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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS
Established 1908
' Circulation over For.yth, Fulton, Cherokee, D.w.on
Lumpkin, Hall and Gwinnett Countie.
The Paper That Appreciates
Your Patronage
p u bllßhed Thursday at Camming. Georgia.
Roy P. Otwell I ..Editor and Owner
James L. Reeve.-Associate Editor
A. L. Henderson ....Associate Editor
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Entered at the Poat OfHce at Camming. Ga, Auguat 10,.
1910, us mall matter of the second class.
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Official Organ of Forsyth County
and City of Cumming
Good farmers are preparing to live at home.
Few speedsters ever tlwTtlW will kill a pedestraln.
Definition: Cautlon-A word to be found only m a
dictionary.
Getting an early start is Just as Important in life as
it is in racing
The people who are the ones who believe
in building up Cumming.
Heavy advertising is a sign of better business and,
glory be, it is beginning to appear.
The average citizen vrtulnjoy better times when he
stops spending more than he is making
Hopeful persons are now anxiously watching small
vegetables growing In their gardens.
One reason to believe that better times are here
again contributions to the churches are rising.
It's about the time of the year to begin hearing that
old, hut sensible, slogan, “Swat the fly.
It might pay you to be a little suspicious of the man
who is willing to let you in on a “good thing.”
Schemes rarely take the place of good, hard work
in the lives of those who make a success of living
Some profits are odade by taking advantage of ot.ier
people; others by giving the necessary service
Judging from the advertising ballyhoo one hears and
reads, beauty Is Just a matter of using the right soap.
There are still people who believe that a course in
college will make a man into something which he is not.
There are some people in the world who will lose
two day's time trying to figure ou't a method to save two
cents.
Those who look enviously at the lovely flowers in
their neighbors’ yard can correct their lack by similar
efforts.
Talk all you please about the causes of crime, but,
at the bottom, it is due to the public’s taking it for granted
It is a good idea to take some time off for recreation
provided you don't take so much time off you ovelook
your work.
Cumtming doesn’t need more money' to accomplish
its improvements; it needs the hearty cooperation of all
of its citizens
Auto fatalities make a battle look like a skirmish
manoeuvre. Aroused public opinion will cause enforce
ment of traffic laws which will save lives.
The most important factor in successful merchandis
ing is salesmanship—whether i't is that of the clerks or
the advertising appeal that the store sends out.
The small boy who utd to fake a tooth-ache to stay
away from school now has a small boy who wonders
why his daddy is "too sick" to work like otfc/jr men.
Correct this sentence: “Mr.— —, l
have just come over to tell you that we have anew
■loan' mower, much better than the one you borrowed
last summer."
Mail-order houses may make their contributions to
the public good in the communities where 'their head
offices are, but they are not doing much that we can
see for Camming and Forsyth County.
The Forsyth County News tries to print all communi
cations it receives from its readers. However, let it be
understood that it does not print them as a compulsory
obligation, but as a courtesy extended.
Adevrtisers should appreciate the quality of subscrib
ers as well as the quantity. The readers of The Forsyth
County News are, we believe, above the average and are
quick to respond to trade appeals that are 'tinreyl.
Seven years ago, only a very small percent of Geor
gia FSA borrowers had written leases. Today 60 percent
of such families are farming with written leases.
The oli lamp brooder recommended by the Agricul
tural Extension Service is easy to build and Is economical
for small lots of chicks.
The Forsyth County News
Here’s A Pleasant Hope
We hope farm prices rise because there is nothing
that we can think of that will do the country as much
good as genuine prosperity for agriculture. Since 1921,
the farmers of the United States have been taking it on
•the chin with the result that the economic balance of the
United States has been uestroyed. Once farm buying
power is adequately restored, there is a chance that the
United States can enjoy something like permanent pros
perity for many years.
Personally, we realize that prosperity is a dangerous
state. The farmers of the nation enjoyed it for a few
years, during and after the first World War, and it almost
ruined many of them. It had its effect upon other citizens
as well. Maybe, we have been in the valley long enough
to be able to stand on the summit and enjoy brighter
days. We hope so!
Secrecy Should Be Had
Mr. Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, has request
ed newspapers, broadcasting companies and picture serv
ices to refrain from reporting the movements of damaged
British ships that come to the United States for repairs.
He says, what every sensible person understands,
that such information may be of great value to the
enemies of Great Britain.
The press, screen and radio should respect the re
quest that comes from the Secretary of the Navy. If it
is not complied with, the Congress shauld pass legislation
to compel the secrecy desired.
Of course, there will be a number of newspapers,
and other speakers, to assail such a law as a censorship,
and an infringement upon the freedom of the press and
of speech, but they will be mistaken.
Religious Training Important
Judge Ernest L. Reeker, of a Nebraskas Juvenile
Court, says that “the child, a stranger to church and
Sunday school, most often runs afoul of the law.”
This interesting observation should be of interest to
parents of Forsyth County. Here we have thousands of
adult3, busy inv aarious activities, but most of them
concerned about the proper rearing of young boys and
girls of their acquaintance and relationship.
The value of proper religious instruction to young
people cannot be over-emphasized. Just the same, it is
hard to understand how adults can impress young people
with the importance of attending church and Sunday
school unless the adults set something of an example
themselves.
While very few people agree whe they attempt to
define a remedy for the ills of the world, many carerul
thinkers have expressed the view that a revival of
religion is one of the great needs of the day. This does
not refer to superficial attendance upon places of worship,
but to deep-seated and sincere riliglous convictions.
Maybe, after all, this is what the world needs to
remedy its Ills.
First In Eighteen Years
The 35,000-ton battleship North Carolina was placed
in active service on April 9th. It is the first battleship
to be built in the United States in eighteen years and
was commissioned nearly threee months ahead of
schedule.
The “newes and most formlindable fighting ship in
the world" will have a complement of 1,500 officers and
men. She will carry nine 16-inch guns, each sixty feet
long, and they will hurl some twenty tons of TNT every
sixty seconds on a target eighteen miles away.
The battleship is a castly vessel. The North Carolina
represents an expenditure of $67,725,500. This is enough
to build many school houses hut few Americans today
regret the money that is in her hull and machinery.
The big ship will make twenty-seven knots. It is
provided with blisters for protection against torpedoes
and mines. Armored decks protect against shells and
bombs and vital points are guarded by sixteen inches
of steel plate. The secondary battery of twenty guns is
available against planes as well as surface targets. There
are other smaller guns for aircraft defense. She carries
four airplanes.
The powerhouse of the dreadnaught develops 115,000
horsepower from oil-fired boilers. She measures 704
feet in length at the water-line and has a maximum beam
of 108 feet. It takes about twenty-seven feet of water
to float her.
The comforting thought, in connection with the com
missioning of this battleship, is that others, like her
and much larger, are on the ways. Another will be in
service in a month or so. Four more will be ready in a
year, afterwards, battleships will steam from construction
yards at the rate of six or more a year, and some of
them will he almost twice the size of the North Carolina.
HOW?
The statement has been made that one-fourth of our
population is not eating the proper diet which makes
people strong and healthy.
There may be some excuses for this condition among
industrial workers, many of whom have been without
employment for months. There is little excuse for such
a condition among agricultural people. Those who live
on our farms should, at least, take advantage of their
opportunity and provide proper diet for their families.
It is little short of amazing to drive through so-called
prosperous agricultural areas and note the absence o.
orchards, pastures, gardens, poultry, hogs, and cows.
How do people who reside on such places get the idea
that they are farmers?
Republics
Dr. Wesley Frost, recently appointed Minister to
Paraguay, asserts that “the nations of the Ameriacs
are Republics not merely in nam'd, but in essential fa^t.
The statement is encouraging in view of the general
belief that most of the Latin-American countries are
being ruled by dictators. While this may be true, we
presume that Dr. Frost based his observation upon the
historical fact that when South and Central American
nations won their independence, they set up systems of
government patterned after that of the United States.
Underneath their present troubles is to be found a funda
mental appreciation of constitutional systems of govern
ment.
Intelligence Necessary
It is nice for individuals to want to do something
worth while that will help other human beings.
The inmpulse is creditable but it is not enough. It
must bp put into activity. This requires intelligence and
a possession of an understanding as to the existing situ
ation.
Goodness is a great virtue. The love of other human
beings is to be promoted. Nevertheless, if all that the in
dividual has i3 a foozy desire to do good, the chances are
that he, or she will do much harm.
The good intention, to be useful to the world, must
be applied intelligently. Without wisdom, good impulses
and a maudlin spirit of brotherhood is just as apt to re
sult in evil as in good.
Kites And Wires
This is the season of the year when youngsters of
various ages delight in the flying of kites.
Some of the youngsters with gray hair and many
years have to enjoy their kite-flying by proxy but boys
and girls will go them one better putting up their kites
in the breezes.
It is well to warn the youngsters to stay away from
electric power lines and highways. Don't use wire for
a kite-string or a cord with tinsel or wire in it. Be
sure the cord isn’t wet. If your ki'te breaks loose and the
cord falls across electric wires leave it alone.
Of course, we know that very few boys and girls who
actually fly kites each spring, will read this editorial.
However, the retired kite-flyers, remembering the days
of their youth, might be reminded to caution thir young
sters. A few words of warning, sometimes might save
a young life.
German “Generosity”
In the early part of March, Vice-Premier Francois
Dari an, of France, said that the Germans had released
wheat to the Vinchy government and he added, ‘ The
Germans in this instance have been more generous and
humanitarian than the British.”
This is the same admiral who threatens to use the
warships of France to convoy foodstuffs into his country,
expressing willingness, if necessary, to give battle to the
British fleet that is enforcing the blockade.
It is now revealed that what the Germans did, In
regards to wheat, was to offer to send into 'the unoccupied
zone 800,000 tons of wheat, 200,000 tons of sugar, 100,000
tens ot bran and 300,000 tons of potatoes.
No gift was made. In return, unoccupied France was
to send to the Germans in the occupied zone 190,000
head of cattle, 600,000 head of small livestock, 600,000
calve3 and hogs, 36,000 tons of table oil, 100,000 tons of
salt, 60,000 tons of fresh vegetables, 8,000 tons of cheese
and a large quantity of wine.
It looks like the unoccupied region is paying a fair
price for the stuff that the Germans are to send in from
occupied France, ■especially when you consider that the
German army, in occupied areas, requisitions what it
wants from the people of that area. If there is any gene
rosity and humanitarianism involved, we can’t see it.
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Ten Cents A Helmet
The American Committee for Defense of British
Homes is interested in receiving steel helmets which will
be sent Great Britain for the use of those exposed to
danger during air raids.
If any reader has a -steel helmet lying around, it
might be a good idea to send it to England where it
might save a life. Tue helmet may be shipped without
much trouble. All that you have to do is to paste an
address tag on the crown and pay ten cents postage.
The hetmel should be addressed to The American Com
mittee for Defense of British Homes, 10 Warren Street,
New York City.
Prophecy In Japan
The art of prophecy is on the decline in Japan.
On the 19th of March a Japanese official, just re
turned from Berlin, was quoted by a news agency as
saying, “The anticipated German landing operation
against England now is only a matter of hours.”
Perfectly Obvious
When criminals flourish in any section of the country
and develop profitable rackets, one or two things are true;
(1) The criminals have more sense than the law
enforcement officers, or (2) the law enforcement officers
are laying down on their jobs for some reasons known
to themselves.
In either case, the public should get new leaw enforce
ment officers.
Frances Theatre
Cumming, Georgia
Thursday April 17
BOYS OF THE STREETS
Staring Maureen O’Connor, Kathleen Burke, Robert Emmett O’Connor, Mar
jorie Main. Matty Fain.
Friday and Saturday April 18 and 19
Pioneers Of The West—Three Mesquiters
Staring Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo
Monday and Tuesday, April 21 and 22
DIAMOND FRONTIER
Staring Victor McLaglen, John Loder, Anne Nogel, Philip Dorn. Cecil Kella
way.
STAGE SHOW MONDAY APRIL 21
Sleepy Slim and his Original Colorado Cowboys
Wednesday and Thursday, April 23 and 24
SPRING PARADE
Staring Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, Mischa Auer
Thursday, April 17, 1941.