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Volume 45.
With 24th Division
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Sgt. Bobby A. Monroe, 22 whose
wife, Hellon, lives on Alpharetta Rt.
1, and other members of his Army
unit in Korea have been singled out
for “superior” work in recent
training problems with the 24th In
fantry Division.
Monroe, an assistant platoon ser
geant, and other Company F Infan
trymen were cited by the 34th Regi
mental commander for outstanding
performance in several field exer
cises testing their battle effective
ness. v
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Monroe, Cumming Rt. 4, and en
tered the Army in October 1952. '
ASC NEWS
As a result of prolonged drought
which has 'caused serious deterioria
tion of pastures, the Department of
Agriculture has designated 54 coun
ties and parts of 5 others in three
States—Wyoming, Texas and Color
ado as drought disaster areaas. 24
counties in New Mexico have prev
jously been designated drought
areas.
Conferences have been held with
representatives of State government
and State agricultural officials to
consider cooperative steps which
might be developed for dealing with
the drought situation. The USDA
is prepared to join in a cooperative
hay distribution program similar to
last year’s. Under such an arrange
ment, the State would acquire and
distribute the hay. Federal funds
are available to pay transportation
costs up to $lO per ton or not more
than half the average actual trans
portation rate, whichever is less.
FHA loans will also be available to
help farmers and stockmen meet
their credit needs for feed, seed, re
placement livestock, and other op
erating necessities.
Farmers and ranchers in drought
disaster counties will be eligible to
participate in an emergency feed
program to maintain their basic
livestock herds if such, aassistance
is required because of intensified
drought conditions. USDA has new
authority under the recently enacted
Surplus Disposal Bill for making
CCC owned feed grains available in
drought designated counties.
Soil Conservation News
Forsyth County
Jerry Byers in the Settingdown
creek watershed planted nine acres
of Serieea last week, on Class IV
land.
A soil sample was taken for Wil
bur Harrisonn last week to be alaly
zed for the minimum amount of
lime and fertilizer necessary for
seeding alfalfa.
A farm pond has been completed
on each of the following fanners
farm; John Bramblett, Inmon Smith
and Ed Norrell.
A farm pond is in the process of
construction on the R. T. Floyd
farm in the Heardville section.
The flood prevention dam back of
the Coal Mt. cemetery has been com
pleted with the exception of grass
ing of the bar pits and the damitself
COME AND HEAR the vital issues
of the Governor’s race discussed by
MARVIN GRIFFIN in Cumming on
Tuesday August 10, at 11 A: M. in
the Band Stand at Court House
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHEROKEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
’Griffin Promises
Successful Fight
On School Issue
Cherokee County voters heard :
Marvin Griffin, candidate for gov
ernor, speaking at the Court House
Tuesday of this week, pledge him
self to fight to a “successful finish”
what he termed “eforts of theNAA
CP crowd and negro block voters to
abolish all forms of segregation in
Georgia.”
“This fight is out in the open at
last,” candidate Grriffin said. “The
United States Supreme Court decis-.
ion has laid this issue squarely in
the laps of the voters ©g Georgia in
this race for governor. Never must
any person be elected governor at:
this time who does not stand 100 per I
cent on the side of the white voters
of this*state.”
Characterizing the situation as
the “gravest that has confronted
Georgia people since the War Be
tween the States” Griffin said:
‘There is no «p»stion in my mind
that a vast majority of Georgia citi
zens will fight all attempts to mix
the children in our common schools.
That majority can elect a governor
in this race by an overwhelming
I vote. And that same majority knows
that it can rely on Marvin Griffin
and can trust Marvin Griffin to lead
this fight in the next four threaten
ing years.”
Griffin outlined what he termed
“a complete program” for continu
ing the many accomplishments for
the whole state made during the Tal
madge administration particularly
in the field of education, public wel
fare, highways and public health.
Prisons In Georgia
Improved Greatly
Under Talmadge
Georgia has made long strides in
improving prisons and prison con
ditions during the present adminis
tration, according to Gov. Herman
Talmadge in a speech delivered last
week at the 12th annual meeting of
the Georgia Prison Wardens Asso
ciation held in Augusta.
“This administration was tre first
to bring about genuine prison re
form in this state.” Governor Tal
madge said.
“Befor this program was started
in the Georgia prison -system had a
bad reputation in other states.
“We have changed that and have
carried out a definite policy of im
provement that has revolutionized
the whole situation.
“Prison morale has improved in
direct ratio to the improved prison
conditions.
"We have provided the prisoners
with clean uniforms; ample supplies
of wholesome food properly prepar
ed; clean quarters; and bruttality
of all forms has been abolished.
“Between hardened offenders and
youthful prisoners a system -of segre.
gation has been, established. We
have established the Georgia Indus
trial Institute at Alto and it has
been highly successful under the ad
ministration of Mr. Walter Matthew
president of your organization.
“Branch prisons have been estab
lished at Douglas, Jesup, Mcßae and
Louisville.
“The county prison camp system
has been revitalized and expanded.
Of the 92 camps now in operation 23
were constructed and six new build
ings were added since 1948. By next
January prisoners in all county
camps will be housed in permanent
brick and concrete structures.
"Similar improvements have been
made in the main prison at Reids
ville and the woman’s prison located
there. Systems have been installed
in which men and women prisoners
are taught valuable trades which
will aid them when they finish serv
ing their present terms.
“We are proud of the achieve
-1 ments we have made in our prison
| system and I am deeply appreciat
|ive of the help and cooperation I
have uniformly received from the
wardens and other prison officials
of the State.’’
CEMETERY WORKING
We will meet early Saturday Aug
ust 7 at Shiloh and Old Mars Hill
cemeteries for the purpose of clean
ing same off. Come early and bring
tools.
JASPER STONE
Cumming Georgia, Thursday August sth, 1954.
Merger of L. P.
Gas Companies
Mr. Sam I. Barber, president of
Southern Gas Corp., announces the
merger of Southern Gas Corp., with
General Gas Corporation of Baton
Rough La. General Gas Corporation
is one of the oldest and largest dis
tributors of L. P. Gas and Equip
ment in the world.
With this recent merger custo
mers are served in Georgia, Ala
bama, South Carolina, Mississippi
and Louisiana. General Gas will
distribute L. P. (Butane—Propane)
gas, gas systems (both bulk and
bottle gas), all types of gas burning
(Equipment for homes, farms and
business.
The same personnel will be re
tained as is now employed by the
Southern Gas Corporation. George
Horne, local manager, states that he
contemplates that this merger will
result in many improvements in the
courteous services now offered the
customers in the Forsyth County
area. Mr. Horne merged his own L.
P. business with Southern Gas Cor
poration in the year 1950 and is very
happy with the recent merger with
General Gas, because of the many
advantages ih this large Corporat
ion. General Gas has it’s own tank
manfacturing company. It does it’s
own financing. It has multi millions
of gas storage both in above ground
systems and in salt domes in under
, ground storage. General Gas has its
)oWn tank rail cars and numerous
large capacity transport trucks. In
other words General Gas depends on
no one outside it’s own organization
for the many service it extends its
customers.
With y our County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
One of the most frequent quest
ions asked your county agent con
cerning home orchards is how to
control the Peach Tree Borer. The
presence of this insect is readily re
cognized by the jelly like substance
found just above the ground on the
base of the tree.
This insect does more damage to
the peach trees in our county than
any other insect. This insect will
make its appearance in large num
bers during the months of July,
August tnd September.
We can keep this insect from get
ting into the body of the tree by
spraying the lower portion of the
tree with one or more of the new
insecticides such as DDT or Para
thion. »
For this part of North Georgia,
three applications are needed. The
first application should be applied
immediately with the other two ap
plications following at three week
intervals. Two pounds of 15 percent
Parathion Wettable Powder or eight
pounds of 50 percent DDT wettable
powder to 100 gallons of water will
make a good spray for those large
size orchards. For the people with
only a few trees to spray, mix 4
tablesppoons of 15 percent Wettable
Parathion Powder of 8 taablespoons
of 50 percent DDT Wettable Powder
with 3 gallons of water.
To insure good coverage for ef
fective control of the borer all parts
of the trunk up into the lower limbs
should be thoroughly covered. The
treatment kills by contact both dir
ect and indirect. Before spraying re
move all trash from under and
around the base of tthe tree.
This material may be applied with
a brush. If a spray is used it is sug
gested that the pump pressure be
reduced to the minimum. Use short
rod with a single low pressure 45
degree angle nozzle.
FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOL
TERM STARTS SEPT. 6TH.
By order of the Forsyth County
Board of Education the Forsyth
County Schools will open for the
1954—55 term of school on Monday,
September the 6th.
Pre-planning for Teachers will
begin August the 30th and continue
for a period of one week.
All teachers must report to their
respective schools on this date.
A. R. HOUSLEY, jSuprt.
Gov. Talmadge Will
Speak Here August 19
On Thursday August 19, at 2:00
P. M. Governor Herman Talmadge
will dedicate the new swimming
poo lwhich was built and sponsored
by the Sawnee Valley Recreation
Center, Inc. This pool was built at a
approximating cost of $15000.00, the
entire amount being donated and
pledge.
Following the speaking an elabor
ate swimming and diving demon
stration including life saving shall
he held free to the public.
Everybody invited.
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Sharon Church Service*
By Kate Kay Harris
In the midst of the church will I
sing praise unto — Hebrews
2; 12.
Sunday brought to a close a won
derful revival at Sharon. Rev. Hat
field stayed with us from Sunday
night until Friday night and did
some of the most inspiring preach
ing we have ever heard. Then He
and Rev. Nalley and others did a lot
of outside work, to win souls and
bring people to church.
It was a revival to Christians as
well as several souls being saved.
While listening to the great truths
so earnestly being preached and
being made so plain to us how it
pays to be a Consecrated Christian
I believe a lot of us rededicated our
lives to God and many young people
made their decision to dedicate their
lives into God’s service. We appre
dated so much how he showed the
young people how he started out for
Christ at an early age and that they
do not have to sow “Wild Oats”ibej
fore they can settle down to a Chris
tian life.
Our prayers follow Rev. Hatfield
is he has gone to Mississippi to run
other revivals. We also pray that the
impressions he has made at Sharon
will be lasting ones.
Our pastor Rev. Nalley did the
rest of the preaching Saturday thru
Sunday and closed the revival on
Sunday night with the beautiful
baptismal service of seven candi
dates. We are thankful for these
new Christians and welcome them
into our band, bound for the pro
mised land. We trust that they will
attend church services regularly so
that their faith can grow stronger
instead of staying away and letting
Satan put doubts i ntheir minds.
We hqpe that, after this great re
vival, we will be able to do better
work for Christ keeping in close fel
lowship with Him and with our Co
workers.
We pray that all our sister church
es will have glorious revivals during
these coming weeks as they are
much needed everywhere.
IT’SLATER THAN
YOU THINK
Forsyth County is in an embarras
sing spot—it has not yet had its Can
cer Crusade this year. Now is the
time to support this worthwhile life
saving program.
Cancer will strike one in five of
us now living in Forsyth County.
Over 61 persons have died of it in
Forsyth County the last five years
and more than 88 have received free
assistance. It is no respector of age,
sex or race—it killed more children
last year than any other disease.
Mrs. Virginia Wood is chairman
for Forsyth County—send your con
tributions to her at her home or
business office— Checks should be
made payable to the American Can
cer Society—August 25th is the dead
line—Make your contribution today.
Forsyth County quota is $964.00.
BASIIC LANDSCAPE DESIGN
FOR CHURCH GROUNDS
Thomas G. Williams, Extension
Service landscape specialist, gives
this hint for improving the church
grounds: a well designed and con
structed drive with a good lawn area
will give the church a foundation
that will be attractive the year
around. Trees and shrubs can be
fitted into the design after this basic
work is done.
County Population 15,000. Number 31.
James P. Bannister
Receives Commission
At Ft. Benning
FORT BENNING, GA— James P.
Bannister of Cumming, Route 3 was
commissioned Second Lieutenant,
Medical Service Corps, U. S. Army
Reserve on July 30th, 1954 at Fort
Benning. Lt. Bannister is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lenton P. Bannister.
He has received his commission
after successfully completing his
Military Science and Tactics at the
North Georgia College, Dahlonega
and six weeks of summer camp at
Fort Benning, Georgia.
More than 1250 cadets from 38
colleges and universities in Third
and Fourth Army areas attended
the summer camp.
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
FULTON AND GAMBLING j
For 25 years, Fulton County has
tolerated slot machines and other
forms of gambling, but it looks as if
something may be done about it, at
long last.
Judge George Whitman, in his
charge to the July-August grand
jury, called attention to "the grdw
ing menace of gambling in Fulton
County,” citing the alarming in
crease of slot machines, bingo, etc.
The percentage of of increase in slot
machines during the past year was
23 percent.
The grand jury went to work, and
in two weeks asked Judge Whitman
to receive special presentments. The
presentments acknowledged the
threat of this growing wave of gamb
ling, and called on the citizens who
belong to clubs where slot machines I
are permitted to recognize their re,
sponßibility. The jury went further!
to call on enforcement officials to |
do their duty, adding that the jury
had a plan of action if nothing was
done.
Meanwhile, the slots have been
hidden out, both in Fulton and De
Kalb, as is always the case when
the heat is turned on. They will
watch, of course, to see if this latest
effort will be followed up, and if it
dies out, as too often is the case,'
they will move in and resume their
operation.
The reassuring aspect of this act-;
ion in Fulton County is the determin 1
ed attitude of Judge Whitman and
the 21 men who signed the special I
presentments. Judge Whitman has j
stated publicly that he intends to fol
low through, and the foreman of the
jury has told me that they do have
plans which they will put into effect
if the enforcement officials fail to
do their duty.
I heard the radio newscaster from ••
New York say last Sunday morning
that he was reporting from Colum'
bus, Georgia on the "Sodom of the
South,” referring, of course, to Phe
nix City. I wondered how it
will be until someone will be report
ing on the “Gomorrah of the South” ,
which could mean any city that hari
bors slot machines, bingo, and alii
the other gambling devices which j
said to be operating in a num |
ber of Georgia communities. Let us,
be thankful for men like Judge
Whitman and the 21 men on the Ful
ton County grand Jury who have,
taken their stand. We can be rid of
these one arm bandits, once and for |
all, if the people will give their sup
port to faithful public officials. i
REVIVAL SERVICES
Revival Services at Corinth Bap
tist church will begin Sunday Aug
just Bth. Everybody come and help
put in these services. *
Camp Meeting At *
Holbrook Will Open
August 13 Thru 22
The 116th Annual Campmeeting
will get underway at Holbrook
Camp Ground in Cherokee County
on August 13 and continue through
August 22.
The Pastor Rev. John R. Sills will
preside with visiting Ministers help
ing him. The Rev. Charlie Cochran
and Rev. Jack Holcomb will be the
visiting preachers. The song leader
will be Mr. Nolan Reed from Morn
ing Side Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Come, join us at Holbrook and
let’s worship the Lord together.
Vacation Bible School
At First Baptist Church
August 9 through 13
The annual summer Vacation-
Bible School will be held this year
at Cumming Fifst Baptist Church
from Monday, August 9 through*
Friday, August 13. There will be two
sections of the school. The morning
sessions from 8:30 to 11:30 will be
for ages 3 through 12 years. The
evening session, from 7 to 9:30 will
be only for the Intermediates (age
13 through 16),
Every boy and girl, regardless of
denomination or faith, is most cor
dially invited to come and share the
Lord’s blessings with us in this won
derful school. As well as Bible study
taught by very capable teachers,
there will be hanwork and daily re
freshments for all. There will be a
large Preparation Day parade with
the Fire Truck leading on tthe pre
ceding Friday afternoon August 6,
I after everyone signs up at 2:30 p. m.
I
The welcome mat is out, so come
and "Let’s do each other good!”
I Harold Zwald, Pastor—Principal
Local Delegates To 4-H
, Club Meeting Are
Announced This Week
I
Four 4—H'ers from thi6 county
[will be among approximately 1,000
club members expected to attend
| the twenty first State 4—H Club
Council meeting in Athens, August
9—13.
Mrs. Zelma R. Bannister, HDA,
and Walter H. Rucker, County agent
said that delegates to the meeting
will include two boys and two girls
from each county in the state. 48 re
turning delegates, district and state
officers, Master 4—H Club members:
and district winners in tractor main
tenance, talent and public speaking.
All county and home demonstrat
ion agents in the state, more than
100 volunteer local 4—H leaders and
memgers of the Agricultural Exten
sion Service state staff also will be
on hand for the event.
Four —H girls representing this
county are JoAnn Gilbert of Rt. 3.
Mattie Sue Worley, Rt. 3, and Oliver
Kelley of Rt. 3 (gumming is the boy
selected.
Patricia Boyd, Rt. 2, Gainesville
will attend as a returning delegate.
Registration and organizational
meetings will be held on Monday,
August 9, but the meeting will open
officially on Tuesday at 9 a. m. in
the Fine Arts Auditorium. Talks by
O. C. Aderhold, president of the Uni
versity of Georgia, and W. A. Sut
ton, associate director of Extension
Service, will be given al this meet
ing.
Monday night 4—H’ers are invited
to a reception at President Aden
hold’s home.
Two outstanding events of the
meeting will occur on Wednesday
when new state officers will be elec
ted and Gov. Talmadge will speak.
R. J. Richardson, state 4—H Club
leader, has announced that district
winners in three events— tractor
maintenance, talent and puWfc
sppeaking will compete for state
honors. Three scholarships will also
be awarded. These are presented an
nually and include the Hugh Moss
Comer Scholarship given by Mrs..
Mills B Lane, Savannah; a forestry
scholarship awarded by Union Bag
and Paper Corporation, Savannah,
and a poultry scholarship presented
by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Durr, Atlanta.
Two other events to be held dur
ing the council meeting are a dinner
for Master 4—H’ers and a business*
session of local leaders.