Newspaper Page Text
Cumming, Georgia.
A new Air Force fighter can fly 1500 miles
an hour, either in level flight or straight up. It
can probably do even getter, straight down.
1 History-as taught in most U. S. schools-is the
version of history the majority of us want to be
lieve, to a great extent, anyhow.
FULTON LOVELL
Talking Turkey
TURKEY hunting seems to be a good test of a hunter’s
ingenuity and patience. Ingenuity, in that the hunter
must devise some means of luring the turkey close enough
to get a good shot, and patience to wait
it out in some secluded spot until he hears
dpMg(k or sees some sign that a turkey is nearby.
w During our recent organized tur
f key hunt in the I.ake Burton and Blue
* M Ridge areas, I talked to several pro
fessed experts on the art of calling
i \ and shooting wild turkey. Each one
had his own way, and for proof that it
was the best way, he could cite many
j fi experiences where he had brought
i * home more tOkey than he knew w hat
to do with.
After listening to several of these stories (and they were
all true, I know, because hunters don’t lie) I decided to
corner one of the gentlemen who had just walked out of
the woods with a big 20-pound gobbler. As the saying goes,
“the proof is in the pudding,” so I determined that whatever
method he used, I would accept as being a good one.
“Well,” he said, “about the best way I know of is to
find a good place where you know there is a turkey
around, then get behind a log or some type of covering
and see if you can talk him close enough to get a good
shot.” Now, this part seemed to be logical enough, and
I don’t believe he would get any argument on that
point, hut since the controversy between the hunters
seemed to hinge on the method of talking the turkey,
I inquired as to what method he had used that day.
“Oh, I’ve got a little gadget here I rigged up several
years ago,” he said, as he held it up so I could get a better
look. What he had was a piece of cedar about six inches
long which bad been hollowed out, and inside was a narrow
strip of slate about two inches long. I have seen similar
“callers” on several occasions, but never have I heard one
that sounded as much like a turkey when I rubbed the
slate over the edge of the wood.
Some of the hunters who use “callers” say that its
best to call three or four times, then wait fifteen or
twenty minutes and repeat the call. Others swear that
if you repeat the call the turkey will get wise and turn
tail. The gentleman to whom I was talking w’as a firm
believer in the latter method, and had me almost con
vinced until I heard the rest of his story.
“I was sitting behind this log,” he went on to say, “and
I heard this gobbling noise that sounded like a Tom . . .
so I pulled out my caller and rubbed it a couple of times,
and just sat back and waited for him to come to me. Well,
I didn’t have to wait long before I saw him pop his neck
out from behind this big bush and start toward me. I eased
my gun over the top of the log and got a bead on him and
waited for him to get a little closer.
“Then, all of a sudden I saw this other cue running
toward him . . . and the first thing I knew they wore iu
a big fight about who was going to answer my call.
There wasn't nu>rh doubt about who was going to win
the fight because the other one was about twice as big as
this one. Anyhow, I got one of their heads in my sights
and pulled the trigger. I could have got ’em both but
since the limit was one I let him get away.”
As I say, hunters don’t lie. And I suppose it is con
ceivable that the turkeys were fighting over who was going
to be killed, but I kept wondering all dav why he didn’t
shoot the big one instead of the little one.
t *****
Game and Fish Laws
Shad, Carp, Gar, and Sucker are the only fresh water
scale fish that can be sold in this state. An exception is
made in the case of a person who catches the fish from his
own pond in quantities of not less than 20fi pounds and
has them identified by a member of the Game and r isb
Commission.
WOW! I*2*3 power!
Only TEXACO^gS^j^T^Nj
Sky Chief
gives you all 3
PETROX Texaco’s exclusive ~.n-bnsr el.ment
that provides as much as t>o' , longer engine tile, maximum
power, and more miles per gallon.
2 TOP OCTANE - highest octane in Texaco history
... tops in knock-free power.
2 100% CLIMATE-CONTROLLED —specially ir~i
blended for climate and altitude in all 4$ A
states' SEE US SOON FOR SKY CHIEF! /TEMCO \
PORTER’S SERVICE
STATION V /
Phone 2301 - Cumming, Ga. i j
GAME
and
FISH
The Forsyth County News
Federal Land Banks plan long
term financing.
FOR SALE "Old Jim Hall Place"
100 acres; 4-room house with bath
and floor furnace heat; one 3-room
j house. Would like to sell a John
j Deere “M" Tractor with place
|E. L. SHORES, Rt. 4. Cumming,
j Phone Alpharetta 4744.
ROCK GROUND
EKBICSEB^^
SELF RISING fjb j
CORN MEAL
nnfimm
AS
-BUTTERMILK -
ADD “Shortening and Water”
FOR YOUR FAVORITE RECIPES
Hush Puppies, Corn Bread or Muffins, Corn
Sticks, Egg Corn Bread, Corn Meal Pan
cakes, Waffles, Crackling Bread, Bread
Stuffing.
SELFRISING PLAIN
Ground on Old Fashion Mill
DEALERS EVERYWHERE
BHHSbBB ftufl Mm
5:59 P. M. Starting flag—and Chevrolet’s away!
IlitflffßlTHtn \ fl iL
H? .dis. ~ Bl^^lKSfo M wKßfastSßfa. i&&S B.
I K ■ V jf/tf
x BP '•#3r w|v/j
9:30 A.M. Sure-footed on curves—that's Chevy!
WANTED
Water Front Property Farms
Timber Land. We have Buyers.
FORSYTH REALTY COMPANY
H. H. Seoggins, Broker
Phone 2993 or come by my Office
Over Cumming Hardware Company
on Dahloncga street in Cumming.
Chevrolet hangs up
a new round-the-clock
performance record...
24 3 8
Andean Motor Company
Cumming, Georgia , m j* i
Important Notice!
Bring your Sacks to us
we are now paying 15/
for large size bags, 14/
for medium size bags,
10/ for No. 2 bags
Cumming Bag Co.
Timber Wanted
We are in the market
for Timber, will buy
any amount small or
large tracts
Also will pay you cash
prices for logs deliver
ed to mill.
Phone 2288 or write
WILLS LUMBER CO.
Atlanta Highway
for
The hot one averages 101.58 miles per hour for 25
hours . . . tops Indianapolis 25-hour stock car record
by 280 miles at famed Darlington Raceway, Darling
ton, S. Q.
That’s the new closed-course performance record
set by Chevrolet—timed and certified by NASCAR!
This was no mere test of speed. This was a test of
all the Chevrolet qualities that go to make your driv-
ing more pleasant and
safer on the road. Stamina.
Sureness of control. Great
hearted V 8 action. Come
in and drive the.champ!
MILES IN 24 HOURS!
11:00 P. M. All night, Chevy continues the pace.
5:59 P. M. The checkered flag mark*, new record!
Thursday, May 31, 1956.
jwiJßJJtsw