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Volume 46.
Legislation Planned To
Get Federal Aid
For Sick Veterans
The Georgia General Assembly
will be asked next January' to en
act legislation which would qualify
Georgia to receive approximately
$500,000.00 annually in Federal aid
for veterans.
Announcement of such potential
legislation was made last week by
a joint House-Senate Committee
which has jjust completed a four
day tour of inspection of veterans
facilities in Oklahoma and West
Virginia, and a conference with
Georgia’s Congressional delegation.
Pete Wheeler, Diißctor of the
Georgia State Department of Vet
erans Service, said that the money
is being sought under an 1888 Act
of Congress which provides Feder
al grants to states of about S7OO
a year for each veteran cared for
by the state in its institutions.
Wheeler said that proposed legis
lation would authorize the state to
set up within the Milledgeville hos
pital a veterans unit. He sad that
Georgia now has approximaately
750 mentally ill veterans whom the
state is caring for at Milledgeville
State Hospital.
He said, also, that the state
would be eligible for the same fed
eral assistance for each veteran
confined in the Battey T. B. Hos
pital.
ANNOUNCEMENT
County Office Manag
er Position Open
Applications for the position of
County Office Manager for the For
syth County ASC Committee will
he received at the Forsyth County
ASC Office, Cumming, Georgia un
til 5:00 o’clock, May 2, 1955.
The qualification standards for
this position may be obtained at
the County ASC Office. The posi
tion pay $270.00 per month. The
position may be filled by a pro
bational appointment at a lower
salary for a period not to exceed
six months subject to the satis
factory performance of duty during
the probational period.
Form PMA-675 should be used
in filing applications for this posi
tion and this form may be obtain
ed in the County ASC Office.
The successful applicant for this
position must be approved by the
State ASC Committee.
C. A. BAGWELL, Chairman
Forsyth County ASC Committee
North Carolina Firm
Awarded Highway
Relocation Job
A contract for relocating a por
tion of Georgia State Highway No.
53 near Gainesville, Georgia, was
awarded today by the Army Engi
neers at Mobile, Alabama.
Colonel Harold E. Bisbort, Dis
trict Engineer, said that the bid
submitted by the Macon Construct
ion Company of Franklin, North
Carolina, in the amount of $906,225
waas the low bid of the twelve
proposals received.
The new location for the 1 mile
stretch of highway will start about
three miles west of Gainesville and
will terminate in Dawson County
approximately one and one-half
miles from the Dawson-Forsyth
County lines.
The Engineers expect work under
the contract to commence within
the next several weeks.
Colonel Bisbort explained that
the highway relocation work is to
be done in preparation for filling
the Buford eservoir which is now
being constructed.
Singing Notice
The regular Fourth Sunday night
singing of the Seven County Sing
ing Class will meet with Friend
ship Baptist Church April 24th.
Supper will be served to all sing
ers at 6 o’clock. Singing ustarts at
7 o’clock. A special invitation to
all singers and those who love
•Gospel Singing.
COMMITTEE:
Prof .Edward Martin
J. L. Holbrook
L T o. E. Barrett
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL OKU AN OF FORSYTH COUNTY Si CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHERO REE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Cook Says Control
Of Political Acts
Is A State Matter
Attorney General Eugene 'Cook!
has advised Hep. John V. Beamer, j
Indiana Republican, that he believ- j
es the authority to control the poli- (
tical activities of state employees I
should be left exclusively in the
hands of the individual state gov-j
ernments.
Congressman Beamer asked Mr. j
Cook for an expression of his views J
on proposed legislation before Con
gress to amend the Hatch Act,
which regulates political activity by {
employees and oofficials of govern
ment agencies financed in whole
or in part by the federal govern
ment. The change would make this[
law inapplicable to state officers I
and employees.
“It is my firm belief that the
authority to qontrol the political
activities of state employees should
be within the province of the state
government,” Mr. Cook replied.
Scouting Time In
Norteast Georgia
On April 22—24 Mountain Dis
trict camporee is scheduled to be
held at Amicalola Falls. Chatta
hoochee District Camporee at Chi
copee, Broad River District Camp
oree at Clark Hill Lake and South
west District Camporee at Yargo
Camp near Winder will be held
April 29—May Ist. A total of 1200
Scouts and Leaders will participate
Five weeks of summer camp are
planned for this summer with the
following schedule:
June s—lo District
June 12—17—Chattahoochee Dis
trict
June 19—24—Broad River
June 26, July I—Piedmont Dis
trict
July 3—B—Southwest & Moun
tain Districts
We have long been conscious of
the fact that many boys would like
to gb to camp for mre than one
week. With this in mind the follow
ing additional plan has been pro
vided. Boys who would like to stay
for more than one week (the one
j their troop is in camp) may do
so at the rate of $15.00 per 7day
week. A provisional scoutmaster
will be provided by the council.
All boys under this plan will be
formed into a unit under this lead
er. He will be thoroughly qualified
to counsel with the boys and help
them in the camp program.
Rainey Mountain Reservation
now has 22 Adirondack shelters In
6 different campsites. Two more
campsites are expected to be ready
by camp time, giving us 8 more
shelters. We shall have the new
dining hall made possible through
the generosity of the Gallant-Belk
stores of our area. Our water sys
tem will also be partially complet
ed.
Important Notice
! Mr. Jimmie Barnes, Forsyth
, County, Civilian Defense Director
announced today that there would
■be a one day workshop, held for
l the Women Advisory Committee
, on Civilian Defense in Gainesville,
at the Civic Building on May 12th.
All women interested in the most
recent information concerning Self
| Protection, Home protection and
, Community Protection in the Ato
mic and Hydrogen age are invited
Ito attend. Representatives of all
Fraternal and Civic bodies are urg
ed to have representatives.
Further information will be re
leased at a later date relatives to
this meeting. Anyoyne interested
are urged to contact Mr. Jimmie
Barnes at Phone 2478, Cumming.
Singing Notice
At New Harmony Sunday night
April 24. Come one come all. We
are going to have lots of good
singers with us. The Fields fam
ily of Jasper, The Butler family of I
Dahlonega and many others.
Come and help make this the
best singing yet. You wan regret
it Come on to New Harmony at
Ducktown in Forsyth County.
Steve C. Grogan, Director
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, April 21, 1955.
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
HOW FAR CAN YOU SEE?
The lawyers were cross-examin
ing the star witness the only per
son who would testify that he saw
the man shot from ambush as he j
plowed in the cotton patch near!
the swamp. “Do you mean to tell.
this jury that you could see a man j
plowing in that patch from the
road, and that you could hear a
gun fire from that swamp?”
“That’s what I said, boss,” ans
wered the witness.
“Then tell this jury how far
you can see, and how far you can
hear,” demanded the frustrated
lawyer.
“Boss, I ain’t never found no man
what said he had measured it, but
I can see the moon, and I ain’t
never found no man what said he
had measured how far it is to the I
clouds, but I can hear it thunder,” *
answered the witness.
The defense rested.
How far can you see? How far
can you hear?
I was talking to a group of
I workmen Good Friday, reminding
them of the Words from the Cross,
and when I got the second Word: j
“This Day Shalt Thou Be With I
Me in Paradise,” a Negro preacher
whispered: “ I heard Him when
He said that saving word to my
soul.”
A letter from a aboy in Korea:
“When the telegram came that my
mother had passed away, I could
see her....”
A father, kneeling in my study,
praying for the salvation of his
daughter in a distant university,
arose, declaring:
“I see her now. My prayer is
answered.”
How far can you see?
| The writer to the Hebrews said:
“We see not yet all things put un
der Him, but we see Jesus.”
[ The vese of the heart—the heart
• of faith, hope and love.
Remember how Jesus said: "He
! that hath eyes to see, let him see;
j he that hath ears to hear, let him
( hear what the Spirit saith.”
j It is a good exercise—seeing and
herring what the Spirit revealeth
to the sons and daughters of God.
j Did Easter help us to see and
hear?
I
Store Smoking
Ban Acclaimed,
Marshal Points
Regulations banning smoking in
public portions of Georgia depart
ment stores annd mercantile estab
i lishments, unanimously adopted
I this week by the State Safety Fire
j Advisory Board, are meeting with
statewide approval, Fire Marshall
F. E. Robinson has reported to
Commissioner Zack D. Cravey.
I Marshal F. E. Robinson said he
had received calls from many sect
ions condoning the board’s action
and pledging 100 per cent cooper
ation Under the ruling, the owner
or occupant of a department store
or other mercantile establishment
where appreciable quantities of
combustible materials are stored
must post "no smoking by order
of State Fire Marshal” signs. These
will be placed in areas where or
dered by Robinson.
The management will have the
responsibility of warning any per
son smoking in a prohibited area
and notifying the police if the per
son fails to stop.
Violation of the regulation would
constitute a misdemeanor under
Georgia’s 1949 fire safety laws.
Marshal Robinson will be charg
ed with enforcing the rule with
the help of local deputies. He is
given broad authority to designate
rooms or areas where smoking
will be permitted if he deems it
safe.
Important Notice
Everyone is forbidden to be on
the streets in Cumming, after 11
P. M. during the week. Saturday
night you are allowed to be on Hie
streets until 12 P. M.
By Order of Mayor & Council
of City of Cumming.
ERWIN SMITH
T. O. HANSARD
" Police Department
W ashington-Wilkes
Tour of Homes
Wednesday, May 4
One of Georgia’s oldest and love
liest little towns, the historic town
of Washington-Wilkes, is inviting
all interested folk to drop by for
a visit on Wednesday, May 4, and
enjoy a pleasant day among fam
ous Georggla landmarks.
Within the town limits there are
sixty-six places of interest and
these will be numbered and named
on the itinerary sheet which will
be furnished with each ticket. Six
of the loovely old homes will be
opened for the tour as will the
gracious, historic little Presbyterian
church and the Mary Willis Memor
ial Library.
The tour will open at ten in the
morning and close at five in the
afternoon. Tickets will be available
at the court house. Reservations
for the fried chicken luncheon
which will be served at the club
house from 12 to 2 p. m„ may be
made by writing or calling Mrs.
Jim Lindsey, telephone 256. Re
servations may also be made the
day of the tour at the ticket office.
For take-home souvenirs, the
j charming Colonial Cupboard on the
club house lawn will sell country I
I hams, sausage, cracklin’s, cheese
rings, jellies, and other good things
to eat as well as many kinds of
handwork and needlework.
A wonderful day has been plan
ned for friends and newcomers
and kissin’ kin, you won’t want to
miss it. A warm welcome awaits
you.
Y’all come.
With y. our County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
Following eight years’ success of
the Georgia 100-Bushel Com Club
in spreading better corn-growing
practices throughout the state, the
Agricultural Extension Service will
start a 1000 Bushel Club this year
to honor farmers who produce
high, economical yields of corn on
large areas.
J. R. Johnson, Extension agrono
mist for the University of Georgia,
j said farmers who produce 1000
bushels of corn on 12 acres or less
will be recognized under the new
program. He said the yield deter
mination must be on the entire
corn acreage involved, and added
I that the acreage must not exceed
the average market value for the
first ten months of the year the
corn is produced.
Members of the new 1000-Bushel
Corn Club will receive certificates
and keys, and will be feted at a
dinner following the corn harvest.
Johnson said the records of those
qualifying for the new club will
be used to help all Georgia farm
ers increase their corn yields, as
has been done with the 100-Bushel
Club. He pointed out that county
agents have used records of the
2,819 one hundred-bushel producers
since the program was started in
1947 in making corn recommen
dations to their farmers.
Complete recorrds will be fur
nished by each member, giving the
variety planted, width of rows,
spacing of plants, amount of ferti
lizer, number of cultivations, and
[other information.
I *
| “The 100-BushePClub will be con
tinued this year,” Johnson said.
Any Georgia corn grower who pro
duces an average of 100 or more
[ bushels per acre is eligible for
membership in this organization.
The 100-bushel growers will receive
certificates. They will attend the
dinner, too. The Cotton Producers
Association sponsors both clubs.
CUMMING CHAPTER O. E. S.
INSTALLS OFFICERS
The 1955—56 officers of Cum
mbng Chapter No. 346 O. E. 3.
will be installed on April 28 at 8
P. M. at the Masonic Hall.
The public has a cordial invitat
ion.
Kate Kelley, W. M.
Annie B. Wofford, Secty.
County Population 15,000. Number 16.
LOVE
You say that you love your Moth
er and spend a great deal of time
extolling her virtues, telling of the j
many things she did for you. You i
speak of her kindness, conslderat- ]
ion, and hard work done for you |
and all other children. The con j
versation goes on and we asked j
him after awhile. “When have you!
visited your mother??? !
“Oh, it has been five years or
more”.
We continue our conversation and j
find out that his Mother is in need i
of inancial assistance but he has |
never sent her any money. He J
writes to her about once a year.
Do you believe he loves his Moth-1
er? Of course, he doesn’t love her. |
if he did love her, he would do
everything possible for her happi
ness. He would do everything in
his power to please her and make
her happy and comfortable the re
mainder of her life.
If you love a person, you are |
going to act like that person, you
are going to talk often to that per
son, you are going to rely on what
that person says and seek his coun
sel and guidance.
i
Jesus said, "If you love me you
will keep my commandments” Can
you prove your love for the Lord
' Jesus Christ by extolling his great
qualities and argueing about the
obstruct qualities of his charaeter-
The best way, the only way,* to
prove your love for Him is to obey
his commandments. You will honor
and reverence His name and strive
to Him ir. every way pos
sible. You will talk to Him often.
The most hurtful and heart
breaking experience is for a child
to ignore his Mother, just leave
her out of his considerations, just
live as she didn’t exist. Many a
child, as they have grown up, have
shortened their Mother’s life by
just Ignoring her and failing to live
lives that would please her and
bring her happiness.
There are so many professing
Christians that are grieving the
heart out of God just by ignoring
Him; just living a§ if He didn’t
exist. Jesus said, "If you love me,
vou will kee my commandments”.
We will strive to be like the one
we love. We will love thhe things
that he loves.” Christ loved the
Church and gave himself for it.
God loved every individual in the
world and he gave his only begot
ton son that whosoever believes on
him shall not perish but have ever
lasting life.
The only way, in the world, that
you and I can prove that we love
the Lord Jesus Christ is to do
what he says. The four gospels
give us the very words of Jesus
and his life. Just find out what his
commandments are and then obey
them and you will have peace and
happiness that you have never had
before.
If one or two children in a large
family begins to ignore his Mother
have very little to do with his'
brothers and sisters he breaks the
fellowship that existed before. We
can break fellowship with Christ
and lose the joy of our salvation
but he is always ready to forggive
and restore that joy again.
W. R. Callaway
ASC NEWS
William Chamblee who has forj
the past five and one-half years |
served as County Office Manager 1
for the Forsyth County ASC Com- j
mittee would like to take this me-,
thod of expressing his appreciation
1 for the cooperation of every one j
in Forsyth County, to the Soil Con-j
servation Service, Extension Service j
and all other agencies in the Coun ,
, ly -
During this time the progress,
that has been made is due to the!
fact that each person and agency
working as a team have put their
shoulders to the wheel and have
worked toward a greater agricul-,
tural program in the County to
benefit each farmer individually.
In leaving the service it will al
ways be my aim to help promote
the agricultural programs in the
county by every means possible
and to strive to gain more help for
the people of Forsyth County. |
’56 Buford Dam Power
On Schedule Is
Predicted
Buford Dam will produce elec
tricity next year if federal appro
priations are made available ttf
maintain work schedules.
Mayor Hartsfield told members
of the Cumming Kiwanis Club
Monday night that Army engi
neers have released prospective
completion dates.
The earth dam will be finished
in July this year. Bids on a con
tract to install a 40,000-kilowatt
generator will be opened May 3.
The schedule calls for closing val
ves and locks to trap erator is ex
pected to begin operwaters of the
Chattahoochee Feb. 1, 1956. The
40,000-kilowatt generation in Dec
ember of next year, and the entire
project will be completed by June,
1957, if federal allocations continue
as needed.
REPORTS ON NEEDS
“Thus far the government has
expended $22,981,000 on the work,
but $1,719,000 more will be re
quired to complete the project,”
Hartsfield reported.
Speaking on “Whaat Buford Dam
Means to Georgia,” Hartsfield - a
pioneer advocate of the improve
ment-said “An expaanding slate
is fortunate to have ample water
and also in moving to harness it
for the benefit of our citizens.
“A completed Buford Dam will
mean flood control as far away as
West Point. It also will mean a
year-around water supply to insure
a nine-foot navigation channel from
the Gulf of Mexico to Columbus.
“It will change the entire map
of north Georgia, bringing in many
new water-using industries to im
prove our economy. It will be an
important recreational facility beck
oning vacationists from Georgia
and other states.”
INSPECT CONSTRUCTION
Hartsfield, Mayor'Ro v Otwell of
Cumming, Atlanta Waterworks
j manager Paul Weir and members
of the Cumming Kiwanis Club
viewed dam construction.
When Buford was regarded as a
remote possibility, Hartsfield de
voted a portion of his office fund
to its promotion.
The dam will save Atlanta mil
lions of dollars in providing an
ample yeararound constant flow
of water in the Chattahoodh.ee
River to support a population in
excess of 1,000,000 persons, Harts
field said.—Atlanta Constitution.
Rev. Forrest Preaches
At Second Baptist
Sunday, April 24
Rev. Forrest will be bringing the
message at the Cumming Second
Baptist Church next Sunday, April
24th aat 11:00 A. M.
Brother Forrest is one of the
Ministers we have in the Hightow
er Association. We will be paying
great respect to this great man of
God and the cause which he has
stood for these many years to give
him our prsence. May I *urge all
that can to be there and those of
us who are younger Preachers and
Deacons that brother Forrest has
been so much help to, let’s do our
best to be present.
A FRIEND
SINGING—MEMORIAL DAY AND
RKVIAL AT CHURCH OF GOD
Saturday night April 23, the
Cumming Church of God will hold
its monthly singing. We expect
this tt be a good one and want to
urge each of you to come help us
make it a success. We will have
Loud Speakers and a refreshment
stand for your enjoyment.
Sunday April 24 we will be hav
ing an All day service with Din
ner on the grounds and singing in
the afternoon.
Sunday night is the beginning of
our Spring Youth Revival with
Evangelists J. M. Wilkins and
Emory Hansard. You have a cor
dial invitation to attend each and
every service.
NOTICE
There will be a meeting of the
Sawnee Valley Wild Life Club at
the Community House on Friday
night April 22, at 7:30.
C. B. Patterson, Secretary ]