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Volume 46.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY’S NEW 1955
FARM TRACTORS GO ON DISPLAY
FRIDAY JANUARY 7th.
Forrd Motor Company’s new
farm tractors for 1955 will go on
display Friday, January 7, in the
showrooms of McGaughey TractoT
Company in Marietta, Georgia.
A. D. McGaughey, owner, said
the new line of Ford Tracto»B
features five models in two power
series. The full three plow tractors
are the most powerful ever built
by Ford. All five models—in two
tone red and grey—have Ford’s
three-point implement hitch with
advanced hydraulic implement con
trol.
“We extend a most cordial invi
tation to everyone to come in and
see these great new tractors,” Mr.
McGaughey said. “Our showroom
opens at 7:30 o’clock Friday morn
ing.”
Mr. McGaughey said the new
tractors represent a major break
with the past, as far as Ford is
concerned, inasmuch as Ford has
been a “singlet mdel” producer for
nearly a half-century.
Since the late Henry Ford pio
neered the mass production of trac
tors in 1917, Ford has concentrat
ed on one size of tractor, and in
the process has produced well over
two million tractors. In August,
1953, the Company entered the
full-line farm machinery field, with
a complete line of farm equipment,
ranging from plows and cultivators
to combines, corn pickers, and hay
balers.
Mr. McGaughey said the new
tractors are the “600” and “800”
series.
Both models in the 800 series—
the 850 and 860—have new five
speed transmissions, and are pow
ered by Ford’s field-proven “Red
Tiger” 172 cubic inch engine. Stand
ard equipment includes sealed
beam headlights and taillight, safe
ty starter and a new "Rest—O —
Ride” seat, which permits the op
erator to “float” on a cushion of
rubber.
Standard on the 860 model is
Ford’s new live power take-off for
the operation of PTO-operated
machines. With it, the operator
controls the tractor, as well as the
PTO machine, by the regular clutch
pedal on the tractor. In effect, this
gives the farmer the advantages
of an “extra engine,” Mr. McGaugh
ey said.
“The 30 per cent power boost in
the 800 series is designed to meet
the requirements of the farmer
who works larger acreage, whose
soil conditions call for more draw
bar power, and where speed is
essential. For instance, by pulling
three plows instead of two, Ford
tractors in the 800 series will do
in four days the plowing it will
take a two-plow tractor six days
to do,” Mr. McGaughey pointed out
The three tractors in the 600
series (the 640, 650, and , 660) are
full two-plow tractors designed for
primary use by the smaller acre
age farmer, and as second tractors
for larger operations. They are
powered by Ford’s “Red Tiger”
134 cubic inch engine.
The 640 features 31 improvements
in engine, mechanical and hydrau
lic systems.
The 850 model has all the fea
tures of the 640, plus a five-speed
transmission for use where a wid
er range of speeds is needed. The
660 model has all the features of
the 650 and in addition has live
power taker-off as standard equip
ment.
Standard equipment on the 600
series also includes safety starter,
sealed beam headlights, ttaillight
and trailer light connection.
Soil Conservation News
Forsyth County
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A livestock pond was surveyed
last week by the local SCS techni
cians for Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Tar
leton on their farm five miles
southwest of Cumming. Mr. and
■Mrs. Tarleton are residence of
Chamblee, Georgia at the present.
Plans are being made to survey
several livestock ponds during the
month of January.
Plans also are underway to start
surveying for another flood pre
vention dam in the Settingdown
creek watershed.
The Forsyth County News
(City Population 2,500)
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
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NI3VER—DIE SPIRIT
Christmas Day afternoon I ran ’
into a farmer at the hospital, hav
ing an over due operation, but in
the finest mood. I asked him about
1955.
“Well, maybe I’d better tell you j
aboutyl9s4, first,” he began. “It
was really tough. I didn’t make
any corn, and very little cotton. I
Didn’t even gather peanuts on a j
fifty-acre field. No hay. That mean
that I am buying corn and hay
for my hogs and cattle —first time
in my life. But I > had a little laid
up for a rainy day, which turned
out to be a drought.
“Now, about 1955. I’m in here to
get this old hernia patched up
jerked it loose on a tractor—and I
am rearing to get out and get
started on 1955. I figure it’s going
to be a good year. I’ve managed to
keep my cattle and hogs, and the
| ground is always there, you know,
if we can just get some rain. I’m
going to resow my pastures in the
spring, after the cattle get the rye
grass I sowed when the rains came
and I am hoping the good Lord
will send us rain in 1955.”
His 'wife came in about that
time, and she had a story to tell—
her hens had done better than
usual, and although the price of
eggs was low, she had put some
money in the bank to take care of
the hospital and doctor. O yes, and
they had taken care of the four
children’s Christmas.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF GUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHEROKEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
That is the spirit that keeps us
going—the never-die spirit. He
went on to tell me that he was a
tither, and although they had made
less in 1954 than any year in a
lpng time, he was going right on
with his giving on the basis of
1953. He added: "I figure that the
best money I have is what I have
given to the Lord. I can’t lose
that. Some of it went into this
fine building, and I am mighty
glad to think that we could have
a part in it. We pray that we will
be given strength to raise our four
children in the right way. We hope
to send them all through college,
if they will take it. Can’t ever tell
about that, but we’ll try to do qur
part.”
What if we had a man like that
in every home? And a mother
like that? The liquor stores would
go out of business in a week, and
we could use the Jjails for some
good purpose.
And I am crazy enough to be
lieve that we have lots of people
just like that — people who are
willing to work and trust God. I
know the other crowd makes the
bigger music, but I remember that
; it is not noise that always counts.
Remember the old story about how
many frogs there were in the
pond?
ASC NEWS
Every farmer in Forsyth County
has been mailed a copy of the For
syth County ACP Handbook, list
ing all the approved practices and
navment rates to be used in the
1955 conservation program. The
County allocation for 1955 is $37,-
208.00 which can be used by farm
ers to carry out additional conser
vation practices. This is an in
crease over 1954 by almost thirty
percent. Just think how many farm
ers can benefit if they will agree
to carry out approved practices ac
cording to specifications.
The County Office will begin tak
ing requests on or about January
15, 1955 for assistance and the ini
tial sign-up period will probably
last for one month, or through
February 15, 1955.
More than three hundred acres
additional cotton have been request
ed to this date out of the released
acres and so far not one single
farmer has released their allotment
We would like to insist that any
farmer who does not intend to
plant his allotment release it in
order for the acreage to be used
on some other farm. Then the
county will receive the credit for
the cotton being planted and the
allotment history will go to the
farm releasing the acreage.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, Jan., 6, 1955.
FIRE IN CUMMING
Cumming Hardware Company's
entire stock and building was bad
ly damaged by fire Sunday around
11:00 o’clock.
Children playing on the steps
that lead up stairs from the street
over the Hardware building at
which time, it seems they set fire
to papers on the second step and
by the time help was summoned,
the fire was well underway.
The Cumming Fire department
and many workers did a good job
of extinguishing the fire, however,
much damage was done to the
building and entire hardware stock.
The Draft Board equipment and
Leon Boling’s office equipment was
damp- ed by fire and water.
Buford, Suwanee and Gainesville
Fire departments were called by
Mayor Otwell, but arrived after the
Cumming Fire department had ex
tinguished the fire.
This should teach us how dang
erous it is for children to play
with matches.
Thanks to all who helped save
the building, merchandise and the
other contents.
ROY P. OTWELL
BANKING
Georgia's banking system is in
position to meet all credit needs of
industry. Foundation of the state’s
banking structure is the independ
ent bank, supplemented by branch
banks in the larger cities. Several
establishments have affiliate banks
throughout the state. Of approxi
mately 400 banks in Georgia, 345
are fully insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corp. These in
sured banks had total resources of
$2,280,832,000 with a »oan value of
$865,40,000 and deposits totaling
$2,096,436,000 at the end of 1953.
Increases during 1954 produced a
gain of over 400 per cent during
the past ten years.
Georgia is the only southeastern
state having two of the 100 larg
est banks in America. The caliber
of Georgia’s bankers is evidenced
by numerous positions of national
leadership—past and present be
stowed upon them. Our banks and
bankers are most co-operative in
providing every possible assistance
both to industry and its personnel
including ample banking and credit
services. Through correspondent
bank participation, borrowing re
quirements of even the largest
firms can be handled as several
banks have lending limits exceed
ing $1,000,000 each.
For Detail Contact: Georgia
Bankers Association, 1501 William
Oliver Bldg. Atlanta.
SWAMP - RABBIT
TALE CAPTURES
LIAR’S MEDAL
BURLINGTON, Wis., A fib
about jet-speed rabbits, nurtured in
the Southland to the status of a
fancy fable, has won the title
World’s Champion Liar for Shel
ton R. Day, Baton Rouge, La., in
the 1954 parade of, fabrication by
the Burlington Liars’ Club.
Shelton’s tale was announced to
day as the big whopper of the
year and he won custody, for one
year, of the club’s "gold-plated,
diamond-tudded medal.” His story:
“The swamp rabbits down this
way are so fast that we use high
powered rifles to hunt them in
stead of shotguns. Even then hun
ters never get any, unless they
know the trick. To bag these rab
bits on the run you have to aim
fast, shoot, and then let out a
shrill whistle. When you whistle
the rabbit stops—and the bullet
has a chance to catch up with
him?”
O.' C. Hulett, president of the
club, says that in honor of the
club’s silver anniversary, the big
gest liar of the past quarter cen
tury has been selected. He is the
1953 winner, Bruno Ceresa, who
lived last year at Langeloth, Pa.
His whopper:
"My grandfather had a clock so
old that the shadow of the pendu
lum, swinging back and forh, had
worn a hole in the back of the
case!”
GRIFFIN TABS
CARNEY FOR
PARDON POST
Hugh C. Carney, 27, former as
sistant attorney general from Ball
Ground, will replace Charles A.
Pannell on the State Board of Par
dons and Paroles, Gov.-Elect Grif
fin announced Friady.
Griffin’st announcement confirm
ed earlier rumors that he would
name Carney to the board when
Parnell’s term expires in January.
Pannell, a Talmadge appointee,
has served as chairman of the
board since January, 1953. Griffin's
announcement did not say whether
Carney will become chairman.
Other members of the board in
clude Mrs. Rebecca Rainey Garrett
and William Kimbrough.
Carney, who served as an assist
ant attorney general from 1951 to
1953, is now practicing law in the
Blue Ridge judicial circuit.
Griffin said the Cherokee Coun
ty attorney’s background as a law
yer, a veteran and a public school
teacher should “prove of except
ional value in coping with the
problems inherent in the Pardons
and Paroles Board position."
A native of Ball Ground, where
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Carney, still live, Carney was born
February 28, 1917. He received his
early education in Ball Ground and
Tate, graduated from Mercer Uni
versity in 1938 and taught school
until 1941 when he entered the
Navy, emerging as lieutenant in
1946.
During World War II he partici
pated in the Aleutian and Iwo
Jima campaigns and served in the
Atlantic Theater and at GCiam and
Saipan.
MASTER FARMER
BANQUET TO BE
HELD JANUARY 28
Georgia’s 11 new Master Farm
Families are to be honored at a
banquet in Atlanta, January 28.
W. A. Sutton, associate director
of the Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, and Alexander Nunn, editor
of Progressive Farmer Magazine,
said this week the meeting, which
is to be held at the Henry Grady
Hotel, will feature a motion picture
made up of scenes from the 11
farms and homes. Narrating the
film will be Smith Moseley and
Miss Lucia Brown of Progressive
Farmer and R. D. Stephens of the
Extension Service
Each of the 11 families will re
ceive a handsome plaque from the
two organizations sponsoring the
Master Farm Family selections.
The 67 Master Farm Families
selected in former years will be
invited to attend the banquet. The
first Master Farmers were selected
in Georgia in 1927. The last select
ion prior to 1954 was in 1950. Mem
bers of some of the families select
ed in former years and one or
more representatives of the new
group are to appear on the pro
gram.
Families to be honored at the
meeting include: Carlton Griffin,
Decatur County: George Johnson,
Terrell County; Arch Helms, Sum
ter; Dorsey Matthews, Colquitt,
W. 11. Smith, Jr„ Bulloch; A. S.
Newton, Jenkins; Milton Southwell
Clarke; J. R. Bryant, Harris; A. C.
Ewing, Newton; R. D. Massee,
Rabun; and Leon Lewis, Bartow.
County agents and home demon
stration agents from these coun
ties will attend the meeting with
the Master Farm Families.
Important Notice
Selective Service Offic will be
open to the Public on Thursday
January 6th, 1955 as usual, due to
the Fire which occured Sunday in
the Building in which the office
was located, the Office will be lo
cated Temporarly down the hall in
the last office of the same build
ing. '
NO RECORDS WERE DESTROY
ED BY THE FIRE.
Lecite M. Eidson, Clerk Local
Board No. 59.
County Population 15,000. Number 1.
With Your County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
Remember that last week I dis
cussed the farmer’s chances for
prosperity in 1955. While I didn’t
offer any get-rrich quick schemes
for farmers of Forsyth county, I
reported that the outlook for the
average farmer’s net income for
next year is somewhat better than
his 1954 net income was. provided
we have normal weather during the
growing season. Weather, of course
has been the key factor in the re
duced farm income this past year.
The extended drought played havoc
with many a farmer’s crops. While
we all hope and pray that such
dry weather won’t prevail next year
we must remember that the 954
drought still will be very much in
the picture, because many farmers,
in addition to Making enough mon
ey to operate and provide for their
families, must also make enough
to repay drought loans. This will
make the cost-price squeeze hurt
even worse in 955 and make effi
cient farm operation more import
ant than ever. Consumer demand
is expected to remain high, how
ever, and prices received for most
farm products are expected to hold
up well. All in all, things could be
a lot worse than we now expect
them to be.
Georgia farmers are in a rather
critical condition so far as their
feed supply is concerned. The corn
crop is estimated at 11 bushels per
acre as compared to 20 bushels in
1953. The hay crop has been cut
drastically in all areas of the state
and in many places no hay has
been saved. This is causing many
farmers to sell cattle and hogs
which are a part of their base
herds. This could drastically affect
1955 income. The emergency hay
and feed programs will help some
fanjiers. For the U. S. as a whole,
however, a near-record supply of
feed grains and other concentrates
is available for the 1954 —55 feed
ing season.
Wihie it does not look like a year
of big profits for Georgia farmers
in 1955, those able to get through
the winter without reducing their
livestock numbers or quality too
much should find 1955 returns not
greatly different from returns this
year.
The diary situation for 1955 will
be more of the same. It appears
that 1955 will be similar to 1954
with respect to milk production,
consumption of dairy products,
wholesale and retail prices and
cash receipts by farmers. Georgia
dairymen should check this busi
ness to see if it is efficient. High
producing animals, good manage
ment and a large supply of home
grown feeds seem to be the only
ways of maintaining the present
level of income since no price in
crease is in prospect.
The prospects for increasing
monthly egg supplies indicate that
egg prices to farmers are likely to
remain low through March or April
By mid spring prices may be high
er than a year earlier, but they
are not likely to restor egg-feed
price'ratios to near-average levels.
Turkey prices are likely to be high
er because of a decrease in pro
duction.
Consumer demand for eggs and
turkeys next year is expected to
be about the same as this year.
The same is true of broilers. Egg,
broiler and turkey outputs are cur
remly at record levels.
Poultrymen’s costs in 1955 aro
not likely to be much different
than in 1954. This situation coup
led with little prospect for 1955
prices of broilers and eggs to be
better than the 1954 average makes
efficiency the only possibility for
improving profits.
NOTICE!
By order of Mayor and Council
of the City of Cuntming that all
boys under the age of 21 yeans
are forbidden to Loiter on Streets
of Cumming after 11 p. m. dur
ing the week days and 12 p. m.
on Saturday night.
Please be governed accordingly.
IRVIN SMITH, Chief
T. O. HANSARD, Police
Looking Backward At
1954 and Forward
To 1955
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By T. E. NELMS, Sanitarian
1954 was to me one of the most
pleasant years of my life working
as your Sanitarian here in Forsyth
County. My work of inspecting
your school lunchrooms, cafe’s wat
er supplies, insect and Rodent con
trol .Rabies Control, Septic Tank
installation, Sanitary type outdoor
toilets and disposal of dead chick
ens has brought me into each com
munity of the county last year.
Your farm and home improve
ments for 1954 were remarkable
despite the low farm crop and live
stock income due to the drought.
Sometime soon now you will be
going to the community club house
to work out plans for your farm
annd home Improvement program
for 1955. This is a privilege that
every farm family in the county
should accept and carry out. There
is something that every family
can do in Farm and Home Im
provements, however, small the im
provement may seem that will be
a credit to a community, as well
as for family benefits and pride
for the home and farm.
When groups are assigned to
committees from your community
farm and home improvement clubs
to work on the various parts of
setting up the new plans, the
Health Department would especial
ly appreciate seeing you set up an
Active Sanitation Program in each
community..
Below are some suggestions
which may be helpful in planning
your Sanitation programs for the
community.
(a) Plan a Sanitary disposal of
dead chickens and dead animals to
comply with Georgia State Law. In
the past plans have been available
at all County Agents offices on pit
disposal for dead chickens. Your
County agent will assist you with
this I am sure. I am available to
assist you the first three days of
each week, as I have two other
counties to work in.
(b) Plans for a survey in the
community to be sure all septic
tank drainage is kept under ground
to prevent fly and mosquito breed
ing.
(c) Plan outdoor toilet Sanitation
by use of lime or a strong disin
fectant regularily. t
(d) Plan surveys or have each
family check water supplies to
make sure that it is kept free of
contamination.
All of my best wishes with you
for a happy and prosperous year.
In making my visits to each com
munity during this year, I will
make contacts with you at your
homes and enjoy your success on
accomplishes and share with you
in seeking decisions to your prob
lems.
COUNCIL OFFICERS
TO PLAN 4-H WORK
ON JANUARY 7-9
Six boys and girls from as many
counties will meet at the State 4-H
Club Center, January 7 9, to make
plans for 4-H Club work in 1955.
Officers of the Georgia 4 H Coun
cil, they will set membership goals,
make plans for observing National
4-H Club Week in March, and dis
cuss ways of continuing the fund
raising campaign for the 4-H Cen
ter.
The 4-H officers are: Marianne
Killis, Treutlen county, president;
jde Harrison, DeKalb, boys’ vice
president; Clarise Sparks, Banks,
girls’ vice-president; Mary Ann Har
per, Irwin, secretary; Luke Calfa
way, Morgan, Treasurer, and Brwce
Bliss, Glynn reporter.
R. J. Richardson, state 4-H Club
leader, said one of the chief items
on the agenda will be a discussion
of the 50th anniversary celebration
of 4-H work in Georgia. He point
ed out 4-H began here in 1905 with
151 Newton county boys growing
an acre of corn each.
State 4-H Leaders Richardson,
Mrs. Martha Harrison, Miss Sybil
Smith, Miss Rhonwyn Lowry, John
Noland, and L. R. Dunson will meet
with the 4-H’ers in their first busi
ness meeting of the new year.