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Volume 46.
Soil Conservation News
Forsyth County
A. C. Smith of Silver City is
constructing a dam on one of his
farms near Matt. Dee Anderson of
Jasper is the contractor.
Hugh Bennett, Route 1, Cummins
has Lunsford Contracting Company
of Gainesville, Georgia building a
dam to store water for livestock
purposes
Construction of the flood pre
vention dam near Spot is progress
ing nicely. The base of the dam is
now approximately five feet high
and the dam will be twenty-seven
feet high when finished. The dam
is approximately 1000 feet long and
has a 150 foot wide spillway
L. H. Bagwell on the Keith
bridge is plaanning a livestock
pond this summer. The local SCS
technicians are assisting him in the
survey work
A CAT CURFEW
In "Westbury, Long Island, a cur
few has been put into operation
for cats. It is against the law for
cats to prowl after curfew time.
It seems that the cat population
has been increasing too fast in
Westbury and that cats calling at
night had become a problem. The
problem hereafter might be one of
catching the cats, finding them or
finding out something about them.
The cat curfew is in the best
democratic tradition, explains one
interested party. Until now, it is
said, Westbury had a curfew on
dogs but none on cats. In other
words, the dogs were being dis
criminated against.
BARRETT REUNION HELD
The Barrett Family reunion was
held at the Sandy Springs Camp
Ground August 7 in honor of Rev.
George W. Barrett, 82 years old,
the oldest living member. A greet
ing was prepared, signed by every
one and sent to him as he was
sick in bed. Rev. Barrett was Se
cretary to the Methodist Confer
ence for over 40 years before his
retirement as a Minister.
Picnic dinner was spread under
the Arbor. Robert Barrett of Gain
esville returned Thanks. Hoyt Bar
rett of Decatur was Master of
Ceremonies. Hostesses were Mrs.
Fred Barrett, Mrs. Randy Lounder
milk of Atlanta, Mrs. Arnold Mar
jenhoff of Cumming and Mrs. Ros
coe Peeples of Norcross, Mrs. Geo.
Collins of Sandy Springs was in
charge of arrangements. Approxi
mately 200 people were present
from Georgia, Alabama, Florida
and Washington, D. C.
Baby Boom Contines
Statistics for 1955 show that an
all time record will be set for
births this year. It might be inter
esting to some people to note that
the summer months, especially Au
gust, are the months in which the
highest birth rate occurs during
the year.
No one has explained exactly
why this is, but year after year,
August makes an excellent show
ing in births. The rate of births
for 1955 is already one per cent of
the 1954 rate, and it is estimated
that almost 400,000 babies will be
born this month.
The booming birth rate means a
good outlook for the business fu
ture, since the larger the populat
ion, the larger the potential de
mand for goods. But the baby
boom also means that the shortage
of educaational facilities will pro
bably continue to plague this coun
try for many years to come.
The baby booms of Wiorld War
II has already affected the schools
and is causing the current severe
shortage. World War II babies are
about ready to emerge from school
and enter the business world, mar
ry, create new families and new de
mands. By 1960, it is estimated that
the number of new families and
the increased demand will be swell
ing rapidly..
By 1960, most of the war babies
will be between fifteen and twenty
years of age, and many of them
'vill be entering upon business
careers. This is one of the reasons
why economists are optimistic
about the business future of this
country from 1960 orrword.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUM MING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHKRO REE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Services Begin At
Holbrook Camp
on August 19th.
The many people who attend Hoi
brook camp Ground are looking
forward to the opening service at
8 p. m. August 19. This will be
the 118th time the religious people !
of this section of Georgia have as- 1
sembied for ten days of song, pray
er and preaching service-. i
The preachers this year will be
Rev. Wallace Chappell and Rev. j
Tom Watson with Bishop Arthur
J. Moore preaching at the 11:00
o’clock service Sunday, August 21.
The host preacher is Rev. Eugene |
Pelt and the District Supt., is Rev.:
Nat G. Long. Mr. Harry Sellers
will lead the singing.
The beginning of Holbrook was
in 1839 when Mr. Jesse C. Hoi-!
brook donated forty acres of land
to the Methodist Church to be used
j for a camp ground. Even though it
I belongs to the East Atlanta Dis
trict of the Methodist C.’urch. the
policy is interdenominational. It is
governed by the tent holders, as
sisted by a Board of Managers who
are elected by Ihe tent holders.
The people that tent and the many
followers of the ('amp Ground
come from various religious back
grounds.
The only conveniences of the
early campers were the covered
wagons, the open fire for cooking,
the spring at the foot of the hill
for a water supply and the brush
arbor used to hold services. The
fellowship was important, the so
cial life meant much to these peo
ple but the most important thing
was the preaching of the word.
Preachers with flaming hearts and
glowing messages preached with
great power. Friends sought to
lead the wayward into fellowship
with God and every one was anx
ious to get on a higher plane of
religious experience.
The fame of Holbrook spread and
more people became interested. Im
provements were made year by
year so that now there is a beauti
ful campus, spacious Arbor sur
rounded by forty-four cottages
equipped with electricity and run
ning water. Many people are un
able to tent but attend the services
and to their homes each day
The aim of the Camp Ground
group, as in early days, is to bring
people into a deeper religious ex
perience, a fuller knowledge of
Christ and into a Christ dedicated
life. The theme of the Preachers
will be Christ and their messages
will ring throughout the Camp, in
viting people to the alter as in the
days of old.
THE GIVE-AWAY
INCREASES
Since the Supreme Court ruled
that give-away programs are legal,
a steady increase in the amount of
money given away, and the num
ber of these programs, has been
recorded. Also increasing the “take’
has been the adven of television,
where sponsors must pay much
larger sums for entertainment.
If a sponsor must spend fifty to
a hundred thousand dollars to pro
duce a show on television, there is
no good reason why he should not
be willing to spend a like amount
in give-away programs, if they at
tract the viewers’ attention and
bring him results.
The give-away programs seem
to have brought about results and,
in some recent instances, they have
created spectacular interest. There
is little doubt that the sight of an
ordinary citizens winning as much
as SIO,OOO, $15,000 or even 50,000,
merely for answering a question
correctly, is stimulating.
Undoubtedly, more give-away
programs are to be forthcoming.
The success of one in particular
recently makes this inevitable, and
the public will welcome the trend.
SOLID WALLS ARE HOT
A solid wall of brick, stucco or
wood on the west side of the house
I absorbs the hot sun and makes the
1 entire house hotter. T. G. Williams,
landscape specialist for the Exten
sion Service said the situation can
be improved by the addition of
vines or shrubs on or near the ex
posed wall. Green leaves will ab
sorb much of the heat.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, August 11, 1955.
Wm. Joel Webb, 39
Dies Suddenly Mon
day night, Aug., Bth.
William Joel Webb, age 39, and
well-known business man of Cum
ming and Forsyth County died sud
denly Monday night at Crawford I
Long Hospital in Atlanta. He was!
the son of the late, Milford Wil-!
liam Webb and Nancy Hawkins, !
his death came as a shock to his !
many friends throughout this area.
Mr. Webb was active in the busi
ness and civic growth of this corn
community, was engaged in the
Lumber, and Builders Supply and
was an active partner in the A. G.
Thomas & Sons Lumber Co. At
the time of his death he was a
member of the Cky Council of
Cumming, a member of the Bap
tist church, Mason, Shrlner, V. F.
Wj. Post 9148 and the American
Legion.
Funeral services were held at
the First Baptist Church, Wednes
day Afternoon at 2:30, with the
Rev. Harold Zwald, pastor officiat
ing and assisted by the Rev. Henry
Warren and Rev. John Ozley. In
terment followed in the City Ceme
tery. The following friends served
jas pallbearers: Ralph Otwell, Gar
: land Bennett, Lewis Payne, Fos
! ter Wofford. James Merritt and
I’ Ralph Barrett.
Honorary pallbearers were: Roy
,P. Otwell, Mayor. Councilmen W.
jO. Wills, Paul Worley, E. E. Mar
, tin, Gladston Sudderth and W. J.
j Poole..
I Survivors include his wife, the
I former Miss Margaret Thomas,
! one son, Joel Glendon Webb, one
sister, Mrs. Jack McNeil, Atlanta,
one brother John D. Webb of
S. C„ two Uncles J. Wesley Haw
kins of Cumming and A. W. Haw
kins of Route 3, Cumming. Sever
al Neices, Nephews, Aunts and
'■ other relatives.
With Your County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
There is quite a bit of concern
over the state about the cotton in
sect situation. It has been called
very serious by cotton merchants,
ginners, entomologists, cotton spec
ialists, and farmers who have been
keeping a close watch on the cot
ton crop this year.
Just about all of the experts
agree that, unless every effort is
made to control the boll weevile
and other cotton insects the re
mainder of the season, farmers will
suffer heavy losses.
The rain that we have had, es
pecially in July, has helped to
cause the insect situation to get ser
ious. Causing a lot of the cotton to
pu f on excessive weevil activity.
Poison that was applied was wash
ed off, in some cases, almost as
fast as it was applied.
Cotton insect survey reports over
the state point up the necessity for
insect control measures. The last
report came from 76 fields inspect
ed in 19 counties. All were infested
with weevils, but the difference is
the number of punctured squares
between the treated and untreated
fields is significant.
Infestaton counts in five untreat
ed fields ranged from 18 to 36 per
cent punctured squares, with an
average of over 26 percent. In 71
treated fields the count ranged
from one to 15 percent ppunctured
squares, and the average was just
a little over six percent. This alone
should prove the value of using in
secticides on cotton insects.
Here is one interesting fact that
every cotton grower should remem
ber. One boll of cotton saved per
[foot of row will pay for eight to
ten applications of insecticide. That
boll can be damaged by weevils
until it is 21 days old. Bollworms
can destroy bolls any time before
it opens.
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PIMIENTO PRODUCTION
Georgia leads the nation in pro
duction of pimientos for processing
yet the yield in the state is about
one ton per acre. Horticulturisit
Cecil Blackwell of the Extension
Service said proper fertilizer prac
tices is one way to increase yields.
Blackwell said the goal is to raise
the- average to three tons per acne
by 1955.
Mass Meeting
At School Gym
Friday 8 P. M.
Everyone in Forsyth County in
terested in the New Pants Factory
to be located in Cumming are urg
ed to attend the meeting to be held
Friday night at 8 P. M.
A motion picture showing the
operation of a Plant, the many,
phases of development and what
a Plant will mean to everyone will
be shown.
The Manufacturers, Engineers,
Lawyers, Heads of Chamber of
Commerce and Kiwanis Club and
all Business people are all request- 1
ted to attend this most important
meeting at which timee the final
details will be worked out, assur- 1
ing the people of Forsyth County
a Factory that will bring $400,000.-
00 to $500,000.00 yearly payroll.
i
COURAGE ! !
Do you have the courage to put
God first in every circumstance of
life? Isn’t it easy to offer the ex
cuse of unfavorable circumstances
as a reason for not worshiping and
serving God? Haven’t you heard
men say, “The gang that I am
working with makes it mighty
hard for me to live a Christian
life”. A faith that you can use,
only in favorable circumstances, on
Sunday morning or as you find
yourself among Christians is not
a strong faith.
One of the most effective testi
monies a Christian can give to the
world is a demonstration of con
fidence in God in the crises of life.
The whole world recognizes that
those who hold on to the promises
of God in times of trial and
with assurance in the days of dif
ficulty have a genuine religion that
makes others want to know their
God. Shadrach, Mesbach and Abed
nego were men of this kind. They
refused to bow down to the golden
image which king Nebuchadneggar
had set up. They were even more
determined to be loyal to God de
spite every effort to force them to
do otherwise. They were thrown
into the fiery furnace but their
God delivered them. Their faith
and courage inspire us to have
more courage. There are many
couurageous Christians today.
Men and women of faith and
courage in our communities stand
ing for the right, daring to oppose
wrong in every form. It is easy to
conform to the standard set by the
world —any weakling can do that.
The courageous apostle Paul, talk
ing to the Romans said, “And Be
not conformed to this world: but
Be ye transformed by the renew
ing of your mind, that ye may
prove what is the good, and ac
ceptable and perfect will of God.”
Dare to be different !!
The Christian religion is a dar
ing religion—it is not cowardly.
But a whole-hearted surrender to
Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord
will make brave men out of cow
ards. Let us follow the Captain of
our Salvation as he leads us on to
victory over the world, the flesh
and the Devil, conformity is not
needed—transformation is needed!
Forsyth County High
School News
Football practice begins August
15. There will be two practices
each day. Everyone interested in
playing should see Coach Hender
son for the time of practice and to
make arrangements for insurance. |
Mr. Ray Hadaway of Buford, Ga„
will help Coach Henderson with J
the football practice. Mr. Hadaway:
will teach science in High School, j
A meeting of the cheer leaders!
has been called for August 17 at I
(5:30 P. M. in the Gym. All the
girls that want to be cheer leaders
should try to come to the first
meeting so plans can be developed
for the first football game which
is the second of September. Mrs.
Ray Hadaway will be the sponsor
of the cheer leaders.
The list of faculty for High
School will be given as soon as
the election is complete. At the
present there are four vacancies.
Two houses are needed for teach
ers. Anyone having a house or
know of a vacant house please i
€*ll Mr. C. N. Lambert, 2962.
County Population 15,000. Number 42.
Forsyth County Schools
Open Fall Term on
September 5, 1955
By order of the Forsyth County;
Board of Education the Forsyth!
County Schools will open their Fall!
Term of school on September sth, j
1955. Pre planning week will begin j
August 29th and continue through
Friday, September the 2nd.
I
The Forsyth County Schools will
observe the following holidays dur
ing the year 1955-56.
Thanksgiving Holiday November
24th and 25th.
| The Forsyth County Schools will
(dose for the Christmas Holidays,
Friday, December the 23rd and will
resume school January 2nd, 1956.
Listed below are the teachers
that have been employed to teach
in the schools of Forsyth County
for the year 1955-56.
BETHELVIEW SCHOOL
Mrs. Comer Lee Barnett, Principal
Mrs. Hoyt Thompson, Mrs. Grace
Forrest, Miss Violet Fowler.
BIG CREEK SCHOOL
Ray Bennett, Principal
i
Mrs. S. G. Clement, Miss Sara
Austin, Mrs. Paul Yarbrough, Mrs. |
Gladys Vaughan.
BRANDYWINE & SHARON
SCHOOL
Mrs. Cecil Bulee, Mrs. DeEtte
Bagwell, Mrs. Euna Martin, Mrs.
Sara Bess Buice, Miss Fannie Mae
Kay.
CHATTAHOOCHEE SCHOOL
James Hyde, Principal
Mr. Rupert Williams, Mrs. Rup
ert Williams, Miss Janice Calloway
CHSTATEE SCHOOL
John D. Garner, Principal
John T. Acree, Mrs. John T.
Acree, Mrs. Nellie lahi Anderson,
Mrs. Clarence Orr, Mrs. Effie Rog
! ers, Mrs. Virginia Williams, Mrs.
Laura Cantrell, Miss Lettie Lee
Westbrook, Miss Edith Pierce, Mr.
Earby E. Rogers, Mr. Floyd E.
Mayo, Mrs. Agnis Nix.
CUMMING ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
D. F. Pulliam, Principal
Mrs. Robert McClure, Mrs. Mary
Rucker, Mrs., Cecil Mize, Mrs.
James Otwell, Mrs. Mary Daniel,
Mrs. Ray Bennett, Mrs. Helen Fow
ler, Mrs. Grace Housley, Mrs.
j Frank Roper, Mrs. J. L. Bannister,
Mrs. Thomas Nelms, Mrs. Wylene
Samples, Mrs. Etha Mae Harris,
Mrs. S. M. Sutton, Mrs. James Hen
derson, Mrs. Bonnie D. Blackstock,
Mrs. Edith Wright, Mrs. Carl Ken
nemore, Mrs. Francis Bearden, Mr.
W. R. Calloway.
DUCKTOWN SCHOOL
D. E. Nalley, Principal
Mrs. Fairy T. Hill. Mrs. D. E.
Nalley, Mrs. Miriam Sosebee, Miss
Bonnie Sosebee.
FORSYTH COUNTY HIGH
SCHOOL
C. N. Lambert, Principal
Mrs. Clydlne Otwell, Mrs. D. F.
Puliiam, Mrs. Ado Coots, Miss
Wilma Ivie, Mr. J. L. Bannister,
Mr. James Henderson, Mr. Almon ]
Hill, Miss Gloria A. Holland, Mrs.
Dean Barrett, Mr. James G. Harris,
Jr. Mrs. Joe Brooks, Mr. Ray
Hadaway, Mrs. Ray Hadaway.
FRIENDSHIP SCHOOL
A. M. Sosebee, Principal
Mrs. Kate Bramblett, Mrs. Luther
Karr, Mrs. Hannah Gilbert, Mrs.
Willia Lou Wallace.
MATT SCHOOL
Ralph Westbrook, Principal
Miss Beulah Barron, Miss Leona
Hughes, Mrs. Ruth Wallace, Mrs.
Ralph Westbrook, Mrs. Maggie
Worley.
A. R. Housley, Superintendent
Forsyth County Schools
HOLBROOK CAMP
MEETING
Services will start at this Old
Camp Meeting Ground on August
19 and will run through the 28.
Bishop Arthur Moore will preach
at 11 A. M. on August 21st. Come
and enjoy the meeting with us.
State Motor Fuel
Revenues Up 90-Fold
In Thirty-four Years
It was 34 years ago this week
that Georgia first imposed its gaso
line tax a levy which today col
lects from highway users 90 times
as much in yearly revenue as in
the first full year it was in effect.
This was pointed out today by
Neil W. Printup, Executive Secre
tary of the Georgia Petroleum In
dustries Committee, who noted that
the Georgia gasoline tax, first im
posed August 10, 1921 at the rate
of 1 cent a gallon, produced $754,-
000 in its first full year. During
1955, the tafc, at the present rate
of 6 1-2 cents a gallon, will yield
an estimated S6B million.
Printup said that part of this in
creased revenue can be attributed
to increased use of automobiles,
i There are now eight times as many
■ vehicles registered in Georgia as
in August 10, 1921. The otther
slgnififant factor, he said, is the
higher gasoline tax rate today.
In addition to the S6B million a
year Georgia highway users now
pay in state gasoline taxes, there
is also a 2-cent federal gasoline tax
which costs them an additional S2O
million a year, Printup said. He
added:
“The 8 1-2 cents per gallon which
motorists here pay in combined
state and federal taxes on gasoline
is equivalent to about 41 percent
Of the retail price of regular gaso
line.”
In addition to the gasoline tax,
the motorist must pay the 3 per
cent sales tax which adds about
7-10 of a cent per gallon to the
cost of gasoline, so that the state
gasoline tax together with the fed
eral gasoline tax and the state
; sales tax amounts to 9 2-10 cents
which the user must pay on each
gallon of gasoline.
I Lock Your Car, Geor-
I gia Motor Club Advises
ATLANTA —• “Lock your car,
even if you plan to leave it on the
street for just a few minutes,”
warns Fred E. Orr, Service Man
ager of the Georgia Motor Club.
! According to Sgt. U. G. Oakes of
the Atlanta Police Department, * a
professional thief can steal an un
locked car in two minutes. Within
one hour a professional can accom
plish the task of changing the mot
or number and reselling the car.
The Atlanta Police Department
reports that car thefts for Atlanta
during the first six months of 1955
are down one-fourth from the same
period last year. During the last
two years five large professional
auto theft rings have been broken
up in Atlanta.
"However,” Orr said, “This re
duction does not mean that motor
ists should relax precautions on
car theft. Leaving ignition keys in
the switch, or paprking on street
without locking doors and windows
is an invitation for trouble.”
The Atlanta Police Department
also suggests that motorists lock
luggage and packages in the trunk
of the car before leaving it. Even
if a car is locked, a professional
theif can steal packages from the
interior in five minutes.
During 1954, according to FBI,
there were 215,940 cars stolen in
the United States. Although 94 per
cent were recovered, the 12,956 au
tomobiles unrecovered represented
a loss of 12 million dollars.
In Georgia, exclusive of the city
of Atlanta, 882 of these cars were
stolen. The Georgia Bureau of In
vestigation reports that 469 were
recovered.
Forsyth County Fair
Board To Meet
On August 17
The Forsyth County Fair Board
will meet Wednesday, August 17
for the purpose of completing
plans for the County fair, to be
held during the week of September
19—24. The board will meetin the
Cumming Vocational Agriculture
Building. All persons interested are
urged to attend.
C. A. BagwelK Chairman- ,