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Volume 47. Soil Conservation District News A JAMES T. COOTS SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE Mark Heard, Sr. recently com pleted the building of a farm pond. The dam for impounding the water is being stabilized with Bermuda grass. The treatment of roadbanks for erosion control on the Dr. Bramb lett road has been completed with the exception of a portion of the area on the southside of setting down creek. T. K. Orr, SCS techni cian, supervised the work. Mercer L. Brown and Clay M. Bennett, SCS technicians, supervis ing the construction of the flood prevention dam on Shop Branch, report the contractors are progress ing nicely with the construction. The main pipe through the dam has been installed and the dirt for the floor of the dam is being put in place. Weather permitting, the structure should be completed by August 1. With y our County Agent Walter H. Rucker Money is now available to For syth County livestock owners for free testing and free vaccination in a cattle Brucellosis (Bang’s Dis ease) eradication program. Indem nity payments will be paid on re actors that are sold for slaughter. To be eligible for these free ser vices the livestock producr must sign an agreement with his local veterinarian to follow one of the following herd plans: A—-Testing of cattle, prompt brand ing and disposal of reactors for slaughter with or without vacci nation of calves. B—Testing, branding and retaining reactors pending disposal for slaug ter, with vaccination of calves. Re actors may be kept for two years. C—Vaccination of calves without testt of any part of herd. Calves shall be vaccinated when not less than six nor more than eight months old. D Testing with vaccination of neg ative adult animals within 10 days after blood samples are drawn, and vaccination of calves. Reactors must be branded and may be kept for two years. When adult cattle are vaccinated, permanent identi fication by hot-iron AV brand on right jaw is required. This plan Is used by special permission where infection is extensive. In most herd Plan A with vaccination of calves is recommended. These free services were made possible by an additional federal appropriation of two million dol lars. Georgia has received $60,000 an'd must use it by July 1, 1956. The Georgia Legislature has ap propriated $.100,000 that will be available after July 1. In addition to this money additional appropria tions from the Federal Government is expected. Now would be a good time for all Forsyth County farm ers to rid their herds of this dan gerous and costly disease. It has been done and is being done in hundreds of Georgia herds. NOTICE All Rebekah Lodge are invited to Novetta Lodge No. 34 Friday night June Bth. Mrs. Maysie Rollins, the president of the Rebekah Assemble from Dalton will be with us and member of Milon G. Stone* from New Holland, and officers from E. Atlanta Rebekah Lodge will be with us also. t Refreshments will be served. Mrs. Wyleen Mathis, Noble, G. Mrs. Louise Bennett, Secretary Agricultural Extension Service nutritionists say minerals and vita mins used to enrich com meal and grits are the most likely to be lack ing in the daily diet. The Forsyth County News OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUM MING DEVOIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON. CHKRO HKE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES. (City Population 2,500) Forsyth County Cancer Drive Now Underway AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY “Fight cancer with a checkup and a check” is the slogan for the American Cancer Society’s 1956 educational and fund-raising cru sade in Forsyth County, which will begin Monday, June 11. The quota for Forsyth County has been set at $900.00. Last year the national goal was $24,000,000, with some 24,400,000 being contri buted, while this year the total sought nationally by the ASC is $26,000,000. The goal is larger in 1956 because of the rising over all incidence of cancer in the country. This contin ues to be due largely to the fact that the span of human life has been considerably increased in re cen decades. People are living long er, and thus reach an age when cancer is most likely to strike them however, cancer kills more child ren between the ages of 3 and 15 than any other disease. Last year almost 4,000 people in Georgia died of Cancer. The total cancer deaths last year in the U. S., is estimated at about 245,000. The money raised in these an nual drives have a duel purpose 1. to carry on research to widen control of and find new cures for cancer, and 2. the sharp curtail ment of cancer through education and early detection. The ACS is urging everyone in Forsyth County to strike back at cancer twice, first with a health checkup, and then with a check. “Cancer Volunteers Named” Monday, June 11, will mark the beginning of the 1956 Cancer fund drive in Forsyth County. Volun teers will be calling on their neigh bors in the rural arears and here in Cumming. Members of the Eleven HD Clubs have already started calling on their neighbors. Mrs. Zelma R. Ban nister is Chairman for this group. Mr. H. R. Bramblett is Chairman in the Silver City Community. Volunteers working in Cumming are: Mrs. C. B. Gazaway, Mrs. A. Y. Howell, Mrs. W. O. Wills, Mrs. Herman Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yarbrough, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelms, Mrs. Myrtie Holbrook, Mrs. Joe Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. James Otwell, Mrs. Dean Barrett, Mrs. Jimmie Barnes, Mrs. Paul Forrest, Miss Betty Ann Moore, Miss Bar bara Cates, Mrs. Leon Boling, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rucker, Mr. L. T. Estes, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Bob McElreath. SPECIAL NOTICE The Board of Registrars will meet in the Tax Collectors office in the Courthouse on June 11, 1956. Any one who has any business with us can meet us there. T. P. THOMAS W. E. HERRING H. G. BRAMBLETT Registrars IMPORTANT NOTICE The Forsyth County Democratic Committee meeting is called for Saturday June 9th at 2 P. M. at the Justice of Peace Office in the Courthouse here in Cumming. A. E. Bramblett, Chairman ! f Cumming Georgia, Thursday, June 7, 1956. Public Speaking Talent Are Listed , A.s 4-H Projects Most 4-H Club projects deal with farming and homemaking practices according to Miss Rhonwyn Lowry, assistant state 4-H leader, but she named two this week that are de signed to help 4-H members de velop poise and ability to speak be fore a group and to encourage them to develop their other talents. Miss Lowry said the projects are public speaking and talent, and added that both junior and senior boys and girls can participate. She continued that there is an increase in these activities all over the sthte as time draws near for district project achievement meetings this summer. The 4-H leader at the Col lege of Agriculture Extension Ser vice pointed out that county pub lic speaking and talent winners will vie for district honors at the six area meetings starting in June. Added incentives are being of fered in each program for out standing work, Miss Lowry stated. The junior public speaking pro ject is sponsored by Mr. -and Mrs. Virgil Johnson of Savannah. They award a cash prize to the boy and girl winner in each district. Second and third place champions in each division receive one-year subscrip tions to The National 4-H News. Pure Oil Co. sponsors the speak ing project for senior members. Awards begin on a local level, with a gold-filled medal going to the winning boy and girl in each coun ty. Trips to the State 4-H Club Congress in Atlanta will be pro vided one boy and one girl from each Extension district. In Atlanta the state winning boy will receive a 19-jewel wrist watch, the girl a set of silverware. One of the state champions will be chosen to enter national competition. Two national winners chosen from the state champions will receive trips to the 4-H Congress in Chicago and S3OO college scholarships. Miss Lowry said county, district, and state talent shows have grown in popularity as 4-H activities. Both the junior and senior divisions are sponsored by S. H. Kress and Co., New York. Junior district awards are $5 for first, $3 for second, and $2 for third. Senior champions in each district will receive a trophy and a trip to the Atlanta 4-H Congress to compete in the state 4-H talent show. A rophy and a special award will be presented to the member judged to be the most talented 4-H’er in Georgia. IS Jesus More Than The Best Man That Ever Lived? Many people accept some of the teaching of Jesus and agree that he has exerted the greatest in fluence upon the world than any other man in history, but they do not accept Jesus Christ as their Personal Saviour. They do not ac cept him as the son of God and as their Lord and master. Ghanda recognized Jesus as the greatest influence and the greatest teacher that ever lived and h ac cepted his teachings and admired him greatly. But the tragedy of it all is that he did not accept him as his personal saviour and Lord. Many recognize the savouring and healing influences of the Christian religion in the world but they do not accept him as their saviour, j nor recognize him as the son of ; God and the only person who lived 1 his life on earth without sin. In our “soul crisis,” help must come from outside of ourrselves! We must desire that help; we must be convinced of our lost and sinful condition and place our faith in Jesus Christ as the only one who can save. He, the perfect per son, is the only one who is able to help us in our imperfection. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father but by me.” Do you believe that? W. R. Callaway Georgia leads the South in pulp wood production, with an annual volume of approximately two and one-half billion feet, Extension Ser vice foresters point out. 4-H Projects On Crops, Insects Are Announced Georgia 4-H Club members are learning that certified seed produce better crops, and they are keeping poster! on up-to-date ways of pro tecting these crops from insect damage. Encouragement for outstanding work along these lines is provide through projects in crop improve ment and entomology. The projects are sponsored by the Georgia Crop Improvement Association, Inc., and the Hercules Powder Co. of Wil mington, Delaware, respectively. Announced by Harold Darden, as sistant state 4-H Club leader for the University of Georgia Agricul tural Extension Service, the crop improvement program is designed to give 4-H’ers an opportunity to learn more about crop improve ment work and the production of certified seed, and to demonstrate the value of using these seed as compard with others. L. R. Dunson, associate state 4-H leader, said there are two object ives of the entomology program: (1) to learn to recognize major harmful and beneficial insects, and their relationship to health, wealth, and happiness, and (2) to under stand fundamentals of insect con trol and to learn about insecticides in control of insect pests, and to help others understand these prob lems. Last year Stanford Childs of Ir win county was state crop im provement winner and represented Georgia at the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Janice Rigdill of Emanuel county was state ento mology champion. Again this year the Crop Im provement Association will provide a free trip to the National Cong ress for the state champion. Each county winner who gives a demon stration at his district project achievement meeting will receive a one-year subscription to the Na tional 4-H News. The six district champs will attend the Georgia 4-H Congress in Atlanta, expenses paid, to compete for the state honors. Awards in the entomology pro ject begin on a county level. Her cules Powder Co. provides four gold-filled medals per county. The state winner is determined on a Basis of records, and con be gither a boy or girl. The champion will receive a trip to the State 4- H Congress in Atlanta, and also to the National Congress in Chicago. In the Windy City, Georgia’s repre sentative will vie with other state winners for one of six S3OO college scholarships awarded national champions. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES MAY ENLIST FOR TWO YEARS IN U. S. MARINE CORPS High school graduates may now fulfill their active duty military obligation with a two year tour with the U. S. Marine Corps. Under this new plan young men may enlist in the Marine Corps Re serve for three years and will be placed on active duty with the Re gular Marine Corps for only two years. After the two-year tour, they will return home to complete their military obligaion in a reserve stat us. This is another plan which the Marine Corps hope will give young men the opportunity to complete their military obligation with the leas interrupion of their school and plans for the future. Young men desiring further information may contact Marine Corps recruiters at 131 Luckie Street, Atlanta or write to the NCO in Charge Marine Corp Recruiting Sub-Station at the above address. You may contact the Re cruiter at the Post Office in Cum ming on each Tuesday between 1:15 P. M. and 2:15 P. M. .Cecil Blackwell, Extension horti culturist, says mulching plants in the garden is a good practice. A mulch two to three inches deep will help control weeds and grass, jand reduce evaporation of moisture | from the soil. Georgia, boasting a cash farm in ! come from milk of $44,157,000 in 1954, ranked 29th in the nation in that respect. County Population 15,000. Number 23. Appreciation Day Fund Grows There was a large crowd on hand at the Court House Saturday after noon for the first drawing of the Merchants Appreciation Day fund which will be sponsored by the For syth County Chamber of Com merce in cooperation with the fol lowing merchants, Otwell Motor Co., Cumming Drug Store, R. B. Porter Service Station, Stone Fur niture Co., Cumming 5 and 10 Cent Store, Parson’s & Co., Yar brough & Son Grocery, Sam Gor don Dept. Store, Patterson Radio and TV Service, Echols Dress Shop Pruitt’s Grocery, Thompson Variety Store, Cumming Jewelers, Forsyth County Furniture Store, Ware’s Dept. Store, Poole’s Store & Groc ery, Gem Jewelry Co., Cumming Hardware Co, Drake Furniture Co. Farmers Mutual Exchange, Corn’s [TV and Appliance Co., and the supporting firms Otwell & Barnes Funeral Home and the Bank of Cumming. This program will continue for the next 11 months or longer and the above merchants are showing their appreciation .to the buying public throughout this area by mak ing this drawing possible whereby they are showing their appreciation in a way that will help the lucky winner to continue to trade with the merchants that are responsible for the program. There will be special sales and bargains offered from time to time so watch for their newspaper ad vertisements. The pot for the draw ing this Saturday June Bth will be $222.00 and the winner will of course receive the percentage his winning ticket calls for. So tell your neighbors and friends and bo here this Saturday as you may be the lucky winner this week. Bradley Cite* Support Price* For 1956 Crop* Support prices for 1956 on 13 crops grown in Georgia were an nounced this week by John F. Bradley, state administrntive of ficer, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Bradley said the following are eligible for loan under the USDA price support program this year: flue-cured and burley tobacco, wheat, corn, oats, cotton and cot tonseed, grain sorghum, rye, bar ley, soybeans, peanuts, and honey. The administrative officer said both flue-cured and burley tobacco will be supported at 90 percent of parity. In Georgia, the average loan level for flue-cured will be 48.2 cents a pound, for burley 47.2 cents. The average rate for wheat has been set at $2 per bush el. Bradley said this reflects 83.7 percent of parity. He said the sup port rate was raised from the ear lier 76 percent of parity and sl.Bl a bushel which had been an nounced. A minimum average of $1.50 per bushel has been set for com pro ! duced under acreage allotments fn commercial areas. Bradley pointed out, however, that Georgia is in the noncommercial area, and the sup port rate here will be 75 percent of the commercial area rate. He said this will be a minimum of $1.12-1-2 a bushel. Georgia oats will be supported at 73 cents per bushel for grade No. 3 or better. The national average price o : n barley, rye, and grain sor ghum has been set for 93 cents, $1.16, and SI.BO respectively. Cotton will be supported at a minimum national average of 28.85 cents a pound. Bradley pointed out that this is based on seven-eights inch micddlyig. A.s for cotton-seed, they will be supported by purchase from producers and participating ginners through February 28, 1957, and will be at an average price of $44 per ton, basis grade (100), when purchased from producers, and S4B if purchased from a par ticipating ginner. Extension poultry specialisas say i broiler houses should be well ven i tilated. On opening the door, if I there is a strong smell of amonia, the chickens need more air. C. C. Sloan Elected Vice President of Sou. Bell Tel ,& Tel. Co C. C. Sloan, of Atlanta, General manager of Georgia Operations for Southern Bell Tel. and Tel. Co., Monday was elected a Vice Presi dent of the Company at a meeting of Southern Bell directors in At lanta. Mr. Sloan will continue to serve as Georgia General Manager. He is a native of McDonough, Ga., and is a graduate of Georgia Tech. Mr. Sloan has served 43 years in the Bell Telephone system. He has served with the Southern Bell Com pany in various capacities in Ken tucky, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia. He also served two years with the American Telephone and Telegraph Company at their headquarters in New York. Full Attendance At Safety Meet Urged By Cravey ATLANTA—With several of the nation’s outstanding authorities scheduled to speak, Safety Fire Commissioner Zack D. Cravey is urging full attendance at the State wide Fire Prevention Conference which has been called by Governor Marvin Griffin. It will be held in the Senate Chamber of the State Capitol on Friday June 15, starting at 9:45 a. m. Governor Griffin has invited over 1,000 Georgia public officials who are charged with protecting their communities from fire. ‘‘Georgians never before have had the opportunity to hear such fire safety experts as have been lined up for this program," Com missioner Cravey stated. "I am sure they will benefit greatly from the talks.” Among the speakers he was re ferring to are: Chief William Fitz gerald president, International As sociation of Fire Chiefs; Jay W. Stephens, San Francisco, California executive secretary of the Interna tional Association of Fire Chiefs ' Chief Keith Klinger, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and H. M. Davis, special agent of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Subjects to be discussed are “The International Association of Fire Chiefs and Its Fire Prevention Program;” What the Fire Chiefs are Doing on a National Level,”' “Fire Prevention In the Home” and “Know the Cause.” Chief Fitzger ald will also lead a panel discussion on “The How of a Statewide Fire Prevention Program.” Governor Griffin will deliver the welcome address and Commissioner Cravey will close the meeting. Cost Of Milk Increases Less Than Other Foods Enough milk is produced each year in America to fill a river 3,286 miles long, 40 feet wide, and three feet deep, according to Sid Diamond, dairy marketing special ist for the Agricultural Extansion Service, University of Georgia Col lege of Agriculture. But in spite of the quantity of milk produced, he said, many fami lies still are not including as much milk in their diet as they need. Sometimes the reason given for not using more milk is that it costs too much, Diamond continued //jth Tune Dairy Month getting underway tomorrow (Friday), he cited a report of the U. S. Depart ment of Labor Statistics for price increases in the Atlanta area from 1939 to 1955, which reveal only one food-potatoes-had less advance in price than milk. Milk went up 68.6 Other food price advances noted in the report for the 16-year period were: round .steak, 169 per cent; pork chops, 175; flour, 152; eggs, 141; green beans, 192; and sugar, 152. Government nutritionists say that in terms of money value, from ine fifth to one-third of the allowance for food should be spent for milk and milk products. „ When corn is degermed to make meal and grits, most of its min erals and vitamins are lost, Ex tension nutritionists explain. ,