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Volume 46. Masonic District Met Here Wednesday September 28. The 50th Annual Ninth District, Masonic Convention was held in Cumming at Lafayette Lodge Wed nesday afternoon and evening. The district is composed of 64 Lodges in some 16 counties and a large delegation was on hand for this convention. The address of welcome from the city at large was given by the Mayor, the Honorable Hoy P. Otwell. The welcome ad dress from the Cumming Lodge was made by W. H. McLaren and the response was given by Mr. Arthur Patat of Toccoa, Georgia. After the order of business was carried out and address was made by the Grand Master of Georgia, George P. Whitman of Atlanta which was enjoyed by every mem ber present, other State Officers of the Grand Lodge of Georgia was then introduced. At 7 P. M. a delicious barbecue supper was served in the Cum ming Elementary School lunch room, with the Cumming Lodge as host. Forsyth County Teachers Meet The Forsyth County Unit of the GEA met in the cafetorium of the Forsyth County High School Fri day September 30 at 2 o’clock with Mr. Ralph Westbrook presiding. Mrs. James Otwell called the roll, and read the minutes of the prev ious meeting. Mrs. Robert McClure, program chairman, presented a skit for the the promotion of interest, partici pation, and membership in local, state and national Education Asso ciations. The skit entitled “The Great Quovadis” was written by Robbins Burstow, Lillian Leham and Helen Ryan. The cast of char acters were: BETTY —Mrs. James Henderson GEORGE—Mr. James G. Harris, Jr HATE —Mrs. Mary Daniels QUAVADIS —Mr. Clarence Lambert Superintendent A. R. Housley made announcements concerning the Ninth District GEA Meeting which is to be held October 14 in Gainesville. Future Homemakers Frances Buice, Mary K. Roper, and Nancy Phillips served Coca Colas and cookies. Aureomycin Brings Extra Returns To Hen Breeders GAINESVILLE, GA.,—Extra re turns of $1,829 per thousand hens were realized as the result of add ing Aureomycin (chemical name, chlortetracycline) to the diet of breeders at Red Hen Farm, Gaines ville. The test, conducted recently by Ed Travis, operator of the farm, spanned 11 months of damp, cold spring weather and a hot, dry fall. Data indicates that Aureomycin helped control disease in birds un der the stress of extreme weather. Vantress breedr hns, in two se parate groups, were housed under identical conditions. One group was fed a mash arid grain diet. The other received the same diet with the addition of Aureomycin, 100 grams per ton of ration. Production of the control group was 44 per cent and a total of 322 cases of eggs were produced per thousand hens housed. Production of the birds fed Aureomycin was 48 per cent and they produced 349 cases of eggs per thousand hens. Hatchability for the first group was 79 per cent with a total of 91,570 chicks produced per thou sand hens. For the breeders re ceiving Aureomycin, hatchability was 83 per cent with 104,650 chicks produced. On the basis of total feed costs including that of the antibiotic, the group fed Aureomycin showed an extra return of $1,829 pec thousand birds. Tests conducted in other sections of the country show similar re- ( suits. . „ The Forsyth County News OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING OEVOIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHEBO KEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES. (City Population 2,500) Cumming Georgia, Thursday October 6, 1955. Rayburn Classed As ‘Presidential Timber’ By Governor Griffin ELBERTON (GPS) Coming to Georgia to pay tribute to his long time friend and colleague in Con gress Elberton’s U. S. Congress man Paul Brown House Speaker Sam v Rayburn, of Texas, came in for much high praise in his own right. For example, Gov. Marvin Grif fin, in introducing the distinguish ed visitor at the "Paul Brown Day" ceremonies in Elberton, praised Rayburn for “his illustrious re cord” as a member of Congress from the Fourth District of Texas and characterized the speaker as “excellent presidential timber.” Said the Governor: “We deeply appreciate the com ing of Speaker Rayburn to Georgia and his participation in these exer cises honoring his long-time friend, Congressman Paul Brown, of Geor gia’s Tenth District. ‘The Rayburn leadership has been sincere and active and he has taken an important part in bring ing the influence of the South to greater heights in our national Congress. The wise counsel, the sure and deft hand of guidance, and the long vision of Speaker Rayburn have won the admiration of leaders in all parties. Today he stands high as excellent presiden tial timber and he is certainly men tioned favorably whenever nomina tions for that office are under dis cussion.” Turning to Congressman Brown, Gov. Griffin paid tribute to the services rendered by the Georgian during his 22-year tenure of office. “It is a pleasure,” he said, “for me to appear here on Paul Brown Day to add my to this great worker who has done so much for his district, for his state and his nation. We hail Paul Brown as one of the best congress men Georgia ever had. We want our representatives in - the national Congress to work with us and we are sure, as we meet here, that we have two stalwart friends in Speak er Rayburn and Congressman Brown.’ ’ In addition to the many lauda tory speeches highlighting the big “Paul Brown Day” program, a two mile long parade, a taarbecue and other festival presentations featur ed the celebration, which was at tended by people from the 17 Georgia counties comprising the Tenth District and from South Carolina counties bordering on Georgia which have benefitted from Congressman Brown’s servic es through the years. Ninth District Rural Letter Carriers’ Meet In Gainesville, Oct. 8. __________ * The Ninth District Rural Letter Carriers’ will hold their annual “Fall Banquet” meeting at the Vvion Restaurant, Gainesville, on Saturday, October 8, at 7:30 P. M. according to an announcement re cently by District President Wil liam T. Dalton of Dacula. Former Governor, Herman E. Talmadge will give the main ad dress of the evening. Talmadge will share the speakers rostrum with The Honorable Jdhn Quillian, state highway board member and C. B. McCook, Lizella, secretary and treasurer of the state association of rural letter carriers. “District Officers have planned a wonderful evening of entertain ment” Dalton said, “and all car rier’s of the district are urged to attend and bring their wives”. Officers of the district, in addi tion to Dalton, are: J. S. Harbin, j Dawsonville, Vice president; Grady Bell Maartin, secretary-treasurer. Auxiliary officers: Mrs. R. V. Pass Lawrenceville, president; Mrs. J. E. Garrett, Jr., Gainesville, vice-presi dent; Mrs. Grady Bell Martin, se cretary-treasurer. NOTICE There will be a supper consisting of CHICKEN or HAM at the Duck town Lunch Room Saturday even ing, 6:00 to 8:00 P. M. Proceeds to Heating unit for lunch room, Play ground equipment supervised for the children. You are invited. The Adult plates SI.OO. Georgia Catches Tourists Coming, Going Griffin ROME (GPS) Georgia’s geogra phical location is her greatest as set in obtaining practical benefits from the tourist traffic, Gov. Mar vin Griffin told the recent annual meeting of the Highway 27 Assn., held at Berry Schools in Rome. “The most logical route for tour ists going to Florida and Cuba from the East, or the Middle West is to go through Georgia,” he said. “The benefits coming to all the state from the increased travel of tourists and others through our borders is growing greater each year. Within the last few years many millions of dollars have been invested in modern motels, new re sorts, enlarged service stations and various amusement enterprises." The Governor described Highway 27 as one of the through routes running the length of the state from "North to South. It enters in the northweest corner, extends down the western part of Georgia to the Florida line and then pro ceeds southward to the numerous resort cities of Florida. “We get the visitors going and coming and their trade has become one of the major sources of income derived each year in our'state,’’ the chief executive said. “Highway 27 offers an attractive alternate route to Highway 41 through Geor gia North and South and vice ver sa. The tourist from the Middle West can go to Florida along one route and return on the other.” Listing many of the historical spots and other attractions to be found along its route, Gov. Griffin praised the Highway 27 Assn., for doing “an excellent job in promot ing national interest” in these at tractions. Directly affected by the trade possibilities of Highway 27, he pointed out, are the counties of Carroll, Chattahoochee, Chattooga Clay, Coweta, Decatur, Early, Floyd Haralson, Harris, Heard, Meriweth er, Muscogee, Polk, Randolph, Stewart, Troup and Walker. “From these counties some of the outstanding business leaders of the state are serving as officers and directors of the association and are cooperating in a fine spirit to develop their sections and to pro vide everything possible for the entertainment, comfort and amuse ment of visitors,” the Governor concluded. HD Agent Gives Tips On Storing Of Summer Clothes It’s about the time of year when homemakers stop worrying about moths and start worrying about silverfish, Mrs. Zelma R. Bannister, HD agent for Forsyth County, says “Silverfish are attracted to cellu lose materials like rayon and cot ton. They feast, too, on starch left in cotton materials. Storing sum mer cottons with starch wil help prevent the silverfish from damag ing them. Another way to prevent silverfish from setting up winter quarters in your closet is to be sure that all garments are put away clean. Remember that the longer stains stay in cloth the har der they are to remove. Stained or soiled areas of garments are the first attacked,” the home demon stration agent said. Mrs. Bannister recommends the spraying of closets, chests, or gar ment bags with a five percent DDT surface or residual spray before clothes are stored for the winter. “As you pack away summer clothes it is an excellent time for a clothing inventory,” she says. “Mend any rips or tears and re- 1 move all pins or metal ornaments which might leave rust or other marks on fabrics in storage.’’ Storing ironed or unironed cloth-] es is a matter of choice and de-1 pends, to a degree, on the amount of storage space you have, Mrs. I Bannister points out. “If your stor-1 age space is at a premium, ironed and carefully folded clothing will require less space. Best suits and dresses should be stored hanging in a garment bag, because that way they will keep their shape much better,” the home demonstration agent concludes. -. Georgian In Line For Top ABA Post ATLANTA (GPS) With Erie Cocke, Sr., vice chairman of the board of the Fulton National Bank of Atlanta, as vice president of the American Bankers Assn, for the ensuing year, it’s a pretty sure bet Georgia will have the honor of pro ducing the next president of the national organization. Reason: The vice presidency *of the organization, to which Cocke was elected at the association’s an nual convention just concluded in Chicago, is tantamount to election as president a year hence and bankers are noted for sticking to custom. Father of Erie Cocke, Jr., form er national commander of the Ame rican Legion who is now vice presi dent of Delta Air Lines, the Geor gia banker is a member of ABA’s executive council; has long been active in both state and national banking circles. He is a World War I veteran and served as vice com mander of the American in 1922 23. Campaign Urges Wise Marketing Of Georgia Timber Georgia bankers and county agents are going around this week telling farmers when 12 is twice as much as 10. It’s all part of a campaign to get Georgia landowners to sell their timber wisely. The bankers and agents go on to explain that “a sawtimber tree 12 inches in diameter contains twice as many board feet of lumber as a 10-inch/ tree.” This also is part of the message in advertisements being sponsored by bunks this week in most of the state's weekly newspapers. One on pulpwood marketing will follow next week. Then, during the week of Octob er 16, colorful posters illustrating the advantages of wise timber sell ing will be on display throughout the county. Also aiding in the campaign is a new leaflet written by C. Dorsey Dyer, forester for the Agricultural Extension Service of the College ol Agriculture. Called “Selling Timber Wisely,” the publication is being distributed now by county agents. The campaign to improve Geor gia timber marketing practices was worked out by the Agricultural Ex tension Service and the Georgia Bankers Association, with Dyer and C. W. Lowe, Bank of Edison, and chairman of the Association’s forestry committee, taking the lead. The message this week points out that a 20-year-old tree eight inches in diameter contains 24 board feet of lumber and will be worth 48 cents. But in just five more years the tree will be 10 inches in diameter, contain 44 board feet of lumber, and be worth 88 cents. In another five years the value of th tree doubles. There are 95 board feet in a 12-inch, 30-year-old tree. It will be worth $1.90. If left alone until it becomes a 14-inch tree, it will be valued at $3.12. Such a free will be about 35 years old and contain 156 board feet of lumber. Chamber of Commerce To Meet November 4th It was announced By the Secre tary, Jimmie Barnes, that the re gular meeting of the Forsyth Coun ty Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Community Building, Friday night, November 4, Board of Directors will meet at 7 P. M. and the regular membership meet ing will be held at 8 P. M. A nomi nating committee for officers for the incoming year will report and election will be held and other matters of importance will be dis cussed and all members and inter ested parties are urged to be pres ent. . v_, County Population 15,000. Number 40. Griffin Says State Redoubling Efforts To Benefit Farmers While the state is cooperating in an aggressive movement to bring new industries to Georgia it has also redoubled efforts to promote larger and better programs for the farmers, according to Governor Marvin Griffin in a speech deliver ed in Jefferson last week. Governor Griffin was chief speak er at the Tuesday night program of the Jackson County Fair and expressed optimism ove rthe im proved prospects for Georgia farm ers. “Last year our farmers suffered seveerely from the drouth and ear ly this spring fruit growers lost their entire crops because of freez es, but the general picture this fall is not so bad,” he said. “Latest governmental figures show that the total cash farm in come of this state for the first six months of 1955 was nearly $2,000,- 000 greater than for the corres ponding period in the preceding year. “The reason for the advance is attributed to the heavy livestock sales. An Agricultural Market Ser vice report showed that Georgia’s six-month rise over the first half of 1954 was one,of only 16 in the entire country. “It is assuredly encouraging to those who pioneered in the live stock field. There is no limit to what we can do in the future and we will place all the resources of our government behind all moves to increase agricultural production and cash income in al farm activi ties. In Memorian In loving memory of my dear daddy, Joe Bramblett. Daddy, two years have passed arid as they slowly go by, I realize you had to go; yet, in my heaart I cry, The memory of a precious daddy I keep. Some day we will all be together again, never no more to part. BEN ED BRAMBLETT With Your County Agent Walter H. Rucker • » . ■ .i Georgia landowners who are planning to set out pine seedlings this winter are urged to send in their orders immediately for seed lings to the Georgia Forestry Com mission. In a letter last week to county agricultural and forestry personnel Mr. S. P. Darby, Acting Chief of Reforestration, Georgia Forestry Commission, stated that orders for 86,300,000 pine seedlings had been received from Georgia landowners. A goal of 100,000,000 seedlings of the various species had been set for Georgia. At the present timee, a consider able amount of slash, loblolly, and longleaf seedlings are still avail able for those people who desire them. The loblolly species is the only one of the three that is adapt ed to Forsyth County. Slash and longleaf are generally planted in the Coastal Plain section of the state. Forsyth County has an appreci able amount of land that is ideally suited for the growth of pines. Land that is too steep or too rough for cultivation will generally give good returns when planted in pines An acre of land will require ap proximately 1000 seedlings when planted at a spacing of 6 feet by 8 feet. At this spacing they will generally be ready for thinning in 12 to 15 years. At this time the seedlings will be of sufficient size for sale as pulpwood and will give the landowner an appreciable cash return per acre. In another 12 to 15 years the remaining trees will produce sawtimber. Seedlings from the Georgia For estry Commission will cost the landowner three dollars per thou sand or three dollars per acre of land planted. Considering the pros pective return on the money and land invested it would be difficult to find a more profitable venture. Today & Tomorrow Louie D. Newton WE CAN FRAV “What on earth can we do?” The telephone was ringing last Satur day afternoon, and people were asking, one after another, this question. They had heard the an nouncement over the radio that the President had suffered a heart at tack. A junior boy came into my study He had not heard the alarming word about the President. He want ed to call his father to come for him. He heard me talking about the President, and when there was a lull, he asked me what it was. I told him. He finally got the call through to his father, and then he turned to me and said: “I’ll tell you what we can do, we can pray.’’ I asked him to lead the two of us in prayer. It was a solemn, but sublime moment. It carried me back to the days when President Wilson was near the end how the people stood in the cold rain outside the White House, praying. And none of us can forget the words that went out across the airlanes of the world the Presi dent’s last words: “I am ready." I felt then, as I do now, that those three words, whispered by Woodrow Wilson, gave assurance tto every Christian who heard them. | We cannot know what a day holds-for us. Before this appears in type, the President may be gone. I buried four men last week who died of heart attacks. But this I know; We can pray. The junior boy is exactly right. If it is the Lord’s will for the President to vc. he will go. If it is His will for him to stay He will stay. Let us go hack to Romans 8: 28: "For we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. He is a great man. He is needed, we feel. And I join you in t£r pray er that it may be our Fathers good will to spare him. Soil Conservation News Forsyth County William J. Orr a supervisor of the Upper Chattahoochee River Soil Conservation District reports the harvesting of 549 hales of kud zu hay from a five acre plot. Mr. Orr had the services of the pickup baler of T. L. Francis. Mr. Orr says this is the best method of harvest ing kudzu hay when you are going to put it in the barn. Jay L. Holbrook another super visor of the District reports good grazing from his coastal Bermuda grass during the recent dry period. The months of August, Septem ber and October are usually criti cal ones for grazing due to dry weather conditions, however those who either have kudzu, sericea, bermuda grass, fescue grass or combinations of them will have good grazing provided a good'fcr tilizer program and grazing nfci agement have been carried out. Important Notice Anyone wishing to work as a day laborer in the Settingdown creek watershed on a part time 'basis, pleaase apply at the SCS Headquarters in Cumming on Tues day October 11, 1955 at 9 A. M. This includes those who have prev iously applied. SPECIAL NOTICE TO THE TAX PAVERS OF FORSYTH COUl'H® There will be no Bond Tax levy in the Bonded School Districts of Forsyth County for the year 1955. We have sufficient funds in the treasury to make the bond and in terest payments this year. This will give the taxpayers that #ve in a bonded school district a reduction in taxes. A. R. HOUSLEY, Supt. Forsyth County Schools. }