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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 t> V 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 h . f ram 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 . *4 i ■■■■**-. 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.