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Volume 46. May H Be A Wonderful Christmas For You! THE rush and turmoil are gone at last. . v w, i 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 w . 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 • 1 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.