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Volume 45.
To The Citizens Of
Forsyth County
It is the duty of every citizen
of our County and State to help
protect our youth from the traged
ies on the highways. I sincerely
hope that every father and mother
will read and study the full con
tents of the book, “TRAtGEDIES!
ON OUR HIGHWAYS”, which will
cover the County in the month of
January. The officers of this
County in cooperation with the
Georgia State Patrol wish to ex
press our appreciation to those
drivers who practice good driving
rules when wriving on the public
roads of this county.
We regret the fact that Forsyth
County has a high rate of acci
dents and too many fatalities, this
record can be greatly improved
only through the cooperation of
the citizens and youths of the
county. First by observing all the
Safety rules.
c Please remember that about 90
Percent of the fatalities are caused
by drivers who are driving at a
high rate of speed, even though
they may not be to blame for the
accident, they are in violation and
the cause of death to some one
due to “SPEEDING”.
I would like to ask each of you
one question: How would you at
tempt to excplain to some Mother,
Father, Sister or Brother why their
LOVED ONE was killed due to
the violation of our laws, by you,
your son or your Daughter. Do
you have what would be an ex
ceptable explanation, to you, if it
was your son or daughter that
was killed?
Sincerely,
Hill R. Tallant, Sheriff of
Forsyth County, Georgia.
ASC NEWS
The Cotton Marketing Quota Re
ferendum will be held on Decem
ber 14, 1954 in this County and
any farmer who grew cotton dur
ing the 1954 year is eligible to
vote. The polls will open at 9:00
A. M. and close at S:CO P;<Mi
Listed below are the persons
chosen to hold the election by com
munities and the poling places:
BARKEDS & HIGHTOWER
Roy E. Moore, Chairman
L. M. Jennings, Vice chairman
Clarence Pilcher, Member
Claude Pruitt, Alternate
PLACE: Murt & Moore Store
COAL MT. & ROLANDS
L. A. Wheeler, Chairman
Amos Martin, Vice chairman
Roy Bennett, Member
A. R. Wheeler, Alternate
PLACE: Grady Martins Store
CUMMING & CHATTAHOOCHEE
W. E. Herring, Chairman
Troy Sorrells, Vice chairman
James McGehee, Member
Alan Hennderson, Alternate
PLACE: ASC Office
SETTENDOWN & DUCKTOWN
R. B. Tallant, Chairman
Almon Pruitt, Vice chairman
Cliff Pearson, Member
C. B. Estes, Alternate
PLACE: M. M. Green’s Store
BELLS & VICKORY
Eugene Stone, Chairman
Horrace Bettis, Vice chairman
Carl Martin, Member
W. A. Herring, Alternate
PLACE: Ralph Moores Store
BIG CREEK
W. D. Buice, Chairman
Edd Hansard, Vice chairman
C. B. Herring, Sr., Member
Hershell Harrison, Alternate
PLACE: W. D. BUICE’S STORE
CHESTATEE & NEW BRIDGE
Wallace Wood, Chairman
Ralph Phillips, Vice chairman
T. A. Darricott, Member
D. Frank Howar, Alternate
PLACE: D. O. Freemans Store
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
Mr. Riggins Bennett seems to
be the champion Hoot Owl killer.
He had proof of a 54 inch wing
spread in the News office Wednes
day.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF P'ORSYTII COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHEROKEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
OTWELL ELECTED
AT CUMMING
CUMMING, Dec. 7-Roy P. Ot
well was reelected Tuesday to his
14th consecutive two-year term as
mayor of Cumming in an election
in which incumbents had no oppo
sition but in which there were
several write-in votes.
Two incumbents were reelected
to city council, and three new
comers rounded out the five-man
body. , j
Paul H. Worley, incumbent, poll
ed 257 votes for reelection as clerk
and councilman. Councilman W. O.
Wills received 257 votes. Winning
newcomers and their votes were
Joel Webb, former councilman, 256;
E. E. Martin, 254, and Gladstone
Sudderth, 254.
Royston Ingram received three
write-in votes for council and one
for mayor. E. E. Buice also receiv
ed a write-in vote for mayor.
Others receiving write-in votes
for council were W. E. Lipscomb,
3; Dr. Jim Mashburn, 2, and L. C.
Denson, 1. Atlanta Constitution.
WHY PUBLIC
WORSHIP
Paul, perhaps the greatest Chris
tian who ever lived, the greatest
exponent of Christianity in all the
history of the Church. What did
he think about coming together
for public worship? You will find
that he was there at the appoint
ed time for worship. The Savior
himself was very faithful in at
tending public worship. Many of
the eternal truthes that Jesus ut
tered were spoken in the place of
public worship.
Why was Jesus so faithful in
attendance on public worship when
there were hypocrits that attended
worship service with him? Why
was Paul so faithful to teach,
preach, and worship in the syna
gogues and churches when there
were false prophets in the congre
gation. One of the most comppell
ing reasons was to teach and to
preach the truth and denounce the
false teaching and hyprocacy and
error that existed.
People gather together in groups
for various reasons—the purposes
are to promote their special inter
est; uphold their ideas. People
gather in large groups to enjoy
sports (games) *, to drink and dance
for business purposes; to receive
instruction in our schools; Labor
Unions. When there is a common
enemy, we gather together, all
over our country, to train to kill
our enemies and protect our rights.
You and I are judged by the
company we keep. What am I say
ing to the world if I ignore the
church. I am telling people by my
very act of indifference that I
care very little or not at all for
Jesus Christ who established the
church by the shedding of His own
precious blood. Satan and all his
evil forces are delighted when they
get professing Christians to ignore
the church and become extremely
critical of one another. Christians j
be on guard, the Evil one desires
to destroy your usefulness and
your very soul, itself.
One of the main reasons why I
love to attend public worhsip is to
receive spiritual strength to face
the tasks of life. We do not attend
services because we think we are
so good but because we realize our
weakness and our tendency to sin
and to become selfish and fail. We
know, in our hearts, that God only
can help us; Jesus Christ, the sin
less person, can through His Holy
Spirit, help us and strengthen us.
The perfect person will help im
perfect persons, as we are I must
follow His leadership if I am ever
victorious over the world, the flesh
and the Devil.
W. R. CALLAWAY
BIG DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT
AT CUMMING GYM.
The V. F. W. Post 9143 will spon
sor a big Round and Square dance
in the Cumming High School Gym
on December 11. The post is for
tunate in securing the well known
“Dixie Ramblers Band” with Jake
Clay as Caller. This band consists
of six musicians that have the
knowledge and desire to make good
music for the dances. They not
only play for dances, but have
their own radio program over an
Athens, Georgia station.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, Dec., 9th, 1954.
THIRD ANNUAL
SAUSAGE JUDGING
CONTEST HELD
Honorable Marvinn Griffin was
Master of ceremonies at the Ring
ing of the Breakfast Bell Saturday
Morning December 4, during the
Third Annual Sausage judging
contest held at the Tower Garden
Restaurant in Buckhead.
The Master of ceremonies intro
duced visiting gentlemen from
North Georgia and North Carolina.
Mayor Roy P. Otwell, was one
of the judges at the Breakfast and
reported a very enjoyable occasion.
With Y our County
Agent
Walter 11. Rucker
Two important things poultry-1
men should consider when raising I
their flocks are poultry lice and
fowl pox. These two factors some
times determine the difference be
tween profit and loss. To help For
syth County poultrymen I have
asked Arthur Gannon, poultryman
i for the University of Georgia Agri
cultural Extension Service, to give
me facts on both of these items.
Of course, there are changes being
made every day in the production
of poultry, particularly in the vac
cination program, but at the pres
ent time here is the thinking on
these subjects.
Poultry lice are found in most
all flocks which have not been
treated in recent months. Their
damage to poultry is tremendous.
Six different kinds of poultry lice
have been identified in the state,
three of which are very harmful.
Birds should be examined for
body lice and shaft lice—two of the
most harmful types. Check for the
body lice by looking in the fluff
just beneath the vent. Eggs of nits
often can be found around the base
of the feathers. Shaft lice are gen
'erally found running down the
shaft of the feather toward the
body.
Sodium fluoride or lindane is re
commended as being the best mat
erials for killing lice. These pro
ducts can be bought at most drug
stores or seed houses.
The dusting method is second
choice to dipping. Sodium fluoride
should be gathered up in pinches
with the fingers and rubbed into
the skin annd in the feathers in i
not less than nine points on the
body.
The dipping method has given
100 percent satisfaction throughout
the state over a period of years.
This method should be used only
in warm weather, and birds should
not be dipped except in the morn
ing. For small flocks, a container
similar to a five or six gallon lard
pail is ideal. One pound of sodium
fluoride is sufficient to treat 300
hens. Inorder to dip the bird, both
wings of the fowl should be gath
ered together over the back of the
bird. They should be held firmly
next to the back of the bird, sub
merging the fowl tail-first into the
solution, all but the head. The fea
theres should be fluffed to alloy/
the soapy water to penetrate. The
head of the bird is submerged by
holding the beaks tightly together.
If you use Lindane, one-half pint
of 20 percent emulsion is sufficient
for one gallon of water. This can
be brushed on the roost, or better
still, it can be sprayed on the roost
or litter with a pressure spray.
Only enough material should be
used to wet the top surface of the
litter and the operation should be
repeated in ten days.
Nicotine sulphate is effective
against most poultry lice but does
not kill the nits and often fails to
kill head lice. It should be smeared
or dropped on the roost just before
night. Be sure to use it at a time
when the wind will not blow the
fumes from the birds. The poultry
house should be closed on three
sides. Nicotine sulphate never
should be used when all four sides
of the house are closed. The appli
cation must be repeated in appro
ximately ten days to be effective
against the nits of the lice.
The discussion on fowl pox will
be continued next week.
PREACHING NOTICE
Rev. Elijah Cowart will preach
at Friendship Baptist Church on
Saturday and Sunday December 11
and 12. Come out and hear him.
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS FOR
NOVEMBER TERM, 1954
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FORSYTH:
TO THE HONORABLE HOWELL
BROOKE, JUDGE OF THE SUP
ERIOR COURT OF SAID COUN
TY:
We, the Grand Jurors, selected,
chosen an dsworn for this the Nov
enil>er Term, 1954 of the Superior
Court of said County, l*eg leave to
make these our general present
ments:
FIIRST
We have through committee in
spected the various county proper
ties, and recommend that the roof
of the jail be repaired, that the
broken window panes be replaced,
and that new mattress covers and
sheets for the beds at the jail be
procured. We recommend further
that the two story frame dwelling
belonging to the County located on
the Square in Cumming be torn
down. At the Cannery we found
drainage running through the Ex
hibit Room, and recommend that
this condition be corrected. With
reference to the Courthouse wo
recommend that the woodwork be
painted, broken windows be re
placed, that all commodes and toil
et facilities be put in sanitary work
ipg condition, that the gutters be
repaired, and that the record room
in the Ordinary’s Office be enlarg
ed, and that the floor in the lib
rary be replaced. With reference
to the County Home we found bed
clothing hanging on the line in the
rain and we recommend that bet
ter care be taken of the equipment
bed clothing etc. at the County
Home, and that the entire building
be put in more sanitary condition.
Also of the County Home we re
commend that the broken board be
replaced in the floor, and the
tbe broken window panes be re
| placed. We recommend that all
scrap iron which is located at the
County Barn that cannot be used
should be sold for scrap and the
money derived therefrom be return
ed to the County. We also desire
to complimentt the Commissioners
for keeping the County Barn and
Shop in such nice and clean con
dition.
SECOND
We have through committee in
spected and examined the books
and records of the Commissioners
of Roads & Revenues, Ordinary,
Clerk of the Superior Court, Tax
Commissioner and School Commis
sioner. We find all such books and
records to be correct and in order.
THIRD
We found tax fi. fas. issued for
back taxes aggregating $14,564.06.
We recommend that the Sherriff s
Office collect as much of these
back taxes as possible, and that the
Commissioners authorize the Coun
ty Attorney to search the records
in the Clerk’s Office for real prop
erty owned by delinquent taxpay
ers, and that levies be made when
ever any property is found to bo
•owned by such delinquent tax-pay
ers.
FOURTH
We attach hereto and make a
part hereof the reports made to
our body by the various County
Officers.
FIFTH
We recommend that Clarence
Orr be appointed as notary public
and ex-officio justice of the peace
for the Chestatee District, and that
C. D. Reid be appointed to such
office for Vickery District.
SIF/TH
We fix the per diem for jurors
and bailiffs for the year 1955 at
$5.00. ,
SEVENTH
We recommend that all stores,
and service stations in the county
remain closed on Sundays, espec
ially during the hours of Church
Services and Sunday School. We
recommend that all citizens in the
County report any such violations,
and that our county officers dilli
gently enforce the law in this re
spect. We hope the next Grand
Jury will look into the matter, and
return indictments wherein such
violations have occurred.
We further recommend that dis
tillery equipment and boilers found
at stills be destroyed by the offi
cers at the sites of thte stills im
mediately upon capture. We fur
ther recommend that all deputy
County Population 15,000. Number 49.
sheriffs be bonded and their bonds
filed in the Ordinary’s office.
EIGHTH
Youth
We have found no evidence of
any large scale juvenile delinquin
cy as is reported in other areas,
but we do find an increase in the
number of cases of parent delin
quincy. We believe that we have a
fine group of young people in our
county who are willing and eager
to do right if shown how and are
given an opportunity to do so.
We gratefully acknowledge and
endorse the efforts of the Sawnee
Valley Recreation Center to pro
vide a place of recreation and en
tertainment for our youth. This
organization is planning a recreat
ion area for the use of the entire
county, and considerable progress
has already been made including
the completion of a swimming
pool.
We commend the County Com
missioners for their cooperation in
the work done so far and the
County Board of Education for its
work in helping to acquire a full
time athletic director for the
county.
We recommend that the county
officials cooperate 100 percent in
helping to complete the work on
this park and recreation area, s
we believe that this project will
he one of the main factors in pre
venting any spread of juvenile do
linquincy.
We also wish to commend Hugh
P. Matthews and his assistants for
the great work they have done
through the years in building and
keeping up the local Boy Scout
troop. We have found that they
have done a wonderful job in the
training of our youth.
' NINTH
Traffic Violations
I After a careful and exhaustive
study ,of the traffic situation we
find that the number of accidents
and the number of people killed
on the highways in our county has
steadily increased in past 10 years
and 1954 is headed for a record
year if the present trtend contin
ues. Already this year 10 people
have been killed uselessly by auto-
•mobiles in the county which is
more than the total of the past
three previous years combined.
Our study reveals that speeding
is the cause of far more accidents
than any other violation. Even with
the increased speed limit which
went into effect last March, speed
ing is the cause of nearly half of
the accidents reported so far this
year.
We find that, among the many
reasons for this uncoveted record
of accidents, the general lack of
concern and cooperation with the
officials by the public is one of
the prime factors in this appalling
situation. Anotther reason we find
is that repeated vilators have gone
unpunished or have gotten off too
easy. In the past, there has been
a general laxity in dealing out
punishment, due to a lack of com
plete coordination between law en
forcement officers and the courts.
However, we find that this situat
ion is being remedied, and we be
lieve that a better system will be
worked out in the near future.
We find that this county ranks
perhaps the highest in the nation
in the number of “scratch jobs’’,
“clowning”, and other forms of
reckless driving. This practice is
a very expensive and unecessary
form of fun and highly contributes
to the enormous economic loss suf
fered in the county each year from
automobile accidents. Through Au
guest of this year this loss is es
timated at over 1-2 million dollars
which is already 20 percent higher
than last year. In addition to the
high property damage this practice
is very high in injuries and deaths.
Just this month one person was
killed as a result of needless
“clowning” on the highway. We
call on the citizens of the county
to cooperate fully with the offi
cers in helping them to stop this
waste of lives and property. They
cannot do it without this cooper
ation.
Although this “clowning” is a
general practice of the younger
drivers, we are pleased to report
that the large majority of our
drivers under the age of 25 are
careful, sane, courteous, and good
drivers.
In an effort to reduce the num
ber of traffic violations we recom
mend that the Court double the
fine of each violator of the traffic
laws each time he is brought in
and found guilty of the same of
fense, and that on tlhe third of
fense he be given the full penalty
of the law. We also recommend
that the Court at his discretion
use his authority to revoke licen
ses and issue sentences more than
has been done in the past.
We recommend that all fines be
paid directly to clerk or ordinary
when defendant waives indictment.
We wish to express our appre
ciation to the Judge, Solicitor,
Clerk, State Patrol, and the Sher
iff for their patience and cooper
ation in helping us to make this
survey.
We wholeheartedly endorse the
Safety Campaign that is being
carried out in the county and ask
that all citizens cooperate with this
move in an effort to remedy our
traffic situation.
TENTH
We recommend that these pre
sentment be published in the For
syth County News and that the
usual fee be paid therefor.
ELEVENTH
We wish to thank our foreman,
J. H. Boling; our assistant fore
man, W. J. Fagan; our Clerk, John
Pittard; our Assistant Clerk, W. P.
Hughes and our Bailiff, H. J. Ben
nett, for their painstaking and ef
ficient services rendered our body
in their respective positions.
TWELFTH
We wish to thank our Judge,
Honorable Howell Brooke, for the
very able and instructive charge
rendered our body; and also thank
H. G. Vandiviere, our Solicitor-
General, and his assistant Herbert
Buffington, for their services.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. H. BOLING, Foreman
JOHN T. PITTARD, Clerk
ORDER
Let the foregoing presentments
be filed, and it is ordered that the
same together with the exhibits
attached thereto be published as
therein recommended. In open
court this November 29, 1954.
HOWELL BROOKE, Judge
Superior Court, B. R. C.
Filed in Open Court
November 29, 1954.
J. V. MERRIITT, Clerk.
November 15, 1954.
To the Hon. The Grand Jury of
Forsyth County Superior Court,
November Term, 1954.
Below is the amount of money
collected and paid out by me since
the March term of Court, 1954.
Collected $30,975.86
Paid out $21,265.54
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Bal. on hand $9,71032
Mrs. Vinnie B. Redd, T. C.
November 15, 1954.
To the Hon. The Grand Jury of
Forsyth County Superior Court,
November Term, 1954.
Below is the amount of money
paid into the County and paid out
by the Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues since the
March term of Court, 1954.
Total Receipts $116,864.63
Disbursements $114,422.28
Bal. on hand $2,442.35
Charlie W. Boling, Chrm.
November 15, 1954.
To The Hon. Grand Jurors, chosen
empannelled and sworn to Serve
for the November Term, 1954:
I beg leave to make the follow
ing report:
I have collected since last report
the following amount belonging to
the County $1530.00
I have paid Bank of Cumming,
County Depository $1530.00
J. V. Merritt, C. S. C.
To the Grand Jury of Forsyth
Superior Court, Nov. Term, 1954.
The following is a report of the
Traffic Cases in the Court of Or
dinary of said county from Janu
ary 1, 1954 to November 1, 1954.
No. Cases 35.
Amount Collected $457.00.
Amounts paid out and to Whom.
Ordinary $92.50 Sheriff, $171.00.
Peace Officers, $36.00 County
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