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Volume 46.
Petit Jurors Drawn
For July Term, 1955
1. G. C. McGinnis
2. Paul Thompson
3. Doyle Garrett
4. Julian Gravitt
5. W. N. Green
6. Major Burruss
7. Glenn Worley
8. H. A. Odum
9. J. A. Ledford
10. Z. D. Brannon
11. B. H. Patterson
12. R. T. Bagley
13. T. P. Burruss
14. C. L. Milford
15. Billy Cross
16. T. D. Echols
17. Almon Hill
18. Alfred A. Pruitt
19. John D. Bennett
20. John L. Hughes
21. A. L. Harrison
22. E. W. Lively
23. Samuel L. Burruss
24. Loy Grogan
25. Gordon Grizzle
26. Chesley A. Nix
27. Herbert Youngblood
28. Randall Hutchins
29. W. H. Ellis
30. A. D. Pierce
31. E. L. Terry
32. Henry C. Jones
33. Almon Mullinax
34. G. V. Gilleland '
35. Ralph Youngblood
36. Glenn Day
37. R. R. Worley
38. E. R. Rogers
39. Frank Vaughan
40. Clyde Banister ’
41. Odus W. Gilbert *’
42. W. I. Strickland
43. W. W. Duran
44. Joe Wheeler
45. Ralph Tiner
46. A. G. Thomas
47. T. A. Castleberry
48. Paul B. Brackett
49. Edsel F. Orr
50. Cline Hamby
51. C. H. Brooks
52. W. H. WJarren
53. Emmett Day
54. J. B. Holtzclaw
55. Aubrey Hansard
56. Jay Bottoms
57. John Duran -
58. Walter Rucker
59. B. B. Wjallace
60. R. C. Clark
61. L. L. Bennett
62. Tom Heard
63. E. B. Samples
64. W. S. McDaniel
65. Eugene J. Stone
66. Clay Jones
67. Edward Garrett
UNION MEETING
THIRD DISTRICT UNION MEET
ING TO BE HELD WITH HIGH
TOWER BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
The Union Meeting of the Third
District of the Hightower Baptist
Association to be held at Mt. Pis
gah Baptist Church, Thursday and
Friday before the Fourth Sunday
in July 21 and 22.
THURSDAY, JULY 21
10:00 —Devotional by Rev. Homer
Lance
10:30 —Organize by Reading of Let
ters
11:00 —Introductory Sermon, Rev.
H. B. Haygood—Rev. L. D. Mar
tin, Alternate
12:00 —Lunch
1:00—Song Service
I*3o Why was the Death of
Christ needed to Save Men? Rev.
Rufus Evans, Rev. Hugh Fields,
Alternate
2:15 —How will I know that I am
one of the elect? Rev. John Lum
mus, Rev. Claude Scott, Alternate
3:15 Adjourn.
FRIDAY, .JULY 22
10:00 —Song Service
10:30—Devotional by Rev. Brough
ton Bottoms
11:00 —Preaching—Rev. W. C. Tur
ner, Rev. R. F. Roper, Alternate
12:00 —Lunch
1:00—Song Service
I:ls—What is meant when Christ
told Mary to touch him not for
I have not yet assended to my
Father—Rev. Elbert Majors, Rev.
Hoyt Thompson, Alternate
2:oo—Wßiy did he say to his de
ciples go as Lambs among Wol
ves. Rev. H. H. Boles, Rev. Char
lie Ponders, Alternate
3:00 —General business.
Rev. S. E. Sewell
Rev. J. T. Sewell
Bro. Hoyt Grogan
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF GUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHERO it ICE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HA IX AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
New President
Named For 1955-56
Kiwanis International
.
J. A. RANEY
President-Elect j/'
Kiwanis. International
Jackson A. Raney, Indianapolis
school executive, has been named
President of Kiwanis International.
He was elected to the number-one
Kiwanis post Wednesday, June 29,
by delegates attending the 40th
annual Convention of Kiwanis In
ternational at Cleveland, Ohio. The
news of Raney’s election was re
ceived by officers of the Kiwanjs,
Club of Cumming today.
As head of Kiwanis International
Raney will be official spokesman
for almost a quarter million Ki
wanians in 4062 clubs located thru
out the United States and Canada,
and in Alaska and the Hawaiian
Islands. He succeeds Don “E. Eng
dahl, Spokane, Washington lumber
man who has held the post since
August of 1954.
Raney has devoted most of his
professional life to the education
of the physically-handicapped. He
has been superintendent of the In
diana State School for the Deaf at
Indianapolis for 20 years. He is a
graduate of Franklin College and
a member of its council. Recently,
he received "the honorary degree of
Doctor of Laws from that institut
ion.
He has been an active Kiwanian
for 19 years.
SINGING NOTICE
The “Favorite Melody Quartet”
will be at Shiloh Methodist church
at 8 o’clock July 24th. This quar
tet is better known as the “Crip
pled Family.’’ Come out and en
joy some good singing.
Baseball Sunday At
Big 1 Creek School
The Big Creek Baseball Club will
play Hopewell Sunday at 2 p. m.
at he Big Creek School
If you like Baseball come out
and watch your Little League
Teams play.
Cemetery Working
We will have a Cemetery work
ing at Antioch Baptist Church on
Tuesday July 19. Come and bring
tools so that we may clean off
the grounds.
TOM PILGRIM
Hughes Reunion
The Annual Hughes Reunion will
be held Sunday July 17, at Pied
mont Church. All Hughes’ and
their friends are cordially invited.
New 1955 Ford 48
Passenger School
Busses On Hand
Otwell Motor Company has just
received BRAND NEW 1955
192 wheelbase Blue Bird School
Busses and are all fully equipped
according to the State of Georgia
specifications—Will sell or trade
on easy terms. Bring your old bus
or truck, or automobile and get
a good trade on a new School Bus
and be ready to carry our precious
children with Safety Come Septem-,
bei. We also have a few School
Busses that have been recondition
ed and we are selling them at a
very price.
‘ BOY P. OTWELL
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, July 14, 1955.
Mrs. Charlie Thomas
Passed Away Early
Tuesday, July 12
Mrs. Charlie E. Thomas, 85 years
of age and a dearly beloved citizen
of this city, died in the local hos
pital early Tuesday after an illness
of about ten days.
Trs. Thomas was before her mar
riage, the former Miss artha Azlee
Robbs, and she was born and rear
ed in Forsyth County, the daugh
ter of the late J. W. Robbs and
Liddie Jones.
Mrs. Thomas has spent her en
tire life in this section with the
exception of twenty years in Daw
son County, and at the time of her
death was a member of the Con
cord Baptist Church.
During her younger years she
was very active in the affairs of
the church and was dearly beloved
by all who knew her for her sweet
Christian character and charitable
spirit.
Survivors besides her husband
who is affectionately known as
(Uncle Charlie) are three sons;
A. G. Thomas, A. C. Thomas of
Cumming, R. H. Thomas of Chamb
lee, one sister Mrs. Emma Ehef
field, Chamblee, five brothers,
John L. Robbs, Cumming; Lester
Robbs, Spartanburg, S. C., Thur
man Robb, New York, Albert
Robbs, Cumming, and Warren
Robbs of Chamblee; a great num
ber of neices, nephews and other
relatives.
Funeral services were held at
the Coal Mountain Baptist Church
(Wednesday Juuly 13 at 3 p. m.
with the Rev. Henry Warren, Rev.
Henry Boling and Rev. Jack Sut
ton officiating and interment in
the church cemetery.
Yes, The Co-operative
Program Is Scriptural
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES
In New Testament times we find
the twelve and later Barnabas and
Paul also called apostles (Acts 14:
14). But the apostolic age closed
with the first century. In the New
Testament, Peter is the secretary
for missions among the Jews while
Paul held the same position for
missions among Bentiles. “James
and Cephas (Peter) and Joohn..
gave to me and Barnabas the right
hands of fellowship, that we should
go unto the Gentiles, and they un
to the circumcision (Jew)” (Gal.
2: 9). This was the agreement
made at the first great association
or convention held at Jerusalem.
Paul and Barnabas were to direct
the mission work among the nat
ions, Peter and John among the
Jews.
After Peter’s death John Suc
ceeded him, and after Paul’s death
Timothy became secretary, or su
perintendent of missions, in Ephe
sus, directing the program for the
state of Asia. After Timothy’s
death John assumed the leadership
in Asia. He was so strong a de
fender of the true gospel that he
was banished by the Imperial Gov
ernment of Rome to the island of
Patmos (Rev. 1: 9). John was the
secretary, or promoter, of Christ
ian mission program; he was the
magnetic leader and so was exiled.
MISSIONARIES
The Co-operative Program works
through missionaries in the state
and out to the nations. We have
hundreds in our state fields, scores
for the Home Board among the
Indians, Jews, Mexicans, and other
foreigners in the homeland, and
hundreds on the foreign fields in
China, Japan, Italy, Palestine, Braz
il, Chile, Argentina, Africa, etc. Is
this scriptural? See Luke 10: 1-3;
Acts 1: 8; 8: 1-40; Matt. 28: 19—20
Especially see Acts 13:3; “Then,
when they (certain leaders in An
tioch, not the whole church) had
fasted and prayed and laid their
hands on them, they fthe leaders)
sent them away.’’ But notice, these
leaders were led by the Holy Spir
it who said to them tv. 2), “Sep
arate me Barnabas and Saul for
the work whereunto I have called
them.” In this case the prophets
and teachers sent forth the two 1
apostles .Barnattae and Paul.
TO BE HERE AT CUMMING METHODIST
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This scene from the motion picture "JOHN WESLEY" shows the 18th century English Churchmen
breaking tradition by preaching in the fields to the Bristol miners. The 77-minute film was produced
col i? I by Commission of The Methodist Church in cooperation
with J. Arthur Rank. This picture was featured in LIFE Maganin*.
The people of Cumming and For
syth County will have an oppor
tunity Sunday night July 17, to see
the film, JOHN WJESLEY. It will
be shown at the Cumming Meth
odist Church at 8:15. It is hoped
that many people from all over
the county will take advantage of
this opportunity and come. The
only obligation is a free-will of
fering.
The life of John Wesley has had
far-reaching influence in the
Church of Christ. Our purpose in
having this film is to become bet
ter acquainted with what he did
and how God used him. Your life
will be richer by having had this
experience. You will be welcomed.
UNION MEETING
FIRST DISTRICT UNION MEET
ING TO BE HELD WITH DAVES
CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
Program for the Union Meeting
of the First District of the High
tower Association to be held with
Daves Creek Baptist church, 4 mile
South of Cumming, just off High
| way 19 to be held Thursday and
Friday before the Third Sunday in
July 14th and 15th.
THURSDAY, JULY 14
10:00 —Devotional by Rev. J. Har
old Sweatman
10:30—Organize
11:00—Introductory Sermon by Rev
D. T. Fowler—Alternate Rev.
Tommie Henderson
12:00 —Lunch ,
I:2o—Song Service
I:3o—Why do we have Union
meetings. Rev. W. H. Flanagin
—Alternate D. M. Nalley
2:oo—What is the Gospel—Rev.
P. W. Tribble—Alternate Rev.
Hillis McGinnis
2:30—1s Sunday School upbuilding
to the cause of Christ? —Rev.
Jay Bottoms—Alternate Rev.
Brougghton Bottoms
3:oo—Does our churches have as
much power as they should?
and if not, why?—Rev. V. B.
Vaughan—Alt. Cecil Buice.
FRIDAY, JULY 15
10:00 —Devotional by Reiley Bur
gess
11:00-- Preaching Rev. Garland
Sorrells —Alt. Ralph Lee Bag
well
12:00—Lunch
I:2o—Song Service
I:3o—Does a person have a right
right to his own belief? Rev.
Ebb Majors, Alt. Rev. Frank
Vaughan
2:oo—What will it take to get
people to come to church? Rev
Rufus Evans, Alt. Rev. A. F.
Samples
2:30—D0 we as Baptist people
practice our rules of Decorm?
if not, Why? Rev. Hoyt
Thompson, Alt. Rev. Gib Evans
3:oo—General Business:
Rev. H. C. Hall
Rev. Egbert Richards
H. C. Majors
County Population 15,000. Number 38.
Canton Appreciates
Cumming Fire Dept.
July 5, 1955.
Mr. Roy P. Otwell
Cumming, Ga.
Dear Roy:
You good people were most con
siderate and helpful in sending
over your fire fighting equipment
to help us fight fire last Wednes
day. It looked rataher hopeless for
a while when our home fire truck
and equipment caught fire and
couldn’t be restored to service.
1 I was out on the front when
your truck droye up, and it took
its position near a hydrant beyond
the corner of the mill office where
it could fight the blaze from this
end. They were able to control the
fire and keep it from coming this
way any farther, and I feel that
we are very much indebted to your
equipment and your fine men in
keeping the fire off of the house
adjoining our office and thence off
of our office, and no telling where
it would have gone from there.
It was a terrible experience and
there was a heavy loss entailed,
and I am writing to thank you per
sonally for any help that you had
in getting the equipment over here.
And I wish you would express to
each member of the force our
thanks and deep appreciation for
what they have done. It certainly
meant a lot to us. If you are ever
placed in a similar position, which
I hope you never will be, I hope
you will find our boys here ready
at your side fighting along with
you like your fellows were. Again,
thank you very much.
With warm personal regards.
Sincerely
LOUIS JONES.
Huiet Bans Beach
Attire For Job
Aid Applicants
Labor Commissioner Ben T.
Huiet Friday advised persons ap
plying for unemployment insurance
not to show up in bathing suits,
play suits, shorts or “dressed for
the beach.”
“The job insurance law requires
that for claimants to be eligible
for job insurance, thtey must be
‘available” for employment at all
times and be ready to apply for
and accept suitable work when of
fered." Suiet said.
“We’re not telling anyone what
or what not to wear, just pointing
up some hints which might prove
ihtflpful to both male and female
claimants.
“Not so long ago a man, tem
porarily out of work and a claim
ant, reported to one of the offices
in swim trunks. He was denied job
insurance for that week.’*
Huiet added that claimants should
be dressed so that the employment
office could "immediately refer
them to an employer” if the job
is available.
To Bridges To Be
Constructed In Buford
Reservoir Area
Colonel Harold E. Bisbort, Army
District Engineer at Mobile, Ala
bama, announced today that bids
are being accepted at his office for
the relocation of approximately 2
miles of Georgia State Highway
No. 136 in Dawson and Hall Coun
ties, including the construction of
bridges over the Chestatee River
and Toto Creek. Colonel Bisbort
said that the relocation work is
necessary to make ready for filling
the reservoir behind the Buford
Dam, which is presently being con
structed on the Chattahoochee Riv
er approximately 35 miles north
east of Atlanta. ,
The construction of the new sec
tion of the highway .which will
cross the Chestatee River at a new
location, will involve removing ob
structions, including dwellings,
barns, and other structures: re
moving the existing asphalt pave
ment; furnishing and installing
drainage pipe and drop inlets; pav
ing the new road with an 8-inche
base course, prime and tack coats,
and an asphaltic-surface course;
and building the two bridges.
The Wilkie Bridge, over the Ches
tatee River, will be approximately
470 feet long. It will be a six-span
structure, consisting of reinforced
concrete piers, a structural steel
superstructure, and a reinforced
concrete deck.
The Toto Creek Bridge, about
one and one-eight miles west of
the Wilkie Bridge, will be approxi
mately 270 feet long. It will be a
continuous rolled beam structure
with a reinforced concrete deck.
Colonel Bisbort stated that the
bids received for the work will be
opened at 11:00 A. M. on July 20
in the District Office on Grant
Street in Mobile, Alabama.
Soil Conservation News
Forsyth County
Raiford Brown, Woodland Man
agement Specialist with Soil
Conservation Service spent one day
recently with the local SCS techni
cians. An Inspection was made of
the pine plantings in the areas
where dirt was secured in building
the flood prevention dams. Obser
vations indicate that nearly a 100
percent survival has been secured
from these plantings. Cooperators
visited were C. E. Orr, Chestatee
Community, Winfred Waldrip and
Clarence Bagwell, Oscarville com
munity. Each had pine stands that
'would len Itself to a good pine
tree management using the D plus
Six method.
During the first six months of
the, year the ACP has referred
sixty-three applicants to the SCS
technicians for recommendations,
layouts and supervision of certain
practices.