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Volume 47.
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
GEORGIA GREEN AGAIN
Driving down to my brother’s in
Screven .County last week, I was
delighted to see the green pastures
and flourishing crops. The recent
rains have brought untold blessing,
except, perhaps, for boll weevils
and worms.
The corn crop in Georgia, is
most sections, is more promising
than in many years. It was evident
that there had not been enough
rain between Sandersville and mil
ien. and the corn looked very sad.
But in all the other counties we
passed through, the corn is really
wonderful.
And the pastures are coming
back to normal, thanks to the re
cent rains. It is good to see these
refreshed pastures, and many,
many cattle enjoying the lush
grasses. I was glad to see a few
flocks of sheep. But not enough
hogs. With the promise of a good
corn crop, there will be some fine
porkers where the people have any
hogs left. The drop in prices the
past year or so drove many farm
ers out of the hog business.
It was also good to see the
streams back to normal, and the
lakes and ponds full of water. Lake
Sinclair had more water than I
have seen there in years.
That visit to Screven County re
newed many happy and cherished
memories. One wonders where life
could be fuller and finer than on
a Georgia farm. Hard work, of
course, but that is the hope of hu
manity. The greatest liability we
face today is the growing idea that
we can get more for less. Life
isn’t geared to that formula. His
tory reminds us that whenever and
wherever people have despised
hard, honest work, they have ut
terly failed.
We ate supper the other night
at 8 o’clock—just as soon as we
could have eaten, with cows and
hogs and mules and horses and
chickens and turkeys to be fed and
watered, and all the other things
that must be done on farm as
long as there is light. And then
the quiet time for conversation,
and a good night’s sleep.
Yes, Georgia is green again, and
my prayer is that we are on our
way to a better and friendlier day
here at home and out to the ends
of the earth.
TAKE THE
LONG VIEW
Your friend or relative seems to
be making more money than you
are, or perhaps you think that she
or he is more popular than you
are. You begin to build up a re
sentment toward them. Aren’t you
taking the short view of things?
You are trying to make money and
popularity the measuring rods for
success. There are other values
that are more significient and for
more lasting than wealth and
popularity.
Your faith in God, your attitude
toward God and man, your love for
your fellowman and your desire to
serve your fellowman and to glori
fy your God, your determination to
be fair and honest, and truthful.
Aren’t these qualities far more im
portant? A clear conscience and a
high and noble purpose in the use
of your time, money, influence,
ability etc., is of supreme import
ance.
A great man said, nearly two
thousand years ago after being
beaten with many stripes, thrown
in jail, persecuted, several tried to
kill him—‘‘For me to live is
Christ and to die is gain.” He was
a man of one purpose or aim. Paul
again, ‘This one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are
behind and pressing forward to
those things which are before. I
press toward the work for the
prize of the high calling of God in
Christ Jesus.”
Let us not set ourselves up as
judges. Christ is the final judge.
Let us busy ourselves in obeying
his commands and loving God and
our fellowman. All judgment is
given into his hands. He doeth all
things well.
W. R. Callaway
Farm prices rose 2 per cent dur
ing month to June 15.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY A CITY OF CUM MING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHERO RUE. DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
JAMES T. COOTS
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
The following farmers of For
syth County attended the Bankers
Award luncheon of the Upper
Chattahoochee River Soil Conserva
tion District in Gainesville last
Thursday: Roy Bennett, Charlie
Boling, Robert Castleberry, R. F.
Hardeman, Mrs. Mark Heard, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Holland, Mrs.
Marcus Mashburn, Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. H. T. Pirkle, Mr. and Mrs.
D. E. Nalley, W. E. Norrell, J. W.
Tatum, Winfred Waldrip, Mrs.
Shirley Wofford, Mrs. A. C. Smith,
Jesse McWhorter, Clarence Waldrip
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Nuckolls and
W. J. Orr. These people were hon
ored for attaining high standards
in the performance of recommend
ed soil and water conservation
practices. William Chamblee repre
sented the local bank'and present
ed the awards to the group.
Fertilizer of a 20-20-5 analysis is
now available for fish ponds. This
analysis comes in forty pound bags
and is available in Cumming. See
your local SCS technicians.
Gwirmett-F orsy th
Regional Library
Progress of the Gwinnett-Forsyth
Regional Library was reported at a
meeting July 19 in Lawrenceville of
many of those responsible for its
establishment. The first results of
the greatly expanded library facili
ties will be apparent with the open
ing of the schools of the two coun
ties in September.
Discussions for merging Gwinnet
and Forsyth counties into a region
al library set-up were begun in
1954, and were completed in June
with the signing of a contarct by
the commissioners of the two coun
ties, the two counties’ boards of
education, and the City of Lawren
ceville.
Merging into a regional set-up
means greatly increased State aid
for the library. The Gwinnett
County Library had been operat
ing on approximately SIO,OOO an
nually in State aid plus supple
ments from Gwwinnett County and
the City of Lawrenceville. For the
Regional Library State aid will be
increased to some $25,000, with
supplements from Gwinnett and
Forsyth counties and the City of
Lawrenceville adding another SSOOO
The library will be located in
Lawrenceville, with a branch es
tablished in Forsyth County if au
thorities in that county want it.
Erwin Mapp, for two year Gwin
nett County Librarian, is the dir
ector of the Regional Library.
Assisting Mr. Map are Miss Haz
ei Billew and Mrs. G. E. Wagener.
Another person will be added for
j Bookmobile work. The Library
Board members are Marvin A. Alli
son, chairman; Lee Norton and
Powell Smith, representing Gwin
nett County. Forsyth board 'mem
bers have not yet been designated.
Mrs. Charlotte Street of Lawrence
ville is the new treasurer of the
board, replacing Mrs. R. H. Sams,
who has retired from that position.
The library now has some 24,000
1 volumes, along with film strips,
slide films, recording and maga
zines. Mr. Mapp said the library
expects to add 8000 during the next
year, with a similar increase in
j other materials.
Meeting with the group was Miss
Lucille Nix, chief library consult
ant for the State Department of
Education.
PREACHING SUNDAY AT UNION
HILL BAPTIST CHURCH
The Reverend D. M. Nalley will
preach at Union Hill Baptist Sun
day July 29 at the 11 O’clock hour.
We will algo have Singing in the
afternoon. You are cordially invited
to come out and be with us.
Soil Conservation
District News
r-
Gumming Georgia, Thursday, July 26, 1956.
THE STEEL STRIKE
Now that the nation’s steel mills
have closed down, there can be lit
tle doubt that neither management
nor the union looked with any
great alarm at the prospect of a
prolonged steel strike.
In fact, the steel companies are
well aware of the soft market in
automobiles and other hard goods,
and also aware of the fact that
large inventories of steel have been
built up by some of the major pro
ducers in these fields.
On the other hand, the union no
doubt sensed this attitude on the
part of management, and rather
than agree to a longterm contract
which fell short of their goals,
union leaders preferred to have a
strike in an effort to improve
their bargaining position with man
agement.
The steel companies want a five
year no-strike contract, and are
willing to guarantee the union an
nual raises. The companies are al
so willing to grard other benefits
to the union. *
The union, on the other hand, is
opposed to a five-year contract, de
siring a review more frequently,
which would allow union members
to take advantage of conditions
which might be favorable to labor.
From all indications, as this is
written, the steel strike could be a
prolonged one. One of the biggest
users of steel—the automobile in
dustry—is not in dire need of steel
and, in fact, has a big inventory
of 1956 automobiles on hand.
The effects of a prolonged strike
on the U. S. economy are likely to
be major ones. It is no secret that
the economy of the nation could
turn in either direction, either up
or down, in the next few months.
Whichever way it turns, depending
upon the farm income situation,
industrial employment and many
other things, it will have an effect
on the political situation in Nov
ember.
Therefore, if the strike is pro
longed to an extent which would
threaten the stability of the na
tion’s economy, action from the Ex
ecutive Department of the Govern
ment can be expected. Meanwhile,
no immediate severe effects are ex
pected to be felt, in view of the
900,000-plus units of 1956 cars and
ample stocks of most appliances
on hand, as of the last of June.
BIBLE VERSES
TO STUDY
“One thing I do, forgetting the
things which are behind, and
stretching forward to the things
which are before, I press on to
ward the goal unto the prize of the
high calling of God in Christ
Jesus.”
1. Who is the author of the above
statement?
2. What illustration is he using to
stress his point?
3 To whom was he writing?
4 Where may these verses be
found?
Answers To Bible Verse
1. Paul the Apostle.
2. The figure of a man running a
foot race.
3. To the Christians at Ph|lsppk
4 Philippians 3: 13-14.
I
CONSUMER PRICES UP
Despite talk of recessionary
trends, which are certainly present
in the automotive industry, the
Government has reported a major
spurt in the consumer price index.
A recent rise of 0.4 per cent, cov
ering the period from mid-April to
mid-May of this year, puts the in
|dex at 115.4. This is equal to the
| record of October, 1953, and 1.1
per cent higher than that of May,
a year ago.
The index is based on the numb
er 100, which is the 1947-49 price
average.
The latest Government report in
dicates a further rise is to be ex
| pectced in the pext few months,
; although no such rise as that re
’ ported from mid-April to mid-May
|is necessarily forecast. That rise
; was the third in succession, and
; the largest of the three successive
I increases. Its effect is a threat to
j the stability of the index which has
j moved back and forth in a very
narrow range for some three years.
Forsyth Farmers Are
Awarded Certificates
At Gainesville Meet
Award winners 1956 Bankers
Award Certificates issued to the
following Forsyth County farmers
at the Upper Chattahoochee River
Soil Conservation meeting in Gain
esville at the Georgia Bankers As
sociation held at Gainesville, on
Thursday July 19, 1956.
AWARD WINNERS —1956
Bankers Award Certificate
Forsyth County
Roy Bennett, Charlie W. Boling,
Robert Castleberry, R. F. Harde
man, Mark Heard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.
H. M. Holland, Dr. Marcus Mash
burn, Jr. H. T. Pirkle, D. E. Nalley,
D. M. Nalley, W. E. Norrell, J. W.
Tatum, Winfred Waldrip, Mrs. Shir
ley Wofford, A. C. Smith, ‘Paul
Brackett, *Jesse McWhorter, ‘Clar
ence Waldrip, ‘Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Nuckolls and *W. J. Orr
* Second Award
These awards were presented to
Forsyth County farmers as listed
above in appreciation by Mr. Wil
liam Chamblee, Assistant Cashier,
Bank of Cumming. In presenting
these awards Mr. Chamblee expres
sed for himself and the Bank of
Cumming confidence in all the
farmers of Forsyth County and ap
preciation to them for participating
in the Soil Conservation increased
farm income and hopes that many
more Forsyth County farmers will
participate next year.
ASC NEWS
July 20, 1956 was to be the clos
ing date for signing agreements
under the 1956 Acreage Reserve
part of the Soil Bank Program,
but the time fo rsigning agree
ments’has been extended until July
27, 1956. So if you are a cotton
producer the Forsyth County ASC
Committee will continue to accept
agreements through Friday, July
27, 1956.
If you are planning to carry out
an ACP Practice this fall now is
the time to file a request for cost
sharing on the practice.
We, the Forsyth County ASC
Committee have regained some
money to approve fall ACP prac
tices. .
Come by the Forsyth County
ASC Committee Office at your con
venience and we will be glad to
accept your application for a fail
practice.
HIGHWAY DEATH TOLL UP
The National Safety Council re
cently reported 14,720 Americans
have been killed on the highways
in the first five months of this
year. This represents a major in
crease over the fatality rate of 1955
A record of 3,170 traffic fatalities
were registered in May, and this
increase was. so great that it
brought the percentage increase for
the year to a figure about ten per
cent over that of 1955.
It should be remembered, in this
connection, that the worst months,
such as December, lie ahead and
if the present trend continues, a
new record fatality total could be
set in 1956.
These figures pertain only to fa
talities, and it should be rememb
ered that for each death scores of
persons are injured. Therefore, the
injured already run into the hund
reds of thousands in 1956 alonrt.
When one realizes that during
the average year, the number of
persons injured corresponds to the
population of the entire metropoli
tan area of Washington, D. C„
which numbers over 1,000,000, it is
seen what a loss in time, money,
health and in other ways is sus
tained each year on the highways
of America. The cost is almost un
believable and actually difficult to
comprehend.
CEMETERY WORKING
Bethel Baptist Church extends to
all who have interest in the Ceme
tery an invitation to assist in clean
ing the Cemetery Saturday morn
ing July 28 at 8 o’clock.
Production and use of newsprint
continues heavy
County Population 15,000. Number 30.
To The People Of The
Blue Ridge Judicial
Circuit
Prior to the closing date for
qualification for entries in the De
mocratic Primary to be held on
September 12, next, I qualified with
the State Democratic Executive
Committee for candidacy to the
office of Solicitor General of the
Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit and
hereby announce my candidacy for
this office subject to the rules gov
erning said primary.
On January 26. 1926, I was ad
mitted to the Bar of Georgia anjd
immediately begun the practice of
law in Forsyth County where I
was born and reared, and I sincere
ly hope you will agree with my
feelings that this 30 years exper
ience in the practice of law quali
fies me to acceptably discharge the
duties of this important office.
In the event of my election, I
shall diligently strive to give to the
people of the circuit a courteous,
fair and diligent enforcement of
the criminal laws of our State.
Your vote and support is earnest
ly solicited and will be appreciated
by me.
Sincerely
D. CARL TALLANT
•
Need Regular Heart
Exam Stressed By
Heart Asso. Booklet
A heart examination is a “pain
less procedure” with nothing mys
terious about, reports an illustrated
booklet, “How the Doctor Examin
es Your Heart,” recently issued by
the Georgia Heart Association.
It can also be a life and health
saving procedure, the booklet stat
es.
Many heart ailments may now be
discovered accurately and early.
And the earlier heart and blood
vessel diseases are uncovered, the
more effective will be the treat
ment, the booklet points out.
What is a complete heart exami
nation? This will vary, the booklet
says, with the age, physical condi
tion and health background of the
patient. For this reason, the first
step in examining the heart is usu
ally the taking of a complete
health history, one which will
bring to light past illnesses, family
health patterns and current com
plaints and symptoms.
Such familiar procedures as the
counting of the pulse and measur
ing the blood pressure will also
turn up essential information. .The
doctor taps the chest of the pat
ient manually because the sounds
made by these tappings will reveal
to his trained ear the outline and
size of the heart. Heart enlarge
ment is often one of the first signs
of heart trouble.
With the stethoscope, the physi
cian listens to the sounds made by
the opening and closing of the
heart valves to determine whether
they are functioning properly.
The doctor also directs a light
into the eyes for a close-up of the
blood vessels in the retina. These
tiny, but clearly visible, blood ves
sels often give clues to the condi
tion of athe entire circulatory sys
tem.
When additional information is
needed on the size and shape of the
heart, the doctor may turn to the
fluoroscope, a type of XRay which
projects an instantaneous picture
of the chest cavity onto a screen.
The electrocardiogram, which picks
up minute but measurable electri
cal heart beat impulses, magnifies
them and records them on a graph
A “heart examination” often in
cludes tests involving organs such
as the kindney or liver. Laboratory
tests, like the blood count or urine
analysis, are also frequently re
quired to giev the physician the
complete picture he needs.
“How the Doctor Examines Your
Heart" depicts all of these possible
I steps in a heart examination thru
illustrations as well as text. Copies
of the booklet may be obtained
free from the Georgia Heart Asso
ciation, 4 Twelfth Street, N. E. At
! lanta.
Air service to Moscow is being
I pushed by Pan American
TREASURE CHEST
DRAWING
The Treasure Chest drawing on
each Saturday afternoon at 2 P. M.
at the County Court House is now
in full swing and the crowds are
still growing and much interest is
being shown.
Why not join the crowd and be
present next Saturday as you could
be the winner.
The following merchants make
this event possible.
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.
New Industries For M
Georgia Increasing
New industries are continuing to
come to Georgia at a rapid rate,
according to an announcement
made today by E. A. Yates, Jr.,
manager of the industrial develop
ment division of the Georgia Pow
er Company.
Proof of this statement is con
tained in the figures released by
Mr. Yates covering industrial de
velopment activities during the
first six months of 1956. These
figures show that 75 new indust
ries located in the area of the state
served by Geqygla Power Company
during this six months period.
These plants represent *r capital
investment of $107,255,500, and ad
ditional employment for 4,680 per
sons. This development has also
added $16,507,500 to the state’s an
nual payrolls.
During this same period, Mr.
Yates said, 40 existing industries
expanded their facilities. The ex
penditures for these expansions to
taled $33,115,000, and provided em
ployment for an additional 1,669
persons. These figures also repre
sent an increased payroll in these
plants of $6,660,000.
These figures show a gain of 34
per cent in the number of new
plants over the same period ia
1955.
Loan Law Nets ?
State $445928
During 1955-56
Administration of the State In
dustrial Loan Act netted the State
Treasury $445,928,03 during the
past year, figures released today
by Commissioner Zack D. Cravey
reveal.
The Commissioner reported that
from all sources $535,169.44 had
been received by his department
from July, 1955 through June, 1956
and that cost of operation had been
089,241.41.
Itemizing, Commissioner Cravey
said that $260,219.79 had been col
lected on the 3 per cent interest
tax; hearings and penalities had
brought in $5,952.65 and that $268,-
|152 had been paid fpr licenses.
Commissioner Cravey lsted disburse
ments as $62,241.62 for pergonal
services and $26,999.79 for travel.
Commissioner Cravey praised the
co-operation his office had been re
ceiving generally from company
andn borrower alike but stated he
was unhappy over some isolated
I cases where efforts to circumvent
the law are being discovered. He
reiterated his pronouncement of
sometime ago, however, that any
one who knows of any instance
where the law is being violated
should contact his office immediate
ly. He promised prompt action.
“We are endavoring to adminis
ter the law fairly and squarely to
all,” he declared. “We are making
progress.”
Portugal has placed two strate
gically placed air bases at the dis
posal of the United States and its
■ NATO allies