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if RED CROSS .Volume 38 REA EDITOR •* ¥<>r a . ... ;p gMBaSSft-}y.s V ■•:-:• ■ % %<i U- Ip :> O’Donald Mays State REA Names O’Donald Mays Editor Of “Rural Georgia” COVINGTON, Georgia—Appoint ment of O’Donald Mays, until re cently editor of the Union County Citizen in Blairsville as editor of “Rural Georgia”—official organ of the Georgia Electric Membership Association, has been announced by the Association’s publicity commit A graduate of the University of Georgia’s school of journalism. Mays served for a year with the editorial staff of the Cobb County Times in Marietta before entering the service. During World War II he was with the Army Transporta tion Corps as Public Relations Offi cer in England, Ireland, France, and Germany. While stationed at South hampton, England, he met and mar ried the former Miss Mary Roberts. He held the rank of Captain at the time of his discharge from the Army. , ~ “Rural Georgia”, a tabloid size monthly publication, serves the 42 electric membership associations in Georgia and currently has a circu lation exceeding 35,000. Besides edit ing the REA organ, Mays will act as general public relations officer for the Association and will be avail able for addresses before farm and farm youth groups. . . “Rural Georgia” is published at Covington by Belmont Dennis, presi dent of the Georgia Press Associa tion and publisher of the Covington News and other Georgia newspapers Boy’s Estate Seeks Funds To Provide Homes For Boys One of Georgia’s most worthwhile organizations to help homeless and friendless boys, Boy’s Estate at Brunswick, has inaugurated a cam paign to raise funds to erect more cottages on the old Santo Domingo plantation which was set aside last year by the State Legislature as a permanent home for this project. J Ardel! Nation, Founder and Director of Boy’s Estate, states that there are 500 little boys on the wait ing list to be admitted to Boy’s Es tate, but that lack of housing facili ties is keepiig them out. “A fine opportunity is offered ser vice clubs, fraternities and other groups,” said Nation, “to sponsor a cottage to house twenty more boys. Each cottage will be named after the sponsoring group”. The Brunswick Optimist Club has provided funds for the erection of the first cottage, which is now un der way. Boy’s Estate consists of 350 acres of woods and potential farm land. About thirty acres have been clear ed and planted and plans contem plate the Estate being practically self supporting. Also planned are a school and a non-sectarian chapel. At present the boys attend school at Darien. Constributions may be sent direct to Boy’s Estate. Brunswick, Ga., and will be gratefully received and used in providing a home and care for some homeless child. WALL CLEANING Walls may be cleaned more satis factorily by using a sack over a broom and brushing with light, up ward strokes instead of downward ones. This prevents rubbing the dust into the wall paper or painted wall. The Forsyth County News (City Population 1,500) Schedule Of The Nap Rucker League 1947 MAY 17, 1947 Canton vs. Hopewell at Canton Alpharetta vs. Chestatee at Chesta tee. Cumming vs. Roswell at Cumming Norcross vs. Lathemtown at Lath er" *Own. SUNDAY MAY 18 Cumming vs. Dahlonega at Cum ming Sunday afternoon 3:30 p. m. MAY 24, 1947 Canton vs. Alpharetta at Alphartta Cumming vs. Chestatee at Cum ming Norcross vs. Hopewell at Norcross Lathemtown vs. Roswell at Roswell MAY 31, 1947 Cumming vs Alpharetta at Cum ming. Lathemtown vs Hopewell at Hope well Roswell vs. Chestatee at Chestatee Norcross vs Canton at Canton. Soil Conservation News FORSYTH COUNTY William J. Orr, local supervisor of the Upper Chattahoochee River Soil Conservation District states that every farmer should have a complete program of soil and water conservation. In order to accomplish this program each farmer should use every acre according to its capa bilities and treat it according to its needs. Some of the treatments that should be applied are: proper treat ment of field borders, proper wood land management, strip cropping weherever it can be used effectively water disposal areas to take care of water from terraces and many other treatments. The following farmers who are cooperating with the District ano who were visited by the Soil Con servation Service personnel last week are: W. V. Pendley, Jerome Harris, C. A. Watson, Homer How ard, Lee Parks, Mitchell Martin Claud Martin, Henry Orr, Kenneth Orr, Toy Watson, Hope Parks, Roy Smith, and W. A. Vance. HERE’S HOW By MISS HELEN AUTRY Home Demonstration Agent q Now that we have electricity, how can I use my old oil lamps and flat irons? A—The flat irons make strong sturdy and decorative book ends or good doorstops. Oil lamps may be converted to electric lamps by pur chasing an attachment for electri city and screwing it into the oil lamp in place of the burner. Large bottles of colored or clear glass, small crockery jars and jugs may ‘be wired and made into attractive lamp bases. Suitable shades can be made that harmonize with the base. q When should I cull beef herds? A—The smart cattleman will cull his herd of poor individuals and poor producing cows while prices are still good. If the cull animals are carrying a fair degree of flesh, they will bring a good price on the market at this time. If not, they should be fed until they grade med ium to low good before marketing. & How can I prolong the life of my towels? A—Use them in rotation. Place freshly laundered towels at the bot tom of the stack in your linen closet Constant use of the same towels makes them weor out more quickly and it’s almost as hard on the other towels to stay packed away and never be used. q What are the advantages to bam hay curing? A The weather risk is minimiz ed, 30 to 50 percent more leaves are saved, hay retains 40 to 50 percent more green color and 15 to 20 per cent more protein, hay storage ca pacity is increased up to 50 percent hay can be cut and stored the same day and danger of spontaneous com bustion is greatly reduced. q —Why should farmers plant pure seed? A—Planting pure seed increases production, gives a higher quality product and assures the planter of freedom from weed seed and seed borne diseases. Consequently the producer derives greater profits for his efforts. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTII COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTII, FULTON, CHERO KEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES. Cumming Georgia, Thursday, May 15, 1947. Trust Cos. of Georgia To Award Agriculture Scholarship To Youth An annual award to the Georgia bank rendering the greatest service to agriculture and a $1,000.00 schol arship to a Georgia boy or girl to be used in studying agriculturowill be presented by the Trust Company of Georgia, beginning this year, John A. Sibley, president and chair man of the Atlanta bank, announ ced recently to the Georgia Bankers Association at its convention in Savannah. The bank in Georgia rendering the most distinguished service to agriculture will receive the Robert Strickland Memorial Award —a met al plaque inscribed to suit the bank’s contribution to the cause of agriculture. This bank, in turn, will select the boy or girl in its area most deserving of the scholarship which may be used in any college of agriculture in the University System of Georgia. Selection of the student will be from members of the 4-H Club, Future Farmers of America or Future Homemakers of America. The bank will be chosen by a committee of agricultural authori ties. All banks in the state with the exception of Atlanta bank and their affiliates or branches will be eli gible for the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award. First presentation of the awards will be made for 1947 at the Geor gia Bankers Association convention to be held in the spring of 1948. Mr. Sibley made the announce ment after paying tribute to the late Robert Strickland, who was president of the Trust Company of Georgia and a former president of the Georgia Bankers Association. The Trust Company of Georgia and its affiliated banks at Savannah Augusta, Macon, Columbus and Rome have taken an active leader ship in the developpment and pro gress of agriculture and its related industries. The Trust Company was the first to establish a Farm-Indus try Department, and it has allocated $50,000.00 for the promotion of state wide agricultural interests in the past few years. One of its current and most out standing projects is to help small farmers by establishing Farm Con tractors who lease heavy equipment and their services to farmers who cannot economically afford to own this equipment. Press Association Begins Statewide Safety Campaign The Georgia Press Association will inaugurate on June 23 a state wide highway safety campaign in cooperation with President Truman Highway Safety Conference. It will run 13 weeks and embodies a series of safety advertisements news stor ies and editorials. All members of the Association are eligible to par ticipate. : The campaign was voted last week by the Association’s Board of Man agers after hearing it explained by Harold K. Phillips, Director of Pub lic Relations, Association of Casu alty and Surety Executives, New York City. Belmont Dennis, President of the Press Association, stated that pub lic officials, civic clubs and others interested in highway safety would be invited to participate. Dennis said that Georgia is the 36th state to participate in the cam paign during the period and that the President’s Safety Conference is making efforts to bring the num ber to forty-eight. Phillips told the GPA Board that the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey conducted such a campaign last year and cut their highway ac cident rate by a large percentage. Material for the campaign will be mailed Georgia papers by the nat ional headquarters. LEATHER HANDBAGS A coat of good quality floor or furniture wax on new leather hand bags protects them from shower spotting. Apply the wax, allow to dry, polish thoroughly with a clean sofe cloth and repeat the process 24 hours later. The wax also keeps the handbag from drying out and losing flexibility. CLEAN SHOWING AT SAN JUAN • The last hurdle before Puerto Rico liberty. Captain’s Inspection, on the USS Macon, one of the several ships assigned to the expanding train ing program for veterans and non-veterans of the Naval Reserve. The Macon’s complements of Reservists on the two-week cruises are made up of civilians from ail walks of life—business men, students, carpen ters, welders. After the inspection these Reservists spread from the old Spanish fortress of El Morro to the University of Puerto Rico on the tiny Island of San Juan. , -■ (Ofßdtl Hvy Photograph) Local Poultrymen Seek State Title 1947 Chicken-of-Tomorrow Contest to be held in Athens Starting June 4 Forsyth County will be represent ed by E. L. Groover and H. A. Strip land, both of Route 2, Cumming, in the 1947 Georgia Chicken-of-Tomor row contest chairman Arthur Gan non, extension poultryman at the University of Georgia, announced today. They will complete against en trants from other poultry-produc ing counties in the state at the jud ging to be held in Athens in con junction with a two-day hatchery poultry short course, June 4 5. Top five winners in Georgia become eli gible to enter the southeastern re gional meeting June 26 at Atlanta, for which A & P Food Stores have donated S6OO in prizes with a $250 first prize. Regional and state winners will participate in the national finals to take place in 1948, Gannon stated. Grand champion will receive $5,000 from the food chain and runner-up SI,OOO. Other substantial awards by the same donor will bring the total to SIO,OOO. Overall objective of the three year breeding program, which got under way in 1946, is to achieve quick-growing, meater birds which will consume less feed, resulting in increased profits to poultrymen and greater consumer satisfaction. Ac tive committees are now promot ing the program in 39 states. Last year’s Georgia Chickon-of Tomorrow chapion was a Barred Rock-Now Hampshire cross jointly entered by Ray Jackson, Hall Coun ty 4-H youth, and the Gainesville Hatchery. Important Farm Meeting May 31st. Mr. H. L. Wingate president of the Georgia Bureau Federation, al so new member of Board of Regents of University of Georgia will be in Cumming at the Court House Sat urday May 31st, at 2 o’clock to ad dress the farmers of Forsyth Coun ty in discussing very important mat ters pertaining to the well being of Agriculture. We are also expecting many visitors from neighboring counties to attennd this farm meet ing. It is hoped that every farmer, business man, and others interested in their county will attend this meet ing. If farmers are to hold their place in the national economy they must be organized. Make your plans to attend this important meeting. PROTECT HANDS Hands may be protected when working in flower-beds and home gardens by raking finger nails over a soft cake of soap before grappling in the dirt. Many people find this is a satisfactory way to prevent dirt and stains from getting under the nails. (County Population 15,000) 4-H FFA Members Get 350 Purebred Jersey Projects Georgia breeders furnished about 150 of the 350 registered Jersey hief ers placed with 4-H and FFA mem bers in the State this year, accord ing to R. L. O’Kelley, fieldman for the Georgia Jersey Cattle Club. ‘‘The demand for registered ani mals exceeded the supply,” he point ed out this week. “Georgia’s rapidly expanding dairy industry needed more breeding stock than was for sale in the State, so other sources were used. The latest shipment -74 Jersey heifers from B. H. Bull and Sons in Ontario, Canada—arriv ed last week.” Heifers were obtained from Miss issippi, Ohio South Carolina, Tenn essee and Ontario, Canada, Mr. O’- Kelley declared, pointing out that the biggest shipments were from Canada and Ohio. Wilkes County led in the number of animals placed this year with 4-H and FFA mem bers. About 80 to 85 animals were placed in Wilkes and more than 70 purebred animals were placed in Me Duffie County. “Average price fo rthe majority of the heifers was about $175, but some local breeders placed top-qua lity animals with club members for from SIOO to S2OO delivered. Orders are now on hand for 50 to 60 addi tional heifers which will probably be obtained from Ohio or Canada,” Mr. O’Kelley asserted. The imported heifers from Ohio and Canada 124 in all were plac ed with 4-H club members in Mc- Duffie, Butts, Colquitt, Columbia, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Putnam and Washington counties. FFA mem bers in Cobb, Evans, Fulton, Mc- Duffie, Polk and Tatnall received 31 of the registered animals. 24 Mississippi grown heifers were plac ed with Baldwin .and Murray coup ty 4-H’ers; 11 heifers from South Carolina were place with Hart coun ty 4-H club members, and seven Tennessee-grown heifers went to Putnam 4-H’ers. Cotton Plantings In the opinion of some farmers, the 1947 north Georgia cotton crop is being planted almost on schedule. Planting times usually range from the last few days in April to May 10 the farmers interviewed said, and a large percentage of the planting is being completed this week. Cold and rainy weather delayed planting of cotton and other crops in many section of south Georgia. Many far mers in the southern part of the State report that their crops are two weeks and more behind the nor mal schedule. Stands of cotton in south Georgia, however, have been reported as good in most instances. Ample feed for livestock during the remainder of the 1947 feeding season is virtually assured because of high feed grain production dur ing 1946 and fewer animal units on farms this year. Number 20. PTA Reports Progress During the latter part of the school year 1945-46, the Cumming Parent Teachers Association was or ganized. This association grew out of the great need of additional equip ment for the school; and in the in terest of all children, plans were made to raise funds to meet these needs. Under the capable direction of Mrs. Olen Phillips, president, many money-making projects were sponsored. It was from these pro jects that money was obtained to begin work for the fall term. In the fall of 1946 Mrs. Joe Sum merour became president, and one of the first undertakings was to solicit new members. Membership dues were placed at fifty cents per member and the ossociation became affiliated with the National Parent- Teacher Congress. To date there are thirty-four paid members. Since Cumming School serves children all over the county, it was decided that the name of the association be changed from the Cumming Parent Teachers Association to the Forsyth County Parent Teachers Associa tion of Cumming School. On September 1, 1946 the treasur er reported a balance of $1091.29. During the year other projects and dues raised this amount to $1778.43. Since the PTA raised this money to provide school neesd, below is a summary of how the funds were spent. Desks $953.84 Home Ec. Dept 208.60 National PTA Dues 7,60 Library Books 100.83 Piano Tuner 25.00 Expense of Halloween Carni val 19.25 Tenth Grade 21.47 Maps 86.50 Hot water heater for Lunch Room 144.49 Paving of road around school 100.00 TOTAL $1668.28 There is now a balance of $110.15 in the treasury, and no indebtedness At the last meeting held on May T Committee chairmen gave reports on the work the committees had done. Outstanding work has been done and much has been accom plished. A short installation service was held for the officers of 1947-48. They are as follows: President—Mrs. Ralph Holbrook * i V-President—Mrs. C. C. Brooks Secretary—Miss Wilma Ivie Treasurer—Mrs. Dean Barrett A rising vote of thanks was given Mrs. Joe Summerour, retiring presi dent, for her untiring efforts and ever ready willingness to serve. j The homemaking department dis played a table set with the china, silver, and glassware purchased by the PTA. This department was one of the main projects and working conditions have been greatly im proved. After the meeting, a social hour was enjoyed. This article is to inform you of the activities of your PTA. Many more improvements need to be made for the welfare of all children in order that they may work and play under better conditions. By becoming a member, you will be able to give help that is so urgently needed. The children of today are the parents of tomorrow, and they deserve the best that we can give them. MASONIC DEDICATION SERVIC ES AT CUMMING SECOND BAP TIST CHURCH SUNDAY, MAY 18 Everyone is cordially invited to attend services with us on noxt Sun day. Usual communion services in the morning. We will meet back at the Church at two o’clock in the afternoon and the Masons will lay the corner stone and complete the dedication services. Representatives from the Grand Lodge of Georgia will participate. Come and assist us in these ser vices. We believe you will enjoy the day and be blessed for coming. W. H. FLANAGAN, Pastor HARVEY ELZEY, Clerk Sunday May 18th is our Commun ion day at Haw Creek Baptist church. There will be singing in the afternoon. Everybody invited to come and enjoy the day with us. Also Herman Roper will start sing ing school on May 19th at night, night. t MAJOR ECHOLS m RED CROSS