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Volume 47.
Army Engineers
To Start Filling
Buford Reservoir
Another milestone is being reach
ed in the construction of the big
Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee
River in Georggia, 35 miles north
east of Atlanta.
Army Engineers are planning to
lower the sluice gate to begin fill
ing the 37,000-acre reservoir oil
Wednesday, February Ist, as ori
ginally scheduled two years ago,
according to an announcement
made today by Colonel Harold E.
Bisbort, District Engineer at Mobile
The multi-purpose project is being
designed and constructed under the
supervision of the Mobile District
of the Corps of Engineers, U. S.
Army, as a part of the current
development of the Apalachicola-
Chattahoochee-Flint river system.
The Buford project consists of
an earth dam, 192 feet high and
1,630 feet long, across the original
river channel, supplementary earth
dikes with a total length of 6,600
feet, and a powerhouse in a deep
cut in the rock at one end of the
dam. The river will be channeled
up around the dam and through
the turbines in the powerhouse by
means of huge steel-lined tunnels
cut through granite. The dam will
create a lake with a shoreline
about 540 miles long.
The Buford Dam will afford
flood protection to the upper Chat
tahoochee River basin, produce
enough power to serve 61,000
homes, and regulate stream flow
so as to assure ample water sup
plies in the Chattahoochee River
for industrial and municipal uses,
particularly needed in the Atlanta
area, and to assure adequate depths
for navigation in the Apalachicola
River in Florida.
In announcing plans for the clo
sure, Colonel Bisbort explained
that a minimum of 500 cubic feet
of water per second will be allow
ed to pass the dam. The amount
will be varied to meet streamflow
conditions both upstream and down
stream. The discharge will be
enough to assure adequate water
in the river to meet present down
stream requirements.
Unless rainfall in the area is
above or below average during the
time when the reservoir is being
filled, Army Engineers expect that
the reservoir will reach the mini
mum operating level in slightly
less than a year. Once it has reach
ed this level, power gegneration
will b inititad. According to present
expectations this will be in Decern
ber 1956.
Colonel Bisbort said that infor
mation about the pool elevations
expected, under normal conditions,
as the pool rises may be obtained
by writing to the District Engineer
Mobile District, Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army, P. O. Box 1169, Mo
bile, Alabama.
CHESTATEE H. D. C.
The Chestatee H. D. C. met on
January 19, at the Schoolhouse
with 11 members present, this
being our first meeting of the
year 1956. Our new officers are:
President —Mrs. Carroll Floyd
V. President —Mrs. Herbert Castle
berry.
Sec-Treas. —Mrs. Wallace Wood
4-H Club Ad.—Mrs. Carroll Castle
berry
Reporter—Mrs. Ray Hemphill.
They took their new positions
and the meetinng was called to
order by the President.
Scripture reading was 121 Psalm
by Mrs. Ray Hemphill. The group
repeated the Lord’s prayer together
Poem “Winter Night" was read by
Mrs. Ray Burtz.
We then took up the business
part of our meeting, first discus
sing the State Council meeting at
Jefferson on February 10, and the
members that coulld attend, also
some method of how to raise the
money for the "March of Dimes”.
The Mother’s march will begin at
7:30 on January 30th. We will go
into each school section. If you
wish to contribute please turn on
your porch light.
Our demonstration was on how
farmers can obtain Social Security,
it was very interesting. Delicious
refreshment was served by Mrs.
Carroll* Floyd.
, Mrs. Ray Hemphill, Reporter
The Forsyth County News
t OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON. CHKRO KEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAI.I. AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Soil Conservation
Service News
James T. Coots
H. M. Holland, local diaryman,
reports some of his farming plans
for the coming year. Since Mr. Hol
land is a dairyman plans call for
plenty of grazing and roughage.
This will include alfalfa for hay,
alfalfa, fescue grass and Bermuda
grass for permanent type grazing
and Sudan grass for summer tem
perory grazing. Only a limited
amount of corn will be grown and
that on the land that is in a high
state of cultivation. According to
Classes of land Mr. Holland’s land
is best suited to the grassland type
of farming. Mr. Holland has been
a cooperator with the Upper Chat
tahoochee River Soil Conservation
District for fifteen years.
i
Those planning to seed sericea
lespedeza this spring should get
their sd now. Also, the seedbed
should be prepared well ahead of
the seeding date.
There is still plenty of time to
plant pines.
ASC NEWS
Forsyth County cotton growers
can arrange for official measure
ment of their 1956 farm cotton
acreage allotments prior to plant
ing time, the County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Com
mittee announced this week.
To get the premeasurement ser
vice, which is being provided on a
cost basis, a Cotton farmer must
file a written request with the
County ASC Office prior to Febru
ary 29 1956 says Mr. A. C. Bag
well. committee chairman. The rate
to be charged for the service in
Forsyth County has been estab
lished at $4.00 per farm plus $.40
per acre or fraction of an acre,
and payment based on this rate
must be made at the time the re
quest for measurement is filed.
“The premeasurement is purely
optional,” says Mr. Bagwell, “and
is offered as a service to growers
who prefer to have an official
measurement to use as a planting
guide”.
The chairman explains that all
cotton acreage in the county will
be measured as soon as possible
after the cotton “Comes up” to
determine compliance with the
| acreage allotment-marketing quota
j program. When compliaance is
' checked, the farm will be consid
ered to be within the farm acre
age allotment if the crop is plant
ed within the premeasured area.
Mr. R. C. McDaniel
Passes At Age 96,
Thursday January 19
Mr. Robert Cicero McDaniel pas
ses away at his residence Thurs
day January 19, at the age of 96
years.
Mr. McDaniel was brn, reared
and spqpt his life in Forsyth coun
ty. A former member of The
House of Representative. A Justice
of the Peace and Jurist for many
years, his counsel and judgment
were respected. He was known for
Honesty, Integrity and high moral.
11 He was a member of the Pleas
ant Grove Methodist church for
75 years, of which he was a Trus
tee and Stewart and at the time
of his death he was the oldest
member of this church.
The County of Forsyth has lost
one of its oldest and respected
citizens.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday at 11:00 o’clock at the
Pleasant Grove Methodist church
and interment was in the cemetery
CLASS MEET
The Junior Class of the Meth
odist Sunday School had their busi
ness Social meeting at the home of
Elaine Graham January 21, at 2:30
o’dock.
We had the Secretary report and
the Treasurer reported $11.34 in
the treasury.
We decided to buy Blue Crutche
for the March of Dimes for our
January project. Games and songs
were enjoyed by. all. Delicious-re
freshments were served by the hos
tess.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday January 26, 1956.
1956 Heart Fund
Drive Begins
Forsyth County will launch its
1956 Heart Fund Drive to support
the fight against diseases of the
heart and circulatory system on
February 1, 1956 according to an
announcement by G. A. Sudderth,
County Heart Fund Chairman.
The drive will extend through the
month of February and is sponsor
ed by the Georgia Heart Associa
tion as a part of the nationwide
Heart Fund Drive conducted in all
states and territories by the var
ious affiliates of the American
Heart Association.
In an appeal to the citizens of
Forsyth County to support the
1956 Heart Fund generously, G. A.
Sudderth pointed out that a major
part of all the proceeds from the
drive will remain in Georgia to
fight heart diseases through the
State research, education and com
munity heart programs. A portion
will go to advance the extensive
national research program of the
American Heart Association.
Telling the public the facts about
heart disease, dispelling fears and
misconceptions, creating a hopeful
attitude to replace the fatalism that
has prevailed over the years, are
important educational objectives of
the Har Aetssociation, Mr. Sud
derth noted. “In these areas,’’ he
said, “significant gains have been
made. .
“Today the public has an in
creasingly positive attitude toward
heart diseass. People now know
that some forms of heart disease
can be prevented, that some can be
curd, and ehtat nearly all cases
can be helped by proper treatment.
“This change in public under
standing is one of the accomplish
ments of the Heart Association’s
education program which is sup
ported by the Heart Fund,” Mr.
Sudderth explained. “A program of
professional education also serves
to keep physicians and related pro
fessional people aware of new de
velopments in the heart field.
“Education is only a part of the
Heart Association program that
moves ahead on Heart Fund con
tributions,” Mr. Sudderth contin
ued. “Research is the real heart of
the Program because we depend on
research for the new knowledge
that we must have if we are to
succeed in bringing heart diseases
under control. Contributions to the
Georgia Heart Fund support Chairs
and Laboratories of Heart Research
at each of Georgia’s medical school
and these grants are supplemented
by additional awards for Georgia
heart research programs which to
taled almost $60,000 during the past
year. In addition, $20,000 from
Georgia went to support the nat
ional research program. In the
seven years since the Heart Asso
ciation was reorganized as a volun
tary health agency, almost $13,000,-
000 has been channeled into re
search activities by the American
Heart Association and 1 its affiliates.
“Community Services make up
the third part of the program sup
ported by the Heart Fund,” Mr.
Sudderth said. “The Georgia Heart
Clinic System, sponsored by the
Georgia Heart Association, is one
of the finest in the nation. There
are 14 Cardiac Clinics providing
diagnosis and treatment for indi
gent heart patients from all parts
of the State. Last year nearly one
hundred doctor members of the
Georgia Heart Association gave
free time to serve 26,000 patient
visits for Georgians with heart dis
ease who could not have afforded
this diagnosis and treatment other
wise.
“Your contribution to the Heart
Fund will help assure the contin
uance of these programs.”
CAKE WALK
Haw Creek Community Club is
doing it again. There will be a
Cake Walk for the March of Dimes
Saturday night February 4th, at
Haw Creek Club House. The ladies
| will furnish home made cakes for
the Cake Walk. The Haw Creek
Play Boys will furnish the music.
Everybody come out and join in
the fun that the less fortunate
may be able to run again.
MAJOR ECHOLS, Rej^fter
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1— FALSE. It hat hit paople in thair fifties; 25 per cent of all polio
patients are adults. 0
2 TRUE. But partial recoveries are greatly extended with March of
Dimes-financed care.
3 FALSE. March of Dimes aid is given where and whenever needed.
4 FALSE. It protects against all three types of polio viruses uncovered
by a three-year March of Dimes research study.
March Of Dimes Drive
Began 18 years Ago
Contributes $7,000,000
Eighteen years ago, the March
of Dimes began. Since that time
Georgians have given slightly more
than $7,000,000.00 to the Polio Or
ganization.
But during that same 18 years,
more than $9,000,000.00 has been
spent in Georgia on Georgia pat
ients and in Georgia institutions.
That’s an output of $2,000,000.00
over and above the intake from,
Georgia citizens.
And the output doesn’t take into
consideration the costly amounts of
Salk Vaccine and Gamma Globulin
sent into the state. That figure
goes into the national budget.
What do these figures mean?
Just this millions have been
raised, more millions have been
spent, and millions need still be
spent.
So this year the dimes are mach
ing agagin to raise the money to
continue the war on polio.
The March of Dimes has paid
for acute and convalescent hospi
talization, special duty nurses,
braces and orthopedic appliances,
transportation to and from the
place of treatment and profession
al fees where necessary for more
than 4,000 Georgia polio victims
since 1938.
This work must not stop until
victory over polio has been won.
This takes money, and the best
way yet found to raise money for
this effort is via the March of
Dimes.
The Drive is now going on. Give
to it today. The total victory over
polio will mean life and health to
millions of children and adults
everywhere.
Cumming P. T. A.
Executive Committee
Met January 18
A meeting of the Cumming P. T.
A. Executive Committee was called
Wadnesday January 18 in order
that Mr. Fred Lipps of Redpath-
Homer Company could present the
plan for producing “Hometown
Jubilee”. This is a play using local
talent but directed by a profession
al director. The plan was presented
and a general discussion was held.
Ms. McElreath then called for a
vote on the project. Everyone vot
ed for it The play will be held at
the gym on March 8 and 9.
Nelle Bramlett, Secretary.
County Population 15,000. Number 4.
Dairy Industry
Pushing Milk
As Refresher
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Look what’s happening to milk.
Not only is it still being “pushed”
as the most healthful food, but ac
cording to Mrs. Zelma Bannister,
home demonstration agent for For
syth county, a 1956 campaign will
feature milk competitively as a re
freshment.
The campaign is part of the
American Dairy Association’s milk
and ice cream plans for 1956.
Mrs. Bannister quoted John Con
ner, dairy marketing specialist for
the College of Agriculture Exten
sion Service, as saying ADA offi
cials think the “milk as a refresh
er campaign” may be the biggest
business challenge and opportunity
of all to put the American milk
industry on a new road to higher
sales than ever before.
Conner pointed out that, although
ADA’s milk sales program has
been revised, it still incorporates
as basic themes the drinking of
milk to “feel better, look better,”
“milk is your best source of cal
cium," "relax, sleep better with
milk”, and “lose weight on a high
protein milk diet.”
New merchandising ideas for
milk, in the stores and at the door
steps, also have been revealed by
ADA. The Association is working
closely with the milk Industry to
provide new sales ideas.
Mrs. Bannister said ice cream
will come in for its share of pro
motion in 1956, too. Features will
include ice cream and cherries in
February, an ice cream festival
during the summer, and ice cream
and chocolate in November.
In addition to these major pro
motions, the Association, is coop
eration with the ice cream industry
has developed a special industry
program stressing ice cream as
"the fun food the whole family
loves.”
**
TO OUB CUSTOMERS, FRIENDS
AND GENERAL PUBLIC
On January 18, we sold our
Grocer Store to Mr. Dewey E.
Pruitt.
We would like to take this means
of saying "THANK YOU”, to all
our customers that made it pos
sible for our business to be the
success it was.
If we can ever be of any Help
or Service to you, do not hesitate
to call on us.
Paul and Carolyn Yarbrough
t Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
A BOY WRITES
From over in West Geoigia,
where this column happens to ap
pear, comes a letter from a boy,
describing himself, among o’her
items, as 11 years old. He goo on
to say:
"I read what you write, and I
am bothered because I don’s I ave
any way of learning how to farm.
I asked my mother what I could
do. She said I could have a corner
of the yard, but I know that will
not do, because the dog and the
chickens will scratch up everything
I plant. What I want is a place
where I can plant corn and have
my own pig and calf.”
I wrote back to that boy:
"Why don’t you have another
meeting with your mother, and see
if she would agree to a plan by
which you might find someone
there in town that might have a
farm nearby, and let you go out
and work for the farmer In the
afternoons and on Saturday. Then
when school is out this spring, you
might put in three months on the
farm, if you could work out a plan
of riding your bycycle out there
every morning and back at night.
It might be worth trying.”
He replied:
“What do you reckon? Mother
knew a man she buys things from
like butter and pork, and she lalk
ed to him. He said he woulld like
to have a boy, and I went to v/ork
for him last week. I got a byt 'cle
for Christmas, and it is just three
miles from where we live to his
farm. I work three afternoons each
week, and all day on Saturday He
is going to let me have an acie to
plant in corn, and if I work hard,
he is going to let me have a >ow.
He says she will have some pigs
in April, and I can raise them on
halves, but I will have to ggive him
back the corn this fall that 1 bor
row from him this summer. I have
learned how to milk a cow, bul she
kicked the bucket out of my hand
this morning. He says I can’t milk
her any more until I learn how to
handle cows a little better. I will
learn that and everything ei>e I
can. I have another job now. I
shuck a big basket of com every
afternoon, and I drive the cows in
to the ham. He says he will break
my ground with a tractor when it
rains, but I will have to do all the
other plowing with a mule. She is
an old mule, but I have already
made friends with her, so I can
put the bridle on her. I don’t know
how to get the gear on yet, but I
will learn that in time. I want you
to come to see me when the pigs
get here and my corn comes up.”
Encouraging Others
Encouraging others is a wonder
ful occupation. I remember only
two years ago when I found it
necessary to resign from my work
as teacher at Truett-McConneli Jun
ior College. I was rather blue be
cause I really wanted to stay there
as teacher, but I was not getting
enough for me to meet my obli
gations. r. A. cott Patterson, a
missionary to Nigeria for 25 years
and a great man of God wrote we
a letter in which he said "I was in
hopes that you would find it pos
sible to go on with this work. You
seemed to fit so well into the plans
there”. During that same year one
of the preacher boys said to me,
"I like the way you teach the Bible
You teach like you believe every
word of it.” I was getting hardly
enough to live on but encouraging
words like these made me feel like
some good waas being done.
There are many things more pre
cious than gold and silver. A young
soldier who had just married his
childhood sweetheart (I had per
formed the ceremony only a few
weeks before) came up to the chap
el to tell me that he had been call
ed to go overseas as reinforcement
As we stood on the Chapel stpes
located on a high hill giving a
commanding view of the lights of
fort eonard Wood. He said, just
before leaving, “Chaplain, you have
helped me to hame more faith.”