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The Forsyth County News Volume 46. Griffin Became 72nd Governor of Georgia, January 11th j * «§s£v l » ' iTlPif iipSotHT ’ rltfi jjaEtr . '; v %\-^ S. MARVIN GRIFFIN S. Marvin Griffin, Bainbridge publisher school ed in politics through four administratons, was inaugurated Tuesday January 11, 1955, as the 72nd Governor of Georgia. Chestatee Senior 4-H The Chestatee Senior 4-H Club met on December 31 with 53 mem bers present. The Tenth grade was in charge of the program. We all sang a song and the Bible was read by Sue Garrett and Maudine Grier read a poem. The meeting was then turned over to Mrs. Bannister Mrs. Bannister gave us a demon stration on how to make a Waldorf salad. A nice time was had by all. Sara Orr, Reporter NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF SAW NEE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION There will be an interruption in electric service Sunday, January 16, 1955, from 1:30 P. M. to 4:30 P. M., in order that the Georgia Power Company may do somd necessary work on the Sub —station. In order that any unnecessary hardships may be avoided, it is re quested that all members make the necessary preparations for this in terruption of service. TO CUSTOMERS OF THE GEORGIA POWER COMPANY In order to move a structure at The Buford Dam Site on our 44000 Volt feeder line from Buford to Cumming. We would like to have the Electricity off from 1:30 P. M. until 4:00 P. M. Sunday January 16, 1955. We hope this will not in convenience anyone. Sincerely, GEORGIA POWER CO. C. B. Curtis, Manager FORSYTH COUNTY H. D. C. The Forsyth County Council met Saturday January Bth. The meeting was called to order by the presi dent, Mrs. Flo Tidwell. Mrs. Mattie Watson read scripture, followed by the Lord’s prayer. Minutes were read and approved. Mrs. Mattie Watson of Chattahoochee HD club was awarded a certificate of merit for her outstanding work as Fam ily Life chairman of her local club. Plans were made for our year book. Our next meeting will be in March with Matt and Pleasant Grove clubs as hostess. Mrs. Jay Holbrook, Reporter 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) Gumming Georgia, Thursday, Jan., 13, 1955. With Your County Agent Walter H. Rucker Since the sheep demonstration program has been set up on the farm of Mr. Royce Sampples in Bethelview Community your coun ty agent has received many ques tions about this program and sheep in general. These questions are welcome. To answer these quest ions is one of the main reasons that this program was started. Some of the ewes lambed very shortly after arrival. The others are lambing or are near the lamb ing stage and Mr. Samples is being kept busy day and night. Sheep require a great deal of attention during this season. Very few of the ewes have had difficulty in lambing, but the lambs must be dried and placed in warm uarters immediately. In fact, the ewe should be placed in a lambing pen just prior to lambing. Mr. Samp les is providing heat for the lambs with infra-red heat lamps. These are necessary for just a few days until the lamb is able to move around good. Castrating and docking should be done within 10 days after lambing. The first demonstration of these operations was held on Friday afternoon, January 7th. Other de monstrations will be held from time to time. The public will be invited to all of these demonstrat ions. Watch for the date and time in this paper. The people that al ready have a small flock of sheep will be especially interested. Those that are considering sheep as a possible source of additional in come will find these demonstrat ions a big help in making that fin aal decision. I have been informed by Mr. Denis DeLoach, Extension Sheep Specialist, that he is taking orders for a spring shipment of two year old ewes, unbread ewes and breed ing rams. Recent prices have been very favorably and pooling orders for buying in carload lots can mean several dollars in savings. Those people who are interested in buying sheep for delivery this spring should contact your county agent immediately to insure your order being included in these pur chases. ASC NEWS Practice B-l in the 1955 ACP Forsyth County Handbook author-' izes cost-sharing for fertilizer need ed for the initial improvement of existing permanent vege.ative cov er where seeding is required or where seed is present in the soil to the extent that the application of fertilizer will bring about the desired improvement without fur ther seeding. The perennial grasses and some perennial legumes such aas seri cea lespedeza, generally used for permanent cover, hay and pasture do not depend upon natural re seeding as a means of progation. The hybrid Bermuda grasses pro duce very few viable seed and hence depend entirely upon vege tative propagation. The application of fertilizers on stands of these perennials, where no seeding is done, must therefore be considered as primarily for maintenance or forage production and does not come within the scope of operat ions for which cost-sharing is au thorized under practice B —l. Most of the best-adapted legumes for use in combination with peren nial grasses in Georggia are either self-reseeding annuals, biennials or shortlived perennials. Retention of these legumes in permanent sods depends upon the maintaining of conditions favorable to natural re seeding. Production of an abund ance of legume seed is needed, if such a legume is to survive in com petition with the perennials in the sod. If the fertility level of the soil has been permitted to fall or if extreme dry weather, such as that which occurred in 1954, has cut seed production among the annuals in a sod, the restoration of the optimum fertility level is of first importance in replenishing the stand. If a reasonable seed crop was produced in 1954 on well distribut ed legumes in a sod, successful re plenishment of the stand in 1955 may be expected if weather condi tions are normal and if the needed lime and fertilizers are applied. The application of complete ferti lizer containing nitrogen is recom mended because legume seedlings require nitrogen from the soil, un til well-established. On the other hand, if the legumes in a sod were so damaged by the drouth or other j wise are so badly depleted that they produced few seed in 1954, improvement of the cover will re quire reseeding as well as fertiliz ing. Cost-sharing may be approved under practice B—l for applying fertilizer only where: (1) A full seeding of at least one of the eligible grasses or legumes under practice B-l is specified on the notice of approval, or (2) All of the following condi tions exist: 2 Policy with respect to approval of Cost-sharing under practice B-l for applying fertilizer where re seeding is not required—l9ss ACP (a) The area to be improved is established in a permanent sod mixture including one or more of the following legumes which are recognized as being adapted in the county: white clover, ladino clover, bur clover (including button), re seeding crimson clover, red clover, annnual lespedeza. (b) It is determined that a suffi cient stand of well-distributed le gume plants produced seed in 1954 that an adequate supply of the le gume seed is in the soil to replen ish the stand if such seed are caused to germinate and survive. This policy shall be observed in Forsyth County and no deviation therefrom is permitted unless ad vance approval is given by the State Committee. PIMIENTO PEPPER j In a telephone conversation with I Mr. Swagger of the Hills Brothers ! Company in Woodbury, your coun -Ity agent was informed that the location of a pick-up station for pimiento pepper in Cumming for this year was definite. A limited number of acres are I still available for anyone desiring to grow pepper in 1955. Application forms are available at your county agents office. Today & Tomorrow Louie I). Newton “IT AIN’T POSSIBLE” Dr. Searcy Garrison, the new Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Georgia Baptist Convention, succeeding the Ixdoved layman who has served so effectively for 34 years aas a leader of Georgia Bap tist life, Dr. James W. Merritt, has a good story, that runs hike this: A farmer in the Kentucky blue grass section had lost his good wife, and the time had come to select a fitting monument for her grave. The monument salesman showed the bereaved farmer var ious types of marble and granite, and they got down to the final question of what inscription would be place on the monument. “Here,” said the salesman, "is a very beautiful inscription.” It read: “She has gone to a better Land.” The farmer stood there a mom ent, rather bothered to get his words out, but at last he said: “It ain’t possible. There just ain’t | any better land than Kentucky’s blue grass.” Dr. Garrison used this story last Monday morning to pay tribute to his predecessor, Dr. Merritt, and all of us gathered for the occas ion in Baptist Headquarters felt that the story had done a better job than a long speech could have done to indicate the appreciation -of the new Secretary for his pre decessor. Drr. Garrison stands in an illus trious role. The first Secretary was Dr. J. H. Devotie, for whom I am named. Dr. Devotie came from the First Baptist Church, Griffin, to set up the office of State Mission Se cretary for Georgia Baptists, and he did a grand job. He was follow ed by Dr. J. G. Gibson, then Dr. S. Y. Jameson, Dr. J. J. Bennett, and Dr. Arch C. Cree. Dr Merritt succeeded Dr. Cree. Dr. Garrison comes from the Bull Street Baptist Church, Savan nah, where for the past 12 .years he has enjoyed a remarkable min istry of expansion in the work of that great church, and of city-wide leadership in the field of religious achievement. Georgia Baptist are grateful for his leadership in the coming years. Agent Tells How To Thaw Frozen Fruit Frozen fruits always should be thawed in the unopened package, according to Mrs. Zelma Bannister, (home demonstration agent for For syth county. She explained that they may be thawed in either of the following ways: (1) On the lower shelf of the refrigerator. This takes from five to ten hours. •(2) At room temperature on the work table in the kitchen. This usually takes from three to four hours. (3) At room temperature with package placed before an electric fan. This method requires only about one hour. These thawing times, Mrs. Ban nisster explained, are for one pound (pint) packages. Larger sizes will take longer to thaw, she stated. The home demonstration agent said frozen fruit served for des sert should be opened just when it is' time to serve it and while there are still a few ice crystals in the fruit. “Frozen fruits may be used the same as fresh fruits in preparing pies, upside down cakes, sherbets, ices, salads, and fruit whips. Some fruits especially Youngberries and Boysenberries, make better jellies when frozen than when fresh be cause freezing and thawing causes the juices to be released from the cells and the natural fruit color dissolves in the juice. When using frozen fruits in cooking, allowance should be made for any sugar that was added at the time of freezing, Mrs. Bannister said. CARD OF THANKS I wish to take this opportunity to thank my many friends and neighbors for the help and friend ship shown my family while I was in Chicago sick and unable to work or return home. Raymond L. Martin County Population 15,000. Numbar 2. Near Half Billion Dollars GI Loans Made To Georgia Vets Georgia’s World War II and Ko rean veterans have made 71,378 GI Loans in the laast 10 years at a total value of $488,337,956, accord ing to Pete Wheeler, director of the State Department of Veterans Service. The near half-billion dollars have been in the form of home, business and farm loans, with defaults num bering only 1,259, or $2,759,878, he said.. Citing Veterans Administration figures Wheeler pointed out that percentage wise defaults in Georgia amounted to only 1.76 per cent, which he said "compares favorably with the rest of the nation.” Practi cally all of these are recoverable by the Federal Government. Currently Georgia veterans are averaging some one-half million dollaars in GI Loans daily, he said. Wheeler invited interested per sons to come by the nearest branch office of the State Department of Veterans Service for advice and as sistance. Important Notice All of us at Cumming Hardware Company would like to thank every one who helped fight the fire at our place on Sunday January 2, and for the many offers of help since that time. Damage from the smoke, heat and water were severe but without the efforts of all who were here the losses would have been much greater. As it was, all of our records were saved. Insurance adjusters, Underwrit ers agents and salvage experts all expressed surprise that the entire building and contents were not burned. We, are continuing our service work and are temporarily located in the Forsyth County Clinic build ing, just below our previous locat ion. We would appreciate our many friends dropping by to see us. Thank you, again for your kind help. CLYDE & CECIL MIZE Pleasant Grove Community Club | The club met Monday night Dec ember 20th with 53 members pres ent. The meeting was called to order by the president. Several Christmas carols were sang. Hettie Gilleland led in prayer. We played several very interesting games, j John Holbrook and Hannah Gilbert were in charge of the games. After the games gifts were exchanged by, everyone. Coleman Wallace dismissed the meeting, then delicious refresh ments were served and enjoyed by all. Our next meeting will be Mon day night January 17 at 7 o’clock. Mrs. J. L. Martin, Reporter Notice of Meeting To Be Held At The Following Placee There will be meetings hold at the following places to discuss the calling o a Special Membership meeting of the Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, also dis cussion on a new ruling that has been put into effect that you should know about. Big Creek School—January 17th. Chattahoochee School—January 19. Hopewell Club house—January 20. Friendship School—January 21st. The meetings will begin at 7:30 P.. M. Be sure to be on time. NOTICE! By order of Mayor and Council of the City of Cumming that all boys under the age of 21 yiears 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 Mr. S. F. (Fred) Orr Passes December 28th. Mr. S. F. Orr, age 87, died on Tuesday December 28th, in the Georgia Baptist Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Orr was a life-time reident of Forsyth County, having been born at Midway, later moving to Cumming. He was the son of the late Frederick and Elizabeth Mc- Donald Orr. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church on Thurs day December 30, at 2 o’clock with Rev. Harold Zwald and Rev Henry Warren, officiating. Mr. Orr is survived by five sons, Oda Orr of East Point, Heard Orr, Cumming, Clifton, Tom Bell, Sam Orr all of Atlanta. Eleven grand children and three great grand children. Cravey’s Office Shows Increase In Permit Fees Georgia collected $19,962 in li cense fees for the sale of fireworks and explosives and operation of carnivals and circuses during 1954, State Fire Inspector Otis Downing has reported to Safety Fire Com missioner Zack D. Cravey. In submitting his report, Inspect or Downing pointed out that this figure represents an increase of $2,588 over the $17,374 collected in 1953. His division of the Fire Mar shal’s office, which he heads, brought in $16,242 in 1952 and $lO,- 875 in 1951. In 1954, the report disclosed, 1,189 licenses were issued to fire works dealers of all kinds, 41 li censes to circuses and carnivals and 102 to dealers in explosives. Fireworks licenses accounted for $13,435, those for circuses and car nivals $4,100 and those for explas ive dealers $2,427. Bridge Construction Near Gainesville Has • Been Announced The Army Engineers at Mobile, Alabama, are calling for bids from interested contractors for construct ing a substructure for the new Lanier Bridge which will carry Georgia State Highway No. 53 across the Chattahoochee River at a new location when the Buford Reservoir is filled. Colonel Harold , E. Bisbort, District Engineer, made ! this announcement today and stat ed that the site of the work is ap proximately 5 miles northwest of I Gainesville, Georgia, and approxi mately eight miles upstream from the Brown’s Bridge, which is also unnder construction in preparation for the filling of the reservoir. Bids will be ppublicly opened In the District Office on Grant Street at 11:00 A. M. on January 25. The principal features of the work include excavating for pier and abutment footings, construct ing 6 piers and 2 abutments, and furnishing and drivng approximate ly 1,050 linear feet of 42-pound 10 inch steel piling. Colonel Bisbort explained that the piers for the 1?10 foot long bridge will range in height from 81 feet to 126 feet and that approximately 2,500 cubic yards of concrete will be used in the construction work. Soil Conservation News Forsyth County A livestock pond has been com pleted by Dr. Marcus Mashbum* Sr. on one of his farms south at Haw Creek. William James and Dr. Marcus Mashburn, Jr. completed the con struction of drainage ditches dur ing the month of December.. Pine trees are available at the Hightower Nursery in Dawson county. The flood prevention dam back! of Coal Mountain cemetery has the regular conservation pool filled with water and is now running through the well. This lake is ap proximately fiften acres in size.