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Baseball Club Here
Very Active Now
Forsyth County Atheletic Base
ball Club is demonstrating some
very promising baseball talent.
They have plenty of hustle and the
team spirit.
There is decided improvement
since the first game played, espec
ially in fielding—errors are almost
a thing unknown in the last two
games.
With proper coaching and a little
more practice a high team batting
average will be realized. There is
plenty of power already. We have
noticed opposing pitchers exercising
great care and respect towards
most of the batters. The bat is held
in a position that denotes a great
determination by practically all the
that the Atheletic
Baseball Club of Forsyth County
will deserve the praise of the citi
zenry and respect of all opposing
clubs shortly.
We saw one of the finest pitch
games at Buford Tuesday night by
Tommie Gravitt that we have seen
since the old days when Hawkins
Puett and Wheeler were in their
Wheeler is not going to
stop short of anything his Ole
Dad” had in his “Hayday”. Watch
and see.
We have two other good pitchers
in “Lefty” Wilbanks and J. C. Redd.
The treacherous job of catching
is principally on the very able
“shoulders” of L. H. Tribbie-who
always keeps the runners close on
bases —or —out they go, but Dorsey
Thomas and J- C. Redd are a so
capable at this job—Fact is, J. •
and Dorsey seem to be at home any
place needed.
We haven’t seen more than two
errors on first this season. And we
have the fastest “thing” yet on
short—He can make a cou P le °,
errors on any j?lay and get the ball
to first ahead of the runner-M nd
vou errors are not committed often
but they don’t amount to anything
when he does make them. Second
and third bases are well guarded
Clock (of the Crackers) has noth
ing on that throwing arm at third.
Second base-let’s get rid of tha
little timidity and our infield will
be “Water —No! Ball Tight .
And that outfield Well, when
any runner thinks he can ou
do V the throwing arms of the out
field, Fowler, Benson & Company
JUST LET them try one time.
As for base running—Our Boys
will “stack well against any club in
the league. All of them shine in
th £ yoJThad a car that performed
like these boys do you would jot
sell it for any price—So don t sei
these fellows down the river by mis
lg the games-They need encour
agement— They are OUR an
my) boys —Baseball sport „
it is FAR ahead of road-house,
and the like—Let’s encourage them
and keep them away from such
places. _____
Drive To Aid
TB Sufferers
Is Launched
Anew drive to aid victims of one
of civilization’s worst scoures is re
ceiving statewide attention because
of its spontaneity and the hope it
offers invalids long regarded as in
curable”. This is the campaign being
conducted by the Georgia Tubercu
losis Association for funds with
which to purchase streptomycim
for patients at the Battey State Hos
pital at Rome.
The new drug—a leaf mold pro
duct like penicillin—until recently
had been tested on fewer than a
hundred TB sufferers, but Dr. Ru
fus F. Payne, superintendent at Bat
tey, has had his staff administer it
to 151 patients at the institution. All
have shown definite improvement,
although the full effects of the ex
periment will not be known for
some time.
Until now, each patient treated
has had to purchase the drug him
self, but the new campaign is aim
ing at public donations of $75,000.
This fund, it is believed, will be suf
ficient to provide streptomycin free
to every needy case. Donations of
any amount may be sent to the
Georgia Tuberculosis Association,
607 Chamber of Commerce Building
Atlanta.
The Forsyth County News
(City Population 1,500)
Farmers Urged To
Save Clover Seed
Crop This Season
Results with crimson clover this
season have been so good that the
demand for seed for fall plantings
is likely to be heavier than usual, in
the opinion of E. D. Alexander, Geor
gia Extension Service agronomist.
Mr. Alexander said this week that
last year, due to unfavorable weath
er at harvest, 50 to 75 percent of the
crimson clover seed crop was lost.
The most convenient way to har
vest crimson clover seed is with a
combine, Mr. Alexander pointed out.
The advantage of using the combine
is that seed can be harvested direct
ly from the field with a small cost
and the plants are left on the land
for soil improvement. The disad
vantage to this method is that seed
harvesting is possible only during a
very short time.
“To obtain highest quality and
largest amounts of seed, the crop
should be combined when seeds are
dry,” the agronomist said. “At this
time, however, seed shatter badly
from rains, winds, trampling by live
stock or from being run over by
machinery.”
Another method of saving seed,
and one which extends the harvest
season and makes seed saving safer
is cutting with a mowing machine.
This should be done, Mr. Alexander
advised, when seeds nearest the top
of the heads are in the late dough
stage and before those seeds at the
bottom of the heads begin to shat
ter.
The Extension worker recommen
ded mowing the crop when the plant
are slightly moist with dew. After
the plants have dried, but when
they are again slightly moist with
dew, they should be raked into wind
rows and hauled to a convenient
place for threshing or stacking. The
crop can be stacked satisfactorily
for several weeks before threshing.
The harvest period in the main
crimson clover belt will be in the
next two weeks, according to Mr.
Alexander, but in some areas seed
saving work will be delayed because
of the late season.
Game Commission
Warns Of Phony
Wildlife Rangers
It has come to the attention of
the State Game and Fish Commis
sion that several persons represent
ating themselves to be Wildlife Ran
gers have approached fishermen
and asked to check their licenses
without presenting their credentials
according to Charles N. Elliott, dir
ector of the Commission.
Elliott explained that all State
Wildlife Rangers carry badges and
Commission cards bearing the Geor
gia seal and the director’s signature
He warned that people who could
not produce these credentials should
not be recognized as Rangers.
It was disclosed that, in the past,
several attemps have been made to
obtain money under false pretences
by persons posing as Rangers.
U. S. Population
Grows Older
An inevitable trend towards an
older population in the United Stat
es is seen by Victor Roterus, social
scientist, of the University of Michi
gan, who says that, in 1975, the
United States will have three times
as many persons who are fifty years
of age or older than in 1920.
With older persons more numer
ous, it is inevitable that their politi
cal power will grow. This means
greater demands for social security,
including old-age insurance and an
nuity and pension plans devised to
take care of individuals in their old
age. It means, necessarily, addition
al tax money for support of the
aged.
The social scientist points out that
as the population grows older, on
the average, there will be a change
in consumer demands. He thinks
that recreation planning will have
to take into account the desires of
older persons, that travel should in
crease and books and concerts be
come more popular.
The Georgia HD Council will meet
in Athens, June 10-13, according to
Miss Collier, State home demonstra
tion leader for the Extension Ser
vice.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CIIERO KEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, May 22, 1947.
Veterans Service
Office Contacts
Are On Increase
The initial reaction to the new
pocket-sized Veterans Guide being
distributed by the State Department
of Veterans Service, has been a
sharp increase in the number of ex-
Gl’s contacting the Veterans Service
Offices throughout the State for aid
in obtaining the various benefits
due them.
This was disclosed by Veterans
Service Director C. Arthur Cheat
ham in a report to the Veterans Ser
vice Board at its last regular meet
ing in Macon.
“It is gratifying,” Cheatham said
“to note that the contacts have in
creased as much as twenty percent
in some offices. But our peak load
is still several years off, if the ex
perience of World War I is an ac
curate guide.”
Cheatham told the Board that
there were still many Georgia ex
servicemen who had not filed claims
for terminal leave pay but that the
new booklet warned the veterans
that the deadline is September 1,
this year.
“If they call on our offices to help
them execute the necessary forms
for this or any other veterans’ ser
vice, they’ll find us ready to give
them prompt and efficient assist
ance,” he said.
Soil Conservation News
FORSYTH COUNTY
W. V. Pendley in the Chestatee
community who is cooperating with
the Upper Chattahoochee River Soil
Conservation District cut his Seri
cea hay last week. Mr. Pendley
seeded crimson clover on his Seri
cea last fall and the combination of
the two made a fine crop of hay.
Glenn Mathis of Oscarville has
cut his Sericea for hay and reports
a good yield. *
Those who have not already cut
Sericea for hay should see that it
is cut when about ten inches in
height as at this height it makes
the finest quality of hay.
The successful application of pas
tures last fall has led to a number
of farmers getting into the dairy
farming. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Fouts
and Mr .and Mrs. Claude Martin of
the Oscarville community are now
making plans.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Holland and
William Orr attended the Georgia
Jersey Cattle Annual Sale in Atlan
ta Monday May 12th. Mr. and Mrs.
Holland purchased three nice regis
tered Jersey’s for their dairy herd.
ARBA Survey Shows
Need For Engineers
To Build Highways
Lack of trained personnel—be
cause of low salaries —has hamper
ed road building programs in 40
states, a survey just completed by
the American Road Builders’ Asso
cation here reveals. Twtnty-nine
states reported they “could not com
pete with higher salaries in other
engineering fields.”
“The findings of this study fur
nish strong evidence that the pay
for highway engineering personnel
of all classes in most of our states
should be materially raised,” declar
ed Charles M. Upham, engineer—
director of the American Road
Builders’ Association, in making the
survey public. “Present salaries
now lag behing the salaries paid in
comparable go.vdnfmont work or
those recommended by the Ameri
can Society of Civil Engineers.”
'Between 6,000 and 10,000 engi
neers are needed to carry out the
1947 construction schedule, the sur
vey shows. States having the great
est need are Illinois, where 1,000
engineers are required, New York
which needs 977, and California with
a shortage of 500 engineers.
During the war, some 20,000 train
ed men left state highway depart
ments to enter the armed forces or
for war industries. Of this number,
59 per cent have returned to their
old jobs, according to the survey. A
wide variance is noted here, rang
ing from 5 to 10 per cent in some
states to 100 per cent in Montana
and Rhode Island.
Questioned along lines of engi
neering procurement, 37 states ans
wered.
County Speed
Laws Invalid
The Georgia Supreme Court has
ruled that County Commissioners
do not have the right to set speed
limits public highways. Speed
limits, contrary to those establish
ed by State law, are unconstitution
al, in the high court’s opinion, be
cause "they could lead to a patch
work of local criminal laws, includ
ing refinitions of burglary and del
grees of homicide.
The test case which brought forth
the opinion was that of an Atlan
tian who had been found guilty of
violating a county speed law beyond
the limits of the city. He war freed.
Reports Say Burdine
Strongly Endorsed
For Legion Post
Legionnaires in attendance at the
Ninth District convention in Gaines
ville on May 10-llth were almost
unanimous in approval of the can
didacy of Dr. W. E. Burdine, of Blue
Ridge, for Commander of the Geor
gia Department .according to a stat
ment released by W. Y. Van Hook,
Commander of Post No. 23 at Blue
Ridge.
Mr. Van Hook said that enthu
siasm was high in support of Dr.
Burdine and that his supporters are
sure a landslide victory is in the
offing.
The Blue Ridge Commander stat
ed that increased enthusiasm among
World War II veterans was appar
ent and that Legionnaires from oth
er Districts who are interested in
the progressive program advocated
by Dr. Burdine were equally en
thusiastic.
Post 23, the orginial endorser of
Dr. Burdine for State Commander
has had representatives at all dis
trict conventions except one in the
interest of Dr. Burine’s candidacy.
And Commander Van Hook states
that sufficient pledges have been
received to insure victory, but Dr.
Burdine’s supporters will continue
the fight relentlessly to pile up a
huge majority.
Major J. Q. Davis
Endorses Highway
Safety Campaign
Major J. Q. Davis, Director of the
State Department of Public Safety,
has offered his cooperation and aid
to the Georgia Press Association in
the highway safety campaign being
sponsored by the GPA for the sum
mer months.
Major Davis told Association
President Belmont Dennis that all
facilities of the State Palrol would
be available to publishers in making
a success of the safety drive, and
that each member of the Depart
ment would help In . any possible
way.
“I am heartily in accord with this
campaign”, said Major Davis, “for
the strong glare of publicity on the
horror of highway, tragedies and
the proper presentation of safe driv
ing suggestions can be a tremend
ous factor in preventing accidents.”
The Director state that the De
partment of Public Safety is con
stantly seeking to drive home to the
general public the advantages of
good, safe driving, and that mem
bers of the Patrol speak every week
on more than 20 radio stations thru
out the state as a public service in
the interest of highway safety.
The GPA safety drive begins on
June 23 and is part of a nationwide
campaign in cooperation with Pres.
Truman’s Highway Safety Confer
ence.
FARM ACCIDENTS
Many of the farm accidents caus
ed by farm machinery result from
operators leaving guards off mow
er blades or leaving the gears, chain
and shafts exposed where they will
catch clothes. Another common
cause of machinery accidents is try
ing to unchoke mowers, threshers
or feed grinders with the power
source still running.
Nutritional and recreational val
ues of gardening and the satisfact
ion derived from the improvement
of home and community surround
ings justify an intensive, long-range
garden program this year.
(County Population 15,000)
13 Girls, 5 Boys
Win College 4-H
Work Scholarships
Thirteen girls and five boys from
13 Georgia counties will be able to
continue their education through
work scholarships to Abraham Bald
win Agricultural College and West
Georgia College during the 1947-48
college year, according to Mrs. Mar
tha Harrison, assistant State 4-H
club leader for the Exension Ser
vice.
The 4-H'ers will be able to earn
one-third of their expenses under
the Abraham Baldwin scholarships
and nearly one-half their expenses
at West Georgia, Mrs. Harrison as
serted this week. The 18 Four-H
club members submitted records
which were judged on high school
scholarship, 4-H club activities and
the recommendation of the mem
ber’s county or horn edemonstration
agent, the 4-H leader pointed out.
Winning scholarships to Abraham
Baldwin in Tifton were Clarence
Benton, Catoosa County; Curtis
Branch, Jr., Tift; Bobby Crawford,
Johnson; Ferrell Hardy, Bibb; Ma
loy Jones, Telfair; Nelle Hester,
Randolph; Betty Claire Lewis and
Evelyn Murphy, Emanuel; Mirtie
Smith, Screven, and Kathleen Skin
ner, Berrien.
Named for scholarships at West
Georgia in Carrollton were Chris
tine Copelan and Hazel Gentry,
Greene County; Agnes Cordle, Joy
ce Hamby and Barbara Kimbell
Chattooga; Lynnel Hudgins, Pike;
Janie Pleasants, Rabun, and Julia
Sisson, Catoosa.
USD A Specialists
Study Georgia’s
Freezer Lockers
At least 28 of the 120 Georgia
freezer-locker plants are being stud
led by U. S. Department of Agricul
tm*o freezer-locker specialists who
are visiting the State, according to
Dan N. Harrell, agricultural engi
neer, and C. G. Gamer, marketing
economist, for the Extension Ser
vice.
L. B. Mann, freezer-locker spec
ialist for the Farm Credit Adminis
tration in Washington, met with the
directors of at least eigh cooperative
plants in Georgia this week to dis
cuss the operation and functioning
of cooperative freezer-locker estab
lishments. He visited plants at Am
ericus, Claxton, Comer, Gray, Green
boro, Madison, Supimerville and Val
ley Point School.
At the same time, W. M. Hurst,
senior agricultural engineer for the
Bureau of Plant Industry, working
with the Farm Credit Administra
tion, began a six weeks’ survey to
find outlets for various bottlenecks
in locker plant operation. He was
accompanied by Harold White, ag
ricultural engineering research pro
fessor for the University of Georgia
and Mr. Harrell.
Mr. Hurst will study approximat
ely 20 plants throughout the State,
including those at Albany, Brooklet,
Calhoun, Carrollton, Clayton, Col
umbus, Tifton and Valdosta. Infor
mation will be gathered, Mr. Harrell
pointed out, on the number of kilo
watt-hours of electricity consumed
each year, the number of patrons
and the number of lockers for each
plant and the floor plan arrange
ment of each locker plant.
The State’s freezer-locker indus
try will have $10,000,000 invested in
150 plants by the 1947-48 season,
according to Mr. Harrell. Approxi
mately 120 of these are now in oper
ation and the remainder are either
planned or under construction. Geor
gia locker plants now serve 90,000
families, 60 percent of which live on
the farm. Mr. Harrell asserted that
an average of eight and one-half
pounds of frozen food will be pro
cessed for every Georgian during
next season.
ANNUAL ALL DAY SINGING
The Annual All day singing will
be held the first Sunday in June at
Oak Grove church, Forsyth County
We are expecting a lot of good sing
ers, quartetts and duets to be with
us. All lovers of singing have a
special invitation to come and spend
the day with us as we are expecting
to have a real good singing.
Edward Martin, President
Mrs. Ezra Wallace, Secretary
Number 21.
FORD Automobile
To Be Given Away t
By Baseball Club '
The Forsyth County Atheletic
Field management has arranged
with the Otwell Motor Company for
a BRAND NEW FORD Automobile
(now on display at Otwell Motor
Company Show Room) to be given
to the one holding the lucky num
ber. These tickets will be put on
sale at once. To begin with the pur
chaser of each of these tickets is
helping in a most worthy cause—
We have in this baseball club young
men who are outstanding in prac
tice and principal— They believe,
and we are sure you do, that it is
much better to exercise in ball
games than spend their time around
undesirable “hangouts”. They are
all good sports and practice what
they expect of opposing teams
Bhere has not been the slightest ar
gument in any game to this date.
The players seems to realize that,
and are willing for the manager to
settle all disputes—this keeps down
unpleasant arguments.
Your ticket will explain the date
this automobile will be given away
and there can be no trick in its dis
posal for all tickets will be placed
in a large container and thoroughly
mixed in plain view of all parties
present and drawn out by a small
child and inspected by the manager
and several other parties at the very
time it is withdrawn.
It will not be necessary for the
lucky person to be present, but we
do hope that you are able to be
present, then you can readily see
and understand the fairness of the
whole matter.
The field is in excellent condition
—the grass is showing in most plac
es—Most of the fence is up and
the money raised from this plan
will be used in erecting a grand
stand and other necessary improve
ments for your comfort.
Extension Service V,. v
Reports Progress
On Georgia Farms
Progress made by Georgia’s 245,*
000 farm families during 1946 is
summarized in the 36-page annual
report of the Agricultural Extension
Service which is being distributed
throughout the State this week, ac
cording to Walter S. Brown, Exten
sion director.
The publication, Georgia Farm
Families Build for Today and To
morrow, features some of the agri
cultural progress being made in the
State and shows hoow the Exten
sion Service helped to bring about
some of these developments. Includ
ed in the annual report are 20 charts
showing trends in Georgia’s agri
culture during the past 15 to 25
years, Mr. Brown said.
The report is divided into five sec
tions:
Progress on Farms and in Com
munities.
Progress in Growing and Saving
Crops.
Progress with Livestock and Poul
try.
Progress in the Farm Home.
Progress in 4-H Club Work.
“The scarcity of machinery, short
age of farm labor, lack of fertilizer,
high cost and scarcity of building
materials and .the general adjust
ment from war to peacetime econo
my lasted through the year, and
still continues,” Mr. Brown states
in the report.
“In spite of this, 245,000 Georgia
farm families completed one of the
best production jobs in history.
“The men helped each other over
come equipment shortages, swapped
work, exchanged tools and carried
on normal operations. Farm women
had little sugar, few new equip
ment items, practically no new
clothes and many foods which had
to be bought were not plentiful. Yet,
in many phases of farm homemak
ing, 1946 was a banner year. Farm
boys and girls worked in 4-H clubs
and in other youth organizations to
contribute a full share.
“County and hoome demonstrat
ion agents and members of the
State Extension Service staff made
203,000 farm and home visits, gave
out 800,000 leflets and bulletins con
taining farm and home information,
led 15,000 community farm meeting
and tours and talked with 400,000
people in their offices,” the Exten
sion leader declared.
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