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HD Agent Uurges
Safety Practices
During Christmas
Forsyth County HDA, Mrs. Zel
raa Bannister today reminded home
makers to put safety high on the
list of things to remember in get
ting ready for Christmas.
“A Christmas tree can be the
source of beauty and enjoyment,
but unless it is protected against
fire, it also may be the source of
tragedy,” she warned. She sug
gested that, when extra trings of
lights are to be used, provision be
made so that one circuit is not
overloaded. ‘.‘Another thing to avoid
is extensicon cords that are placed
so that someone might trip over
them,” she said.
“Putting the tree in a container
of water serves two purposes. It
will keep the tree green and fresh
looking longer, and might come in
handy if papers from gifts arrang
ed under the tree should accident
ally be ignited,” the home demon
stration agent pointed out.
Mrs. Bannister gave directions
for making a fire-resistant solution
with which to spray the tree or
evergreen branches used in decor
ations. “Mix one gallon of warm
water, one cup of boric acid, and
one and one-half cups of borax.
Stir until dissolved. Dip branches
into the solution and wet thorough
ly. A vacuum cleaner sprayer or a
spray gun can be used to spray
the tree.”
Soil Conservation News
Forsyth County
Farm ponds of Olin Chadwick,
across the mountain, D. O. Free
man, of Chestatee, and Clarence
Waldrip, of Oscarville, have been
completed.
Other ponds now under construct
ion incclude those of Cliff Carnes,
of Ducktown, Ralph Wallace, across
the mountain, and Edgar Harris on
the Kelley Mill road.
William James in the Brandy
wine sectcion is completing a drain
age ditch.
The Doctor Mashburns have com
pleted several thousand feet of
drainage ditches during the past
year.
Most farmers report that the
long drought prevented them from
building new terraces this fall on
account of the unworkable condi
tion of the soil.
A Merry Christmas and a Hap
py New Year to all.
Fifth Grade Boys 4-H
The Cumming Fifth Grade Boys
4-H Club met on December 10, in
the School lunchroom under the
leadership of Mr. Walter Rucker.
There were 20 members present.
The following officers were elect
ed:
Robert Payne—President
Kenneth Reid—Vice president
Walter Brooks —Secretary
Charles Tatum—Treasurer
Herbert Sams —Reporter
Mr. Thomas Nelms—Adviser
Herbert Sams, Reporter.
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The Forsyth County News
DEVOIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHEROKEE, DAWSON, I.UMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Merry, Merry Christmas To All!
Today & Tomorrow
• Louie D. Newton
CHRISTMAS
“On earth peace to men of good
will.” That is our Christmas hope
—our Christmas wish.
It is not easy to interpret in this
hour of world turmoil. It has never
been easy.
It was not easy when He came.
It will not be easy until He comes
again.
But it remains our hope—our
prayer—our wish.
And men are what they are be
coming. So long as we keep our
faces toward that Hape, so long
shall we have peace in our hearts.
An old man, waiting at the gat
es, was asked a few days ago for
a Christmas comment.
He said, with trembling voice:
“I have regrets, but only at this
point, that I should ever doubted
God. I have doubted God, and in
every such moment, I have been
depressed and whipped. But He
was good to forgive my doubts
and fears.
“I have hope, unfaltering hope.
Perhaps I should say faith, unfalt
ering faith. I have faith in God,
and I have faith in man.
“And that is how and why I can
say at this Christmas, perhaps the
last Christmas I shall spend on
earth, that I am unafraid.
“I am not afraid of life, nor of
death. I am not afraid of what
man can do, however vile that
man may be. I can only pray for
such men. I do pray for them.
“I am not afraid of death. Death
is but an opening door—a door
that leads me from this beautiful
world, which God made, into that
Land and Life of undisturbed fel
lowship with Him, through Jesus
Christ, my Saviour and Lord.
“I would say to my young Christ
ian friends, if they will listen, that
the one wish of my heart at this
Christmastide would be that every
child of God will be quiet and lis
ten for the voices of the upper air.
They are sounding, even as they
sounded in the long ago. They are
ever sounding. Don’t let the noises
of earth deafen your ears to these
voices of hope. You may call it
what you will. I know what it is
—it is the Holy Spirit of God.
Listen.”
I would pass this message on,
believing with all my heart that
it is true, altogether true. Open
your Bible, with this prayer:
“Lord, speak to my heart today,
for Christ's sake.”
Then will Chrirstmas, even Christ
mas, 1954, bring peace—peace that
passeth all understanding. Selah.
STORES TO BEGIN CLOSING
HERE IN JANUARY
Most of the Stores here in Cum
ming will begin closing their plac
ies of business on the First Wed
nesday afternoon in January.
They will be closed throughout
the year until the first Wednesday
in October.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, Dec., 23, 1954.
With y our County
Agent
Walter 11. Rucker
Winter is a good time for farm
ers to take samples of their soil
and send them to the experiment
station for testing. By doing this
now you can be sure of having the
results in plenty of time for land
preparation in the spring.
During the pasct few years the
soil testing laboratories have been
receiving so many soil samples in
the spring that they have difficulty
handling them all. By taking their
samples now Forsyth farmers can
help the soil technicians give bet
ter service. •*
Most farmers now know that soil
analysis is the best way of deter
mining how much of what kind of
fertilizer a particular soil needs,
but some farmers can do a better
job of taking samples. A soil test
can be no better than the sample
tested, therefore care should be
taken to secure a sample that re
presents the entire area tested.
The following steps are very im
portant in taking soil samples.
1. Use clean containers such as
paper cartons, heavy bags, cloth
bags or other containers that will
not crush or break. Paper bags for
soil samples are available free of
charge at your county agents of
fice. Glass jars should not be used
unless they are taken to the lab
oratory.
2. Use a soil tube, auger, shovel
ocr trowel for taking the sample.
3. Take one composite sample
for each five to 10 acres of land
area generally, but sample separat
ely fields where the soil appears
different or past treatments have
differed, if the fields are of suffi
cient size.
4. Take a thin slice or core of
soil five to six inches deep in vul
tivated fields and from three to
four inches deep in pastures from
at least 15 different places within
the area. Mix thoroughly and keep
one pint of the micxed soil for the
sample.
5. Number and label samples.
Allow samples to dry if they are
to be mailed. If possible, sift soil
through ordinary screen wire of
flour sifter as this permits rapid
handling at the laboratory.
6. Fill out information sheets as
completely as possible and mail or
carry the sheets and samples to
the Soil Testing Laboratory, Col
lege of Agriculture, Conner Hall,
Athens, Georgia.
Information sheets to accompany
samples and complete information
on taking samples are available at
your cocunty agents office.
SINGING NOTICE
There will be a Singing at New
Harmony Baptist Church Sunday
night December 26. We have the
procmise of many good singers
so want you come and help us to
make this the best singing ever
held at New Harmony.
Cumming Scoutmaster
Honored
Mr. Hugh P. Matthews, the Scout
master of the Cumming Boy Scout
tfoop was among those honored at
tiie recent Chattahoochee District
Scout Leaders Conference which
was held in Gainesville, Georgia.
Some three hundred Scout leaders
and their wives turned out at the
Avion Restaurant Tuesday night,
December 14, to review the work
of this past year and to outline
projects for 1955.
The outstanding awarrd given to
Mr. Matthews was the coveted
“Arrowhead Training Award” pre
sented in repognition of his suc
cessful Scout leadership and the
completion of the seven essential
projects in ideal Troop operation.
These are: Organization and Lead
ership, Program Planning, Troop
Meetings, cTroop Administration,
Hiking, Camping, and helping the
individual boys to grow in ability
and character.
Also, He and the Scout roop re
ceived national recognition for their
part in the 1954 “Forward on Lib
erty’s Team” activities, the award
for having good quality programs,
he award for increased member
ship over the past year, and the
award for properly utilizing funct
ioning manpower. It was a high
hour for “Mr. Scoutmaster Mat
thews”, for the Cumming Kiwanis
Boy Scout Troop, and for all who
have had any part in carrying on
the Scouting program during the
past years.
Those attending this conference
from Cumming were, Mr. and Mrs.
Mathews, Cecil Mize and Harold
Zwald.
Business Prospects
Brighten
From practically every source
there are predictions and indicat
ions that business in 1955 will be
good. Personal income is supposed
to set new records in 1955—if the
experts have things figured out
right.
In addition, the cost of living is
supposed to remain relatively stab
le and may even go down a notch
or two. Meanwhile, a pay increase
for the armed services is likely
and a heavier consumer demand is
indicated.
c This, taken with declining un
employment figures in recent
months, and indications that busi
ness is picking up, has brought
about many bright economic fore
casts for 1955. Few economic ex
perts have predicted that 1955 will J
be a boom year, but practically all j
of them think it will be a better I
businessc year than 1954, and one
of the nation’s best years.
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
The Cumming Church of God
will present a Christmas Pageant
entitled “NOBODY’S CHILD.” on
Christmas Night beginning at 7:30
After the Pageant we will have
our Christmas Tree.
We would love to have you come
County Population 15,000. Number 51.
Sharon Church Service*
By Kate Kay Harris
They shall call His name Em
manuel, which being interpreted is,
God with us. Matthew 1: 23.
Even though the weather was
rather snowy and rough last Sun
day, we had good attendance and
very imprecssive services through
out the day. Everything was based
on the meaning of Christmas and
why we have Christmas which I
so much wish could be put across
to everyone the world over.
We should thank God for our
Christmas because it was He who
j loved us enough to send His loving
1 cSon as the first Gift which is the
\ greatest Gift that could ever be
given. I wish, as we celebrate this
Christmas that we would do every
thing in honcor of Christ whose
birthday we are commemorating.
As we exchange gifts we should do
it in His honor and we schould be
very careful not to do things that
would dishonor His name.
On Sunday morning our pastor,
Rev. Warren, brought a wonderful
message from Luke 2, about “The
Birth of the Christ Child.” This is
such a touching and heart warm
ing message,c it never grows old
even though it has been told from
year to year for all these ages. In
fact the more we hear it the more
we love it. I just wish every indi
vidual could stop and realize that
Christ so humbly came from heav
en to the wicked world because of
our sins, to do all the suffering
that He did so that we might be
redeemed and have a home in heav
en with Him.
On Sunday night, we had a spec
ial treat when Rev. Warren so
dramatically gave the beautiful
story of, “Tche Other Wise Man”.
This is the story that Drc. Van
Dyke was inspired to write once
while he was sick. This man wish
ed to go with the three wise men
to see the Christ Child. He had
these precious stones to present to
Him. As he was hindered along the j
way by having to help needful
humanity, he could never overtake |
thee others and could not find the
Christ Child. .
On the day of Christ’s crucicfict
ion he finally reached the place j
where Christ was being cruccified
but he had already used his pre
cicous stones to help the sick, hun
gry, and to save lives. In his dying
moment when he thought his life
had been a failure, he heard a
voice say, Inasmuch as ye have j
done it unto the least of these my |
brethren, ye have done it unto me.” |
Therefore he was the other wise;
man who had presented his prec- j
ious gifts to Christ.
May we keep these words in
mind as we celebrate Christmas
and try to make others happy in
Jesus’ name.
My best Christmas wishes to the
Forsyth County News and all its
readers.
CHURCH NOTICE
Friday night December 24 will be
Fellowship at Pleasant View church
Everyone is invited to come out
and enjoy a good religious social
at this time.
Georgia Power Co.
Tax Payment For
1954 Here is $2,156
The Georgia Power Company’s
tax payments on property in For
syth county for 1954 total $2,156.
it was announced today by C. B.
Curtis, Local manager. Mr. Curtis
said checks are being delivered to
county and city officials this week.
Of this amount, $1,317 is for gen
eral county purposes, $618.00 is
school district taxes, $210.00 is
municipal ttaxes and SIO.OO goes to
the State of Georgia.
Municipal taxes are paid to Cum
ming.
The company’s property tax pay
ments throughout Georgia earoe to
$3,819,835. Of this amount, $1,943,-
839 went into county funds, sl,-
240,905 to school districts, $613,157
to cities and towns, and s2l t(pt
the State.
Municipal partnership tax pay
ments amounting to 3 per cent of
gross receipts from the sale of
electricity for residential and com
mercial use within incorporated
communities, amounted to $1,356,-
803. These payments were made
last March on 1953 sales and were
in addition to property tax pay
mcents. The number of muic-ipali
ties sharing in these payments was
1337.
Mr. Curtis said approximately 20
per cent of the company’s total re
venue goes to pay taxes, including
federal and state income taxes, pro
perty taxes, gross receipts taxes
and others.
ASC NEWS
Forsyth County growers have re
ceived official notices of their 1955
farm acreage allotments for cotton.
The notices were mailed by the
County Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Committee office.
Cotton acreage allotments for
Forsyth County farms were deter
mined by the County ASC commit
tee in accordance with the law and
the regulations issued by the Se
cretary of Agriculture. They are
based upon the national acreage
allotment of 18.1 million acres
which the Secretary of Agriculture
proclaimed for upland cotton on
October 14. The national allotment
is first apportioned among States
and the State allotments among
counties. The county allotments
are distributed largely among the
farms on which cotton was planted
in any one of the past 3' year*s. A
small acreage reserve is availabl'-
for specified uses.
Farmers who do not intend to
operate a farm for which a 1955
cotton allotment is established
should immediately return the offi
cial notice to the County ASC Of
fice so that it can be sent to the
person who will operate the farm
next year.
Any changes in the land to be
included in the farm for which the
allotment is made should be re
ported to the County ASC Commit
tee. Or if there is any question
about the farm on which the allot
ment is established, the farm op
erator is asked to check with the
Forsyth County ASC Committee,