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Volume 46.
May H Be A Wonderful
Christmas For You!
THE rush and turmoil are gone at last.
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The market place is deserted. All the
fanfare of the last weeks has departed.
Now, in inumerable homes where the tree
lights twinkle and the sweet music of the
j. church bells echoes faintly, the real Spirit
of Christmas comes into its own. For the
happy gift giving, we know, is but a sym
bol. Last night a magic Star shone in the
East; today the Babe lies in His Manger;
love abounds in every heart and the
whole world is born anew.
Roy P. Otwell
James L. Reeves
Tilmon W. Gunter
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Mrs. Wansley Bagley
1 FIELD OF THE SHEPHERDS
LOCAL HI Y and TRI-HI-Y Clubs are part of the Georgia State
YMCA Fellowship which has made possible the beginning of a
YMCA Boys Camp on the FIELD of the SHEPHERDS, traditional
place where the shepherds watched their sheep on the night Christ
was bom. Ground breaking ceremonies are conducted (above)
by Hanna Atalla, president of the Jerusalem YMCA in the presence
at American YMCA officials and YMCA World Service leaders.
Georgia Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y participation in the Y’s World Service
PlOgranf includes this project for refugee boys and leadership
mininf in Korea and Liberia.
As usual, there are a number of political prog
nosticators who are beginning to tell us what the
voters will do.
After a man stays in public office for 10 years
he naturally gets the idea that the office belong
to him
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
OEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON. CHERO REE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAIJ, AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500) Cumming Georgia, Thursday Dec., 22, 1955.
Georgia Power
Company Pays Taxes
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The Georgia Power Company’s
tax payments on property in For
syth County for 1955 total $2,844.-
43, it was announced today by C.
B. Curtis, Local manager. Mr. Cur
tis said checks are being delivered
to county and city officials this
week. Of this amount, $1,782.41 is
for general county purposes, $763.-
89 is school district taxes, $289.13
is municipal taxes paid to Cum
ming.
The company’s property tax. pay
ments throughout Georgia came to
$4,145,000. Of this amount, $2,118,-
000 went into county funds, $1,342,-
000 to school districts, $662,000 to
cities and towns and $23,000 to the
state.
Municipal partnership tax pay
ments, amounting to 3 per cent of
gross receipts from the sale df
electricity for residential and com
mercial use within incorporated
communities, amounted to $1,548,-
000. These payments were made
earlier in the year and were in
addition to property tax payments.
The number of municipalities shar
ing in these payments was 342.
Mr. Curtis said approximately 20
per cent of the company’s total re
venue goes to pay taxes, including
federal and state income taxes,
property taxes, gross receipts tax
es and others.
Pointers On Cooking
GivMi By Agent
Citing the plentiful supply of
pork now on the markets, Mrs.
Zelma Bannister, home demonstrat
ion agent for Forsyth county, said
to make the most of the pork—
fresh or cured —it should be cooked
properly so that it has a tender
texture, fine flavor, the least pos
sible shrinkage, and retains its
nutritive value.
“Fresh pork needs to be cooked
done all the way through, not only
to bring out its rich flavor, but
as a safety measure as well. This
doesn’t mean it should be cooked
at such high heat or for so long
that the meat is dry and hard,”
she explained. She recommended
cooking pork at low temperatures.
"An important point to remember
is that pork is safely done when
all traces of pink color have dis
appeared. One check on doneness
is to insert a fork deep into the
thickest part of the piece and to
make sure that the juice it draws
out has no trace of pink.”
For roasting pork, an oven tem
perature of 325 degrees F. is re
commended. “Place the roast in an
uncovehxT shallow pan, fat side up
for self-basting. Add no water. Sea
son either before or after cooking.
A small pork loin of two or three
pounds takes about one and one
half to two hours. If the cut has
been boned and rolled allow ten
minutes more perpound. Also allow
a little more time if the meat is
very cold, she said.
Mrs. Bannister said braising and
pan frying are favorite ways of
c (Joking such cuts as spare ribs
and pork chops. Here again the
low-temperature rule is recommend
ed. Cuts with a high percentage of
fat should be started in a cold pan
and cooked slowly and friend in
the fat from the meat, the HD
agent concluded.
WELCOME EVERYBODY
To New Harmony Church next
Sunday night December 25, for a
good singing. You owe it to your
self to be there. Come on out and
bring a friend and help us make
it a good one. You will be welcome
here with us. We have the promise
of a lot of singers such as Solo’s
Duett’s, Trio’s and Quartettes,
Piano solo's and Duetts. This sing
ing will be at New Harmony here
at Dudtfown. The singing starts at
7:30 p. m. We will be looking for
you -Merry Christmas Everybody.
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
GOING DOWN
The water level keeps going
down. I have asked several grave
diggers recently, when funerals
have been completed, if they are
reaching any moisture as they dig
graves, and they point to the dusty
soil and shake their heads. An old
grave diigger said last Sunday af
ternoon:
‘Tve been digging graves here
at Greenwood for 30 years, and I
have never seen the earth as dry
as it is now.”
I asked the U. S. Weather Bureau
people here aat the Atlanta Air
port about rainfall in recent years.
They told me that 1954 was 16
inches deficient, and that we are
now more than 10 inches deficient
for 1955.
I then called the U. S. Geologi
cal Office, where they keep month
ly records on the river flow, well
levels, etc., and they gave me some
disturbing figures.
Driving about Georgiga lately, I
have noticed the low average of
water in streams and lakes and
ponds. It is noticeable in any dir
ection you go.
One of the men in the U, ;S.
vice went on to point out the ser
ious problem which has confronted
the people in the Southwest lor
years. The water level in some
southwestern states is att the low
est point in the history of the De-
Ufirtment. •' i, ..
"Rainfall appears o go In cycles,”
said one of these experts, “only we
call it persistence rather than cy
cles. We are not able to draw any
satisfactory conclusions, but it does
appear that rainfall comes and
goes.”
I asked him what he though
about seeding clouds, and he said
that it was still in the experimental
stage, but he was inclined to think
It might have some merit. And
then he added:
“Of course, you have to have
some rain up there before you can
induce it to turn loose.”
When you read the Bible, you
are impressed with the fact that
God has answered prayer regarding
rainfall, and when you listen to
some old saint of God tell about
his or her experience, you find
them reporting occasions when they
prayed, and God sent the rain.
I am impressed with the serious
ness of the present situation, and I
fully believe that the only solution
Is in His hands.
Ten Commandment*
Of Gun Safety
1. Treat every gun with the re
spect due a loaded gun.
2. Guns carried into camp or
house, or when otherwise not
in use, must always be un
loaded.
3. Always be sure, barrel and ac
tion are clear of obstruction.
4. Always carry your gun so that
you can control the direction of
the muzzle, even if you stum
ble.
5. Be sure of your target before
you pull the trigger.
6. Never point a gun at anything
you do not want to shoot.
7. Unattended guns should be
unloaded.
8. Never climb a tree or fence or
jump a ditch with a loaded
gun.
9. Never shoot a bullet at a flat,
hard surface or the surface of
water.
10. Avoid alcoholic drinks before
or during shooting.
—Sporting Arms and
Ammunition Manufacturers’
Institute
FREE lO nice Collie Puppies
Will give away FREE to any boy
or girl. One or 2 nice pretty 6
weeks old Collie Puppies.
Roy P. Otwell, Jr.
County Population 15,000. Number 51.
With y our County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
A subject that was pretty “hot”
just a few short years ago has fal
len behind as far as general dis
cussions are concerned. That sub
ject is beef cattle.
Cattle prices on the “hoof” are
still low compared to a few years
back, but to the consumer who buy
a steak or a pound of some other
cut of beef at the store the price
is pretty high.
Cattle numbers in the Uunlted
actually reached a record
high as of January 1, 1955. That
number was 95.4 million head or
an increase of 650,000 head over
the previous year. At the present
rate of slaughter, we will have
more beef on the market this year
than any previous year in history.
Per capita consumption has also
reached a record high..
Apparently our high in numbers
'has been reached and we can ex
pect smaller numbers of cattle on
in the next few years. This could
lead to a price increase to the
farmer.
Even with the present trends ap
parently, we can expect no drastic
changes in prices to the fanner.
Since the cost of feeds, both grain
and roughages, has been lowered,
this fast has caused a greater de
mand for feeder steers and heifers.
Hence the higher price of one will
offset the lower price of the other.
This still seems to be the time to
sell our culls and replace them
with better quality livestock. Then
we can be ready to take advantage
of the more attractive prices which
will likely begin within the next
two or three years. This will hold
true of all our livestock, including
both beef and dairy type cattle.
CHRISTMAS EVE
Christmas Eve is a magical time
for millions of children of the
world. It probably means more in
(he United States than in other
country, although the custom of
singing Christmas carols on Christ
mas Eve the night before Christ
mas - originated in England, as
far as is known.
The custom, as it originated in
England, involved waits, who were
night watchmen, going around
singing carols. The name eventu
ally came to be used in connection
with groups of musicians. The
name was sometimes applied to
town bands and, in modem days,
is applied to musicians in England,
who play or sing in the evening
for two or three weeks before
Christmas.
Although carol-singing on Christ
mas Eve has not been observed in
some communities in this country,
it is highly popular in most of
them and is often donee as late as
midnight or even in the early mom
ing hours of Christmas Day by
groups going from house to house.
The most magical connotation of
Christmas Eve is reserved for
those who have memories of the
night before Christmas and the
anticipation of the comingg of
SANTA CLAUS. There is magic
in the name today to all those
children are anticipating gigfts on
Christmas morning from SANTA
CLAUS.
ATTENTION ! !
Self-employed Farmer*
Federal Income Tax time is up
on us again lf you are a self
employed farmer, you should get a
Social Security Card. If you don’t
already have one go to your near
est Social Security Office or get
an Application blank from your
Post Office. You will need to show
this number on your Federal In
come Tax Return for 1955. If you
do not show your number you- may
not gegt Credit for your earnings
under Social Security.
Soil Conservation News
Forsyth County
William J. Oit Forsyth County
Supervisor of the Upper Chatta
hoochee River Soil Conservation
District reports one of the boest
State Supervisors Meeting recently
held at the Henry Grady Hotel, In
Atlanta. Mr. Orr says one of the
chief topics for discussion during
the meeting was the "Conservat
ion of our Water Resources.”
With the cooperation of several
land owners along Settingdow®
Creek between highway 9-E and
US-19 the channel is being improv
ed in order that more water ca®
be taken care of during floods an®
to assist in drying the bottom lan*
IJrom hill to hill.
Farmers in the upper reached of.
the Settingdown creek watershed
are cooperating with the District
in during away with gullies and
eroded areas and are receiving the
assistance of the SCS technicians
and equipment. The ACP is furrjj
ishing a limited amount of f3na»»
cial assistance.
The local Soil Conservation See
vice staff takes this opportuoital
to wish you a Merry Christ.maV
and a Happy New Yealr 1 .,
ASC NEWjS
The results of the Cotton vfclarfc.
eting Quota Referendum in Forsytitf
County held on December 13, J.9HI
were as follows:
The total eligible votes cast ii»
the County were 95 of this 95, 8*
voted for and 14 agaginst. HiaX
means about 83 percent voted for
marketing quotas for cotton, for
1956. The unofficial report for the
United States indicates an evei|
higher percent voting for market
ing quotas in 1956.
In order that all interested per
sons may be informed and misun
derstandings may be avoided with
respect to future policy, it is deter
mined that for 1956, wheat as well
as for cotton, planted for harvest
in 1956, only one check of jier-,
formance will be made free. Any
additional check will be made only
at the farmers request and at his
expense except where there is
pute over the acreage involved and!
it devlopes that the first perfor
mance check was in error.
CHRISTMAS PLAY PLANNED
FOR NEW HARMONY CHURCH)
By Jerrie Ledbetter
A Christmas play will be present
ed by members of the JJew Har
mony Sunday School December 23*
at 8 p. m. The Play, “Songs oB
Christmas" is under the direction
of Kay Sandow. Principle charact
ers are:
GRACE—Martha Ledbetter
HELEN—Frances Sexton
IRMA—Kay Holbrook
JANET—-Peggy Pearson
Mary, the choir, a group of an
gles, a group of women, the Beth
lehem children, Franz Gruber, an<f
the Strasser sisters are protrayect
by other Sunday School members.
There are also three solos, one
duet, and one trio by other mem
bers.
GENE LUMMUS—Pianist
WILLY ELLIS—Choir Leader
The public is invited to attend.
CORRECTION NOTICE
The Forsyth County Chamber o|
Commerce regrets very much that
the name of Mrs. Jeff Heard was
omitted from the list of contribut
ors that was printed in last wpek’s
Forsyth County Ney/s giving tha
names of all who have contributed)
up to that time foe the-New Pant*
Factory that will soo» be In oper
ation.