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Safety Fire Commissioner Zack
D. Cravey state chairman of the
National drive for Muscular Dys
trophy now in progress in this
community presents a home-grown
turkey to Dusty Rhodes (left),
slugging New York Giant whose
hat won three World Series games
in the four straight conquest of
the Cleveland Indians. Dusty, kick
ing off the state; drive in Atlanta
in turn donated the fowl to Mrs.
Today & ToYnorrow
Louie D. Newton
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IDOLS
Bishop Arthur J. Moore preached
the Thanksgiving Day sermon in
Druid Hills Baptist Church last
Thursday, which he has done for
the past several Thanksgivings,
and he took for his text the words
of John, perhaps the last words
written in the New TMWtament,
“Little children, keep yourselves
from idols.” (I John 5: 21).
“Let us be warned on this day
of Thanksgiving,” said Bishop
JAoore, “that what our fathers and
mothers sought sacrificially to pass
on to us, and what God desires to
bestow upon us, may easily be
lost, if we turn from implicit trust
in Him to indulge ourselves in the
wild passions of selfishness and
forget His will and way.
“Money may easily become an
idol, rather than A servant. When
I observe how men fall down and
worship money, I tremble for our
nation. They forget that the love
of money is the root of every sort
of evil, whereas money, used for
the glory of God, becomes one of
the great blessings. I observe how
people, for the sake of money, are
willing to make drunkards of their
neighbors, and I know then that
we heed the words of Jobn when
he said, ‘Keep yourselves from
idols.’ ”
Bishop Moore went on to say
that there are many who fall down
before the idol of pleasure, selling
their birthright for a mess of pot
tage. And still others who barter
away the heritage of freedom for
some transient sense of fame or
advantage.
“Once lost, these priceless heri
tages are difficult to recover. Our
forefathers came to this new world
■with two great concepts —the sov
ereignty of God and the sacred
ness of human personality. They
left the old world, where religious
bigotry and various forms of Sclav
ery had shackled their lives. Here
they faced a new way of life, with
an open Bible in their hands and
the conviction that every man is
competent to deal directly with
God, unhindered by civil or eccles
iastical authority. Let us not for
get on this Thanksgiving Day what
these principles meant in the found
ing days, and what they must
mean today if our civilization is
to survive,” said Bishop Moore.
The people went away, deeply
impressed with the solemn truth
which the preacher had declared,
highly resolved, I must believe, to
rid themselves of the idols of
which John was writing and which
the good bishop pointed out last
Thursday.
NOTICE!
I have employed Mr. W. F. Harri
son, Coal Mountain Community to
assist in collecting my accounts.
The people who owe me for
Medical Care are requested to make
every effort to pay at this time.
Dr. Rupert H. Bramblett
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) Cumming Georgia, Thursday, Dec., 2nd, 1954.
Henry Geigerman, of Atlanta, re
presenting the National Muscular
Dystrophy Association, to be auc
tioned off. Commissioner Cravey
urges all Georgians to actively sup
port this worthy campaign. Con
tributions may be mailed to Mus
cular Dystrophy Association of
America, Georgia Division, Care of
Zack D. Cravey, State Capitol, At
lanta, Georgia.
Mr. John Cleveland
Durham, Age 69 Dies
Suddenly, Nov., 30.
Mr. John Cleveland Durham, 69
years of age and well-known Cum
ming citizen died in a local hospi
tal Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Dur
ham suffered an apparent stroke
of apolexy Tuesday morning. He
was born and reared in Hall coun
ty and had made his home in this
city for the past twenty five years.
He wasc known to many of his
friends as Uncle Durham and pos
sessed a Chrirstian character and
friendly disposition to all who
knew him.
Survivors include his wife the
former Miss Pearl Cain, one daugh
ter, Mrs. C. M. Williams, Columbus
Ga., two sons, C. N. Durham, Barn
well, S. C., and C. W. Durham.
Charlotte N. C., two brothers, Levy
Durham, Cumming and Elbert Dur
ham, Gainesville, Ga., three sisters,
Mrs. Cabe Campbell, Anderson, S.
C., Mrs. Claude Cain, Gainesville,
Ga., and Mrs. J. C. Doster, Atlanta,
five grandchildren and other rela
tives.
Funeral services for Mr. Dur
ham will be held at the Second
Baptist Church, Thimsday at 2 p.
m. with the Rev. John Ozley offi
ciating and interment was in the
City Cemetery.
Project Eighth Grade
Chestatee School
SUBJECT: THE HOME, CHURCH
AND SCHOOL
Our American civilization and
civilization of the whole world will
grow and prosper only if the
Home, Church and School are pre
served, and kept in close contact
with each other. The Chestatee
eighth grade students are now
drawing up plans to try to coordi
nate more fully the part these
three institutions have had in the
growth of Forsyth County. In or
der to do so this project will gjve
each student a chance for special
study and research in their home
county and among friends.
In launching this project the
students wish to present programs,
emphasizing these three institut
ions, in the churches of the county.
Following this presentation some
of the students will take pictures
of all the FIRSTS in the county.
Some will search out the first
churches, together with the first
preachers; some will collect pic
tures of the earliest homes and
settlers; others will learn where
the first schools' were located and
collect pictures of the same, mak
ing notes of the first County Sup
erintendents and work done in the
early days that has been for ad
vancement in the county.
The studeftts are hoping to send
in a Report to the Forsyth County
News each week. They will appre
ciate your cooperation in the car
rying out and completion of this
project.
E. E. ROGERS, Class Sponsor
Progress in Cumming
Past 25 Years
In 1928 when Roy P. Otwell was
first elected Mayor. The City of
Cumming had narrow, bumpy,
muddy sidewalks and streets, no
electricity, no water works, no
sewerage disposal system, no police
no fire fighting equipment or or
ganized fire fighting department,
no street lights, no garbage collec
tion, no industry of and kind.
Population less than 500 people.
Today under the leadership of
Mr. Otwell, we have most of our
sidewalks widened and paved, prac-
tically every street in town paved,
or hard surfaced. We have plenty
of electricity with Georgia Power
and R. E. A. available. We have
modern water works plant (with
enlargement program underway) a
good sewerage disposal plant. A
good police department with two
full time police. A good City Hall,
police office and fire department
with adequate fire fighting equip
ment, street lights, traffic lights,
garbage collection and sanitation
department. Population now almost
1500 people.
Also through the efforts of Mr.
Otwell, we now have the Wilson
& Company Poultry Plant here
who purchase and process approxi
mately 30,000 chickens daily and
employ a maximum of 250 to 300
people, and now are building an
additional half million dollar plant
which will enable them to em
ployee more people.
Also through the efforts of Mr.
Otwell, we now have the Sawnee
Provision Plant who purchases and
kill approximately 100 hogs and
100 cattle weekly and who employ
a maximum of 70 to 80 people and
who are doing much to encourage
the growing of hogs and cattle in
this area.
These plants and other industry
and businesses, could not, or would
not have come to Cumming, were
it not for the growth and progress
above mentioned, neither could we
have the beautiful and much need
ed School plant now underway on
Tribble Gap Street, if it were not
for the water supply now available
to the school.
Mr. Otwell has built more plant
buildings, store buildings and more
homes for these people to work in
and live in than all the other peo
ple in town added together.
Through his foresightedness, vision
and faith in his fellowman and in
the City of Cumming, we have
come a long way and if he is given
a chance and a Council that will
cooperate, he will lead us on to
greater growth and prosperity.
A CITIZEN & TAX PAYER
OF CUMMING
Garbage and RubblsK
Storage
Every family in the City limits
is urged to store their garbage in
metal containers with lids on them
to discourage rat boarders and
stray dogs.
Mr. Nelms, the County Sanitar
ian reports in every instance where
a large rat population is found,
that they have plenty of garbage
to feed on and enough rubbish
piled back in storage rooms and
garbages to provide the best kind
of rat harborage.
He says that if all owners and
operators of business establish
ments as well as all City residents
were to make a survey of their
premises and then conduct a clean
up campaign to remove everything
from their premises that is not
needed, the rat control program
will then accomplish much more
to free the City of rats.
Mr. Nelms works very close with
the garbage and rubbish collectors
and if you have a problem of dis
posal, call him at the Health De
partment or call Mr. Otwell, the
Mayor, who will notify both Mr.
Nelms and the garbage collectors.
PREACHING NOTICE
Ralph Lee Bagwell wiP preach
at Daves Creek Svnday December
4, at 7 o’clock.
SINGING NOTICE
You are invited to a Singing on
Friday night at Mt. Pisgah church.
We are expecting Rev. Carl Stew
art and wife and others to be there
so come one and all.
“S- D Day”— December
15th Announced.
PROCLAMATION
Mayor Roy P. Otwell today pro
claimed Wednesday, December 15,
as “S D Day’” or “Safe Driving
Day” and pledged the full support
of the city government in making
the project a success. He urged all
citizens to do their utmost to keep
Cumming and Forsyth County en
tirely free of accidents on Decem
ber 15th.
“S D Day” is sponsored by the
President’s Action Committee for
Traffic Safety in cooperation with
various national organizations, and
State and local officials. It is a
day to demonstrate that traffic ac
cidents can be reduced materially
when all motorists and pedestrians
do their part.
Following is the Mayor’s pro
clamation:
“Whereas the President of the
United States has asked all-Ameri
cans to unite in a Nation-wide Uev
monstration that traffic accidents
can be avoided if all motorists and
pedestrians do their part; and
“Whereas, the Governor of our
State has asked all of the com
munities in Forsyth County to sup
port this worthy effort:
“Now, therefore, as Mayor of
the City of Cumming, I hereby
proclaim Wednesday, December 15,
as *S—D Day’ in this community,
and ask all citizens to drive and
walk on this day so as to keep
the entire 24-hour period free of
traffic accidents.”
In pledging support for the pro
gram, Mayor Otwell said:
“This is an opportunity for all
citizens to join in a common ef
fort against a common enemy: the
traffic accident toll. He can help
as an individual, and as a member
of groups with which he is asso
ciated: his church, his PTA, his
club or fraternal society, his union
his association—any and all indi
viduals and organizations can and
should participate actively.
Soil Conservation News
Forsyth County
The Watershed Inspection Team
of the USDA—SCS operating un
der the Hope-Akien Bill Public Law
566 visited the Big Creek watershed
in Forsyth and Multon counties
last Monday and Tuesday Novem
ber 22 and 23rd. The yewere seek
ing information as to whether the
Big Creek watershed was eligible
for Federal assistance for a similar
type work that Is now being per
formed in the Settingdown creek
‘watershed.
Joe Pirkle has completed the
construction of a farm pond on his
farm west of Cuba.
Elmer Pirkle northwest of Cum
ming has completed the construct
ion of a farm pond dam.
Fred Feil near Heardville has
completed the construction of a
farm pond dam on his farm.
Work on the Flood Prevention
dam on the Coleman Wallace farm
is well underway.
Another Flood Prevention dam
in the Spot neighborhood will be
let fr construction in I^ecember',
ALL-NIGHT SINGING SPONSOR
ED BY BALL GROUND AMERI
CAN LEGION, DECEMBER 11TH.
On Saturday night, December 11,
at the Ball Ground School Gym in
Ball Ground, there will be an all
night singing. Featured at this
time will be the famous Speer
Family, from Nashville, Tennessee.
This family has been starred on
radio, stage, and television for 20
years, and is well-known through
out this part of the country.
Also present will be the Singing
Strfr Trio from Beaumont, Texas,
featuring Kenneth Apples, who has
played the piano for the Black
wood Brothers for years.
Last, but never forgotten, in the
New Darnell Family, who will be
singing their newest recordings on
Bibletone.
Come one; come all. This pro
gram starts at 8 o’clock p. m. and
lasts till you say C One pride
to everyone: SI.OO, tax included.
County Populotion 15,000. Number 48.
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In the photograph the solar bat
tery is being used to provide power
for the telephone. For the demon
stration, the telephone was connect
ed to an amplifier through which
the voice of the demonstrator, Dr.
M. E. Strieby, was carried to those
VOTE TUESDAY
DECEMBER 7, FOR
MAYbR & COUNCIL
Every Registered Voter is urged
to Vote Tuesday December 7th be
tween the hours of 12 NOON and
4 P. M. for Mayor and Five Coun
cilmen.
The Polls open at 12 NOON and
close at 4 P. M. Voting room at
Court House in Justice of Peace
Office. - ,
Santa Claus is Coming
To Cumming on Friday
December 3, at 4 P. M.
Old Caint Nick is coming to our
City Friday, December 3rd at 4
p. m.
Wing’s Department Store receiv
ed a wire from him at the North
Pole stating he would be here to
visit all the people of Forsyth
County.
Mr. Wing has arranged a Throne
upon which he will sit and talk to
everyone. There will be a mail box
by the throne for all the letters the
children care to write.
Just write old Santa a letter,
bring it to Wing’s Department
Store and place it in the mail box,
telling Santa Claus what you want
and if you have been a good little
Boy or Girl.
Santa will also in Wing’s
Store Saturday December 4th from
the Hours of 10 to 12 in the morn
ing and 3 to 6 in the afternoon.
Tell all your friends to visit Santa.
FORT VALLEY
PRIVATE BANK
TO CLOSE DOORS
FT. VALLEY, Nov. 18—Ft. Val
ley’s only private bank closed here
Thursday.
An audit is being made of the
assets and liabilities of (he Peo
ple's Bank and a statement is ex
pected "within the next day or
two’’ on financial conditions.
Somewhat less than $50,000 is
involved according to the bank’s
lawyer and tlie number of accounts
"run in the vicinity of 200.”
E. C. Patterson, owner and presi
dent,, said every effort will be
made to pay members of the bank’s
Christmas savings club before the
holidays.
“If it takes liquidating all my
personal funds, I will pay off the
accounts,” he said.— The Atlanta
Constitution.
SANTA IS COMING FRIDAY &
SATURDAY AT WING’S STORE.
present. Dr. Strieby is director of
Technical Demonstrations for the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company. He appeared in Atlanta
before Southern Beil’s Board of
Directors Monday and several em
ployee groups Tuesday. <
Hightower Association
Training Union i
Meeting
This coming Sunday, December
5, in the afternoon at 2:30, the
Hightower Baptist Training Union
meeting will take place at Haw
Creek Baptist Church.
A very good program has beer*
planned for this occasion. Mr.
Hugh King, a very consecrated
Christian preacher, will be the
main speaker and there will be a
special group of Children from the
Georgia Baptist Children’s Home
in Hapeville will sing.
Everyone is most cordially in
vited to be here for this event,
and it is hoped that every Baptist
will bring several visitors along
with him. Let’s all come out and
find out what Training Union is
all about.
There is no obligation whatso
ever.
Rev. J. B. Driskell
Rev. Harold Zwald
ASC NEWS
I COTTON ALLOTMENTS TO BE
SET FOR ALL ELIGIBLE FOR
SYTH COUNTY FARMS.
Cotton acreage allotments for
the 1955 crop are now being estab
lished for all eligible farms in For
syth County, says C. A. Bagwell,
chairman of the Forsyth County
Agricultural Stablizatlon and Con
servation Committee. Each cotton
farmer will be notified by mail of
the acreage allotment for his farm
before December 14 marketing quo
ta referendum.
Mr. Bagwell explains that the
national cotton acreage allotment
is the acreage which at average
yields will produce 10 million bales
the minimum national marketing
quota under law. Based on the nat
ional average yield, the national
acreage allotment for upland cot
ton is 18,113,208 acres. This nation
al allotment is divided among the
States and counties, based largely
on cotton acreage during the years
1948 to 1953 except 1949, which ist
omitted by law.
Most of the county allotment
must, under the law, be-divided
among farms on which cotton was
grown in the past 3 years, but a
small reserve is set aside for the
“new” cotton farms, for adjusting
allotments for small farms, and
for hardship cases. In distributing
the acreage reserve, the county
committee considers the type and
productivity of the soil, the labor
and equipment available for cotton
production, past cotton nproduction
and other factors.