.
BASEBALL
CUMMING Vs. BUFORD CCC CAMP
SATURDAY, MAY 28, 3:00 P. M.
Cumming baseball team will play
the CCC Camp boys from Buford,
Saturday, May 28, on their new field
NU.MHKR 21
WASHINGTON 1
' FROM CONGRESSMAN *
B. FRANK WHELCHEL
Visitors Hon. Alton Hosch, Dean of
the Law School, Athens, Ga., Mr. and
Mrs. George Goode, Toccoa, Ga., Rev.
G. F. Tyner, G. F. Tyner, Jr., Ray Ed
win Tyer, Mrs S. A. Hammock, Miss
Daisp Ivey, Augusta, Ga., Rev. Jones
Lawrenceville, Ga., Rev. Jesse 1 tender
son, Hon. J. M. Lanier, Principal, High
School, Morgantonfi Ga., Mrs. J. M.
Lanier, Mr. John R. Hayes, and the
following members of the Senior Class
Misses Myrtice Guthrie, Myrtle Rob
inson, Fern Ballew, IJorrie Ralston.
Lillian Painter, Ruth Payne, Ruby
Payne, Ruth Collins, Arlene Collins.
Dorothy Abercrombie, Messrs. Billie
Long, Luther Davenport, Glenn Smith
Clyde Dillingham, E. P. Prince, Hay
Garren, R. I*. Payne, Imyd Gunther.
Lois Cook, Leroy Ilix. Clinton Smith,
Keith Harper, Hamilton Hull.
Recovery Measure—The Administra
tion's recovery bill passed liie House
with onlp two days of debate. An
amendment to permit farmers in ac
tual need, but not those on relief rolls,
to receive equal status with other ap
plicants for relief, was the. only
change made in the bill after being
reported from Committee.
Monopolies Hope has been expressed
by President Roosevelt that when.
Congress investigates monopolistic
practices it will seek methods of doing
away with future depressions by dis
couraging unabsorbed inventories and
high prices in some commodities. Be
fore the inquiry is conducted, Con
gress is awaiting reports from various
government agencies.
Navy Expansion Bill Construction
of a large number of war vessels is
authorized in the billion dollar naval
expansion bill. Three new battleships
are provided for and the President is
given power to build 45,000 ton ships
if other nations build larger vessels;
otherwise the 35,000 ton limit stands.
Lo D byists Lobbying is being investi
gated by the Senate special commit
tee and so far for its inquiry it has
had $90,000. Chairman Minton of In
diana wants $25,000 more. II is charg
ed by Rules Committee Chairman
Neely of West Virginia that lobbyists
of the motion picture industry are
trying to prevent action on his anti
block booking hill.
CCC The President's signature has
entered the Civilian Conservation
Corps into its sixth year. $50,000,000
for another term has been appropri
ated by Congress. In its five years the
CCC has done a great deal of good.
It has primed the pocket-books of
millions of young men and their needy
dependents at 'nonie. Since most of
the enrollees are from families, el's*-
ble for, or on relief, the contribution
sent to the folks at home has been u
boon to harassed relief officials. Three
broad objectives have been realized
through this agency: Alleviation of
unemployment; reclamation and im
provement of unemployed youth; and
the rehabilitation and conservation of
the nation’s natural resources. Today
the Corps has 1,500 camps and about
300,000 men enrolled. Present plans
will keep the Corps at this level for
the balance of this fiscal year and
during the next fiscal year, 1939.
Lower Priced Homes—There is a d<
finite trend toward the construction
of lower-priced homes to answer the
increasing national demand for resi
dences in the $3,000 to $5,000 classi
fication. The fact that these low-pric
ed homes meet the needs of the vast
majority of the country' population
has been recognized for some time'
and the efforts of a number of agen
cies, boll) private and governmental,
have been directed at a solution of
the problem. The average appraised
value of new single family houses on
which mortgages were accepted for
insurance by the Federal Housing Ad
ministration in 1937 was $5,467, a
drop of $l5B from the average ap
praised value of such homes in 1936.
at the back of Col. H. S. Brooks Home
The Cumming boyß having won all
their games to date will have their
hands full with the hard hitting team
from the CCC camp Saturday, so l*te
go uot and root for the home team