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Volume 46.
STATE OF GEORGIA.
COUTY OF FORSYTH:
To The Honorable Howell Brooke,
Judge of The Superior Court of
Spid County:
We, the Grand Jurors, selected,
chosen and sworn for this the Nov
ember Term, 1955 of the Superior
Court of said County beg leave to
make these our general present
ments:
—FIRST—
Wie have through committee in
spected the various county pro
perties and note that the Court
House is now under repairs; we
find that a new mattress and blank
ets are needed at the jail; we
found the food served at the jail
to be good; we found only one man
as an inmate of the County Home.
The rent house at the County home
is in need of having the roof re
paired which is leaking. The fol
lowing committee was appointed
by the Foreman to confer with the
County Commissioners concerning
the court house fence: Dr. Marcus
Mashbum, Sr., Chairman, James A.
Otwell, Jr., Joe Nix, Frank Vaughn
and Will H. McLaran.
—SECOND—
We attach to these presentments
and make a part hereof the finan
cial report of the County School
Superintendent for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1955, and other
county officers.
—THIRD—
We fix the per diem of jurors
and bailiffs for the ensuing year
at $5.00, the same as it now is.
—FOURTH—
!, We wish to endorse the good
work of the Sheriff, his Deputies,
and the State Patrol in their ef
forts to enforce the law in our
County.
—FIFTH—
The Grand Jury hereby goes on
record as being unanimously in
favor of the proposed hospital au
thority act. We wish to thank Dr.
Marcus Mashburn, Sr. for his ef
forts toward obtaining this pro
posed Hill-Burton Hospital for this
County.
—SIXTH—
We recommend that the Board
of Commissioners provide a court
or voti"" r>loce for Bell’s District
in the Brandvwine Community.
—SEVENTH—
We recommend that the follow
ing notaries public and ex officio
justices of the peac° be appointed
for the militia districts set oppo
site each respective name:
T. P. Thomas, Coal Mountain
1437th Dist., G. M.
Taylor Pirkle, Barkers 878th Dist.,
G. M.
A. C. Kennemore, Cumming 879th
Dist., G. .M.
Kenneth Orr, Chattahoochee 885th
Dist., G. M.
Steve Clement, Sr., Big Creek 795th
Dist., G. M.
Ralph Sewell, Vickory 880th Dist.,
G. M.
—EIGHTH—
We recommend that these pre
sentments, together with the report
of the County School Superintend
ent and other countv officers at
tached hereto be published in the
Forsyth County News and that the
usual fee be paid therefor.
—NINTH—
We wish to extend our sincere
gratitude and appreciation to our
Foreman, Will H. McLaran; our
Assistant Foreman, Dr. Marcus
Mashburn, Sr., our Clerk, James A.
Otwell, Jr., and our Assistant Clerk
B. W, Harrison, and our Bailiff,
H. J. Bennett, for their efficient
and painstaking services rendered
our body in their respective posi
tions.
—TENTH—
We wish to thank our Judge,
Honorable Howell Brooke, for the
very able and instructive charge
rendered our body; also thank H.
G. Vandiviere, our Solicitor-General
and his assistant, Herbert Buffing
ton, for theiir services.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
Will H. McLaran, Foreman
James A. Otwell, Jr., Clerk
ORDER
Let the within and foregoing
presentments be filed, and ordered
that the same published together
with the reports of the County of
The;Forsyth Ccisnty News
1955 NOVEMBER TERM GRAND JURY
PRESENTMENTS
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHKRO KEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAI.L AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
ficers as therein prayed. In open
court this November 23, 1955.
Howell Brooke, Judge
Filed in open Court November 23,
1955.
J. V. Merritt, Clerk
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November 21, 1955.
To The Honorable Grand Jury of
Forsyth County Superior Court
November Term, 1955.
Below is the amount of money
collected and paid out by me since
the March Term of Court, 1955.
COLLECTIONS:
1954 and Prior $7,247.38
1955 $27,855.65
“ NOD. 91.44
“ Intangible 648.00
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TOTAL: $35,842.47
Paid Out $32,933.01
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Bal. on hand $2,909.46
Vinnie B. Redd, T. C.
Forsyth County
November 21, 1955.
To The Honorable Grand Jury of
Forsyth County Superior Court
November Term, 1955.
Below is the amount of money
paid into the County and paid out
by The Board of Commissioners
since the March Term of Court,
1955.
Total Receipts $93,978.81
Bal on hand March
Term $13,679.63
TOTAL $107,658.44
Disbursements $99,382.63
Balance on hand $8,275.81
Charlie W. Boling, Chairman.
To the Grand Jurors chosen, em
panelled and sworn to serve for
the November Term, 1955:
I, J. V. Merritt, Clerk, beg leave
to make the following report:
I have collected the following
amount belonging to the County
since my last report: $2,900.00
Paid to County $2,900.00
J. V. Merritt
REPORT FOR JULY 1, 1954 TO
JUNE 30, 1955
Superintendent’s Annual Report
to the Grand Jury for the year
1954—55.
To the Grand Jury selected, chos
en and sworn for the November
Term, 1955, of the Superior Court
of Forsyth County, Georgia, I
make the following report:
RECEIPTS
Balance in Bank 34,051.46
Teachers’ Salaries 238,913.84
Transportation 52,102.00
Vocational Funds 1,873.78
School Lunch Program 8,209.30
Snecial Programs Veterans 4,117.86
Snecial Milk program 1,959.58
County Wide School Tax 37,124.35
Commercial Supply Fee 668.65
Pupil Accident Insurance 1,571.80
From Insurance Claims 2,000 00
Rent on Gvmnasium 250.50
Cannery Receipts 519.02
Receipts from Athletic pro
grams 2,493.71
District Tax for Bonds 7,557.28
U. S. Tax Witholdings 22,197.60
Teachers’ Retirement
System 11,357.28
Teachers’ Association Dues 957.00
Group Insurance Premiums 4,161.75
TOTAL ( $432,086.76
DISBURSEMENTS -
Superintendent Salary 2,700.00
Board Members Per Diem 350.00
Clerks’ Salary 3,425.00
Office Supplies 715.15
Truck Eqpt. Co. 861.42
Freight 929.67
Teachers’ Salaries 224,079.69
Salaries Special program—
Veterans 3,466.60
Travel Special Program 530.70
Salary H. D. Agent 1,380.00
Travel H. D. Agent 175.94
Travel Music Teacher 455.18
Travel Vo. Teacher 515.68
Labor on School Grounds 750.00
Repair on Bldgs. (Labor) 1,985.32
Material & Supplies 4,794.40
Replacement of Eqpt. 2,663.51
Wages of Janitors 3,795.00
Janitors Supplies 3,402.26
Fuel 5,233.15
Lights, Water and Power 3,134.09
Cumming Georgia, Thursday Dec., Ist, 1955.
Hovie Lister’s States
men Quartette Will Be
At Gainesville Dec., 5.
I GAINESVILLE, GA.—Hovie Lis
ter’s Statesmen Quartet, which will
appear aat the Civic Building here
December 5, is one of the most
honored gospel and spiritual quar
tets in the nation.
Organized less than six years
ago, the Statesmen have achieded
nation-wide recognition, being the
only gospel quartet in the country
to be sponsored nationally on a
radio network show, which is now
heard on 26 stations throughout
America.
The Statesmen’s recording of
“Get Away Jordan” won for them
a national award for the “Nation’s
Most Requested Spiritual Record
ing” in Montgomery, Ala., and on
ly recently the Statesmen and Lis
ter, organizer and manager of the
group, were named lieutenant col
onels on the staff of Georgia’s Gov.
Herman Talmadge, who termed
them “Ambassadors of Good Will.”
Appearance of the Statesmen
here December 5 will highlight a
musical program sponsored by
Merck & Co., Inc., makers of Ni
carbazin, one of the country’s lead
ing coccidiostats.
Other features of the program
will be Elmer Snodgrass and the
Musical Pioneers, as well as the
premiere showing of a new Merck
sound slide film on Nlcarbazin.
This film, produced by Merck vet
erinary scientists, describes the out
standing efficiency of Nicarbazin
in preventing “coxy” in broilers
and flock replacements.
Hovie Lister, organizer and dir
ector of the Statesmen, has been
tabbed “the Liberace of gospel
music” by his fans, who have not
ed a marked resemblance between
the piano artistry of Liberace and]
that of the Statesmen’s director.
His nimble piano work has gained
him national recognition in the ra
dio and recording fields and gives
the quartet its unique sound more
than any other single factor.
Hovie says his quartet is great
because the Statesmen sincerely
love the hymns and gospel favori
tes they sing, and their songs
"come from the heart.’
In the yuartet, W. J. “Jake”
Hess sings lead and is featured in |
many of the solo parts; Denver
Crumpler, an Irish tenor, is a solo
ist of unique ability; Doy Ott, who
is also a distinguished pianist, pos
sesses one of the most distinctive
baritone voices in gospel music;
and Jim “Big Chief” Wothering
ton’s bass gives the quartet its
fullness.
The Statesmen have travelled an
I average of ,000 miles a week, en-
I tertaining throngs numbering as
many as 16,000 people in Houston,
! Fort Worth, Miami, Memphis, Ok
lahoma City, and other large cities.
In Atlanta, their home base, they
spend much of their time record- 1
ing gospel hits such as “I Bowed |
on My Knees and Cried Holy,”—
“Hide Me, Rock of Ages,”—“Sa
tan’s Boogie,” and other favorites
which sell at the rate of hundreds
of thousands each yo^r.
Insurance Premiums 2,843.85
Rent 540.00
Canning Supplies 454.86
Maintenance Employee
Salary 2,700.00
Salaries of Bus Drivers 68,346.86
School Lunch Program 8,209.30
Athletic Expenses 2,190.00
New Buildings 4,503.16
New Equipment 2,350.00
Principal paid on Bonds 4,481.00
Interest paid on Bonds 1,240.00
Paid U. S. Internal
Revenue 22,197.60
Paid to Teacher’ Retire
ment System 11,357.28
Paid to Teachers’
Association 957.00
Paid to Insurance Com
panies 3,756.05
Student Accident
Insurance ,1,571.80 •
Bank Service Charge 8.05
TOTAL $403,049.57
Balance in Bank $29,037.19
Respectfully yours,
A. R. Housley, Supt.
Forsyth County Schools
ARCHITECT DRAWING OF THE PROPOSED NEW $450,-
000.00 FORSYTH COUNTY H OSPITAL TO BE VOTED ON
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Better Hospital Facilities May Save Your Own Life As Well As
The Lives of Your Loved Ones. Vote For Bonds Saturday Dec. 3
A Deeper Interest In
Our Own County
A few weeks after school began
the three sections of the seventh
ggrade Georgia History Classes de
cided to start gathering as much
history as they could in regard to
our o\yn Forsyth County. I was so
glad to find out just a few days
ago that all of the High School
History yClasses are doing the
same thing. I hope that the gath
ering of material from many sour
ces might result in an interesting
history of the county.
fVMp should also be looking to
the future and preparing in the
present for the future develop
ment socially, educationally, spiritu
ally as well as materially. Wihat do
we need to make our county what
it should be and to train our child
ren aright?
1 Tim. 4:8-9 “For bodily exercise
profiteth little; but godliness is
profitable unto all things, having
promise of life that now is, and of
that which is to come. This is a
faithful saying and worthy of all
acceptation.”
We should appreciate the good
in the history of our county but
we should make the future beter
than the past. Let us pray that
the people of this county shall be
a God—fearing people..
W. R. CALLAWAY
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Soil Cjß3erv >f xi News
Forsyth County
Mrs. T. W. Sosefcoe west of Cum 1
ming on the Canton road is plan
ning to put out about 5000 pine
seedlings as soon as the seedlings
are received from the nursery.
Bobby Wofford of Coal Mountain
has 5000 pines ready to plant.
Dr. Marcus Mashbum and his
sons have several thousand pine
seedlings that they are now plant
ing with a tree planter. Most of
these pines are being planted''on |
idle land Class IV, VI and VII 1
land. This is in accordance with
USDA’s proper land use. The sup
ervisors of the Upper Chattahoo
chee River Soil Conservation Dis- 1
trict are making the tree planter
available.
In addition to. the above plant- 1
ings the District supervisors ex
pect to plant 50,000 seedlings in
the Settingdown creek watershed j
with the SCS technicians handling
the planting. All of these plantings
will be made according to proper I
land use.
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T. .Kenneth Orr, local SCS tech
nician is working - with several
farmers in methods of proper wood
•land management. Other farmers
that are interested in their wood
land and have a need for technical
assistance in management should
get in touch with Mr. Orr at the
county agricultural offices.
County Population 15,000. Number 48.
DEDICATION EXERCISES WILL RE HELD
DECEMBER 3rd FOR THE NEW FORSYTH
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL!
The Citizens of Forsyth County
are cordially invited to attend
Open House and the formal dedi
cation of the new Forsyth County
High School on Saturday, Decem
ber 3rd in the Auditorium of the
new building. The ceremonies will
begin promptly at eleven o’clock.
Former Governor Herman Tal
madge will make the dedicatory
address. The welcome address will
be given by a former board mem
ber, Dr. Rupert H. Bramblett. Pre
sentation of the flag will be made
by Henry Lewis Evans, Command
er of V. F. W. Post 9143 Forsyth
County. C. N. Lambert, Principal
of the Forsyth County High School
will accept the flag. Presentation
B?:ta Tri-Hi-Y News
The Beta Tri-Hi-Y hold its first
meeting in Mrs. Brook’s home room
Wednesday November 16, 1955.
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Mr. Lambert discussed with the
advantages of dividing the Tri-Hi-Y
into two groups, the Alpha and
Beta Tri-lli-Y.
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Officers for the year were elect
.ed and are as follows:
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President Frances Holbrook
V. president- Jo Ann Ware
Secretary Mary Kathryn Roper
Treasurer Toni Cain
Reporter Nida Barnett
Chaplin Joan Cook
Proect Chairman Patsy Holcomb
We discussed our Community
project. It was decided that both
the Alpha and Beta Tri-Hi-Y bring
food and clothing for Imogene
Cowart who’s home was recently
destroyed by fire.
It.was also decided that the joint
Tri-Hi-Y sponsor “Jean Day” to
make money for the Tri-Hi-Y fund.
After no further business the
meeting was adjourned.
Nida Barnett, Reporter
Mrs. Emory Philips, Sr.
Passes At Her Home
Mrs. Emory Phillips died at her
home suddenly Wednesday morn
ing November 23.
She is survived by her husband,
two daughters Mrs. Hoyt Conner
and Mrs. Ken Norwood, one son
Mr. # Emory Phillips, Jr. several
grandchildren, all of Cumming,
one brother, Mr. Lawton Heard,
four sisters, Mrs. Lillie Castleberry
and Miss Susie Heard, both of
Cumming, Mis. Levi Willard, Sandy
Springs, Mrs. R. F. Haney of Al
pharetta, other relatives and a host
of friends grieve here departure.
Funeral services were held from
Coal Mountain Baptist church at
2:00 o’clock, Friday November 25.
of the keys to the' new building
will be made by JOolonel liwin
Kimsey, member of estate Board of
Education. B. B. \yallaee, Chair
man of the ForsythJ County Board
of Education will aicept the keys.
Taimadge will be I introduced by
A. C. Smith, Jr. of|Forsyth Coun
ty. Other special guest will include
Mr. J. M. Jarrard, Ninth District
Supervisor, Mr. P. D. Bush, Lead
of the Rehabilitation Program of
the Ninth District and Mr. Walter
McDonald, Architect and Engineer
of Atlanta, Georgia.
The days program was arranged
by A. R. Housley, Supt. For yth
County Schools.
Alpha Tri-Hi-Y News
j The Forsyth County High Alpha
Tri-Hi-Y held their regular meeting
Thursday, November 17, 195 f in
Mrs. Coot’s Room.
Jane Otvvell, President called the
meeting to order. The scrip! ure
was given by Betty Taylor and the
Lord’s Prayer was repeated by the
club.
Our school and community pro
jects were discussed during the
meeting. The school projects sflect
ed were cleaning the water foun
tains, and giving each room a >os
ter on Clean Scholarship. Each
member was assigned a specific
day to do their work. Our com
munity projects for this month in
clude taking food to the County
Home. We carried food, fruits, and
different articles for their benefit.
Another project was helping the
Isaiah Cowart family as their
house was completely destroyed by
fire. We helped the Cowart family
by bringing in money, food, and
clothing.
The community project for this
month was a joint project between
the Alpha Tri-Hi-Y and the Eeta
Tri-Hi-Y. The officers of both dubs
would like to thank each student
and faculty member for their fine
help.
Due to the vast number in the
Tri-Hi-Y the club was divided into
two separate clubs, the Alpha Tri-
Hi-Y (Senior) and Beta (Junior).
Janis Sexton, Reporter
CAKE WALK
Where? Chattahoochee School
When? Friday night, December 2.
Time? 7:30.
There will be lots of home bak
ed cakes. Sponsored by the Home
Demonstration Club,
There will be a Fellowship meet
ing at Zion Hill church Monday,
night after the first Sunday Dec
ember sth. Rev. Harold Smallwood
is Moderator. All Ministers and
everyone has a cordial invitation.