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Volume 46.
With y our County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
Forsyth County had a cotton al
lotment in 1954 of 4,329 acres. The
number of acres of cotton that was
actually planted in Forsyth County
in 1954 was 2,490. A total of 1,839
acres of our allotment was not
planted. The history of that 1,839
acres was lost to our county
The cotton allotment for Forsyth
County for 1955 is 3,096 acres. If
we are to maintain our county his
tory of cotton acreages, then the
1955 acreage alloted to the county
must be planted to cotton. It is
not planted, then -we can expect
further reductions in the county’s
allotment in future years.
A farmer may release his allot
ment in 1955, and retail full credit
for entire allotment
and his eligibility for his 1956 cot
ton allotment will not be affected.
If he has planted cotton in 1953 or
1954.
If no cotton was planted on a
farm in 1953 and 1954, to retain
his eligibility for cotton allotment
in 1956, the farmer must plant a
portion of his allotment in 1955.
However, that unplanted portion in
1955 can be released.
If a farmer does not plant any
portion of his cotton allotment, nor
release it, for a period of 3 years
that farmer will lose his eligibility
for old growers alotment. Also,
that acreage thatt the farmer does
not pant nor release is not avail
able to maintain his county his
tory. However, if he does release
acreage and other farmers plant
it, it does remain in the county
and state history.
Any farmer that fails to either
plant or release cotton acreage as
mentioned above is definitely los
ing acreage for himself, his county
and state.
Forsyth County farmers have re
quested a total of 324.5 acres out
of that is hoped will be released.
As this is being written a total of
97.5 acres has already been re
leased. In addition to this the coun
ty ASC committee has set aside
from the county’s original allot
ment a total of 154 acres for new
growers allotments. From this
amount set aside, a total of 371
acres has been requested by farm
ers wanting new growers allot
ments. This leaves a deficit of 444
acres already requested by farmers
wanting new or additional allot
ments.
In all probability, there are many
more acres of allotments than this
already issued to farmers that are
not planning to plant cotton in
[1955. Also, there are others who
are not planning to plant their en
tire 1955 allotment. By releasing
those acres of your 1955 allotment
that you are not planning to plant
in cotton, you will be doing a favor
for yourself, your county and your
state. Otherwise, we can expect a
smaller county allotment in 1956
than we have in 1955.
Soil Conservation New*
Forsyth County
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DESCRIPTION OF CLASS II
LAND CAPABILITY CLASS
Class II is good land from every
standpoint, but certain physical
conditions make it not quite so
good as Class I land. The slope
may be just steep enough to make
water run off at a speed which
will carry away soil. Some Class II
land is naturally wet and requires
drainage. Some has not quite as
good water-holding capacity as
Class I land. Each of these defi
ciencies either limits the use of
the land to some extent or requires
some special attention year after
year. Even a single farm can have
two or more variations of Class II
land.
Since Class II land has some
moderate, natural use limitation,
some special treatment is called
for, such as easily applied conser
vation practices like contouring,
protective cover crops, simple wat
er management, crop rotations, and
the use of fertilizers.
1 150 Boys Scouts Were honored in
one year by their National Court
of Honor for saving or trying to
save life.
The Forsyth Comity News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF IDRSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, C HICRO KEE. DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500) Cumming Georgia, Thursday, February 3, 1955.
Appreciation Notice
January 24, 1955.
On January 22, 1951 our daugh
ter Marie was stricken with Polio,
Marie was 10 years old and we
thought she was in the best of
.health, no one will ever know just
how Parents feel when the Doc
tors pronounce their child has
Polio.
Mgy mm
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Miss Marie Thomas
First we carried her to Grady
Hospital in Atlanta. They gave her
first class attention, then recom
mended that we carry her to the
Emory University Hospital. At
Emory she received treatment off
and on for 3 1-2 years which never
costs us one penny.
They now have Marie at Warm
Springs and she has had some
operations and expect to dismiss
her in about two more weeks in
good condition.
i
We wish everyone would go and
visit Warm Springs and see how
wonderful they are prepared to
take care of our children when this
I awful misfortune hits our Home.
We are sure you would feel as
we do, that God is pleased with
the March of Dimes and the won
derful work that The Warm
Springs Foundation is doing.
Sincerely, ,
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Thomas
Steps To Better Prepa
ration of Vegetables
Improper methods of cooking
may be responsible for the lack of
interest in vegetables at the fam
ily table, Mrs. Zelma Bannister,
Forsyth county home demonstrat
ion agent, says.
“There are a dozen easy steps
to assure appetizing properly pre
pared vegetables, she points out.
1. Cook quickly. Long cooking
causes a great loss in food value,
flavor ,and color, and give a mushy
product.
2. Start cooking in salted, boiling
water.
3. Use only enough water to keep
from scorching.
4. Do not use soda. It destroys
some vitamins and changes texture
5. Time the cooking of vegetables
so that they can be served as soon
as done.
6. Cook most vegetables covered
to shorten the cooking time.
7. Boil gently to preserve shape.
8. Cook potatoes, beets, carrots,
turnips, rutabagas and parsnip in
their jackets to conserve nutrients
9. Add a small amount of vine
gar to the water in which beets or
red cabbage are cooked to preserve
the red color.
10. Steaming is the best method
of cooking because there is no loss
of flavor and nutrients in the cook
ing water.
11. Heat canned vegetables quick
ly in their liquid. Home-canned ve
getables should be boiled 10 to 15
minutes.
12. Start cooking frozen vegetab
les while still frozen.
NOTICE!
To all Merchants of Forsyth
County. The State requires me to
collect a Special Tax on gunshells,
cartridges and all firearms.
This tax must be paid before
April Ist to avoid 10 percent pen
alty.
Mrs. Vinnie B. Redd, Tax Com.
March Of Dimes Drive
Officially Underway
The Executive Committee of For
syth County Chapter, National
Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
fias appointed Dr. Jim Mashbum
Chairman and Mrs. Ruth Roe as
co-chairman of the 1955 March of
JDimes.
The drive officially got underway
January 25th with a meeting at
the Cumming Kiwanis Home. There
were approximately 50 leaders of
our schools, Community Clubs,
Home Demonstration Clubs, Gard
en Clubs, Kiwanis and V. F. W.
were present. v
Mr. Bill Ferry, State Represen
tative of the National Foundation
gave a brief talk on the needs and
work of the Foundation. Supplies
were distributed and plans formu
lated for this year’s drive/
IS THERE A
PERSONAL DEVIL?
Our opinions in regard to this
question amounts to very little.
We must look for the authority.
The scripture is our only authority
We may draw conclusions from
what we find in the Bible. If you
do not, believe that the Bible is
divinely inspired of God ( —that no
prophecy of the scripture is of any
private interppretation. For the
prophecy came not in old time by
the will of man: but holy men of
God spake as they were moved by
the Holy Spirit. 2nd. Peter 1: 20:2)
We won’t come to the same con
clusion. I accept the authority of
God in preference to the opinions
of men.
The Bible is very definite in de
claring that God is -a personal God,
and not just a great and good in
fluence. Jesus spake of God as His
father. The personal pronoun is
always used when a noun is not
used, denoting God. We worship a
personal God. The Bible is just as
definite in speaking of Sata as a
person. “Then was Jesus led up of
the spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted of the devil Matt. 4: 1.
Jesus speaks of Satan as “the
father of lies”. “Peter said, Ana
mas why hath Satan filled thy
heart to lie to the iPc'Jy Sptrit.”
Acts 5: 3. “Behold the devil is
about to cast some of you into
prison, that ye may be tried”. Rev.
2: 10.
Just read abut the final oper
ations of Satan: “And when the
thousand years are finished, Satan
shall be loosed out of his prison,
and shall come forth to deceive the
nations which are in the four cor
ners of the earth. God and Magog,
to gather them together to the
war: the number of whom is as
the sand of the sea: Rev. 20: 7, ,
And again, “And the devil that de
ceived them was cast into a lake
of fire and brimstone, where the
beast and false prophet are, and
shall be tormented day and night
for ever and ever”. Rev. 20: 10.
Jesus wouldn’t have commanded
Satan to get behind him, if there
was no Satan. Jesus wouldn’t have
told Simon Peter that Satan de
sired to “sift him as wheat,” if
there was no Satan. What I can’t
reason out for myself I take by
faith. If Jesus spake of him as a
person who was bent on darning
our souls and casting us into an
ternal hell, I believe Him. When
Jesus said that “whosoever be
lieveth Him (Jesus) shall not per
ish but have everlasting life”. I
believe that with all my heart.
I believe every word that Jesus
ever spoke. I am putting all my
faith and hope in Him. I realize
that I am an imperfect person and
Jesus is my perfect saviour, Lord
and King. All the scholars of all
the centuries can not induce me to
give up my faith in Jesus Christ
and what He is and what He says.
Only Christ can free us from the
bondage of Satan.
Read the Bible with an open
mind, seeking earnestly for the
truth and I believe that you will
come to the same conclusion. Let
God be true and every man a liar.
W. R. CALLAWAY
Scouts of 56 nations belong to
the International Scout Conference.
The 5,561,993 boys and leaders
have common ideals and similar
activities and uniforms.
A. C. Smith, Jr. Named
Chairman of 1955
Heart Fund
A. C. Smith, Jr., Poultry Dealer
and Hatcheryman, will direct the
1955 Heart Fund Campaign in For
syth County. A goal of $514.00 has
been set as our contribution to the
fight against heart disease. The
month of February has been set
as Heart Fund Drive Month.
“In Forsyth County and through
America, diseases of the heart and
circulattion are responsible for
more deaths than any other cause,’
said Mr. Smith. "In fact, heart dis
ease deaths totaled more than
twice those from the five leading
diseases combined, and accounted
for one half of all deaths in Geor
gia and in the United States during
the past year. These facts”, Mr.
' Smith added, “offer convincing
! proof that heart disease is our
foremost health problem.”
A major part of the funds con
tributed will be used to advance
the Georgia Heart Association pro
gram of Research, Education, and
Community Services. The remaind
er will support nationwide heart
research and related programs of
the American Heart Association.
“There is nardly a person I
know”, said Mr. Smith, “who thru
his own experiences, or that of his
relatives or friends, has not faced
the problem of heart disease. We
are all vitally interested in the ef
forts now being made to combat it.
We have every reason to be con
fident that the 1955 Heart Fund
Campaign will receive support of
every thoughtful citizen of Forsyth
County.”
Governor Griffin Pro
claims February Geor
gia Heart Month, 1955
Governor Griffin has proclaimed
February as Georgia Heart Month
in recognition of the fact that dis
eaases of the heart and circulation
constitute our most serious health
problem in Georgia and through
out the nation. Noting that heart
diseases cause approximately fifty
percent of all deaths in Georgia,
the Governor, in his Proclamation,
points out that heart diseases "also
constitute a leading causes of dis
ability, and, apart from the more
importaant humanitarian consider
ation, they are responsible for a
staggering economic loss because
of lost productivity and the ex
pense of medical care”.
The Proclamation calls attention
to the fact that "Our greatest hope
for successfully combating these
diseases lies in the maintenance of
continuing programs of medical re
search”. In this connection the
Governor’s Proclamation states
that “The Georgia Heart Associa
tion is supporting an outstanding
heart research program including
Chairs and Laboratories of Cardio
vascular Research in each of our
excellent medical schools and is
taking the lead in developing a
heart disease control program for
Georgia which insures competent
care and constantly improving the
faacilities for our citizens”.
In view of these fact, Governor
Griffin urged “all citizens of the
State to acquaint themselves with
the programs and aims of the
Georgia Heart Association, and to
support its program to the best of
their ability”.
The February Heart Fund Drive
supports the Heart Association’s
program of research, education,
and community services.
Mr. Walter M. Mitchell and Mr.
Charles S. Motz, of Atlanta, are
Georgia Heart Fund Chairmen dir
ecting the 1955 campaign to raise
$185,000 needed to continue the
Heart Program for the coming
fiscal year. General Mark Clark is
serving for the second consecutive
year as National Campaign Chair
man.
Mr. A. C. Smith, Jr. of Silver
City is Forsyth County Chairman
for the Heart Fund Drive. Let’s
all co-operate 100 per cent with
Mr. Smith in this drive.
1,500 members of the Boy Scouts
of America will attend the Bth
World Scout Jamboree next Aug
ust 18—28 at Niagara—on—the—
Lake, Ont., Canada.
County Population 15,00. Number 5.
Col Jess Watson Opens
Law Offices Here In
Otwell Building
Col. Jess Watson has just re
cently opened Law offices here in
the Otwell Building, upstairs over
the Cumming Hardware Company
in the offices formerly occupied by
Col. Carl Tallant, Hugh Dorsey;
Sosebee and Leon Boling.
He was born and reared on a 1
farm in (Ware County) Waycross
Georgia where he attended Public
schools. He graduate at the Uni
versity of Georgia (Atlanta Divi
sion) receiving a B. C. S. degree.
He received his legal education at |
the Atlanta Law School and was
admitted to the Georgia Bar in
July 1941.
Col. Watson has been practicing
law in Atlanta since his admittance '
to the Bar with the exception of
four years spent in the Air Force
during World War 11, of which 22
months were spent Overseas in
the China—Burma —India theater ,
of war.
After returning home and re-,
celving his discharge he married I
Miss Hellan Stuart, a neice of Col. |
William Butt of Blue Ridge, Geor
gia.
He is a member of the Georgia
and American Bar Association,
American Legion, Elks B. P. O. E.
No. 78, Methodist Church here in
Cumming, also Vice president of
the Big Creek Community improve
ment Club.
He and his wife and three child
ren live in the Big Creek Conv
munity where he bought a farm
in 1952.
At the present time he will be
in his offices here on Tuesday’s,
Friday’s and Saturday’s from 8:30
until 5:00.
The people of Cumming and
Forsyth County welcome Col. Wat
son and his fine family to Forsyth
County and the City of Cumming
and we are sure they will fit well
into the Church and Civic affairs
of the County and this section of j
North Georgia.
Compilation of New
Telephone Directory
Begins February 14
An organization of specially train
ed telephone directory empployees
will begin the compilation of a new
telephone directory for Buford and
Cumming on February 14, 1955.
The new Buford-Cummlng direct
ory will include listings for Buford
and Cumming. •
Compilation activity is expected
to take about three weeks accord
ing to L, H. Collins, Gainesville
manager for Southern Bell Tele
phone Comppany.
There will be five employees in
the organization, which will be un
der the supervision of Mr. Arthur
Willson, Directory Advertising Su
pervisor. They will concentrate
their efforts on the development of
classified section—yellow pages—
of the new directory. This section
contains listings of business tele
phone subscribers under headings
classified according to businesses
and professions. “The variety of
classifications describing products,
services, professions and business
es provides a convenient and easy
to guide when one wants to locate
a firm or individual,” Mr. Collirjs
pointed out.
"Compilation of the alphabetical
section is now underway,” Mr. Col
lins said. “Anyone wishing to
change his present listing or make
additional listings for his present
telephone should dd so as soon as
possible.”
HE CAN TRY
i
The ttaxie came to a halt. The,
fare descended a trifle uncertainly
and proceeded to search his pock
ets thoroughly.
"Sorry, old man,” he said finally,
“but I haven’t a cent.”
Then, seeing the driver frowning
he added. I
“That’s a fact, old man. You
know, you can’tt get blood out of
a stone.”
“No?” queried the driver, rolling
up his sleeves. “But what makes
you think you’re a stone?”
There are 1,200 Boy Scout Camps
in the nation valued at 45 million
dollars. . j
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Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
ALCOHOL
i From Australia comes litis in
dictment of beverage alcohol:
The police say: “Alcohol accounts
for most of our accidents,”
The murderer says: “I don’t know
what I did; I was drunk”
The judge says: "Alcohol makes
far more crime, hut doesn’t excuse
it.”
The usycholog,-; says - "Alcohol
i''bs man of reasen.”
The doctor says: "Alcohol weakens
resistance and shortens life."
The moralist says: “Alcohol and
morals never keep company.”
The lady says:’ “The breath of al
cohol is repulsive.”
The mother says: “Alcohol robs
the home of its security and peace”
The children say: “When father is
sober we run to meet him; when
he is drunk we run and hide.”
The wife says: "Alcohol brings
divorce.”
The undertaker says: "Alcohol
speeds up my business.”
The liquor dealer says: "Give youth
a sample, and you have a customer
for life.”
The minister says: "Alchol has rob
bed many a soul of heaven."
The Bible says: “A drunkard shall
not inherit the Kingdom of Heav
en."
And then this friend writes at the
bottom of the sheet:
What do you say?
A very timely question, indeed.
I have often wondered how many
young people would start out on
the road of drunkenness if they
stopped to think—to look about
them at the men and women who
have made ship-wreck of their own
lives and brought misery and the
shame to their loved ones,
j Again, I have wondered what
'would be the effect if the liquor
t people were required to put along
side their attractive advertisements
| the end result of drunkenness—if,
! for example, they were required to
tell the truth.
To say the least, it would be
interesting.
ASC NEWS
This article is to clarify the view
'point that some farmers have in
| regard to some of the practices
that are offered by the Forsyth
County AS£ Committee on which
the farmer can receive cost-sharing
paying for 1955.
Practice Number B-7, Farm
Ponds for livestock water or irri
gatiton purposes is one of the prac
tices being requested more than
any other practice. This is a prac
j tice that is to assist any farmer
who has a water problem on his
farm whether it is one of a short
ness of water or water for live
stock or whether he needs the
stored water for irrigation purpos
es. The Forsyth County ASC Com
mittee is not paying for building
“Fish Ponds”, as some of the re
quests have indicated. True, it is
the farmers privilege to stock the
farm pond with some desirable
species of fifsh if he so desires,
but the pond must first be needed
to assure an adequate supply of
water for the farm when, and if
the need arise again. The SCS
must first make a needs and suit
ability determination before the
farm pond is approved for con
struction.
May we again insist that any
farmer who is not going to plant
cotton on his farm in 1955 release
his allotment in order for the acre
age to be used on some other farm
in this county. The county needs
the cotton history and many farm
ers drastically need the extra acre
age.
MOTHER’S MARCH
On Friday February 4, 1955 the
local Mother’s March of Dimes
will be from 4 p. m. until 8 p. m.
We urgently request everytone to
be at home during this time and
ready to give as much as possible
I toward this most worthy drive.
More than 22,750,000 boys and
men have enrolled in Boy Scouts
of America since 1910. In 1954
more than 900,000 Boy Scouts and
Explorers camped in various sect
ions of the country.