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The Forsyth Comity News
Volume 47.
Grand Jurors Drawn
For March Term, 1956
1. R. W. Evans, Jr.
2. George R. Bagley
3. J. T. Coots
4. John W. Westray
5. S. G. Clement, Sr.
6. Harold Harris
7. Paul Conner
8. Claude Tallant
9. Pierce English
10. W. R. Mathis
11. W. 0. Wills
12. Jay Bottoms
13. Elmer Westray
14. Roy P. Otwell, Sr.
15. James W. Dover
16. Wesley Hawkins
17. Randolph Bennett
18. Glenn
19. H. C. Majors
20. J. L. Robbs, Jr.
21. Morris Tallant
22. John Duran
23. Toy Turner
24. Dewey Mathis
25. Hoyt Grogan
26. Jesse Bales •
27. Anderson Higgins
28. Z. H. Frady
Petit Jury
1. Clarence L. Martin
2. H. L. Byers
3. W. B. Skinner
4. B. M. Neisler
5. Frank Cain
6. W. M. Foster
7. W. T. Sorrells, Sr..
8. Leland Watson
8. J. C. Vaughan, Jr.
10. J. L. Bannister
11. H. G. Hardin
12. Amos Chadwick
13. Eddie C. Brackett
14. H. G. Savage
15. H. L. Wills
16. Berry Bagwell
17. S. P Thomas
18. E. W. Samples
19. W. L. Floyde
20. James E. Reeves
21. A. E. Bennett
22. Steve Grogan
23. Cleon Garrett
24. John Pittard
25. E. G. Floyd
26. Twiggs Wood
27. George W. Phillips
28. Leonard Stone
29. Rutherford A. Waldrip
30. J. Herbert Cantrell
31. Norman Day
32. Roscoe W. Moon
33. C. A. Norrell
34. Roy Garrett
35. C. B. Benson
36. Ralph Pirkle
37. Rudolph Wheeler
38. Inmon Smith
39. W. F. Watson
40. A. W. Harris
41. Mercer Williams
42. James A. Mcßrayer
43. W. J. Hardin
44. Joel Tallant
45. Wesley Hughes
46. John V. Green
47. Eugene Chambers
48. A. C. Thomas
49. John T. Frazer
50. J. E. Fagan
51. Loyd Padgett
52. Havne Wallace
53. A. R. Sewell
54. Toy E. Settles
55. Weldon Corn
56. John H. Ozley
57. S. P. Pruitt
58. Cliff Heard
59. C. D. Freeland
60. Foster Wbfford
61. Paul Worley
SPECIAL EMERGENCY LOANS
R. L. Vansant, State Director,
FHA has announced that Acting
Secretary of Agriculture, True D.
Morse, lias authorized the making
of Special Emergency loans to eli
gible farmers in all counties in
Gorgia. • * *
Special Emergency loans are
made available when there is a
need for agricultural credit which
cannot be met from commercial
banks, cooperative lending agencies
or the regular program of the FHA
The loan funds may be used to
meet operating expenses but not
for the repayment of existing
debts. The interest rate is 3 pei
cent No loan can exceed $15,900.
Applications for these Special
Emergency loans for Forsyth Coun
ty may be made at the Farmers
Home Administration County Of
fice at Camming, Georgia.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY A CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CIIKR9 KICK, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAI.L AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
To The People Of
Forsyth County
AE A LOT OF YOU PEOPLE
KNOW, those opposing Sheriff Tal
lant are telling that I am not
going to be with him in his race
for reelection, along with some of
the other Deputies.
I would like to state that this is
untrue and after working with all
the Deputies I am sure that they
are all one hundred percent behind
your Sheriff, just as I am. And if
he Is re-elected we will continue to
work together as we have in the
past.
I would like to state that it has
been a pleasure working with Your
Sheriff and the other Deputies and
I have found them to be, lionest,
sober, truthful and ready to go any
time Day or Night.
After talking with many of you
good people who are pleased with
the progress that has been made
in the past three and one-half years
I would like to see just what would
happen by 1961 if you good people
re-elect HILL R. TALLANT for
four more years.
He will have experienced men
and those men will be free as in
the past to enforce the laws of
this County and State to the best
of their ability, and I would like
to add that your Sheriff will back
all of his Deputies just as long as
they will work, cooperate, and
abide by the same laws which they
enforce.
Your friend,
LOY H. BARNETT, Chief De
puty Sheriff, Forsyth County
Georgia.
ASC NEWS
1955 Program Payments Available
on Early-Shorn Wool
Growers who shear early may
sell their 1956 wool by March 31
and be eligible for payments under
the 1955 wool program, Mr. James
•L. Morgan, Chairman of the- State
Agricultural Etabilization and Con
servation Committee, said today.
Payments for the 1955 marketing
year, which ends March 31, 1956
will be made sometime this sum
mer. If the sale is made in the
1956 marketing year, the payment
will be made in the summer of
1957.
The Chairman further explained
that growers who have not sold
their 1955 wool may carry it over
and sell it in the 1956 'marketing
year and still be eligible for pay
ment
The time of shearing is not a
factor in the eligibility for payment
under the new wool program, ex
cept that the wool must not have
been shorn prior to Jannary 1, 1955
The payment under the wool pro
gram will be made at the rate es
tablished for the marketing year in
which the sale is made.
Chairman Morgan emphasized
that it is important for growers to
get the best market price possible
for their wool. The wool program
incentive level for both the 1955
and 1956 marketing years is the
same, 62 cents, and the payments
are to be made at a percentage
rate (the percentage required to
bring the national average price re
ceived by producers for the parti
cular marketing year up to the in
centive level).
NOTICE TO THE PEOPLE OF
FORSYTH COUNTY
I take this method of stating
that due to roads and my late
starting out to see you people, I
have found many of you away
from home, due to your duties
elsewhere and I would like to say
that I will not be able to see all
of you in person, however, I want
you to know that I will appreciate
your vote and what you can do
for me in my race for Forsyth
County School Superintendent.
Sincerely,
ALMON HILL
V. F. W. SPONSORS DANCE
VFW will sponsor a Square and
Round Dance at the Cumming Gym
Saturday night March 17 at 8:30.
George Head and his String Band
will furnish the music.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, March 15, 1956.
Mr. Wilson M. Turner
Passes In Gainesville
Hospital, March 7th.
Mr. Wilson M. Turner, died 1( ln a
Gainesville Hospital last Wednes
day morning after a long illness.
He was born in Dawson County,
but had made his home here in
Forsyth County for the past fifty
one years. He was 75 years of age
at the time of his death.
He was a retired farmer and a
former associate of the Otwell
Motor Company, a member of the
Silver Shoals Baptist Church and
a Mason.
He was the son of the late W.
M. Turner and Harriett Smith of
Dawson County. Survivors include
his wife, the former Miss Lulu Kay
two sons, W. S., and W. B. Turner,
one daughter Mrrs. Morris Raines
all of Forsyth County, one sister,
Mrs. Ida Ashworth, Norcross, Ga.,
A number of grand children, great
grand-children and other relatives.
Funeral services were held at
Shady Grove Baptist Church, For
syth County, Friday March 9th at
2. p. m. with the Rev. Frank Vau
ghan. Rev. Jay Bottoms and Rev.
Garland Sorrells officiating.
The following grandsons served
as pall bearers, Clark Turner, Kay
Turner, Bobby Turner, Harold
Hamby, Willie Raines and Ben Orr.
Interment was in the Church Ceme
tery. Mt Zion Lodge No. 316 F &
A M. were in charge of the grave
side services with Masonic Rites.
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newtou
ITS TIME TO GO
I "
J A little boy in our church came
by my study on Saturday morning,
and waited for sometime to see me
Had I known he was out there, he
wouldn’t have waited. Anyway,
when the long conference was end
ed and the folks were going out,
I glimpsed him, and motioned him
in.
“I’ve come to say it’s time to
go.”
That was a complete statement.
He was reminding me of an agree
ment we had back before Christ
mas, that when the leaves started
bursting out, we’d go fishing.
“I was talking with a boy, and
he says he knows where they are.
He says we can catch a dozen. I
know where some worms are, too.
When can you go?”
I asked him when he would sug
gest that we go,
“Right now, if you can get off.
Remember what Daddy yused to
say before he died. He said the
time to go fishing was just as
soon as you could.”
Well, what could I say? I point
ed to my book of engagements—
all the way through the afternoon.
He stood there and looked at the
book, and then he said:
“You can’t go today. I see that.
But what about next Saturday?
You see, I can’t go during the
school days, because I have a job
every afternoon, helping get some
stuff moved where they put up the
new building. What about next {
Saturday?”
I turned over to the next Satur
day’s page. It was terrible. He read
it, and shook his head.
“Tell you what you do,” I be
gan, “You go on this afternoon
and see how they behave, and call
me up when you get back. Maybe
I can make some shifts for next
Saturday, and I promise you I
will, if I possibly can.”
“But that won’t work. Mother
said I could go if you would go
with me.”
Man, man. I never did want to
go fishing quite as much as I did
that moment. I finally made an
agreement with his mother that a
good friend of mine would take my
little friend that afternoon, and I
would go with him later.
He called me Saturday night,
and here was the report:
“It’s just as weel you couldn’t
go. Didn’t get a one. But we’ll get
’em next time.”
And that Is the philosophy of
the true fisherman—" We’ll get 'em
next time.”
To The Voters Of
Forsyth County
Due to Rumors going around as
to who my Deputies might be. I
would like for it to be definitely
understood that as of this date I
have selected No One for Deputy.
If elected Sheriff, I do not think
I will need too many Deputies, as
I intend to live in the Jail and
will always be subject to call my
self and I want you people to
know- that if I and you think we
need a Deputy in any part of the
County that I will talk it over
with you people from any District
that I may choose one from and
let the people of that District help
me select one. I think you will
know who can better serve you,
myself and the County.
Again I wish to say that I will
appreciate your vote and influence
in my race for Sheriff.
Sincerely Yours,
BASS R. FARR
To The Voters Of
Forsyth County
There appears elsewhere in the
Forsyth County News a joint state
ment of the Commissioners of
Roads & Revenue as to some of
the many accomplishments made
while I have been privileged to
serve as Chairman of The Board
of Commissioners. I feel that the
people of the County can look
around and see evidence of those
facts. It is gratifying for people
from all over the County to tell
me that the roads in Forsyth
County are in the best shape that
they have ever been in. It is esti
mated that there is w r ell over 1,000
miles of roads in the County. If
one will stop and think, it is read
ily f-een that the keeping of these
roads in shape for travel is a big
job. It will be remembered that
when I came into office, there
were several sections of the County
with roads that became impassable
for many days during the winter
months. While there may be some
few such roads still existing, I can
say truthfully that they have been
reduced to a bare minimum.
While Forsyth County has made
great progress during the time of
my service in office, there is every
indication that the future holds
great promise of further growth
and progress. It has been a real
pleasure for me to have been a
part of this movement in the past,
and I pledge, if re-elected, to con
tinue my efforts towards the as
sistance in promoting this growth
and progress.
During my service in office, we
have also been able to bring as a
service to the people, a County
Health Nurse to assist in a gener
al health program for the citizens
of the County, a County Agent to
assist the farmers, a Sanitarian,
on a cooperative basis with adjoin
ing counties, to assist with the
ever growing problems of sanitat
ion that follows growth in any
county, and a County Forestry
Program to help combat the waste
ful loss of our tijmberlands by fire.
I wish to pay personal thanks
to all of the Commissioners who
have given me their cooperation
in the past in order that these
things could be done. I pledge to
work cooperatively with whomever
is elected as Commissioners during
the next four years.
While there may always be hon
est differences of opinion in the
manner in which a given task is
done, I say sincerely that to the
best of my knowledge and ability,
the affairs of your County have
been conducted in a fair, impartial
and efficient manner during my
term in office.
I ask you to go to the polls and
vote on election day, and if my
work and service is worthy of
another term, VOTE FOR ME.
Sincerely yours,
Charlie W. Boling, Chairman
SPECIAL NOTICE
The Eastern Star will sponsor a
Chicken Supper in the New School
Lunch Room Saturday night March
17. Plates SI.OO. Serving will begin
at 5:30 O’clock.
County Population 15,000. Number 11.
He Will Visit You!
The Spirit of The Lord Jesus is
in the world today. He lives in the
hearts and lives of the followers
of Christ, he is grieved or pleased
by the lives of his professed fol
lowers. If it is hard for us to be
lieve that Jesus Christ is here on
earth in the person of the Holy
Spirit. Then let us imagine that
Jesus has come back to earth in
the flesh and that he is going to
visit every home in every com
munity in Forsyth County and he
is going to stop and investigate
every place of business in the
county.
Do you think he will be pleased
to see places of business opened on
th Lorde’s Day and the highways
filled with people going on fishing
trips and pleasure trips of all kinds
while the places of worship are al
most empty?
Just a minute! What will I do?
Jesus is stopping at my house.
The day is Sunday and I did not
attend Church! What shall I tell
Him? I am a professing Christian,
a member of the church, tltht Je
sus himself established with his
own precious bleed and here I am
not evenin attending the worship
services! Why I made $15,000.00
clear last year—but I gave only
$15.00 to the cause of Christ. Here
he is coming into my house to
visit me and I have done so little
for him—l am ashame of myself!
Jesus, in the person ot His Holy
Spirit, is trying to gain an in
trance into your heart and life.
Won’t you swing open the doors
of your life and welcome him into
live and rule in your life? Perhaps
he has knocked on your door be
fore but you shut him out. He will
be back soon. Please let him in this
time. He is a gentleman, he will
not come in unless you invite him.
Won’t you love him so much that
you will give all your time, talent,
material substance, your life, your
all to him in service?
He will visit every individual in
Forsyth County, he will continue
to knock on your hearts door. Let
Him in! God so loved the world
that he gave his only begotten son
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish but have ever
lasting life”. Yes, he loves the
world and wishes to save everyone.
You need only to trust him and
serve him with all of your heart;
mind; soul and strength.
W. R. CALLAWAY
MARCH FOREST
FIRE DANGER
Farmers and landowners through
out Forsyth County were reminded
this week ,by Ranger Edward
Wright of the Forsyth County For
estry Unit that March usually
brings high winds which are one
of the most dangerous factors in
the suppression of forest fires.
A considerable amount of brush
burning is usually done in March.
[ “Brish winds combined with spring
planting and brush burning could
send Forsyth County’s annual for
est fire loss soaring this month
unless citizens take the greatest
precautions with fire in or near
the woods. Because of spring tree
plantings fires are especially boun
ful and destructive.
The Ranger also warned Forsyth
Countains to wait until after 4 p.
m. to do their burning. “The mois
ture content of the air is usually
greater and the wind velocity is
less at this time of day,” said the
ranger. “Therefore, if trash or
brush burning results in a wild
fire,” he continued, “the danger of
the fire spreading is a lot less like
ly.”
“Remember to notify us,” Rang
er Wright requested “whenever a
farmer or landowner plans to
bum brush. A telephone call to
2950, which is the number of the
Forsyth County Forestry Unit, eas
ily could save your woodlot acres,”
he continued. Night phones 2493 or
2913.
PIGS, PIGS, MORE PIGS!
Mr. T. W. Gunter owns a Gilt,
ten months and 6 days old, OIC
Big Bone Guinea Cross delivered 15
J pigs Sunday March 11th. “Daddy
of Pigs purebred OIC”. I believe
1 this to be a record for a gilt sow.
Public Health Dept.
CHRONIC DISEASE PREVEN
TION & CONTROL
This is the last of a series of
the basic services of the Health
Department.
How does the health department
work to prevent and control the
chronic disease? What are some of
the Chronic disease we try to help
with? First and foremost in this
group is tuberculosis. Tuberculosis
is controlled by proper treatment
and isolation of the patient, by
controlling we hope to prevent the
progress of the disease. Prevention
of the disease is primarily confin
ed to maintaining a state of phy
sical health. This may be attained
thru proper diet, rest and annual
medical examination. To detect,
the regular chest X-ray is neces
sary. Let me stress here if you
have any of the following symp
toms it is wise to consult your
doctor or come by the health de
partment and discuss an X-ray or
skin test with the nurse, unusual
tiredness, loss of weight, cough,
with or without sputum and es
pecially if it is blood streaked. If
you know that, anyone in your fan*,
ily has had Tuberculosis, brothers,
sisters, parents or grandparents*
whom you were closely associated
with for a period of time.
Other chronic disease are heart
disease, cancer, arthritis, and dia
betes. Much of the above care Is
indicated in all these. Diet plays
an important part in each. Regu
lar visits to your doctor might in
dicate you had symptoms of any
one of these disease. Early diag
nosis is always in your favor.
Keep these things in minnd and
help us lower the death rate ire
our community, and help yourself
have a longer and more useful life.
Your Public Hbalth Nurse.
GRACE E. PALMOUR.
Soil Conservation
Service News
-lames T. Coots
Many farmers cooperating with
the Upper Chattahoochee River
Soil Conservation District reported
losses of many pine trees last sum
mer and fall from the attack of
three kinds of bark beetles as fol
lows: Engraver bark beetle, South
ern pine beetle and the turpentine
beetle. Pine species most subject
to the attack are damaged in Ihe
order listed: Shortleaf, loblolly, Vir
ginia and white pine.
All species become active in the
early spring as soon as sap flow
starts. They continue active until
the first frost.
The best control is to remove all
slow growing or injured trees from
the woodland. This is practiced, by
thinnings and by practicing a
prompt salvage cutting after injury
by fire, wind, lightning or mechanl
cal injury.
Individual trees attached can be
saved by spraying the bark with
fuel oil mixed with cotton poison.
Additional information may be
received from Raiford Brown, T. K.
Orr or the Work Unit Conservat
ionist.
MILES WOLFE PRESENTED A
BRONZE LENGTH SERVICE
AWARD
The U. S. Weather Bureau has
presented a broze Length of Ser
vice Award to Miles M. Wolfe as
a token of appreciation for having
completed 10 years of sprvice as a
U. S. Weather Bureau Cooperative
Weather Observer. The award is
in the form of a lapel button with
the number of years’ service shown
lin figures immediately below the
seal of the Department of Com
merce. ' I
One hundred and one Coopera
tive Weather Observers in the Eas
tern United States, whose service
totaled 1580 years, qualified for
Length of Service Awards in 1955.
PREACHING NOTICE
There will be Preaching Sunday
night March 18 at 7:30 at th©
Settendown Baptist Church by Rev.
Gib Evans. You are cordially in
vited to come out and hear him.