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Volume 45.
Cecil W. Chapman New
State Conservationist
of Georgia
Selection of Cecil W. Chapman of
Athens to succeed the late Julian G.
Liddel as State Conservationist for
the Soil Conservation Service was
announced in Washington this week
by Donald A. Williams, SCS Admin
istrator.
Chapman, who was deputy State
Conservationist prior to Liddell’s
death on April 9, is a native of Geor
‘ gia and a graduate in agricultural
engineering at the University of
Georgia in 1932.
Williams also announced the reas
signment of O. D. Hall from state
soil conservationist to assistant state
conservationist in the Athens office
of the agency.
Abner D. Searcy of Decatur, Ga.,
has been chosen to succeed Hall as
state soil conservationist. At Deca
tur, Searcy has been area conservat
ionist for the Service. Replacing
Searcy at Decatur is Georgia Dick
inson, formerly of Spartanburg, S. C
Born in Emanual County, Chap
man attended elementary and se
condary schools at Garfield and Bos
well. Following his graduation from
college, he worked for a time with
the Park Service and Forest Service
and then joined the Soil Conservat
ion Service in 1934. He was project
engineer at Americus until 1939, and
area engineer at Tifton until 1941.
After a few months as district con
servationist at Tifton, he went to the
Army in October 1941 and spent
four and one-half years in military
service.
During his military service, Chap
man received trainipg and served at
several of the Army’s leading train
ing schools, including the Command
and General Staff School at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, and the In
fantry School at Fort Benning. In
Europe, he served as Commander of
the First Batalion, 347 Infantry dur
ing the Battle of the Bulge. He re
ceived the Bronze and Silver Stars
as well as the Purple Heart, and left
active military service with the rank
of Lieutenant colonel.
After the war, Chapman returned
to his position as district conservat
ionist at Tifton until 1950 when he
was promoted to assistant state con
servationist. In January 1954 he was
named deputy State Conversationist
The new head of SCS work in
Georgia has lived in Athens since
1950 with his family consisting of a
wife and four daughters. His new
assignment makes him responsible
for the technical assistance program
in soil and water conservation to
farmers who cooperate with 27
Georgia soil conservation districts.
These districts now include some
37,250,000 acres of farm land in the
state. There are more than 85,000
active cooperators.
ASC NEWS
The Forsyth County ASC Com
mittee can assist farmers in borrow
ing a large part of the cost of new
grain storage structures which
meet the standards for price-sup
port loan storage. These loans may
be repaid in 4 annual installments
with only 4 percent interest. Also
available is Storage Equipment loan
to help purchase drying and venti
lating equipment to cure and dry
grain. These loans are repaid in 3
annual installments, at 4 percent in
terest. The Federal Income Tax
Loans now permit a farmer to
charge off for tax purposes the en
tire cost of new farm storage struct
ures in a 5-year period, instead of
over the noraml life of the building.
All the preliminary work neces
sary to the determination of 1935
wheat acreage allotments has been
completed in Forsyth County. Re
constitutions are current and when
the listing sheets are received work
will begin on the actual setting up
of 1935 wheat acreage allotments.
GUEST SPEAKER
The Hon. George Starr Peck, pro
minent Atlantian will address the
Lafayette Lodge, No. 44, F. & A. M.
at its next regular communication
on the night of June Ist at 8 p. m.
(Tuesday). Mr. Starr is a well
known lawyer of Atlanta and an
outstanding Mason in Georgia and
is the First Grand Steward of the
Grand Lodge of Georgia. This will
be a closed meeting and all Master
Masons are invited.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY A CITY OF CUM MING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMICNT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHEROKEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
P. Y. Luther Speaker at
Masonic Association on
Saturday, May 29
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Mr. P. Y. Luther promient Mason
and Lay Leader of the Methodist
Church, will be the guest speaker of
the Forsyth County Masonic Asso
ciation, which will be held at the
Ducktown Masonic Lodge on the
evening of May 29th at 8 P. M.
Brother Luther has an outstahd
ing record in Masonry and at the
present time, is Grand Lecturer of
the Grand Lodge of Georgia. And is
also Past Master of Macon Lodge
No. 5, Macon; Past High Priest of
Constantie Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons N 0.4, Past Master Wash
ington Council No* 6, Past Eminent
Commander, St Omer Conmandery
No. 2, and Past Master of Sixth
Masonic District Convention, also
served as Secretary of the Sixth
District for 21 years. This record
also includes years of service as
Custodian of the Sixth District.
He is also active in the work of
the Methodist Church. And has serv
ed as Lay Leader or Associate Lay
Leader of the Griffin District of the
North Georgia Conference for the
past 25 years and at present is Vice
Chairman of the Griffin District
Board Laymen of the Methodist
Church.
His speaking engagements take
him to Lodges and Churches thru
out Georgia bringing messages of
good will, of hope,and of profound
spiritual significance.
The meeting will be held in the
Ducktown Junior High School build
ing. All Master Masons and their
families are cordially invited to at
tend.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Cain Celebrates Golden
Anniversary Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cain, Flow
ery Branch Route 1 celebrated their
Golden Wedding Anniversary at
their home on Brown’s Bridge road
with their children and grandchild
ren. The home was beautifully de
corated and the table was prepared
under the shade trees in the lawn at
lunch time.
Mr. and Mrs. Cain were married
on May 22, 1904 in Forsyth County
and have living children, 13 grand
children and 1 great grand child. He
is 71 years old and she is 64. (
Mrs. Cain was beautiful dressed
in navy blue crep dress with a cor
sage of carnations, and their wed
ding cake was a 3-tiered cake with
trimmings of Babys breath and Gol
den belle. They received a nice ar
ray of gifts. i
Those present were: Mrs. Lizzie
Patterson and Mr. and Mrs. Verniej
Hughes and family of Atlanta and
the children, Mr. and Mrs. O. A.
Cain and family, Columbia Tenn.,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cain of Nor
cross and their son Freddie Morris,
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Cain and fam
ily, Marietta, Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Cain and son, Flowery Branch, Mr.
and Mrs. Miles Wiolfe and daughter
Nancy of Cumming, Mr. and Mrs.
Candler Mathis and daughter from
Gainesville.
PREACHING NOTICE
Mr. Carrol Pruitt will preach at
Corinth on the Fifth Sunday, May
30, at 11 o’clock. You are cordially
invited.
PREACHING NOTICE
Rev. W. H. Warren will preach at
Haw Creek Baptist Church Sunday
night May 30th You are cordially in
vited to come out and hear him
Gumming Georgia, Thursday, May 27, 1954.
Sharon Church Services
By Kate Kay Harris
As the Lord liveth, what the Lord
saith unto me, that will I speak. I
Kings 22: 14.
We nad a very full week end of
church services beginning on Sat
urday which was our regular con
ference day. Rev. Harold Zwald, pas
tor of Cummi.ig First Baptist re
ceived a warm welcome with us on
Saturday when he delivered a very
interesting and much needed mes
sage from the Sermon on the Mount
in Matt. 5, especially stressing the
importance of loving and doing
good to those that do us wrong.
Sometimes it is hard to be nice to
people who treat us wrong but we
should remember that it is on the
animal level to do evil to those who
do good, it is on the natural human
level to do evil for evil but to be
Christ like we will return GOOD
for evil. Which level will we choose?
Shouldn’t we choose the hard way
and try to be Christ like insttead of
letting ourselves down and disap
point Him who expects us to follow
Him? If He could die for His ene
mies that they might have life eter
nal we certainly should try to con
duct our lives in His footsteps and
forgive those who do the little
wrongs that don’t amount to near
so much as He suffered.
Sunday was our annual Home
coming and Communion day. We
had a nice crowd for the services in
cluding many former members who
can’t come to Sharon often. The 11
o’clock sermon was delivered by our
pastor after the regular Sunday
School lessons. It was a very beauti
ful and impressive Sermon from St.
John I about “The Lamb of God', or
“The Pre-existent Jesus”, which prov
ed what it can mean to have Jesus
in our lives. We could feel the pre
sence of Christ as the quiet com
munion service was carried out.
We had some good singinng both
in tlje mrning and after the good
dinner was enjoyed in the yard and
old friends and relatives had a good
chat around the tables.
The singing was dismissed at 3
o’clock for the funeral services for
Mr. John Moulder. We extend our
sympathy to the bereaved family.
The Sorrels family ad Rev. Grady
Dinsmore were our visitors on Sun
day night for B. T. U. We were glad
to have all of them. Then Rev. Gar
land Sorrels delivered a very good
Sermon from Hebrews 11: 21—“ By
faith Jacob, when he was a dying,
blessed both sons of Joseph; and
worshiped; leaning upon the tops of
his staff.” Rev. Sorrels interpreted
the staff as meaning Christ, which
should be the staff we should all
lean upon from our younger days
until we are old.
A lot of good testimonies have
been given and a lot of prayers of
fered for Mr. W. T. Bagley during
the weekend. He has innumerable
friends who are bearing him up in
our prayers during his illness. He
has been a faithful servant for
Christ and has withstood the many
storms that come in a Christian’s
life that well deserves the words
“well done thou good and faithful
servant, enter thou into the joys of
thy Lord’’. We pray that even tho
he is suffering, he can rejoice that
he has been faithful and that Christ
is with him through it all.
WESTBROOK REUNION HELD
On May 9th, more than 100 de
cendants of Wyley Westbrook, Sr.,
gathered at New Hope Methodist
Church in memory of a grand old
man. More than 100 years ago, com
ing from South Carolina and build
ing a home near here, he called his
neighbors to his home and helped to
organize New Hope Church and
since that time the Westbrook’s
have been loyal supporters of this
church. After feasting on a lot of
good eats and enjoying a social hour
they all gathered in the church for
talks, first from the president Luth
er Westbrook, then the pastor of
Chestnut Mountain Presbyterian
church spoke, also a short talk by
A. C. Kennemore. Then a standing
call was made for the decendants of
the Wyley Westbrook six children,
William Westbrook had the largest
number present.
The reunion will be held next year
on the second Sunday in June and
we hope to have a better represen
tation of each family.
Alma Westbrook, Presnell, Sec.
JOBS OPEN AT
POST OFFICE
The U. S. Civil Service Commis
sion, Atlanta, Georgia, announces
an open competitive examination for
indefinite or permanent appointment
to the position of substitute clerk,
in the Cumming, Georgia Post Of
fice.
Applications will be accepted from
,persons who reside within the de
livery of the Post Office named or
who are Bona Fide patrons of such
office. Persons employed in the Post
Office will be considered Bona Fide
patrons of the office.
The beginning basic rate of pay
for substitute clerks is $1,615 per
hour. Applicants must have reached
their eighteenth birthday but must
not have passed their fiftieth birth
day on the date of filing application.
These age limits do not apply to per
sons entitled to Veteran’s prefer
ence.
Necessary forms and further in
formation may be obtained from the
local Postmaster, at the Cumming,
Georgia Post Office, or from the
Fifth U. S. Civil Service Regional
office, 5 Forsyth Street; N. W. At
lanta, Georgia.
Swimming Pool Now
Under Construction
After many months of hard work
and planning, construction has fin
ally begun on a swimming pool for
Forsyth County. This project is
sponsored and carried out by the
Sawnee Valley Recreation Center
which was organized and incorpor
ated for the purpose of providing re
creation facilities for the young peo
ple of the County. The pool is only
a .part of the plans to build and
maintain a playground consisting of
a picnic area, baseball diamond,
horse show ring, tennis courts, and
various other means of recreation.
This center will be developed on.
the Forsyth County Recreation As
sociation ball park and a clear title
has been obtained for the property.
It has great possibilities to make it
one of the best playgrounds for old
and young al\ke in this section of
the State.
' The swimming pool will be 80 by
30 feet and 10 feet deep at the deep
est end. It will be completely mod
ern and the very best up-to-date fil
tering equipment has already been
purchased which will assure a con
stant supply of clean, pure water..
Upon completion a life guard will
be kept on duty at all times the pool
I is open, and it is hoped that provis-
I ions can be made for a full time
swimming instructor 1 . A small
charge will have to be made for
swimming in order to pay necessary
operating expenses.
This project has been carried on
entirely by donations. The good civ
ic minded people of the County have
beenvery generous in contributing
to this very worthwhile project.
However, ftmds are still needed to
finish the jobasitahould be done,
and the Trustees of the corporation
a recalling on each and every citizen
to help in carrying on this badly
j needed undertaking for the sake of
ourselves and our children. Your
donation will be appreciated wheth
er it be large or small, and you may
be assured that it .will be wisely and
carefully invested in your own fut
ure welfare. All contributions are
tax-deductible, and it is felt by many
that you can’t get a better return on
your investment than buying a
piece of happiness and well-being
t for our young people.
With the complete cooperation of
all civic-minded citizens of odr Coun
ty we can be assured that we will be
able to swim in our own County
pool before July 4th. Make your
checks payable to Sawnee Valley
Recreation Center, Inc. and mail or
! bring it to any of the five trustees:
Joe Brooks, Bill Fagan, Sam Gordon
. Mark Heard, Jr., and J. C. Vaughan
Jr. or to Mrs. Charles Rowell, chair
man of the fund-raising committee.
YOU CAN’T SPEND YOUR MON
EY/MORE WISELY.
BRUNSWICK STEW SUPPER
SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 29.
Serving 6:30 to 8:30
AT BALL PARK
Proceeds to go for the Development
of Horse Show Ring.
Adults SI.OO —PLATES— Chll. 50c
County Population 15,000. Number 21.
Vets Disability
Rating Protected
- $
Veterans who have been rated dis
abled for compensation, pension or
insurance purposes for at least 20
years are no longer subject to re
duced ratings, under provision of
Public Law 311, 83rd Congress, ap
proved March 17, 1954, William K.
(Billy) Barrett, director of the State
Department of Veterans Service,
said today.
Previously, veterans who had total
disability ratings based on disabili
ties other than blindness or anato
mical losses could be re-examined
with a possibility that their ratings
might be reduced.
The new law assures veterans af
fected, who have been rated totally
disabled for 20 years or more, that
they will not be deprived of bene
fits in their old age after they have
been accustomed to rely on these
benefits for the support of them
selves and their dependents.
The Act does not, of course, af
fect the income limitations for those
drawing Part 111 benefits. Veterans
receiving pensions for permanent
and total nonservice-connected dis
abilities are still subject to income
limitations of $1,400, without de
pendents, and $2,700 with depend
ents, even though their disability
ratings have been in effect for 20
years or more.
Barrett invited interested persons
to come by the nearest branch office
of the State Department of Veter
ans Service for advice and assist
ance.
With Y our County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
Indications point to a continued in
crease in the number of eggs being
marketed from Forsyth County lay
ing flocks during the next few
weeks. If we are to continue to re
ceive top prices for our eggs parti
cular care must be taken to insure
the consumer a top quality egg.
The care and marketing of eggs
of good interior quality, firm shell
texture, and attractive appearance
will aid in increasing egg consumpt
ion and will increase returns to the
producer.
The quality of the egg cannot be
.improved after it is laid, but there
#re many steps that can be taken to
rettain for the consumer the fine
quality of a newly-laid egg In order
to market high quality eggs, the pro
ducer must pack thdfn as soon as
all the animal heat has been remov
ed.
The following suggestions are
some ways of giving market men a
beetter quality egg and, at the same
time, increase the income to the pro
ducer:
1— Be sure tthat all the eggs are
clean and cool before packing.
2 Pack in good new or used cas
es with good flats and fillers.
3 Always pack the eggs in the
cases with the little end down.
4 selling unsized eggs to a
wholesale market, don’t pack all ex
tra large eggs together. Stagger
them and place the extra large in
the corners of the flat.
5 Remove all cracks, check and
dirty eggs.
6 Remove all odd-shaped and
stained eggs, selling only clean eggs
7 After the eggs are properly
packed in cases, store them in a cool
room with the proper humidity until
marketing and keep them away
from pungent odors. Avoid rough
handling or jolting.
8— Market eggs at least two or
three times a week
Card Of Thanks
We wish to take this opportunity
♦to thank each and every one who
helped in any way since the loss of
our home that was destroyed by
fire on April 28th.
We also wish to thank each one
for tthe nice giftts we have receiv
ed. May God’s richest blessing be
upon you all.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dudley and
Jackie
DANCE REVIEW
Mrs. Kathleen Palmer will present
her dancing pupils in a review at the
Cumming Gym Friday May 28 at
8 p. m. The public is cordially invit
ed. No admission.
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
THE FOUR HOMES
Dr. Ted Adams, pastor of the his
toric First Baptist Church, Rich
mond, Virginia, was with us at
Druid Hills Sunday through Wed
nesday of this week, speaking on the
Home. He talked about many as
pectts of building Christian homes,
and with great common sense and
sincerity.
One of his best thoughts, it seem
ed to me, was his suggestion of the
Four Homes, in which he talked
about one’s childhood home—what
onne’s parents may do for their chil
dren. Here, he emphasized that at
mosphere of the Christian home as
the most important factor, and al
ways he pointed to the parents as
establishing the atmosphere of the
home in their attitudes toward God
and on another. He pointed out the
place of worship In the home —the
old-fashioned family altar, where the
Bible is read and either the father
or mother leads in prayer.
And the second home he talked
about is the home the young people
goes fbrth to establish. He empha
sized the Importance of young mar
ried people living in their own home
even if it be one little room. This can
nit always be done, as we. well un
derstand, but usually it can be ar
ranged, and always it is the wisest
course. '
And then the church home. "Every
home,” said Dr. Adams, "needs a
church home.’’ I would underscore
this statement. After 25 years as
pastor in one church, I can testify
that this is fundamental. Ytoung
people who begin their home with
out a church home have two strikes
against them. The church the
church of your choice, please,—can
do for your home what no other in
stitution can do. For example, the
divorce rate in our country is one
to four, but among church people it
is one to fifty.
Fourth, the heavenly home. And
here Dr. Adams was at his best. We
are, at best, pilprims here. We look
for a Country, and that ultimate sat
lsfaction can only be found in the
presence and fellowship of God. The
child who is fortunate to be bom
into a good earthly home will, in
most instances, go out to establish
another good home, aided by the
church. And all such dwellers in the
first three homes .arrive, by God’s
grace, in the eternal Home. <
Dr. Adams is rendering an effec
tive ministry in his emphasis upon
building Christian homes. His visit
in our church was a greaat blessing
to our people, and what he said may
be said by every pastor. It,is the
surest remedy for the ominous de
velopments in our social order that
I know. The only solution for juve
nile and parental delinquency is per
sonal commitment to the will and
way of God l
Soil Conservation News
Forsyth County
Contour lines were run for Stevie
Clements, Jr. in the Big Creek com
munity by the SCS technicians last
week on a hillside from which the
soil had been removed for soiling
roads.
Terrace lines were run for Elson
Griffin near Matt bridge last week.
Mr. Griffin hopes to build terraces
that meet soil conservation specifi
cations and such that he may re
ceive assistance financially through
the ACP.
Guy Johnson south of Cumming
on US 19 is planning two farm
ponds. SCS technicians have survey
ed out one and the contractors have
completed the construction of it. The
other one will be surveyed at a later
date.
The R. B. Tallant farm pond dam
has been desighned by the Soil Con
servation Service.
H. M. Holland in the Chattahoo
chee community has completed clear
ing several aores of bush land fo r
conversion to permanent pasture or
hay land.
The Bryant and Moore Construct
ion company of Gainesville begun
work on the Flood Prevention dam
north of Coal Mt. last Monday.
Stocks of corn on Georgia farms
on April 1 were much larger than
' one year ago—almost double in size