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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 * - - v " t 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