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The Forsyth County News
Volume 47.
EXECUTIVE DERVRTJIEXT
I GEORGIA Y.M.C.A. WEEK
BY THE GOVERNOR: ' H
WHEREAS: The National Board of Young Men's Christian
Associations has set aside the week of SB
January 22-29, 1956, for Y.M.C.A. observances
throughout the Nation; and
WHEREAS: The Georgia Y.M.C.A. Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y Clubs 9H
are rendering an invaluable service to the B|
youth of this state through special Teen Age tlllll
i Church Loyalty Caxnpaigns beginning in this
I period, and
ft WHEREAS: It is fitting that the State of Georgia have ¥
m and designate a week for the period of January
m 22-29, 1956, as CEORGIA Y.M.C.A. WEEK, now
| THEREFORE: I, Marvin Griffin, Governor of Georgia, do
B hereby proclaim that the week beginning Sunday,
ftL January 22, 1956, and ending January 29, 1956, to
be designated as GEORGIA Y.M.C.A. WEEK and it is
f F%, further proclaimed that January 22, 1956, shall
be known and designated throughout the state as
GEORGIA Y.M.C.A SUNDAY. B
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“Great Truths About
The Bible”
The title of this brief article was
the title of Bro. Zwaid’e sermon
last Sunday. The text was Ps. 119:
11. ‘Thy word have I hid in my
heart that I might not sin against
thee”. Last Sunday was Bible Sun
day all over the Nation. Every
church everywhere should use
every available method to teach the
Bible and train the young people
that they may be able to carry on
the great work after the older ones
have passed away.
The words of the verse were
used to make three very important
points:
1. A Great Revelation: ‘‘Thy
word—”. The Bible is God’s word.
We should first of all, create a
love for the study of the Bible for
ourselves and then pass on that
love of the study of the Bible to
those under our care. The Bible is
not an end in itself but it tells us
of a living God who can become
real to us.
2. A Great Act: “Have I hid in
my heatr—”. Notice how personal
that statement is—personal pro
uons “I” “My”. If we will but
bid God’s word in our hearts and
make it a part of our everyday
thinking and living. What a won
derful change will take place in our
lives, then we can pass that bless
ing on to others. With .God’s word
in our hearts we will live godly
lives.
3. A Greaat Purpose: “That I
might not sin against God”. What
greater purpose can a man have?
Have you carried out that purpose
in nyour life? Have you read the
Bible to your children? Is it a
lamp unto your feet and a light
unto your pathway?
In your homes and in your
churches and in our schools just
do all we can to get as many peo
ple as possible to hide God’s word
in their hearts that they might sin
against God. Preaching services;
Bible schools, Young People’s Un
ions, around the firesides at home
Study the Bible reverently and hide
it in your hearts.
W. R. Callaway
OOL. JOHN F. ECHOLS WRITES
NOTE TO PAPER
I cheerfully remit $6.18 subscrip
tion. I haven’t missed an issue
since Joe Patterson initiated the
paper many, many years ago. It
is like a letter from home each
week. I read all of it, including
the advertisements. I see many
names of marriages, parties, en
gagements and funerals that bring
back lovely memories of days gone
by. I love every issue of your
paper. > V
JOHN F. ECHOLS
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY a CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON. CHICRO KKE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAIL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Revival Notice
There will be a Revival at the
Orange Methodist Church, Lathem
town, Georgia beginning Monday
January 23 through 31st. Services
each evening. The children’s ser
vices will be at 6:45 and regular
services will be at 7:15.
Woodard Poole, songleader of
Columbus, Georgia.
Rev. George Blanchard of Chat
tanooga, Tennessee will do the
preaching. Everyone invited.
NOTICE OF LOCAL
LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given that ap
plication will be made to the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia at its
session convening in January 1956,
for thq passage of local legislation
affecting Forsyth County, to enable
Forsyth County acting by and
through its Board of Commission
ers of Roads & Revenue to estab
lish a planning commission; to
provide for the appointment of
members to such commission; to
provide for the preparation and
amendment of an overaall plan for
the orderly growth and develop
ment of said County; to provide
for principal powers and duties of
such planning commission; to pro
vide for the regulation of the lo
cation, height, bulk, number of
stories, and size of buildings and
other structures, the percentage of
lot which may be occupied, the siz
es of yards and courts, density and
distribution of population, and the,
uses of buildings, structures, and
land within said County and all or
specified parts of said County; to
provide for the regulation of the
subdivision of land; to provide for
the regulation of buildings and map
streets or roads and proposed pub- ]
lie building sites; to provide for a
Board of Zoning Appeals; to pro- 1
vide for duties and powers of said j
Board of Zoning Appeals; to adopt
procedures for processing and hand !
ling such zoning appeals; to pro
vide for enforcement of ordinances
and regulations enacted under said
Act; to provide for the regulation
relative to the recording of sub
division plats and for the enforce
ment of such regulations relating
thereto; to provide that such au
thority and powers shall be cumu
lative of such other powers and
authority already enjoyed or here
after enjoyed under existing or
future law; and for other purposes.
This January 2. 1956.
MARCUS MASHBURN
Representative Forsyth County.
The Extension Service is con
ducting a campaign to increase al
falfa acreage in 1956, and agrono
mists estimate that the crop will
be boosted by about 40 percent.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday January 19, 1956.
SPECIAL NOTICE
TO THE PEOPLE OF FORSYTH
COUNTY:
After careful consideration and
talking with friends I have definite
ly decided to enter the Primary to
be held March 21st, for the Office
of County School Superintendent.
My formal announement will ap
pear in due time.
Sincerely,
ALMON HILL
Vets Not Liable
For Income Tax
On VA Payments
Veterans figuring their Federal
income taxes need not count as in
come any payments they have re
ceived thru Veterans Administrat
ion handled benefits, since these
payments are tax-free. Pete Wheel
er, Director of the State Depart
ment of Veterans Service said this
week.
Wheeler listed some of the tax
free payments as follows: Divi
dends on G. I. Insurance: education
and training allowances for post-
Korea vets; payments made to dis
abled vets and others training un
der public law 16; disability com
pensation and pensions received by
veterans, grants to seriously dis
abled vets for homes designed for
“wheelchair” living, grants for
motor vechicles to veterans who
lost their sight or the use of
limb or limbs, and World War I
Emergency Officers Retirement
pay.
He added that death benefits to
families of deceased veterans ar
also exempt from taxation. These
include compensation, pension and
all G. I. Insurance payments.
Wheeler invited those seeking
further information to contact the
nearest office of the Department of
Veterans “Service.
With y our County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
One of the least understood and
most widely debated questions in I
Forsyth County is how and why
you got the cotton allotment you j
did. The law passed by Congress I
determined it.
State, eounty, and farm acreage
allotments are figured from mathe
matical formulas provided by the
cotton legislation. This information
was released by Mr. John F. Brad
ley, administrative officer for the
Georgia Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Committee.
Mr. Bradley explained that
Georgia gets her allotment from
the apportionment the national al
lotment. How much cotton can be
grown in Georgia in a given year
is based on the average acreage
planted to cotton in a previous
five-year period. Allotments for
this year are based on the years'
1950-54.
Counties get their allotments in
much the same way. The state al
lotment is apportioned to the coun
ties on a basis of the average plant ’
ed during the same five year per-!
iod.
Formulas change at the farm
level. Mr. Bradley said that there j
are two methods by which the,
county allotment is apportioned to ]
the individual farms. In all but one
county, the average planted to cot
ton on the farm in three years be- j
fore 1956 will determine what the
farm allotment will be this year.
Only one county in the state is
using cropland on the farm as the
basis for making allotments. In
Forsyth County, the three year av- j
erage is used.
In either method each “old grow
er” cotton farm receives an allot- j
ment which is the result of apply- j
ing a uniform percentage for the (
county to the basis of each farm ,
allotment.
The cotton legislation permits
county ASC committees to with- j
hold as much as 15 percent of the
county allotment. Bradley explain
ed that this is used by county com
mittees in establishing allotments
for new farms, making adjustment
in the allottments (or small farms,
arriving at equitable allotments
between similar farms, and adjust
ing allotment* in cases involving
hardship. **+**&*.
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■ I AGAINSI DIPHTHERIA, I
t SMALLPOX J
mi L AND POLIO
. DIPHTHERIA SMALLPOX POLIO
JOIN THE MARCH OF DIMES',- JAN. 3-31
SOURCE: U. S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
America went into 1956 with the great bwtk ot its population still
unprotocted by Salk polio vaccine. What this nv.ans is that millions
of dollars will bo nooded to aid new patient; this year. Give to th«
March of Dimes to protect yourself and thoso you hold dear.
The March of Dimes returned i
$189,560.00 to 47 Georgia counties
which needed additional funds to
take care of local polio patient
needs in 1955.
While these counties were receiv
ing additional money 68 other Geor
gia counties sent $67,299.79 to the
National Epidemic Aid Fund. This
money was earmarked for redis
fribution among counties which
were confronted with patient bills
beyond their financial limits.
"This means of swapping money I
frmo less severe polio areas to
hard hit counties in Georgia actu
ally saved our program of patient
care in the state”, Edgar J. Forio,
State 1956 March of Dimes chair
man said.
t It will, however, leave Georgia
practically "bone dry” financially j
for the coming year, Mr. Forio
emphasized.
These figures point out clearly
the 1956 March of Dimes slogan •
“Polio Isn’t Licked Yet”. While the j
promise of the Salk Vaccine Is j
bright, no one knows where polio
will strike next. We must be ready I
for it financially, Mr. Forio stated.!
We must support our 1956 March
of Dimes. j
Mr. Forio also pointed out that
Georgia counties aided 1526 cases
financially, during the year 1954
at a cos of $633,578.71.
In addition the National Found
ation furnished free of charge 346,-
160 shots of Salk Vaccine for first
and second grade children as well
as 15,000 Co's of Gamma Globulin
for prophylaxis.
Executive Committee
Met Saturday And Set
Date for Primary
At the Forsyth County Demo
cratic Executive Committee meet
ing held Saturday January 14,
1956 at the J. Ps Office at the
Courthouse in Camming the clos
ing date for entrance fees to be
paid and to qualify for any County
Office were set at midnight Febru
ary 4th, which means that in order
to qualify for and be able to run
for any County Office It will be
necessary to Register with the
Secretary-Treasurer of the Demo
cratic Committee on or before mid
night February 4th, 1956.
The Election is set for Wednes
day March 21st, 1956.
Roy P. OtwelJ, Sr., Sec-Treas.
County Population 15,000. Number 3.
I Motorists Urged
To Guard Against
I Winter Hazards
ATI. ANT A, (GPS) The Georgia
Citizens Council, the state’s official
agency for profoting traffic safety
throughout Georgia, currently has
for its Operation Safety theme
“Winter Hazards."
j Although wintry days in the
I South are not as severe as in some
parts of the nation, still Georgia
has its share of cold weather which
at times brings snow and sleet and
resultant slippery, icy roads.
'"That’s why we want to urge
Georgia motorists to be especially
careful at this time of year,” said
John W. Maloof, council director.
“The average Georgia driver is
not too familiar with bad driving
conditions caused by frigid weather
He must, therefore, take extra pre
caution when bad weather condi
tions develop if he is to avoid acci
dents.”
Somq rules to follow for bad
weather driving are these:
1. Accept your responsibility; do
all in your power to drive without
an accident. Don’t blame the weath
erman for an accident. Be prepar
ed to meet any situation that may
arise in w’inter driving.
2. Get the “feel” of the road.
Try brakes occasionally while driv
ing slowly and when there is no
passing traffic. Find out just how
slippery the road is and adjust
your speed to road and weather
conditions.
3. Keep the windshield and win
dows clear of snow, ice, fog and
frost. Be sure your headlights,
windshield wiper blades and de
froster are in good condition. Re
member you have to see danger
to avoid it.
4. Be sure the tread of your tires
is in good condition and noot worn
smooth. Use tire chains if driving
on ice or snow. They shorten stop- 1
ping distances and increase traction
four to seven times.
5. Pump your brakes to slow
down or stop. Jamming them on
can lock the wheels and throw
your car into a dangerous skid.
6. Follow at a safe distance.
Keep well back of the vehicle
ahead. Give yourself plenty of
plenty of room to stop.
Georgia farmers will enter 1956
with record supplies of most of
their products already in thp- mark
ets or in stocks held in govern
ment price support programs.
Direct Quotation
From Governor Griffin
On Race Question
“All attempts to mix the races,
whether they be in the classrooms,
on the playgrounds, in public con
| veyances or in any other area of
i close personal contact constitute
| the gravest peril to harmonious
I race relations in Georgia and the
South.
“I am opposed to any breakdow n
in such barriers no matter how
slight, for no one can, in good con-
I science, condone this in one in
stance and be opposed to it in an
| other. It is regrettable that the
i Atlanta city administration has
| chosen to throw in the towel as
far as golf courses are concerned,
j Since there is no disposition on the
j part of the city to offer further
j resistance, the State has no juris
diction in the matter.
“I offered every cooperation to
the city in securing legislation au
thorizing disposal of municipal
park property where the races are
mixed, but the officials did not see
fit to accept this proposal.
“This is but a foretaste of what
the people can expect in those com
munities where the white people
are divided at the ballot box and
where NAACP element holds the
balance of power on election day.”
MARVIN GRIFFIN
Soil Conservation
Service New#
James T. Coots
The gate on flood prevention
structure number 15 in the Spot
community has been closed and the
lake is now beginning to form Be
sides a beautiful lake behind the
dam one can see some nice green
pasture below the dam. One year
ago this same area was one foot
in water. Clement Chumbler and
Marshall McWhorter are the land
owners that have cleared this area
and established a good pasture.
John L. Spruce, SCS techiican
is getting pine seedlings planted
on the critical areas in the Set
tingdown creek watershed.
T. Kenneth Orr, SCS technlcan
is working with a bulldozier on
critical areas in the Cross Roads
community.
Bi-color lespedeza plants are now
available for those farmers who
had their applications in with the
SCS technicians. There will be a
limited number for those thai did
not apply for any.
ASC NEWS
According to preliminary returns,
growers of both upland and extra
long staple cotton have approved
marketing quotas for the 1956
crops in referenda held throughout
the Cotton Belt on Decembei 13,
the Department of Agricultur* an
nounced today.
Of the growers voting in th« re
spective referenda, 93 pereeni ap
proved quotas for the 1956 upland
cotton crop, and 90.5 percent ap
proved quotas for the 1956 crop
of exttra long staple. These results
compare with last year’s favorable
votes of 92 percent for upland and
92.8 percent for extra long slaple
of the 1955 crop.
As directed by controlling legis
lation, marketing quotas wer< pro
claimed on October 14 for the 1956
crops of both upland and extra
long staple cotton. The quotas must
be proclaimed by the Secretary of
Agriculture whenever the total sup
ply exceeds the normal supply by
more thanß percent for extra long
staple cotton. Since the quotas on
both types of cotton have been ap
proved by more than the necessary
two-thirds of those growers voting
I in each of the December 13 refer
enda, marketing quotas will con
tinue in effect for the next year’s
cotton crops.
Preliminary results in the upland
and extra long staple cotton refer
enda for Georgia was as follows:
23,331 voting for, 1,451 voting
against. This means 94.1 percent
voting for quotas.
Agronomists for the Agricultural
Extension Service have prepared
production outlines on all crops
grown in Georgia, and these odt
lines are available at county agent’s
offices.