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I 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 » 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 l TOTAL: $35,842.47 Paid Out $32,933.01 _____ _______ 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 ■4 <• ■ - 1 '• *1 , ;*< ' Z ...JU HfC- r,<•».>.,»!(-. ..j- p- - ~ I '*■ ■ ~vc > . - i SQI - \ ‘.I 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 . 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. i 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. I Mr. Lambert discussed with the advantages of dividing the Tri-Hi-Y into two groups, the Alpha and Beta Tri-lli-Y. » Officers for the year were elect .ed and are as follows: « 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.