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Volume 47.
Soil Conservation
District News
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JAMES T. COOTS -
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
Brad Samples and Roy P. Otwell
have completed the seeding of 40
acres of sericea lespedeza last week
500 pounds of 4-12-12 fertilizer, 2
tons of lime and 25 pounds of seed
were used per acre. The land was
well prepared and a cultipacker
was used in the seeding process.
More than a quarter of a million
Georgians participated in Soil Stew
ardship Week May 6-13. This does
not include readers of newspapers,
radio listeners, or television aud
iences.
Soil Stewardship Week was joint
ly sponsored by the State Soil Con
servation Committee, James L. Gil
lis, Jr., Chairman, and the State
Association of Soil Conservation
District Supervsors, B. Fred Stat
ham, President. It was the out
growth of Soil Stewardship Sun
day and Soil Conservation Week
combined into a single week of
soil and water conservation activi
ties.
The outstanding accomplish
ments during Soil Stewardship
week resulted from the cooperative
effort of all the agricultural agen
cies working together to get people
interested in soil conservation. Also
participating were civic clubs, min
isters, newspapers, radios and TV
Stations, schools, farmers and in
dividuals in emphasizing the im
portance of protecting the states
soil and water conservation re
sources. ,
“THE 4-H HOUR”
SALUTED FORSYTH
COUNTY, JUNE 23
Forsyth County was saluted on
“The 4-H Hour” on Atlanta’s
WAGA-TV, Channel 5, Saturday,
June 23 at 4:30 P. M.
The program featured a demon
stration on “Milk Drinks” by De
loris Waldrip; a demonstration on
“Decorating Wooden Plates and
Trays” by Glenna McGinnis; a de
monstration on “Controlling Horn
Flies on Dairy Cattle” by J. W.
Trammel; and a demonstration on
“Egg Marketing” by Edwin Young
blood. Joyce Wallace, Elsie Chad
wick and Ellen Grogan sang "Me
lody of Love” and Sue Com and
Gail Heard sand “The Little Shoe
maker”.
The boys and girls were intro
duced by Walter H. Rucker, Coun
ty Agent and Mrs. Zelma Bannister
Home Demonstration Agent. Ron
nie Stephens, from the University
of Georgia’s Agricultural Extension
Service, served as program coordi
nator, and interviewed Mrs. Cecil
Mize and Mr. Rupert Williams, Lo
cal 4-H Leaders.
Tommy Walton, State 4-H Club
Leader, apeared on the program
and accepted a $500.00 check from
WAGA-TV and presented by Mr.
Jack Collins.
The money will be applied on the
w'ork scholarship fund for college
4-H club members serving as in
structors at the State 4-H Club
Center at Rock Eagle this summer.
“The 4-H Hours,” a program of
entertainment, instruction and in
spirations, is a public service dedi
cated by WAGA-TV to 4-H Club
members and their rural and urban
friends everywhere. The program
is produced for the station by
Miss Para Lee Brock in cooperat
ion with the Sttaff of the State
4-H Office and the University of
Georgia’s Agricultural Extension
Service.
Eventually, 4-H Club members
from every county in Georgia will
appear on the program.
Advertising intelligently in 1956
will sell merchandise, jusl as it did
in 1955.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON. CHERO KEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Contract Let On The
New Forsyth County
Hospital Here
The L. B. Posey Company, Inc.,
of Eastt Point, Georgia was the
low bidder on the construction of
the Forsyth County Hospital. His
bid was $339,324.00. The estimated
construction cost was $381,000.00.
The Forsyth County Hospital
Authority awarded the contract im
mediately after the bids were open
to the L. B. Posey Company, Inc.,
Construction will probably begin
within two weeks.
FORSYTH COUNTY HOSPITAL
AUTHORITY.
A. C. SMITH, JR.
WILLIAM FAGAN
WILLIAM CHAMBLEE
R. J. KUPPER
MRS. RUTH ROE
Committee Approves
Third Polio Shot
The final step in Salk polio vac
cine protection—the Booster Shot—
is now available to Georgia child
ren for the first time.
Health department officials and
privalte physicians have been told
by the State Advisory Committee
or. Polio Vaccine that they can be
gin immediately giving third vac
cine shots to all persons aged six
months through 19 years, and preg
nant women before the eighth
month, who had their second shot
at least seven months earlier.
The booster shot was originally
recommended by Dr. Jonas E. Salk,
developer of the vaccine, for fullest
protection against polio, and the
State Advisory Committee had
planned to follow his recommen
dation as soon as adequate vaccine
was available.
UNION MEETING
■the Union meeting of the Fourth
District of the Hightower Associa
tion to be held at Longstreet Bap
tist church Thursday and Friday
before the Second Sunday in July
THURSDAY JULY STH
10:00 Devotional by Roy West
brook
10:30 Organize by Reading of
Letters
11:00 lntroductory Sermon by
Rev. P. W. Tribble—Alternate
Rev. W. H. Warren
12:00 LUNCH
1:00 Song Service
1:30 The true church and its
purpose in the world. Rev.
Tommie Henderson —Alternate
Lawton Burt.
2:15 What are the Dutties of a
Christian? Are we living up to
our professions Rev. Elbert
Majors Alternate Rev. Clar
ence Williams.
3:15 Adjourn.
FRIDAY JULY 6TH
10:00 Song Service
10:30 Devotional by Donald Cov
ington
11:00 Preaching by Rev. Jay
Bottoms Alternate Rev. Bud
Boles
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Song Service
1:15 The General Judgment by
Rev. Sam Cochran Alternate
Rev. John D. Glover
2:00 Why was the Gentiles
Grafted In? By Rev. H. C.
Cowart—Alternate J. T. Sewell
3:00 General Business
EVERETT BETTIS
REV OSCAR LAND
C. C. PONDER
SHEEP SPECIALIST TO
SPEAK AT BIG CREEK
Extension Sheep Specialist Denis
DeLoach will speak at Big Creek
Community Club on Tusday, July
3rd at 8:30 p. m.
Believing that Mr. DeLoach’s re
marks will be of interest to people
throughout the county, Big Creek
Community Club has issued an
open invitation to anyone interest
ed in sheep production to attend
this meeting.
In his talk Mr. DeLoach will dis
cuss sheep production in this area
and give some practical pointers to
people who are considering buying
| sheep as well as people w-ho al
| ready own sheep.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, June 28, 1956.
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
THE RAIN CAME
Our telephone rang one night
last week, soon after the first rain
since May 4 began falling, and the
little boy said:
"Told you it was going to rain.
Grand mother’s been praying every
morning at the breakfast table and
every night when we have family
prayer. And when she prays, some
thing always happen.
It was wonderful to hear this
testimony from a small boy who
believes his grahdmother is in
touch with God. I was telling a
friend about this call, and he said:
"I’d rather have a child say that
than to say any other single thing
about his grandmother. I know one
small boy who says that he does
not like his grandmother because
she is always asking him to read
the Bible to her. This partcular
grandmother s nearly bind, and
whenever her granson comes to see
her, she asks hm to read the Bible,
not merely for her pleasure, bue
because she knows his father and
mother never go to church, and
she is trying to do something for
him. What bothers me so much is
that the boy is missing the point,
and he actually dislikes his grand
mother.”
A few days later I happened to
be with that boy, and I asked him
how he was getting along. Fine,
he repled, and then he looked me
straight in the eye, and said:
“Do you know my grandmother?
I think she is wonderful. I was
reading to her the other day, and
she stopped me, and asked me if I
believed in God. I hadn’t thought
about it before, but when she ask
ed me that question, I did think
about it. And then she prayed for
me. I want to feel like she feels.
She talks to God about everything
After she asked God to save me,
she asked Him to send rain, and
you know it started raining that
night."
. .The reference to »nese two grand
mothers might point us all to some
thing very real and wonderful —to
more acquaintance with God
knowing Him well enough to talk
to Him about our every need
.. Certainly we are all most grate
ful for the ran, and for those faith
ful souls who asked God to send
the rain. I hope it may teach us
all to pray, as He would have us
pray, matching our prayers with
obedence to His blessed will
Appreciation Day
The following merchants appre
ciate the response made to the
Treasure Chest drawing which is
held each Saturday at 2 P. M. at
the Court House. It is hoped by
these merchants that each of their
customers will call for these tickets
and be on hand as they May be
Lucky and there will be a Winner
each Saturday.
Otwell Motor Company, Cumming
Drug Store. R. B. Porter Service
Station, Stone Furniture Co., Cum
ming Five and Ten Store, Parson
& Co, Yarbrough & Son Grocery,
Sam Gordon 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
and Cafe, Gem Jewelry Co, Cum
ming Hardware Co, Drake Furni
ture Co, Farmers Mutual Exchange
Corn’s TV and Appliance Co, and
the supporting firms The Bank of
Cumming and Otwell & Barnes
Funeral Home.
SPECIAL NOTICE
The Forsyth County Masonic As
sociation will meet with Redwine
Lodge No. 174, Saturday June 30,
at 8 p. m. This will be an open
meeting and all Masons and their
families and friends are invited.
Supper will be spread shortly
after 8 o’clock with an interesting
program following.
L. W. Holbrook, President
A. C. Smith, Jr., V. P.
Henry Taylor, Secretary
Never get the idea that all peop
jle have to think alike, act alike
I and believe alike.
Summerour Funeral
Home, Duluth, Georgia
Makes Announcement
The Frank Summerour Funeral
Home takes pleasure in announ
cing the affiliation of Mr. Jimmie
O. Barnes of Cumming, Georgia
who in the future will serve as
their Embalmer and Funeral Dir
ector in connection with his own
business. Mr. Barnes is a member
of .the firm of the Otwell & Barnes
Funeral Home of Cumming and is
associated with Mr. Roy P. Otwell,
who is well known throughout
Georgia as a most successful busi
ness man and Philanthropist.
Mr. Barnes has been associated
in the past with some of the States
largest Funeral Homes and has
been a licensed Embalmer and
Funeral Director for over twenty
years and is the holder of several
Certificates earned in special cour
ses in Plastic Surgery and the lat
est methods and practices of the
modern Funeral Home.
The Otwell & Barnes Funeral
Home is not only one of the finest
Funeral Homes in North Georgia,
but is well equipped with the most
modern and up-to-date equipment
that is available. And through the
affiliation of these two Homes all
of this equipment and service will
be available to both the Duluth
and Cumming area at a moments
notice.
Mr. Frank Summerour has serv
ed the people of this area and sec
tion for a long period of years and
takes pride in announcing this af
filiation, that he might continue to
maintain the very high standards
and traditions and see that the
people of this section receive the
very best service, with the most
modern equipment and methods
available.
Four-H Wildlife Camp
Set For July 2—6
At Camp Fulton
The state 4-H Club wildlife con
servation camp, the oldest in which
Georgia 4-H’ers may participate,
will be held at Camp Fulton, July
2—6. This marks the Ist year
that the Federal Cartridge Corp.
and the Agricultural Extension
Service have sponsored the event.
L. R. Dunson and Miss Marian
Fisher, 4-H leaders, said 30 boys
and girls have received scholar
ships to attend.
Delegates will be divided into
five groups, antelope, bass, cougar,
deer, and eagle. By the time the
five-day camp ends Friday, July 6,
each group will have studied pre
serving soils and wildlife, wildlife
in relation to man, forestry and
wildlife, outdoor crafts, and safety
and markmanship.
Six instructors have been named
for the event. They are E. H.
Thomas, Extension Service soil
conservationist; O. D. Hall, assist
ant state soil conservationist, SCS;
Jim Jenkins, assistant professor,
University of Georgia School of
Forestry; Nelson Brightwell, Ex
tension forester; Paul Crawford,
Extension agricultural engineer,
and Allen Fulford, assistant county
agent, Polk county.
Dunson said six district and state
4-H Club officers will preside at
assemblies and be in charge of
other leadership activities at the
camp. They were listed as Dan
Minchew, state president, Baxley;
Elaine Emberson, state secretary
Ringgold; Weyman Smith, state
vice president, Lakeland; Faye
Chastain. North president, Ellijay;
Mack White. Jr., Northwest vice
president, Rockmart, and Linda
Lunsford, Northeast president,
Sparta.
Ten county and home demonstra
tion agents will attend the camp
as group leaders and will otherwise
assist in conducting the educational
activities.
REVIVAL MEETING BEGINS AT
OAK GROVE SECOND SUNDAY
We have changed the time of our
Revival at Oak Grove Baptist from
ihe usual time in August to the
Second Sunday in July. The ser
vices will begin Sunday night at
8:15 and the morning services will
be at 11 A. M.
You are cordially invited to at
tend all of the services.
J. Frank Vaughan, Pastor
County Population 15,000. Number 26.
For Representative
I hereby announce my Candidacy
for State Representative from For
syth County Georgia, subject to
the rules and regulations of the
State Democratic Primary to be
held September 12, 1956.
If elected to this important office
I fully realize the importance that
it carries and I want to say that I
will be there at all times in the
interest of our County and State
voting on all the issues that are of
interest to the people of our County
and State.
If elected it will be my desire
to be of service to all the people
and not to a special group.
I promise that I will do all in
my power to have the Sales Tax
placed on the merchandise at the
Wholesalers.
On account of such short time,
I may not be able to see every
voter personally and I take this
method of asking you for your
help and influence in my race and
I promise to help you when I am
elected.
Yours sincerely,
EMMETT HANSARD
FHA Personnel Visit
Experiment Station
Mr. Ralph R. Dunson, County
Supervisors, FHA in Forsyth and
Gwinnett Counties, has just return
ed from a two-day Bi-Annual short
course held at the Georgia Experi
ment Station in Griffin, Georgia on
June 13 and 14.
The Experiment Station, based on
research and practical experience,
provided information on the latest
findings in the variety of seed to
plant, cultural practices, Fertiliza
tion, Pest control, Pasture develop
ment, Breeds of livestock, Breeding
and feeding practices, and Cattle
and Hog management.
The information, according to
Mr. Dunson, will be of great assist
ance to him in counseling with
farm families who are now receiv
ing, and applicants who may re
ceive, assistance from the farmers
home administration.
The Farmers Home Administrate
on makes loans to eligible farm
families for the purpose of buying,
enlarging, or developing a farm,
for soil and water conservation
practices and for farm operating
expenses. Th local office is located
in the Buice building, Lawrence
ville, Georgia.
Cravey Passes On
Fire Safety Tips
For Vacationers
Taking cognizance of vacation
tips passed on by the National
Board of Fire Underwriters, Safety
Fire Commissioner Zack D. Cravey
recommends them to vacationing
Georgians.
If a summer cottage is to be
rented or a new one opened Mr.
Cravey urges all to be sbre to:
I—lnspect it thoroughly tto see if
repairs are needed. 2—Be sure all
stoves, refrigerators and other ap
pliances are clean and in good
working order; if not, get a replace
ment. 3lf unfamiliar with a stove
or heater, find out how it works—
not by tinkering with it which may
result in a disaster. 4 -Know how
to call nearest firefighters. 5 Do
not relax any of your usual fire
safety habits.
Vacationers going to a hotel are
advised to: I—Find out where the
fire exits are and study safety in
structions posted in room. 2 In
case of fire, remain calm. If door
of room feels hot, stay Inside near
a slightly open window until fire
men arrve. 3—Never smoke in bed.
In leaving home: I—Look over
ashtrays to see that no butts are
smoldering. 2—Be sure stove in
turned off but not pilot light. 3
If heating system is on, turn ther
mostat down to lowest point. 4
Either turn off electric current
completing by throwing the main
switch, or be sure to turn off TV
sets, radios, lamps and toasters. If
away for long, turn off refrigera
tor, take out food and leave door
open. s—Notify polce of your ab
sence so they can be alert for evi
| dences of burglary or fire.
Frankly, we believe a lot of time
can be wasted picking bugs out of
| one’s lawn.
CAN JESUS
TRUST YOU?
Jesus committed his work and
! placed his trust in his true and
1 tried followers. He did not risk
jthe unfaithful because the work he
! has assigned his followers is so im- /
j portant he can use only the faith
| ful and trusted ones. Can Jesus
trust you? Can he trust me
Can he trust us to fill our place
in the church that he established
with his own precious blood Are
you a member of the church? How
many times have you attended this
year? How much have you given
to the couse of Christ? The Bible
says, “The tithe is the Lords"-have
you given it? Can you really say,
"I love thy Church O God,” with
all the weakness that we can point
out in the churches (and there are
many) the church of Jesus Christ
still exerts the greatest power for
good under the sun. The challenge
to follow—Christ is greater today
than ever before. God can still use
men who will listen to Him and
believe Him.
Can Jesus trust you to rear that
child in the nature and admonition
of the Lord? Has that child (or
children) ever heard you pray and
read the Bible? Do you send your
child to Sunday School or do you
take your child to Sunday School
and Church? Perhaps you do
neither one—may God help you to
see the error of your way. It is a
wonderful encouragement for Chris
tians to worship, sing, pray, have
fellowship and work together. To
gether we can accomplish greater
things. "We are workers together
with God".
Can Jesus trust you with your
time? How do you use your time?
Is it for your own selfish purpose
or for the good of others and for
the glory of God? We must love
people if we are Christians. “He
that loveth not knowth not God for
God is love”. The love of God in
your heart is the orjy power that
can drive hate out of your life.
Don’t let the inconsistencies that
you see in professing Christians
keep you from doing the will of
God. You should be serving God
not man. Can Jesus trust you in
the use of your influence and the
winning of others to Christ?
Can Jesus trust you in the rise
of your talent? God gave you that
talent and ability to be used for
His glory. Are you hiding your tal
ent and not using it at all? You
have a place to fill in the plan of
God that no one else can fill. You
say that you trust Him now, cani
he trust you to live for him?
W. R. CALLAWAY
Forsyth County
Forestry Unit
Ranger Edward L. Wright of the
Forsyth County Forestry Unit re
ports that the construction of the
forestry lookout tower on Sawnee
Mountain has been completed.
The tower will be equipped with
an alidade instructment, 2 way ra
dio and telephone. The telephone
has already been installed and the
number is 5110.
The Unit hopes to get started on
the construction of the headquar
ters building in a few days. The
building will be located on Canton
highway near Sawnee Mountain
Ranger Wright wishes to thank
the people throughout the county
for cooperating with him and his
unit and taking interest in the for
estry program during the 1955-56
fiscal year.
The unit is looking forward to
even making more progress during
the coming fiscal year—Office ph.
2950 -Night Ph. 2493 or 2913
Annual Singing
The Annual Singing will be held
at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church 8
miles west of Cumming. on Sunday
July Bth. We have the promise of
a good many singers. There will
be dinner for every one.
Ira Cowart, President
D. J. Whitmire, V-presldent
Jimmie Fagans, Secretary
Someone has rightly said that a
bigamist is one who loves, not
wisely, but too well.