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Volume 45.
Drive Safely, Live to
Enjoy Life Longer
Urges Police Dept.
Now that the Holiday Season is
about upon us and winter weather
is coming and from experience we
know that this is the worse time
of the year for traffic accidents.
We would like to take this op
portunity to caution everyone who
drives in the City of Cumming for
the next 60 days to be extremely
careful. Our children will be in the
Holiday Spirit and playing with
their toys and might dive out into
the street in front of you, so drive
your car slow enough that if this
happens you could avoid an acci
dent. We also know from experien
ce that if you did hit one of these
kids and killed him or her you
would regret it all your life.
ESPECIALLY to you young driv
ers, we would like to remind you
that it has not been many years
since we were asking drivers to
help protect you as we remember
well when you were kids, and we
the Police Department of the City
of Cumming like you kids and
young folks, and like to see you in
our City and on our streets enjoy
ing yourselves. Sometimes when
ycou get too wild with your car,
as some of you do at times, and
remembering that we do have to
pcrtect all the citizens and children
of our City we have tried to re
member that yOu were not long
ago somebody’s kids and are now
somebody’s young boys and girls
and also we remember when we
were young, so keeping all this in
mind we have tried to treat you
like we would want our own boys
and girls treated.
We could have arrested and put
some of you in jail and had you
pay fines, but as we said before we
like you and like to see you around
and have treated you as a friend
and Father, so now In all sincer
ity we are asking you as friend to
friend in joining us In our Safety
Campaign, and so w"hen you feel
a little young and wild and you
want to drive your car around a
corner at a high rate of speed re
member that a kid just like you
use to be needing your protection,
or might have stepped into the
street in front of a car while chas
ing a ball or something like that.
Let’s all work together and we
will then know our children will
not get hurt or killed and you will
still have a friend whenever you
need one lt will always be the
CUMMING POLICE DEPARTMEN
Cumming Police Department.
Wishing you all a safe and Hap
py Holiday Season.
CUMMING POLICE DEPT.
Bass Farr & Ervin Smith
Soil Conservation News
Forsyth County
Farmers in the Settingdown
watershed who have seeded or plan
to seed a permanent grass pasture
this fall andwho are cooperators
with the Upper Chattahoochee Riv
er Soil Conservation Service in
clude .Paul Holbrook, John Lum
mus, M. E. Jennings, W. B. Skin
ner, R. F. Hardeman, E. P. Riley,
J. A. Heard, Andy Padgett, J. A.
Baciley, Mark Heard, Jr., F. D.
McClure, J. W. Tatum, A. C. Smith
Jr., and M. C. Heard, Sr.
Work is progressing nicely on
the Flood prevention dam.
Anyocne desiring Micolor les
pedeza plants see your local SCS
technicians at county agricultural
building. Seed from these plants
provide an excellent food for birds.
Anyone desiring pine seedlings
see your local SCS technicians at
the county agricultural building.
These pines will be free to the
local land owners.
NOTICE!
The Registration Books are now
open at the City Clerks Office at
the Bank of Cumming for those
who wish to register to vote in
the Mayor and Councilmen Elect
ion.
Important Notice
The Census Enumerator for the
New Bridge and Chattahoochee
Districts is Mrs. Nellene Bennett.
The Forsyth County News
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOKSYTH, FULTON, CHERO tfKE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
THE HOME
The longer I live, the more I
visit the home, see the sorrows and
cares, the successes and failures,
the more I am impressed that the
home problem is the greatest prob
lem of our civilization.
About 90 years ago an American
died in Tunis, Africa, and he was
buried there. Thirty years later a
company of Americans stood by
his grave, dug up his body, wrap
ped in the Stars ancd Stripes, and
brought it back to America, his
native land They took his bones
to Washington and marched down
Pennsylvania Avenue, headed by
the Marine band. Out came the
President, the Vice President, and
all Congress to witness the scene.
What had this man done? He
had written a little song which
touched the hearts of all classes
of people throughout the civilized
world. ‘Be it ever so humble, theres
no place like home”. In that noble
lyric John Howard Payne struck
an immortal chord which has made
his name and his hymn sacred
forever.
As for me and my "house, we
will serve the Lord. (Joshua 24:
151.
The Miracle of the Home.
What a miracle it is, -as the poet
says, that “Two shall be born a
whole wide world apart and one
day, out of darkness, they shall
stand and read life’s meaning in
each others eyes”.
In the building of a life or a
home, we think of Christ as “The
Chief Cornerstone” on -which every
part must be “fitly framed togeth
er”. The writer of Proverbs says.
“The house of the righteous shall
stand” and we share his faith as
we build our home on Christ.
“Other foundation can no man lay”
that will be as adequate for these
testing times.
You remember the parable with
which Jesus closed the Sermon on
the Mount. He describes the house
of the wise man and says, “The
rains descended and the floods
came and beat upon that house
and it fell not, for it was founded
upon the rock of faith. John Oxen
ham puts this thought into verse:
The cornerstone in truth is laid,
The guardian walls of honor
made, c
The rock of faith is built above,
Tche fire upon the hearth is love,
Though rains descend and loud
winds call,
This liappy "home shall never fall.
ASC NEWS
Forsyth County ASC and Com
munity Committee met in an or
ganizational meeting Friday, Nov
ember 5, 1954. This meeting was
for the purpose of acquainting the
new bommunity committeemen
with the different type programs
administered by ASC Committees.
It will be the duty and purpose
of the Community committee to
assist the Countycommittee in mak
ing decisions on administrative pro
blems and to help make the pro
gram known in each community in
the County and thereby make each
farmer in Forsyth County under
, stand his eligibility for program
assistance.
38 bales of cotton have been
placed under price support this
fall and the price support rrfte for
this County is 34.02 per pound for
middling 15—16 inch staple cotton.
Silver City Community
Silver City club held their regu
lar meeting Monday evening Nov
ember 8, with the President A. C.
Kelley in charge.
The meeting was opened with
singing, after which Rev. Ford
Phillips led the group in prayer.
The following officers were elect
ed for the coming year:
President—Ford D.McClure
V. President —Edd Wallace
Secretary—Mrs. Ford McClure
Treasurer—Patsy Walls
Reporter—Mrs. Robert McClure
After electing the officers the
meeting was turned over to the
Social Committee. A delicious bar
becue and covered dish supper was
served to over 100 people which
was enjoyed very much.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, Nov., 11, 1954.
City Rat Control
Campaign Gets
Under Way Here
The Mayor and City Council has
called on the County Health De
partment for some service to free
the business and residential sect
ions of the City of Cumming from
the increasing population of rats.
Mr. T. E. Nelms, County Public
Health Sanitarian, will make a
survey of the rat situation at each
business esttablishment and resi
dential premises in the city limits
to locate their boarding places.
By knowing where they are, we
can do a better job in reducing the
rat population quicker and cheap
er with everyone cooperating.
Mr. Nelms is experienced in the
use of rat poison and the farmers
out in the County who have used
his mixed bait all say that it is
very effective.
Officers Elected For
New Year 1955
The Forsyth County Masonic As
sociation met Saturday evening,
October 30th with Redwine Lodge
No. 174 at 7 p. m.
The Asscociation was called to
order by the President D. O. Free
man and the business of the Asso
ciation was disposed off, after
which the following officers were
elected to serve during 1955.
Dr. Rupert H. Bramblett, Presi
dent; L. W. Holbrook, Vice Presi
dent; Clyde Bannister, Treasurer;
A. C. Smith Jr, Secretary; Will H.
! McLaran, Chaplain,
j All of the Lodges holding mem
bership in the Association were
well represented: LaFayette No. 44
, Chestatee No. 108; Cross Roads
; No. 119; Redwine No. 174; Etowah
I No. 222. Mt. Zion No. 316; Duck
tdwn NoT 572; Matt No. 694.
! After the business session the
' members and quests repaired to
( the Mica Community House where
i a most wonderful supper was serv
ied by the ladies of Redwine and
j Mica communities. When the boun
I tiful and delightful feast had been
J enjoyed by all those fortunate
; enough to be present the associat
l ion assembled in the splendid new
Church of the Baptist Mica Con
gregation where splendid talks
were made by Rev. Charles War
' ren of the Chestatee High School
and Mrs. Ethel Moncrief, Past
Grand Matron of the Eastern Star
of Georgia.
FHA Raise Funds For
FHA Building Program
As a climax to the observance of
Future Homemaker of America
I Week October 31 thru November 6,
! Future Homemakers of America
completed one of its most import
, ant State Projects for the year by
j raising and contributing $135.00 to
! the FHA Building Fund. Each
FHA chapter throughout the state
I is to pledge SI.OO per member. The
Cumming FHA raised money by
selling Christmas cards.
The joint camping program for
' Future Homemakers and Future
: Farmers is sponsored by the State
Department of Education and at
the present time housing facilities
are inadequate .Future Homemak
! ors are raising funds to build mod
| ern cottages for girls.
Governor Herman Talmadge has
appropriated $25,000 on a matching!
basis to use in constructing cottag |
es on the camp site at Lake Jack-,
son, Covington, Georgia. To date
Future Homemakers have raised
$11,208.91 toward the goal of $25,-
000 by May 1, 1955.
HAW CREEK COMMUNITY CLUB
. The Haw Creek club met Friday
night November 5, for the purpose
of electing officers for the ensuing
year.
The officers are as follows:
President—H. D. Nuckolls
V. President—M. C. Echols
Secretary—Mrs. John Green
i Treasurer —-Mrs. H. W. Cook
Reporter —Madge Uuckolls
We also discussed buying equip-!
ment for the Haw Creek Way side
park.
A covered dish supper was en
joyed by all. (
Madge Nuckolls, Reporter
BIG CROWD ATTENDS OPENING
OF NEW PURINA MILL IN
GAINESVILLE
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Governor Herman Talmadge of Georgia and folks from all over
Georgia and neighboring states attended ceremonies of the opening of
the Ralston Purina Company’s new Chow mill in Gainesville Thursday
November 4th.
The crowds of people at the big new feed manufacturingplant heard
Governor Talmadge and Donald Danforth, Purina Company President,
outline the steady growth and development of the North Georgia broil
er area, which led to the building of the new mill at Gainesville.
Eddy Arnold and Minnie Pearl, nationally featured radio and tele
vision stars, entertained the guests. Those present were taken on tours
of interesting in the new plant, and all were served lunch by
Ralston Purina Company.
Purina officials chose Gainesville as the site of the Company’s
newest plant to better serve the area with the greatest concentration
of the broiler and fryer chicken production in the country. The Gain
esville mill will enable more rapid service to poultrymen and feeders
of North Georgia, will provide thpm with fresher Chows, and will
make possible lower prices because of savings in freight costs.
The new mill will have a capacity of about 75,000 tons annually.
Local labor will be employed. As much of the grain and other ingred
ients as local farmers can supply will be purchased ocalty. The plant
will be managed by Roger Hampton, who is, experienced in'm,il man
agement in other Purina plants.
OVERCOME EVIL
WITH GOOD
The scientific method is a good
method as for as human effort is
concerned; finding facts and think
ing straight, sometimes when dis
appointments and misunderstand
ings come into the life of an in
dividual it causes that individual
to close His eyes to.facts and caus
es him to lose faith in his fellow
man. A person in this condition
can’t think straight. His attitude
is wrong toward man and God. A
person of this kind has no forgive
ness in his heart. Jesus Christ
alone is our judge—He is the judge
of all mankind. Let no human
being upon earth attempt to take
his place.
A person who has had an exper
ience of grace in his heart and life,
who has surrendered to the way of
Christ, his experience is based on
facts. This experience is a fact, he
knows, he was there when it hap
pened. If his life thereafter proves
that his experience was genuine
then people who contact him will
know that there is a reality in his
religion.
Don’t let envy, jealousy, misun
derstandings and the like cause
your life to become bitter, and
twist your thinking all out of shape
“Dearly beloved, avenge not your
selves, but rather give place unto
wrath:for it is written, Vengence |
is mine, I will repay, saith the
Lord. Therefore if thine enemy
hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give
him drink: for in so doing thou
shalt make him feel a burning
sense of shame. Be not overcome'
of evil, but overcome evil with j
good.” Rom. 12: 19—21.
W. R. CALLAWAY
Grand Lodge Has
Many From Forsyth
In attendance at the 168th An
nual Communication of the Grand
Lodge of Georgiaa convening in
Macon, October 26 & 27, Georgia
Free & Accepted Masons were the
following:
Dr. Rupert H. Bramblett of Red
wine No. 174: D. O. Freeman, Mike
Cantrell, Herbert Cantrell, Robert
(Gibson of Mt. Zion No. 316; Cole
| man Sheffield, Weldon Mathis of
Cross Roads No. 119; Charles W.
Yarbrough, Wilbur Harrison, C. W.
Yarbrough Jr. of Matt No. 694;
Clyde Bannister, Ira Bottoms, Will
H. McLaran of LaFayette No. 44;
Luther L. Silver, Ducktown No. 572
County Population 15,000. Number 45.
With Y our County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
Fall is the time of year when
most farmers begin to glance back
ward over their shoulders at the
past years efforts. For many farm
ers, a backward glance at 1954 is
not going to be pretty. The lack of
sufficient rain since June has cut
corn yields from 50 to 100 percent.
The same lack of rain, caused
pastures to dry up, the hay crop
to fail and all other feed crops cut
drastically. Very few gardens pro
duced enough vegetables for can
ning or freezing. Cotton made a
fair yield in some cases. That is
about the brightest spot in an other
wise dim picture. Broilers and eggs
did not bring in the returns that
were hoped for.
The farmers have been hurt bad
by the crop failures. But so has
the feed dealer, the harware store,
the grocery store, the fertilizer
dealer, the clothing store and all
other busnesses in the county.
Forsyth County is an agricultur
al county. When the farmer is hurt
all business is hurt. The farmer
must have money if all the other
businesses prosper. The amount of
goods sold in Forsyth County is
in direct proportion to the money
i the farmer receives for his pro
1 ducts.
The farmer that has kept an ade
quate set of records during the
past year is in the most favorable
spot, if there is such a place. The
so-called weather experts tell us
that we can expect several more
seasons similar to the past few
years. They say that a so-called
“wet year” may occur occasionally
but that generally we can expect
rather dry years.
If our records tell us that we
have made profit on a particular
crop or enterprise during the past
three or four years, then that is
the crop that we want to continue.
On the other hand, a crop that
has consistently lost money for us
during the same period should be
dropped or at least modified to
where we can expect areasonable
profit.
If no records are available, then
we must continue with the guess
ing game. The guessing game is a
good way to “guess” ourselves out
of business. There is better time
to start a good set of records than
today.
• riirs|
GRAND & PETIT
JURORS DRAWN
FOR NOV., TERM
Grand Jurors
1. Royce Samples
2. Homer W. Collett fc
3. John W. Holbrook
4. J. H. Boling
5. I. C. Otwell
6. W. F. Watson j
7. Levi T. Barron
8. Hubert Nuckolls
9. J. C. Gilleland
10. Herbert E .Castleberry
11. R. A. Ingram
12c. Walter P. Hughes
13. Toy Settle
14. Thos. A. Pilgrim
15. Henry Gilstrap
16. Nathan Poole
17. E. A. Smith
18. William Fagan
I. 9. Ivan Orr >
20. Rudolph Tribble
21. R. A. Patterson
22. Ford D. McClure
23. Newman Mathis
24. Cleon Garrett
■25. j. t. sewiii y*r
26. Calvin A. Thompson
27. Paul Phillips
28. J. C. Roe
29. Buel Martin
30. John Pittard
Petit Jurors
1. Coy Vaughan
2. L. M. James
3. E. W. Tidwell
4. Troy Sams "1”
5. Dallas W. Bruce
6. George Wood
7. Glenn Mathis r
8. Dorsey Thomas
9. B. L. Redd 0 *
10. C. W. Howard
11. Jas. M. Hughes
12. Grady Pruitt
13. Guy W. Castleberry
14. Hoyt Smith I'"
15. C. L. Jackson
16. B. H. Freeman
17. Hillis G. McGinnis
18. H. W. Thompson
19. Avon Hughes
' 20. John M. Rogers
21. J. C. Burdette
22. Hubert L. Smith
23. Lane Clark
24. Maynard Mashburn
25. Joe Brooks
26. Paul Yarbrough
27. Glenn W. Westbrook
28. Hoyt J. Grogan
29. Luther N. Payne
30. Clyde Pendley
31. W. E. Martin
32. H. R Bramblett
33. Worley C. Samples
34. W. H. Flanagan
35. Joel Garrett
36. Roy Thomas
37. Joel Yarbrough
138. H. P. Matthews
39. Cecil Mize
40. E. E. Grogan
41. O. C. Mcßrayer
42. Watson Rogers
43. W. C. Stone
44. Carle L. Martin
45. Frank Barron
46. Marcus Mashburn, Jr.
47. A. E. Bennett, Jr.
48. T. M. Lewis
49. Joel Webb
50. Roy Westray
51. Thos. L. Stone
52. Fred Smith
53. Geo. E. Burruss
54. Joe Pirkle
55. Mack Duran
56. Wallace Tatum
57. John H. Lummus
58. John D. Glover .”
59. Toy M. Pruitt
60. Ottis Bottoms