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Volume 46.
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
COULD BE HISTORY
Last week may write a bold page
in the history of the 20th Century.
West Germany coming into
NATO, the Austrian Peace Treaty,
and the announcement that there
win be a top-flight meeting of the
leaders to discuss peace might, con
eeiveably, have much to do with
the shape of things to come.
Here at home there was another
major event —the settlement of the
railroad strike that had done so
much damage to the Southeast.
Let us hope that it proves a real
settlement. And let us hope that
the several threatened strikes do
not materialize.
Another event of the past week
was the announcement that good
rains fell in several sections of
Georgia. This drought is something
else. Coming on the hell of last
year’s drought and this year’s
freeze, our farmers have had it
tough. And sooner or later, every
body suffers when the farmers
suffers.
“We must either get more rain,
or change our pattern of farming,”
said a Georgian last week who
has been working with Georgia
dirt all his life. “We can’t go on
like this. It may turn out that
this generation will change the
history of farming in Georgia.
We may have to adopt the meth
ods of the folks out in the WetfJ
and irrigate our pastures and the
fields. How the average farmer
could ever finance this changed
pattern, I am not in position to
say, but either we get more rain,
or we dry up, unless we can irri
gate. And with the water line drop
ping lower and lower, I am not
sure how long the ponds and the
streams and deep wells would sup
ply a system of irrigation.”
That, my friends, may be more
decisive than world politics. If
droughts continue, our pattern
must somehow be shifted.
What can we do about it? We
can pray. That may sound very
trite, but it is the only answer I
know. Read the Bible, and you will
be impressed with the fact that
God has dealt mercifully with His
people when they obeyed Him, but
He has punished them when they
forgot Him. Read II Chronicles
7:14, ana draw your own conclus
ions.
Soil Conservation Newt
Forsyth County
The Flood Prevention Dam on
the Coleman Wallace "farm has
been completed by the contractor,
Bob Edwards -Contracting Com
pany, Dahlonega, Georgia. Seeding
of the dam and bar pit area will
be completed this fall. Several
deep gullies in the watershed were
filled in and the areas will be
seeded to grass as a meadow strip
this fall. Farmers who signed ease
ments with the Upper Chattahoo
chee River Soil Conservation Dis
trict will have supervision over
fishing, boating, hunting or recrea
tion on the lake behind the dam.
The contractor on another flood
prevention dam is expected to be
gin work in a few days. This one
is located in the Spot Community.
In addition to the work on the
flood prevention dams the SCS
technicians are kept busy survey
ing on the small farm pond dams.
Important Notice
DOG INOCULATIONS
The last Dog Inoculation Clinic
will be held at the Court House in
Cumming Saturday May 28th from
1:00 to 4:00 P. M.
All Dog Owners should have
their dogs inoculated by July Ist,
of each year to meet Health Lew
requirements on Rabies. A dog
owner is responsible for all con
sequences if his dog gets Rabies
and bites people or live stock
when it has not been inoculated.
Mr. Nelms, the County Sanitar
ian says that he will positively
make spot checks in each commun
ity and ask to see dog. inoculation
certificates after the deadline pass
es for the inoculation.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHERO KEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Senator Walter George
Pushes Bid For Two
Georgia Dams
Senator Walter George, redoub
ling his efforts on two fronts for
development of the Savannah and
Chattahoochee river valleys, said
this week he is “hopeful” of suc
cess in the campaign for funds for
two major dams.
Xhe senior Georgia senator has
obtained White House aid in seek
ing funds for the Hartwell dam on
the Savannah and for the Fort
Gaines dam on the Chattahoochee.
At the same time he has asked
the Senate appropriations commit
tee to reopen its hearings on the
projects, and he himself is drafting
a new plea Congressional sup
pira if the project. George is work
ing with Senator Russell on the
projects with the support and co
operation of the Georgia house
members.
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Senator George disclosed that
General Wilton B. Persons, assist
ant to the President and himself
an Alabaman familar with the area
is working with him on the pro
jects. They have conferred twice
recently, once in George’s office
and again at the White House.
They are exploring the possibility
of getting the backing of the Bud
get Bureau in the request for
funds. u.
“It is not an easy thing to get
such a Budget request’’, said the
Senator, “But I am hopeful it can
be done in this case.
“I know of nothing of more im
portance to Georgia and to the
development of the entire area.”
The Budget Bureau is the Presi
dent’s agency which esxamines re
quests for federal funds, and re
commends to the President budget
policies and budget recommendat
ions. Ordinarily, such a request
will gain Congressional approval.
The Fort Gaines dam will be
another in the series of multi
purpose dams on the Chattahoo
chee. Already nearing completion
are the Jim Woodruff dam, at the
confluence of the Flint and Chatta
hoochee rivers, and the Buford
dam in Hall County. The Clark
Hill dam, near Augusta, is nearing
completion on the Savannah River
and the Hartwell dam to the north
is part of the series of civil works
planned for that fiver valley.
Ninth District Officers
Named By The Legion
R. E. Adams of Gainesville has
been named as Ninth District Com
mander of The American. Legion
for 1955-56, and will assume the
•office immediately following the
Department (State) Convention in
Macon on July 16-17.
Other District Officers for the
new year include the following:
Sidney Wall of Statham, Senior
Vice-Commander; Crawford Puck
ett of Buford, Henry Skipper of
Flowery Branch, Earnest Nash of
Clarkesville, and Harold Mincemoy
er of Clayton, Junior Vice-Com
manders.
The new Commander will ap
point an Adjutant, Chaplain, Fin
ance Officers, Service Officer, Ser
geant-at-Arms, Historian and Judge
Advocate, according to M. R. Bar
ron, Commerce, the present District
Commander.
Commander Barron has reported
to Department Headquarters that
delegates from the Ninth District
to the 1955 National Convention in
Miami, Florida, in October include
Schley Burrell .Clayton; John Griz
zle, Winder; Olen Cagle, Jasper;
and John Hyde, McCaysville. Al
ternate delegates are Harold Mince
moyer, Clayton; Harry Crawford,
Toccoa; Herman Holland, Gaines-
Iville; and W. O. Harrison, Com
merce.
There are 30 American Legion
Posts in the Ninth Congressional
District, with a total membership
exceeding 4,000.
CHURCH NOTICE
Rev. Cedrick Banks of Buford
will preach at the Second Baptist;
Church .next Sunday at 11:00 A. M.
Rev. Billy Nix of Smyrna will also
preach at 8:00 o’clock. Everybody
is welcome to come and hear these
two men.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, May 26, 1955.
Contracts Awarded
For Work At The
Bufnrd Dam
Two contracts totaling $538,514
have been awarded to Georgia
firms by the Army Engineers at
Mobile, Alabama, for work in con
nection with the Buford Dam near
Gainesville, Georgia, according to
an announcement made today by
Colonel Harold E. Bisbort, District
Engineer.
Colonel Bisbort said that after
an analysis of the bids received
for the job of furnishing and in
stalling an electric elevator in the
powerhouse to be constructed at
the project site, the Engineers de
termined the successful bidder to
be the Westinghouse Electric Cor
poration of Atlanta. The firm’s ac
cepted bid is in the amount of
$27,492.
The elevator will have a travel
of approximately 58 feet, with six
landings, and automatic controls.
Ivey Brothers Construction Com
pany, Illnlcorporated, also- of At
lanta, will build the shaft for the
elevator under their contract for
constructing powerhouse, switch
yard and transformer yard at the
Buford Dam.
The elevator will be installed
late next year.
R. G. Foster and Company of
Wadley is the successful bidder for
the job of constructing a new Bol
ling Bridge In the Buford reservoir
area. The firm has been awarded a
contract for the work in amount
of $511,022.
The bride will be located on the
Chestatee River in Forsyth and
Hall Counties, approximately two
miles downstream from its original
location and approximately 4 1-2
miles from the new Lanier Bridge.
It will be a three-span structure
approximately 776 feet long on 3
concrete piers varying in approxi
mate height from 50 to 135 feet.
The bridge deck is to be of rein
forced concrete and will be appro
ximately 26 feet wide. The ap
proach spans are to have concrete
handrails.
It is expected that the Wadley
contractors will commerce the
bridge consruction work in early
June.
Jackie Thomas Gets
Nice Letter From
Commanding Officer
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A|-c Samuel P. Thomas Jr.,
AF 14430603—3610th Motor Vehicle'
Squadron, Hariingen AFB
Harlingen, Texas
Dear Airman Thomas:
Your Squadron Commander, Ma
jor Lupton, has informed me that
you are now approaching the end
of your enlistment in the Air Force
Let me assure you that your
fine record is known and appre
ciated. You may he justly proud
of your service and of your pper
sonal achievements in the Air
Force. There is no greater person
al satisfaction than for a man to
know he has served well and faith
fully. You have performed these
| duties without question.
The Air Force will lose a valu- j
able asset should you decide to 1
leave the service. Further, you have |
accrued many benefits by reason
of your service which are of great
value to you and important to
your future. I hope you will give
serious consideration to these facts
and decide to reenlist.
I have asked Major Lupton to
interview you personally in the
near future regarding your ren
listment. His counsel will be valu
able to you in questions which re
main unsettled in your mind, par
ticularly in relation to your part'
in the mission of this command
and of the advantages of an Air
Force career.
I wish you continued success and
best wishes for the future.
Sincerely,
WILSON E. WHITE
Colortel, USAF Commander
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Sawnee Valley Wild Life Club
will hold regular monthly meeting
Friday night May 27 at Cpmmuni
ty Club house. Mr. J. T. Coots will
be in charge of, program. Adi mem-,
bers we urged to attend.
Yes, The Co-operative
Program Is Scriptural
A Baptist Indian in Oklahoma
met a missionary of the Home
Mission Board at the station to
take him up to the Baptist church
to preach. The Indian pleaded,
“You tell us what the Jesus Book
says. We want you to stay a whole
week and tell us what the Jesus
• Book says.”
Our Baptist people everywhere,
in country and hamlet, in town
and city, want to know what 'the
Sesus Book says about the way
they are asked to do their work.
Is the Co-operative Program scrip
tural? Let us see!
Scriptural In Its Obejecttves
The objectves or aims of the
plan are taken from the scriptural
times. These, may be classified un
der five hea&s.
I. EVANGELISM.
The bottom rail of the Co-oper
ative Program is evangelism, or
soul-winning. Our secretaries, mis
sionaries, teachers, and pastors all
stress the winning of the lost to
Christ as our first duty. Is not
that scriptural?
1. John the Baptist was a soul
winner. He won the first two dis
ciples to Christ. “On the morrow
John was standing, and two of his
disciples; and he looked upon Jesus
as he walked, and saith, Behold,
the Lamb of God! And the two
disciples heard him speak, and
they followed Jesus’’ (John 1:35-
37). These two disciples were An
drew and John who later became
apostles.
2. Andrew, one of these, at once
went home after his brother Simon'
“He findeth first his own brother
Simon, and saith unto him, We
have found the Messiah (which is,
being interpreted, Christ'). He
brought him unto Jesus” (John
1:41-^42),
3. Jesus himself was a great sou)
winner. He won the woman at the
well of Sychar (John 4:7—42);
the paralytic (Mark 2:5); the in
sane man with a legion of demons
in him (Mark 5:19); Levi-Matthew
(Mark 2:14); Zacchaeus (Luke 19:
2—9); and scores of others.
4. Jesus calls us to be soul-win
ners. “Jesus said unto them. Come
ye after me, and I will make you
to become fishers of men” (Mark
1:17). This is his service call to
Andrew and Peter.
P. S.—The second series will ap
pear in next week’s issue).
From Bad To Good
Thru Mental Health
Is Goal Of Group
Smaller communities in Georgia
may in the future expect better
mental health programs, with em
phasis on help In preventing and
correcting juvenile delinquency.
Juvenile delinquency, another
name for bad behavior, can be
crowded out better by making life
attractive for youngsters than by
wringing our hands and filling up
the jails and detention homes, said
Dr. William C. Rhodes Jr., clinical
psychologist for the Georgia Depart
ment of Public Health.
I Mental Health specialists from
'over Georgia will meet June 6 8
i in Brunswick to set up a program
for training qualified mental health
personnel in ways to consult with
smaller communities on problems.
Program plans call for instruct
ion in the techniquest of communi
ty self-survey by Dr. Marian Radke
Yarrow, social psychologist from
the National Institute of Mental
Health of the U. S. Department of
Health, Education and Welfare.
Dr. James Wiggins, sociologist
from Emory University, who has
specialized in studies of juevenile
and adult offenders, will present
some of his studies at the meeting.
Henry Raymaker, clinical psycho
logist, Child Guidance Center, Ful
ton County Health Department,
will talk on ways to discover pot
ential juvenile delinquents early in
life so they can be given help.
HAM SUPPER
The New Hope W. S. C. S. is
sponsoring a Ham Supper at the
church Saturday night May 28th
from 6 to 8 p. m. Adults SI.OO and
Children 50 cents.
New Hope W. S. C. S.
County Population 15,000. Number 21.
Shady Grove Baptist
Church Home Coming
Held Sunday May 15
Shady Grove held its Annual
Home Coming Singing, as well as
the regular May Meeting Service
and Communion on Sunday May
15th.
Despite the chilling winds, a fair
crowd came out and we were for
tunate to be there and we heard
some of the best singing we have
heard in many a day. It is singing
like this that reaches down to the
very depths of one’s soul and also
makes life seem brighter and more
worthwhile.
Rev. Jay Bottoms gave an inter
esting sermon. Rev. Hansel Hay
good also, f;ave a short sermon.
After which the Communion Ser
vice was held.
We were dismissed for dinner at |
12:30. Two large tables out beneath ]
the trees were well laden with
good food and I believe everyone
enjoyed the good dinner in spite
of the shivery weather.
About 1:30 the people went in
side and made ready for the Sing
ing Convention.
Fay Martin, president and B. B.
Wallace, vice-president were Master
of ceremonies.
The Church thanks each and all
who came and helped to make it
a success this year, especially the
singers.
It was voted to continue the
Singing Convention another year,
retaining the same officers, Fay
Martin, president; Broughto Wal
lace, vice-president and Mrs. J. L.
Robbs, Jr., secretary.
Here’s hoping for another good
, Singing Convention next year.
Mrs. J. O. Andrews
Southern Bell Strike
Agreement Signed
The Southern Bell Company and
The Communications Workers of
America—ClO tonight signed an
agreement which will end the 68
day old strike of 30,000 telephone
employees upon ratification of the
contract which is to be completed
no later than May 27th.
The one year agreement includes
the basic provisions which South
ern Bell has insisted are essenttial
to assure uninterrupted service to
the public while the contract is in
force. The wage increases provided
for the 50,000 non supervisory em
ployees range from SI.OO to $4.00
weekly, depending on the employ
ees experience, location and job
classification. Under the new con
tract, the company’s costs will be
increased by over $7,000,000 annu
ally.
Also included in the new agree
ment are reclassification bf eight
cities and towns for-wage purposes
and shorter schedules for operat
ors who work certan night hours.
In addition, the agreement provides
for broader arbitration of disputes I
arising under the contract, includ
ing disputes involving suspensions
of employees, and disciplinary ac
tions taken under the no-strike
clause.
| sfill excluded from arbitration
jare the Company Pension and Bene
fit Plan, leaves of absence, com
pliance with health and safety
measure and demotions and dis
charges during trial periods.
President Fred J. Turner of
Southern Bell said, “We are glad
the strike is ending.
We are grateful for the assist
ance of the Federal mediaation and
conciliation service whose repre
sentatives worked long and hard
in helping to effect an agreement.
The settlement reached was thru '
the processes of collective bargain
ing and is fair to all concerned
the public, the employees and the
company. I
We will welcome back the ap-|
proximately 30.000 employees still (
off the Job and we publicly ex-i
press our gratitude to the more (
than 32,000 who has provided such <
good service during the strike.
The public’s patience and cooper
ation are greatly appreciated we
take this opportunity also to com
mend the newspapers and radio
and television stations for their
objectivity and fairness in report
ing a difficult situation”.
To Deliver Sermon
At Georgia State
College for Women
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! Bishop Arthur J. Moore will de
liver the Baccalaureate Sermon at
Georgia State College for Women
Sunday, June 5. The speaker is
Bishop of the Methodist North and
South Georgia Conferences. Alum
nae Day will be celebrated on Sat
urday, June 4, and the Commence
ment exercises will be held the
following' Monday.
Your Children Want * !
Bible Taught To Them
By W. R. Callaway ,
I thought at the beginning of
school that I would write about
teaching the Bible In our schools
as my problem, required for the
Master’s Degree. I gave a question
aire to 492 school children from
the Fourth grade through the
Twelfth grade.
The first question I asked:
Would you like to have this course
taught in your school? 485 said
yes, 6 said no, one said I don’t
know. ,
Second: Would you take the
course if taught? 484 said yeas, 5
said no.
Third: Why would you like to
study Bible History? 461 gave an
answer. Here are some of their
reasons ;—“lmportant.
Very good study. I
Would like to know more about
Bible History. j
Learn more about Christ. f
Help us know God more.
Find out hpw Jesus lived.
It would be of interest for us. 1
Understand Bible better.
Learn about Bible and it charact
ers.
Because it will help me.
I like it—it is a good course.
I would just like tto study it.
Bible best book in the world.
Important to know facts about the
Bible and God.
To learn about Christ and his peo
ple.
To know more about Jesus.”
Fourth: Would your parents be
willing to pay a small fee in order
to have this Bible History and His
tory of Bible times taught? 319
said yes. 145 said, I don’t know. 19
said no.
These 492 students are your chil
dren. You have seen how they ans
wered these questions. What do
you think about these answers?
484 of your boys and girls said
that they would take the course if
taught. 484 out of 491 who were
asked.
Do you think their reasons are
good?
Chattanooga has been teaching
the Bible in her schools for almost
thirty years. Baptist, Methodist,
Presbyterians etc., pay teacher's
salary. Hundreds of other schools
and school systems are teaching
the Bible in the schools and their
teachers are paid by the churches.
Duluth is our nearest neighbor
who teaches the Bible in this man*
ner.
Many of our children are grow
ing up with practically no know
ledge of the Bible. What are we
going to do about it? Y|ouf child
ren want it taught. 985 percent of
Chose I asked said, yes!