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Volume 45.
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Sometime last year the Daily Times of Gaines
ville, ran a picture and an article of a retired Ru
ral Letter Carrier, whose hobby was in growing
large Tomatoes. Since one of our local Carriers
has the same hobby, which he is developing now.
By practice one of his tomatoes this year weighed
about 2 1-2 pounds and we think by retirement
time he will have some that will top the record.
V. F. W. MEETING
The VFW Post 9143 recently had
one of its’ members, Thad Burruss,
Jr. attend the National VFW En
campment at Philadelphia, Pa. He
Reported a very enjoyable trip to
and from the Convention as well as
while there.
Among the well known people on
the Convention program were the
Vice president of the United States,
Veterans Administrator Higsley,
Governor Fine of Penn., the Mayor
of Philadelphia and many others.
All these men made interesting
talks.
Another highlight of this Conven
tion was the huge parade held at the
close of it. According to conserva
tive estimates, over 75,000 people
took part in it. It required over 7i
hours for the entire parade to pass.
Thad Jr. reported that being a part
of this parade gavp him one of the
greatest thrills of his life. As Thad
Jr. has taken part in a PresidenKia.l
parade, this must have been a very
outstanding occasion.
Nex year VFW Convention will be
held in Boston, Mass. He says for a
treat of a lifetime, try to attend it.
Soil Conservation News
Forsyth County
Another dam for a farm pond on
the Earley Anderson farm was “sur
veyed last week by the local SCS
technicians.
J. C. Chumbler, Fred Feil and Ber
nard Tallant in the Settingdown
creek watershed have received fes
cue seed.
Don’t forget that fescue seed are
now available for farmers in the Set
tingdown creek watershed at the
SCS headquarters.
Those farmers who would like for
the local SCS technicians to secure
lish for their farm pond and lakes
come by the office and leave your
application..
The Forsyth Comity News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTII COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHKRO KEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
N. E. (Budge) Bagley
With y our County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
“Marketing Quality Eggs Is Your
Business” is the title of a new bulle
tin released recently by the Agricul
tural Extension Service of the Uni
versify of Georgia College of Agri
culture. It will prove to be of inter
est to you whether you keep several
thousand layers or a few hens in a
home flock. Written by John F.
Mauldin, Assistant Agricultural Eco
nomist of the Georgia Agricultural
Extension Service, this bulletin con
tains the tips that will enable you to
furnish the top quality egg that the
public consumer is now demanding.
Did you know that roosters in a
flock lower the quality of eggs for
the commercial market? Fertile
eggs deteriorate much faster than
infertile eggs. Also that you should
have one nest for every five hens?
Overcrowded nests can- mean learg
er percentages of broken, dirty and
floor eggs. Did you also know that
eggs should be packed w’ith the poin
ted end down? Yolk position is tak
en into consideration when grading
eggs. The yolk, suspended amid the
thick white, is more nearly centered
when eggs are packed pointed end
down. When the large end of an egg
is down the chances for a broken
air cell are greater, thus reducing
the quality of the egg 1 to 2 grades.
Weights of the various grades,
from the Jumbo which weighs 30
ounces or more pe r dozen, to the
Pee Wee which weighs 15 ounces per
dozen or less is included in the bulle
tin as well as the various grades
which are not affected by the weight
of the egg. v
Useful tips on developing and hold
ing a market for your eggs are con
sidered, including your contacts
with the retail and wholesale buyers
These are just a few of the many,
many tips that you will find in this
up—to—date bulletin on marketing
your eggs. Copies of this bulletin
are available free of charge at this
office.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, September 2, 1954
New Wilson Plant
For Cumming
Construction of a new Wilson &
Co. Poultry Dressing plant is under
way in Cumming, Georgia. The new
plant, with 50,000 square feet of
floor space, will be one of the most
modern poultry dressing plants in
the country.
The plant, to be constructed on a
new site on Canton street, will be of
red brick with glazed tile interior.
The one-tory structure, which will
be ready for operations late this
year, will house Wilson’s largest
poultry operations.
In announcing the awarding of
contracts for the building of the
plant, President James D. Cooney
said:
“For the past 11 years Wilson has
operated a poultry plant in Cum
>ning, and in that time the size of
our operations has Increased consid
erably, making present facilities in
adequate. This growth has been
made possible through the co-oper
ation of the poultry raises, feed
dealers, the city council and Mayor
Roy Otwell, and the workers in this
area. Georgia is now the largest
commercial poultry raising state,
and Forsyth County is in the heart
of this North Georgia broiler-pro
ducing area.
“We feel this new plant will pro
vide much better working conditions
for our employes as well as help us
produce more and better poultry
products.”
HDA Announces
Information On
Preserving Pears
I
Lei’s Save Our Georgia Pears is
j 1 he title of a mimeographed paper
i written by ,Mrs. P.uth Broach, food
| preservationist for the University of
[Georgia Agricultural Exlensioh S'd?
[vice, aid available through home de
I monstration agent’s offices,
j Mrs. Zelma R. Eanmster, Forsyth
, county home demonstration agent,
■ said today that Georgia’s 182,000
j bushel pear crop this year is 43|C?y|
i bushels less than last year’s. “Since
j fhe crop is smaller, it is more es
j sential than ever to be sure that pear
! preserves, relishes, marmalades and
( canned pears are correctly prepared
i so that they will keep well and will
i be good,” she said,
i Every step in putting up pears is
j given by Mrs. Broach—from gather
; ing the fruit to putting it into cans
' or jars. Pointing out that pears dif
fer from fruits that ripen earlier in
the season is that they are not as
perishable, Mrs. Broach said that
storing pears at 60 to 65 degree F.
for two or three weeks after harvest
ing improves their quality. Gather
| ing pears should be done when the
| immature green color has changed
Ito a lighter, slightly yellow shade,
she stated.
“One of the worries about canning
, pears is that they sometimes turn.
| pink,” Mrs. Bannister said. Mrs.
I Broach gives these hints to prevent
the discoloration. After pears are
j peeled, cored, and cut up, drop them
| immediately into a cold salt and vine
; gar solution made in nproportion of
two tablespoons of salt and two of
vinegar to four quarts of water. If
pears are canned in tin, Mrs. Broach
advises plunging the cans immediate
ly into cold water and cooling as
quickly as possible to keep them
from turning pink.
Recipes for syrup for canning
pears, pear preserves, pear honey
marmalade, spiced pears, pear re
lish and pear mince meat are given
in the paper.
Canning Plant Notice
The Forsyth County Canning plant
will be closed after Wednesday, Sept
ember Ist. After this date, all can
ning will be done by appointment.
For appointments to can, contact me
at the Cumming Vocational Build
ing or aat my home on the Canton
Highway.
J. L. Bannister, Vo. Ag. Teacher
Important Notice
VOTING BALLOTS NOW READY
To all Election managers, please
call for your Ballots and all elect
ion material on Monday September
6th.
Roy P. Otwell, Secretary
Sharon Church Services
By Kate Kay Harris
Be ye doers of the word, and not
hearers only, deceiving your own
seleves. James 1: 22
We can all sure profit by studying
and putting into practice the Sunday
School lesson for last Sunday. As j
the boys and girls continue thp unit,
"Following Jesus,” this lesson
sought to lead them to learn from
thestory of James that the way they
act can prove that they love God;
to feel that Jesus expects His follow
ers to make their words and actions
agree, as those of Jesus did; and to
face their own actions and test their
words and their love by them.
We have always heard the expres-
sion that “action speak louder than
words” and this is certainly true to
the Christian life. James believed in
proving your faith by your works (
and if a person really lives his re
ligion he won’t have to tell people
tihat he is a Christian and that he
loves God but everyone will know it. 1
It is all right to express our love for
God and our fellowman but it is
much better to prove it by our every
day living. Sometimes our actions
speak so loud people can’t hear what
we say. If we don’t live right people j
don’t want to hear us express any
love for God o rtry to witness, fbjr
Him.
We find that if a man or woman
rlaims to be religious and doesn’t
“bridle” the tongue to control it in
the right way he is only deceiving
his own heart and all his works will
be in vain. No one will have any con
fidence in us and we can have no in i
fluence for Jesus if our lives don’t ]
prove what we try to teach.
We had a very heartwarming and
message from Rev. Ray Sewell, on
Sunday morning, on the subject
“Faith”. He proved that it is thru
!faith and effort to exercise that
j faith that we get prayers answered,
i When the four friend? had the faith
So believe that if they could get Vie
J sick man to the feet of Jesus that he
would be healed then they made the
effort to get him there and even had
Ito go upon the roof and let him
I down through it, Jesus healed him
j because of their strong faith. If they
| hadn’t made this great effort the
| man would have not been healed,
i Rev. Sewell gave several other ex
amples that took some kind of move
ment to prove faith and we believe
that is the way it is with sinners.
Jesus isn’t going to pick them up
and shake them and say, “Now I’ve
removed your sin,” but they have to
go to Him in repentance through
faith, making that move toward
Him.
On Sunday night, Rev. Yarbrough
brought another good message from
Luke 15: 11—2 about “The Prodigal
Son". He made the picture very
plain using the prodigal son to prove
how the sinner goes out into the
world clotherd sufficiently until he
realizes that he is lost and his cloth
ing is worn threadbare. Then when
he repents and turns to his Father
again he is clothed with the cloak of
righteousness which is sufficient to
carry him through all the storms of
life.
We were glad to have both of the
visiting Preachers with us along
with other visitors and welcome
them back. We wish more of our
own members would be interested
and come to church too. Y/Ou must
exercise some faith and make that |
effort to go to Church and prove
your love for Jesus if you wish to
enjoy your religion. i
Card Of Thank*
This is the only way we believe,
we could reach all the many friends
and neighbors who helped us during
the sickness and death of our dear
husband and father, Mr. Joe K.
Smith. We could never find words
to tell how much we appreciate
what everyone has done for us dur
ing this sad occasionn.
To all the Doctors and Nurses at
Mary Alice Hospital, we could not
ever tell you how much we appre
ciate your kindness an dsympathy,
and especially to Dr. Rupert Bramb
lett, no one could ever have been so
nice and sympathetic as he was, as
well as the physical care he gave.
We also wish to thank ftfr. Royston
Ingram for his help as an Under
taker and friend. I know God will
you and may he bless you
all with his richest blessings.
The Joe K. Smith Family
County Population 15,000. Number 35.
FORSYTH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
OPENS SEPTEMBER 6th.
Prof. J. L. Ferguson announces
that the Fbrsyth County High
School will have its official opening
to which the Public is invited on
Monday Morning September 6th at
9:30 A. M.
The fligh School Teachers for the
1954-55 term are:
J. L. Ferguson, Principal
Mrs. W. R. Otwell
Mrs. D. F. Pulliam
Mrs. D. F. Pulliam
Mr. James Henderson
Mrs. James Coots
Miss Gloria Holland
Mr. Almond Hill
Mrs. Helen Brooks
Mr. J. L. Bannister
Miss Wilma Ivie
Miss Mary Jo Thomas
Miss Martha McCorkle
Elementary Teachers:
Mrs. Glenn Fowler
Mrs. Mary Daniel
Mrs. Mary Rucker
Mrs. Thomas Nelms
Mrs. Cecil Mize
Mrs. Carl Kennemore
Mrs. Robert McClure
Miss Hilda Smith
Mrs. Frank Roper
Mrs. Ray Bennett
Mrs. A. R. Housley
Mrs. James A. Otwell, Jr.
Mrs. J. L. Bannister
ASC NEWS
[ One of the basic elements of se
curity and prosperity is the product
ion of food, clothing and other agri
. cultural projects. It is essential that
\ soil conservation be emphasized and
practic ed if we are to combine to
make available these goods in sufti
1 cient quantities to meet human
needs. Thig can be accomplished qu
• ly by the cooperation of those en
i gaged in crops, timber and livestock
Many requests have been filed in
the Forsyth County ASC Office for
assistance in cost-sharing in carry
ing out soil building practices for
farms in Forsyth County. It is the
farmers responsibility to see that
these practices are carried out ac
cording to specifications and if at
any time a change in farming oper
ations necessitates a change in the
practice, or a cancellation of the
practice, the County Office should
be notified in order that the obligat
ed money may be reclaimed and us
ed for another requested practice.
By doing this all the counties allo
cation may be used in order to carry
out a specified practice.
Future Homemaker*
Hold Executive
Council Meeting
The officers of the Cumming Chap
ter of Future Homemakers of Amp
rica for 1954—55 met August 26 for
a pre-planning meeting before the
first general meeting. This meeting
was held In the Home Econojnic De
partment at the school house.
Those present at the meeting were:
Jane Otwell, President; lola Sosebee
V-president; Lucile Martin, Secre
tary; Edna Kelley, Reporter; Betty
Westray, Parliamentarian; Frances
Ledbetter, Historian; Rachel Pritch
ard, Social chairman; Barbra For
rest, Song leader; and Miss Wilma
Ivie, Advisor.
During the social hour, we were
very pleased to have Mrs. Joe Wlheel
er and our Principal, M!r. J. L. Fer
guson with us.
We enjoyed this meeting very
much, and are looking forward to
working together in the coming year
Edna Kelley, Reporter
Revival At Cumming
Methodist Church
Revival Services will be conduct
ed at Cumming Methodist Church,
September 12—19. Guest preacher
| for this event will be the Fteverend
John Sills, pastor of the Holbrook
Circuit. It is sincerely hoped that
many will attend from throughout
county. Morning services will be
held at 11:00. Evening services at
8:00. Come and bring others.
WATER SUPPLY
SHORT
The much needed additional water
filtering unit and other water works
improvements as planned and voted
early this year by Mayor <fo Council
now being held up by Court injunct
ion by Marcus Mashburn, Sr.; E. E.
Buice; W. E. Lipscomb, Sr.; W. E.
Lipscomb, Jr.; James A. Otwell, Jr.;
Marcus Mashburn, Jr.; and George
L. Merritt, Deceased; which they
now have before the Supreme Court
may be decided upon by the Su
preme Court in the near future.
This injunction is also holding up
the paving or black-topping of the
road along this water line from U<.
S. No. 19 to Canton Street, via new
School house it is hoped however,
that the water line and paved street
both can be completed before cold
weather, so as to serve the 6 tijdlmes
and new Schoolhouse already on this
road and to enable many other new
homes to he built on this road this
year which has already been plan
ned.
Cumming needs 20 new homes
right now, and must have them if
we continue to grow.
The Tribble Gap street or School
house street north of Cumming
seems to be the most logical direct
ion for the City to expand.
Hammond Johnson, Jr.
For State Senator
To the People of Forsyth County:
Although under the present sys
tem. it is Hall county’s time to fur
nish the State Senator for the 33rdi
Senatorial District, he represents all
‘Three eetlntics in fhe district, For
syth, Banks, and Hall, It is, there
fore, of vital importance to you who
is elected to this office. I greatly de
sire the privilege and honor of being
your senator. Please speak to your
relatives, friends and those with
whom you have business dealings in
Hall county in my behalf and ask
them to use their influence for me
in my race and vote for me on Sept*
ember 8. I will appreciate this and,
if elected, will endeavor to represent
you and your interests in such a
manner that you will not regret
helping me in this way.
I feel that my record and exper
ience as Representative from Hall
county for two terms deserve your
consideration and fit me for this
office.
HAMMOND JOHNSON, JR.
Candidate for State Senator 1
from 33rd District.
SINGING NOTICE
The Egbert WJiitmire Memorial
Singing will be held on the Second
Sunday, September 12 at Coal Mioun
tain Baptist Church.
Everyone has a special invitation
to attend this singing. Wje are ex
pecting to have a large number of
good singers with us as well as some
good Quartets, Trios, and Duets
from all over North Georgia. Make
your plans now to come and spend
the day and lets make this singing
one of the best.
There will be dinner at the noon
hour.
D. J. Whitmire, President
Fay Martin, V—President
Pauline McCormick, Sec.
t i
All Day Singing
The Annual All Day Singing at
Bethelehem will be held on Sunday
September sth. We are expecting a
large number of singers from over
North Georgia. There will be plenty
of dinner for all at the noon hour.
Singing starts at 10:30 a. m. Plan
now to attend —Harry Phillips, Pre
sident, Jimmy Fagan V. president.
Lewis McGinnis, Secretary
TALLANT REUNION
Relatives and friends are invited
to attend the Annual Tallant Reun J
ion to be held at Friendship Chichi
Sunday September sth. Come and
enjoy the day with everyone.