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Volume 45. Soil Conservation News' Forsyth County Paris Bennett in the Drew Section has had sufficient grazing during the dry periods mainly because he has many acres of nice bottom land that is in permanent grasses. In fact he is draining several acres more this summer to increase his pasture acreage for summer grazing. Some of the farm ponds that have been completed recently are "R. T. Floyd, HeaTdville; Ed Norrell and; Inmon Smith, Coal hit.; and John Bramblett on the Canton road. These pond sites and dams were surveyed by the local SCS technicians and fin, ancial assistance will be given by the ACP County Committee. Those farmers in the Settingdown creek watershed who did not get to seed their Sericea during the month of July should mdke every Tfort to. seed next March or April. Fescue seed are now available in the Settingdown creek watershed. Now is the time to prepare your land for the seeding of fescue and ladino clover. Check by your Soil Conservation Service Headquarters for information about the fescue seed. i ASC NEWS The heads of the agricultural agencies met last week and recom mended to the Department of Agri culture certain counties to be includ ed under the drought emergency program. No approval has been re ceived at this time. However, the general procedure for carrying out this program as outlined by the Se cretary of Agriculture will he as fol Ipws, in the event approval is grant ed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Farmers desiring assistance will apply to the local County Farmers Home Administration Committee, meeting as needed, at the County ASC Office. This committee will de termine eligibility arid the amount of feed grain which the individual farmer may obtain under the pro gram. The County ASC Committee 'then will issue to the producer a ‘fiur chase 'order" indicating the apprrov ed quantity of teed grain and the cents per hundredweight of the as sistance involved. The producer then can present hfs purchase order to his feed dealer in -ordering the kind of feed, hmited to corn, grain, sorghums, oats, ;and bar ley, or approved mixed feed that he desires in amounts not exceeding the total indicated in his purchase order. If he wishes mixed 'teed it must contain either 75 *or 60 percent of the above-'indicated feed grains. When the farmer received his grain he must sign a-receipt indicating the hind and amount of grain received. The dealer also must certify that he has not charged the farmer a hand ling charge for the delivery of the straight grain off the car 'which is higher than the rates approved in advance for that State by The ASC Committee. The dealer then wfti receive from the County ASC Committee a “certi ficate” indicating in dollars and cents a ewt. of the listed feed grain delivergd to the farmer. The dealer then may -use the -eer tificates to buy Commodity Credit Corporation—owned feed grain to toplace the stock sold to farmers. He can buy directly through area; offices of the Comfhodity Staabili zation Service or through his regu lar supplier or • agent. The market price at the time of purchase will determine the quantity of CCC grain delivered against the certifi- 1 Jcates. This new program is in addition to the federal-state hay supply pro gram and the three different types of Farmers Home Administration loans which are available to help farmers meet their credit needs in* the drought areas. SCHOOL NOTICE i All Pupils who expect to attend Cummlng School during the 1954-55 School Term will please Register on September Ist and 2nd between the hours of 9 a. m. and 2 p. Only the Children who will be six years old by January 1,1955 ‘will be allowed to register for first grade. J. L. FERGUSON, Principal. i The Forsyth County News OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHEItO KICK, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES. (City Population 2,500) Mr. Paul Yarbrough Purchases The Otwell Grocery Store Here Paul .E. Yarbrough, well known local citizen, has recently purchased the grocery business operated by Mr. Ivan Otwell, formerly known as M. P. Holbrook Store. Mr. and Mrs. Yarbrough, Nancy and Buddy moved to Cumming in January 1951. Mr. Yarbrough was formerly manager of Drake Furni ture Company here. He is a member of the First Baptist Church, La fayette Lodge No 44 F. & A. M„ Royal Arch, Kiwanis Club and Elks Club. He is a veteran of World War H, having served in the Navy and is a member of the American leghttn, As manager of Drake’s since 1951 Mr. Yarbrough made a host of friends in Cumming and Forsyth County and extends to each and every citizens a warm and welcome Invitation to visit him in his new business. He hopes to give the same service in the grocery business as he did in the furniture'husiness. Mr. M. P. Holbrook and Mrfc. Ina Mae Denson, also invite their friends to visit and trade with them at Paul Yart>rough Grocery Store. An advertisement announcing the Paul Yarbrough—Grocer will be found elsewhere in this issue of she Neves Vets Urged Apply Now Certificate Loan Eligibility Veterans interested in snaking e j GI loar some (toy for the purpose ) M' building or buying a home or ‘business may be .-able to save valu .able time by appljhng now for a Cer rificate cd Eligibility, Pete M heeler, state director of the Department of Veterans 'Service, said today. 'Wheeler stressed Cnat it is not ne cessary to have a house or bu»aness in mind at -the time-,application is matte, as the certificate is good any time before the delimiting daate. The important thing is do have it on j {hand for the ttime when it may he 1 needed quickly to close a good deal. | The certificate will showUhe amour 1 a guaranty available. To apply for a (Certificate of Eli gibility, a veteran should complete VA Form 4—lßßo, “‘Request for De termination of Eligibility & Avail able Entitlement?’ He should submit same together with original dis charge and separation paper tDD Form 214) to the nearest branch of fice of the State Department of Vet jerans Service. j Before submitting the original dis charge anti separation paper, the vet eran should be sure to have them re corded at the county courthouse. Under present law the deadline for KI Loans to veterans of World War II service is July 25, 1957, Vet erans of the Korean War may avail themselves of Gl Loan benefits un til ten years after a date to be later set by Congress or the President. - Wheeler invited interested persons to come by the nearest Veterans Ser vice Office for further information and assistance. SINGING NOTICE The Annual Singing will be held at the Second Baptist Church Cum ming, Sunday August 30th. Many good singers have been invited. There will be dinner served for all. E. A, JACKSON, President. Cumming Georgia, Thursday, August 19, 1954. Georgia’s 100-Year Progress Miraculous Governor States The last one hundred years have I brought miraculous changes in the way of life and'in the economical system of the State of Georgia, Gov ernor Herman Talmadge said in a .Speech delivered last week at the Fannin County Centennial Celebrat ion. Tt is almost beyond conception of the human mind to realize what changes have takne place in this re latively short time in history.” the governor said. “Georgia has kept step in progress along with Fannin County and today , we can point with pride to tfhe diver sity of our industrial and agricultur I al methods, to the vast expansion of icxur commerce, to the amazing in creases in production of farm and in dustrial products and to the wide variety of jobs offered to our work ers. / “We in Georgia can look to the future with the people -of Fannin County in the hope of even greater accomplishments. We are on the verge of the atomic age and no hu •man mind can foretell what benefits will come to mankind in that era.” The governor was invited to the Fannin County Centennial by Wm. Butt, prominent North Georgia law yer. During the ceremonies a monu )ment was unveiled on the public square in honor of the Fannin Coun ty veterans bl World War II and the Korean War. With Y our County Agent Walter H. Rucker If we are to get that early growth that is so necessary for our fall seed ed pastures, now is the Time to be gin our land preparation. Soil tests before any liming or fer tilization is done ar4 extremely help ful in determining the kind and the amount of fertilizer t'o apply on youi particular seeding. Where no soil test has been made, the general recommendation for fer tilizataion of a fescue—ladino pas ture is a minimum 500 (pounds of 4—l!LhL2 fertilizer of its equival ! ent pei acre. The amount ol nitrogen | applied can be decreased on land ! that has received heavy applications of chicken manure. On many of our Forsyth County -soils, liming is an absolute necessity If we are to receive a satisfactory stand and growth of clover. Clover demands a somewhat “sweet” scoil j and many -of our fields cannot meet - these requirements without the addi tion of lime. Lime h> one ol our Cheapest fertilizers taken on a per pound basis and is often the one ele | merit lacking in an otherwise *bai | |ayi,ced” field. ! Care should be taken to see that the soil is well broken and pulveriz ed. A poor stand can marry times he traced back to poor land preparation Good seed is just as important as any other part. The best land pre | paration, the best fertilization on the [ best land can not produce a good 1 pasture without good seed. Be sure j of your source of seed. Here Is onet , place where the ‘“best” is usahy the “cheapest”. : METHODIST QUARTERLY CONFERENCE The Conference will begin at 11 a. m. Saturday August 21, at Shiloh Methodist Church. All of the Cum ming Circuit will be expected to be represented. Zach C. Hayes will preach at 11 a. m„ followed with dinner, then the conference. Any and all who will attend are asked to participate in this work. W. H. BOWMAN, Pastor . ANNUAL REVIVAL The Annual Revival for Shiloh Methodist Church will begin at 8 p. m. Sunday August 22 and continue for the week. Services at 11 a. H and 8 p. m. Pray and lets have a real Revival. All denominations are urged to attend and assist. W. H. BOWMAN, Pastor Mr. George L. Merritt Passes At His Home Here Tuesday, Aug. 17 Mr. George L. Merritt, age 80, re tired businessman passed away un expectedly following a heart attack at his home here Tuesday afternoon around 3:30. For many years, Mr. Merritt was a cotton buyer and was in the ferti lizer business here. During that time j he was a member of the AtHonfa Commercial Exchange. Mr. Merritt was a Mason and a! steward in the Methodist Church. | Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 11:00 o’clock in the Methodist Church. Rev. J. W. Segars and Rev. J. H. Cfcley. officiat ing and burial will be in the Cum ming Cemetery. i 1 Surviving are his wife, the former Polly Callaway; one son, James F. Merritt, Cumming; three daughters, Mrs. Earnest H. (Kathryn) Boyd, Cumming; Mrs. Sam H. Ramsey, Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Harold War rington, Cedarhurst, Long Island, N. Y„ and two sisters, Mrs. John H. Hockenhull and Mrs. William Emory Lipscomb, both of Cumming. 1 orayth County Will Participate In The Text Exercise Sunday, Atlanta, Ga.—Forsyth County, Cum ; ming, Georgia, will participate in the Atlanta Air Defense Test Exer cise, “Operaation Last Chance,” on August 22. 1954 from 1:00 to 5 p. M. With the civilian element of the air defense system now on stand-by duty watching the skies for aircraft —aircraft which could be enemy bombers armed with atomic bombs —conrmunities such as Cumming have become key points in the ■de tection system. The air defense of the nation is built upon the concept of “defense in depth”—whidi to air defense means getting as much earl ywarn ing and as many opportunities for interception as possible before the enemy planes reach their target. For this reason communities with the Ground Observer Corps posts may be the-vital links which will first re iport enemy planes and afford and qtirly warning. In these days of supersonic speeds every second of early warning -can be translated into additional oppor tunities for interceptors alerted either by radar or ground observers to destroy the enemy before he gets into bombing range of our targets. Consequently, as top Air Force and Civil defense officials have stat ed, the key to our detection system lies in a bulwark ol -civilian volun teers who ean spot low flying plan es long before they approach a tar get Radar, they said, is not effective at low altitudes and the entire sys tern depends upon an alert Ground Observer Corps—made up of crvi- 1 lian volunteers to be the “human eyes and ears’* of the Air F hrcp. , Interested men and women, as well as boys and girls,.may volun teer their services in this vital work by calling Mr. F. M. Chancey, our local Observation post supervisor, at 2365. Important Notice Mr. William Chamblee of the ASC office did a swell job. Many cbuld 1 not be in on Monday & Tuesday. I Saturday, August 21st the Secre- j tary of the Forsyth County Cham ber of Commerce will be at Wings Department Store to help in the ap plications for work in the contemp lated New Industry here. Please re gister if you are interested in a Sew ing Plant. G. A. MINUTES The Cumming Junior F. A. ' s; met August 16 in the basement of ( church with 11 members present, \ The roll was called by our Secretary j and the Minutes were read and ap-1 proved. We had an interesting story given by Martha Samples. Our program was on Stewardship and Tithing. After this we had refreshments and were adjourned. Martha Samples, Reporter County Population 15,000. Number 33. Griffin Promises | He Will Continue Talmadge Program Lt. Gov. Marvin Griffin, who is generally regarded as the leading candidaate for Governor, said today Georgia must continue the progres sive program instituted by Gov. Tal madge. In a statement to this newspaper | Griffin said he would use all his en ergies to maintain the Talmadge program and to enlarge upon it 1 wherever necessary. I ' I Griffin, who will address another I large regional rally this Saturday •afternoon at Marietta, said: i “We must keep on building hospi ' tals, improving our schools, taking 'care of our old people and depend j ent chldren, protecting the health of ( our ctiizens, preserving ntural re sources, particularly our timber, and expanding both agriculture and in dustry.” Griffin emphasized that one of his goals is to hard surface every school I bus route and every mail route In Georgia. Griffin said further: “We have advanced a long way ■ during the six years Herman Tal madge has served as our chief exe cutive and, as Lieutenant Governor, working in cooperation with the overnor, I take pride in this program [of betterment which has meant so much to the individual citizens and 1 their families. | “The greatest single accomplish ment of the Talmadge administrat ion has been the uniting of our peo pie behind all the programs which have for their purpose the benefit of the masses of the people of Georgia. j Today & Tomorrow Louie D. Newton BAPTISTS IN RUSSIA I | I have been reading the several j letters from my friend, Dr. F. Town ' ley Lord, president of the Baptist ! World Alliance, since his return to [London from Russia in July, and it i is quite reassuring to have him af j firm what I found there in 1946—- 1 crowded churches, and the people [ deeply concerned to hear the Gospel ! of Jesifs Christ. I A paragraph will help you to get [ what Dr. Lord has been writing ! about Baptists in Russia: j "The days in Moscow were divided j between attendance at our Baptist 1 services and visits to various places of historic interest. We attended j four services in the Moscow Baptist Church with a membership of 4,500. Every service was crowded. It was a moving sight. How much they value the privilege of worship. I reflected to stand for the two and a half hour which is the time their services take older men and women, younger folks .even crowds at the doors stood and craned their necks "We are often asked, Is there re ligious liberty in Russia? I do not think the term religious liberty in the Soviet Union is interpreted in the broad way to which we are ac customed in the West; but from our observation, we were left in no doubt that Russia allows a freedom of worship.” Dr. Lord is editor of The Baptist Times, London, and in his articles, reporting his visit to Russia, he re produces a number of photographs, showing the crowded churches wher he preached. Also there are several, photographs of Baptist pastors thru : out Russia. I am able to identify 1 most of them, for I stood with them ! for similar pictures during my visit in 1946. Whatever else is happening behind the Iron Curtain, Dr. Lord’ss visit last month gives assurance that our Baptist people are carrying on. And for that we may well give thanks. Whenever this thing breaks, as it must, I believe we will find that Bap tist in Russia have been true to their commitments to Christ. Dr. Lord will arrive in Atlanta on August 25, and I look forward to conversations in which I know he will have many things to report that | he may not have put in his articles { and letters. The hope for Russet is. Christianity, and I cherish the con viction that we have many true be lievers in that land of revolution. Let us remember: "Jesus Christ the same, yesterday, today and forever”* Sharon Church Services By Kate Kay Harris In every thing give thanks; for this is the will of God In Christ Je sus concerning you. I Thessalonians 5: 18. ‘Thank you!” is an expression so I 'often used and as read Paul’s letters we see how the thought of gratitude is such an attribute of a Christiaat. We studied Pauls last letter to Tim othy, last Sunday, and even though he was in prison with a guard stand ing over him and he knew death was near, he wrote a bright, cheerful let ter overflowing with gratitude. After living a long active life for Christ, Paul had time to think things over now in his prison cel] and we (know that he must have enjoyed every moment spent in writing this letter to Timothy whom he had trained to preach and work for Christ also. We know that his words of gratitude must have been encour aging to Lois and Eunice as well as jto Timothy, because he expressed | his appreciation for their teaching the Bible tfo Timothy while he was a little boy. We never know what a few words of appreciation might do to encourage anyone who has help 1 ed our lives in any way. | Rev. Nalley brought us a wonder j ful message on Sunday morning about the rich young ruler who came to Jesus wanting to know “what good thing he could do to inherit eternal life.” This young man lived a good moral life but because he lov ed his money more than he loved his soul and God, he had to turn away sorrowful. Rev. Nalley made it very plain that there must r|)t be ’ anything between us and God if we want to be saved. It doesn’t havje to be money but it can be some pleas- I ure, some person or just plain un I belief. The sinner must put every I thing else aside and give Jesus his whole heart if he or she wants to be | saved. Jesus will not taake half a heart but He must have it all and .'cleanse it thoroughly. It hurts so : much to see someone cling | > some j unbelief or something that seems to [ hinder them and is driving them in j to torment when it would be so easy 1 to just turn everything "over to Jesus annd inherit eternal life. | We were glad to welcome Rev. | Warren Shoemake, a young minis j ter from Union Hill, tio preach for ' us on Sunday night. Ilk us a | good message from James 3\ about j "controlling the Tongue". This is ) about the hardest task any Christian has. The tongue can be such a bless j ing when it is used right but can be the most harmful and hurtful wea pon when we let satan control it. It takes a lot of praying and help from Christ t'o keep our tongues ure der the right control. We would like to express our con gratulations to Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Buice, members of Sharon Church who celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary with an open house last Sunday. They had fifty guests and received a lot of nice gifts and congratulations during the day. It is wonderful for a couple to be per | mitted to live together for fifty ! years and we hope this couple can celebrate many more together. They have reared six fine children who were all permitted to celebrate the happy occasion with them. We ask I God to bless all the family. I We were also made happy on Sun day when my mother Mrs. W. M. Kay, was so happily surprised with a family reunion to celebrate her 69th birthday at the Amicolola Falls in Dawson County. It was also the celebration of several other birth days in the family. of* re latives met us there with her about one o’clock (after church service) and spread a beautiful dinner at the foot of the falls then enjoyed the sweetest fellowship together until the parting time came when it made ur hearts throb but we know that even though the same bunch may never be together here there will soon be a reunion in heaven with all those who have already gone on before. , Just as our Sunday School lesson taught us—we have so much to be thahkful for! IN MEMORY In loving memory of my dear Moth er, Mrs. J. N. Chambers who passed away one year ago August 14, 195.3. Gone but not forgotten. Written by her daughter, MRS. CLEVE BENNET