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Volume 47.
Family-Size Farm
Must Be Put Back
On Feet - Herman
PRESTON, Ga.,—(GPS) Declar
ing that present acreage allotments
lor small farms amount to ‘‘noth
ing more than rationed starvation,”
former Gov. Herman Talmadge told
a recent meeting of Webster Coun
ty Farm Bureau, held in Preston,
the United States “must go the
limit” to put American agriculture
back on its feet and restore the
incentive for family-size farm oper
ations.
Talmadge, a Henry County farm
er and attorney, who is actively
campaigning for the U. S. Senate
seat soon to be vacated by Sen.
Walter F. George, called for con
crete action in Washington to end
the depression on the farm and to
assure farm families a fair share
of the national income.
For too long our farmers have
been treated as the stepchild in our
American economic system, he as
serted. While incomes of other oc
cupational groups have risen con
sistently in recent years, the
American farmer has had to be
content with a meager subsistence
and minimum standard of living
or, in many cases, bankruptcy and
abandonment of the farm.
Observing that one can drive
mile-after-mile and see “nothing
but abandoned farmlands growing
up in broom sage and dog fennel,”
he warned:
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If we allow our smaller, family
size farms to become extinct in
this country we will lose thereby
the mainstay of American life
which has done so much to make
this nation great.
23 Counties Will Be
Served By Georgia
Branch Crime Lab
SAVANNAH, Ga.,—(GPS) Geor
gia’s new branch crime laboratory
in Savannah will serve 22 counties
in five judicial circuits, Gov. Mar
vin Griffin said in delivering the
principal address at the plant’s re
cent dedication.
The new laboratory represents
an investment of approximately
$30,000. Of this amount, the Chat
ham County Commission provided
$7,500 while the state furnished
$14,000 for operational expenses
and $7,500 for equipment.
Construction of the branch crime
laboratory in Savannah constitutes
a long forward step in law enforce
ment in this state, Griffin said.
Through a legislative enactment,
the State of Georgia acquired the
old Fulton County crime laboratory
in 1952 and it now functions as a
part of the Georgia Bureau of In
vestigation. The Chatham County
branch will be under direct super
vision of Dr. Herman D. Jones, di
rector of the State Crime Labora
tory.
We are indeed proud of the law
enforcement record made in Geor
gia by our peace officers and law
enforcement agencies. We have no
mobsters or racketeers; no organ
ized crime, and underworld leaders
are afraid to attempt their illegal
operations in Georgia.
For these reasons we cherish our
record and with the aid we will re
ceive from our two crime labora
tories we will be able to make the
way of the law violators a hard
one in Georgia.
Piedmont H. D. C.
Piedmont Club met Monday
evening August 13th, at the Club
House, 8 members were present
opened by our Pres. Mrs. Wallace
Morgan, Scripture reading by Mrs.
Lucile Cochran, Poem read by Mrs.
A. L. Hardin, Lords Prayer recited
by all, 2 visitors were present.
Business was discussed. We plan
ned to have a Booth at the Fair
with Mrs. Lucile Cochran as chair
man.
Mrs. Bannister showed slides giv
ing ideas on how to fix a Booth
at the Fair.
Mrs. Ida Merritt and Mrs. John
L. Hughes will be hostesses next
month.
Mrs. Pauline McCormick, Reporter
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON. CIIKR9 KEE. DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAI.L AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
HITCH IN THE SHADE
My father tried to teach us boys
many practical lessons. One, for
example, was the importance of
hitching the horse in the shade. I
remember once we went to the
river for a Sunday School picnic.
My older brothers had gone on
earlier to do some fishing to in
sure plenty of fish along with
chicken and ham for the big spread
at noon, and when we got to the
picnic grounds that mid-morning,
my father asked me where would
I would suggest hitching the hor
ses. I know there was something
in his mind, so I pointed to a shady
spot nearby. He shook his head,
and pointed to the sun He said:
“An hour from now that will be
in the sun and it will remain there
until late this afternoon. You would
have the horses standing all day
in the hot sun.”
He asked me to look for a spot
where they would be in the shade
all day, and, finally, with his kind
ly help, we found it. He devoted 15
minutes to that lesson, and I shall
never forget it. Hitch in the shade.
You see where it leads—in nearly
every decision we make, we have
to think of the long run not of
the moment.
A young man, just out of the
Marines, was looking around for a
filling station site. He asked me to
go and look at what he had select
ed. Knowing very little about the
filling station business, and less
about the population trend and the
general business developments in
that part of the city, I suggested
that he talk to a seasoned friend
of mine who had lived in that com
munity all his life—a keen busi
ness man. We drove on over to
his place.
“If my young friend here should
put his money in that particular
corner for a filling station, would
he be hitching in the shade?” I
asked my friend. He had heard me
tell the story about my father’s
lesson that day at the picnic.
“No, the sun will hit him in an
hour. Look here, son, shift right
over there to that corner, just a
couple of blocks, where the land
is less expensive today but will be
worth much more in a few years
when the new expressway comes
through. Forget the corner you’re
looking at. It is not a good hitch
ing spot.”
All right. Keep your eyes open
when you select a hitching spot.
Permanent Opera
Center Planned
For Atlanta
Plans for the establishment of a
permanent opera and music center
in Atlanta to serve the South have
been discussed by the Atlanta
Opera Arts Association.
A fund-raising campaign will of
ficially begin August 20. A SSOO ad
vance gift has been presented by
the Atlanta Opera Guild. Mrs.
Green D. Warren, past president of
the Guild, made the presentation to
Fred J. Turner, chairman of the
Opera-Arts” finance committee.
The Opera-Arts group was or
ganized three years ago to provide
operatic training for young people
and to present them in opera per
formances. Twenty-six local per
formances including 10 different
operas have been presented by the
Association under the direction of
Ralps Errelle.
Persons contributing to the drive
will be invited to an opening con
cert at Atlanta’s Tower Theatre on
October 18, featuring a Metropoli
tan Opera star and members of the
Opera-Arts Association. Four subse
quent performances during the
year will also be given and contri
buters will be invited. The Associa
tion will present Martha (in Eng
lish), Laßoheme, Trovatore and a
popular operetta to be announced
later.
PREACHING NOTICE
Rev. Drew Mark Heard of At
lanta will preach at the County
Home Sunday August 26 at 2 p. m.
We are expecting some good sing
ers. Everyone invited
Gumming Georgia, Thursday, August 23, 1956
Soil Conservation
District News
JAMES T. COOTS
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
Soil samples were taken recently
from the farms of R. R. Bennett,
Vester Meeks and Emmett Reed by
the local SCS technicians to ana
lyse for determining the kind and
amount of fertilizer for establish
ing new fields of alfalfa and main
taining old fields of alfalfa. Also to
determine the amount of lime
needed.
Supervisors of the Upper Chatta
hoochee River Soil Conservation
District are holding their regularly
monthly meeting today in the Ci
vic building Gainesville, Georgia.
W. J. Orr and Jay L. Holdbrook
are supervisors from Forsyth
County. #
Clay M. Bennett, SCS technician,
is operaing the power-auger in its
operations at structure site number
six above 9-E highway.
Many farmers cooperating with
the District have put in their ord
ers for pine seedlings to be plant
ed this winter. No orders will be
accepted after October 1.
States Progress
Due To Teamwork
Asserts Griffin
SUMMERVILLE, Ga.,—(GPS) Per
mit me as governor to express my
appreciation of the honors you
have paid this administration in
these exercises held here and also
to express gratitude to the memb
ers of the Legislature, the state’s
department and division heads and
the masses of the people for their
aid and encouragement which help
ed us in making possible our re
cent advancements.
Those were Gov. Marvin Griffin’s
concluding remarks in his response
to honors accorded him at ‘‘Marvin
Griffin Appreciation Day” exercises
just held in Summerville under
sponsorship of local officials and
groups.
Without question our state has
made steady progress forward in
recent years and this state admin
istration has been able to contrib
ute some tangible achievement to
help this general progress, he said.
What we have done in the state
administration has been through ef
fective teamwork by members of
the Legislature, the state depart
ment and division heads and the
staffs of employees of these de
partments.
Your state government is carry
ing forward in full force all es
sential governmental programs de
signed to stimulate growth and to
create a climate favorable for busi
ness, agriculture and industry.
We are living within our income.
We have a surplus in the Treasury
There will be no new taxes. We
will not dissipate the surplus but
will hold it as a nest egg to in
sure projection of the Minimum
Foundation Program for Education
and other essential governmental
needs.
As chief executive, I have been
concerned primarily with two great
responsibilities in this administra
tion, to preserve both the solvency
and sovereignty of our great state.
The winds can blow, the lightning
flash, the thunder roll and the
storm may come, but as long as I
am governor, this state will remain
both solvent and sovereign.
This administration has but one
goal. That goal is to give Georgia
a sound and stable government; a
government with an eye single to
the advancement of our people in
! all fields of endeavor; a govem
| ment firmly welded together to
• -asodjnd ajqepnßi siqj >peq
To The People Of
Forsyth County
There is so much talk in our
County on this and that issue that
confronts the voters that I am
going to state a few things which
I feel will be of benefit to the
people.
First of all I will oppose any
additional Taxes, State or County,
or any other form of Taxation, be
leivlng that we all can get along
fine on what we now pay.
I am in favor of, and will work
for the pasage of a Bill to have
our Local Tax Assessors elected by
the people as our other county of
ficers are now elected and not be
appointed by the County Commis
sioners. I feel that it will save all
of us money. Ifurther feel that this
is the proper way * that most of
our ccitizens would like for i( to
be.
I am in favor of passage of a
Bill to require all Oil Tank Trucks
that delivere to Service Stations
having a so as to give the
Operator a full check on the gal
lons he receives instead of dump
ing into the local tank as it is
now being done. I have operated
Gas Stations and I know what the
Station Operators are up against.
By having Meters, the operator will
get'what he pays for and the Oil
Companies will consume the ex
pansion losses.
I will work for a Bill to place
our Three percent Sales Tax on
the wholesaler instead of the local
merchant as it is now. This enab
ling everyone a much satisfactory
service in los of time and expensive
records to keep. The State can al
so save many thousands of dollars
in salaries as they will not need
as many men to take care of the
Sale taxes.
Sincerely,
EMMETT HANSARD
North Georgia
Tuberculosis Assn.
A special x-ray clinic will be
held by the State Health Depart
ment and the Dawson and Forsyth
County Health Departments in
Silver City at the Junior Smith
Hatchery between the hours of
10:00 a. m. and 2:00 p. m. on Sep
tember 18.
The following are particularly
urged to come:
1. Those who have had long
standing chest trouble like coughs
they cdfi’t get rid of, bronchitis or
other lung trouble or cjiest trouble.
2. People who know they are
now or have been associated wilh
tuberculosis patients are invited to
come if they have not been x-rayed
within the preceding three months.
3. People who are suffering from
unexplained illness that might be
due to lung or heart disease, espec
ially if they are advised by their
physician to have a chest x-ray.
4. People who have been found
to have a positive tuberculin test
’reaction. ‘People with cough or ex
cessive throat clearing should have
sputum examinations made. See
your County Health Department
about this).
# 5. Other people who may or who
have been particularly advised by
the County Health Departments to
have chest x-ray pictures made.
Those who should not come:
People who have none of the
reasons above antj people who have
tuberculosis or who are suspected
of having tuberculosis and who are
having x-ray pictures made at the
regular County Health Depart
ments chest x-ray clinics.
The purpose for the clinic is to
help you find out the exact nature
of your chest trouble and to point
out the things that can and ought
to be done to correct or cure di
sease if it is present.
Important Notice
The Board of Registrars will
meet on August 20. 1956 at the
Court House to prepare the voters
list for the primary of September
12, 1956.
T. P. THOMAS
W. E. HERRING
H. G. BRAMBLETT
Registrars
County Population 15,000. Number 34.
Cumming Elementary
School Registration
Thursday, August 30
On Thursday, August 30, 1956 all
pupils planning to enter the Cum
ming Elementary School for the
1956 1957 school term are asked
to register at the Cumming Ele
mentary School building between
the hours of 8:30 and 3:00 o’clock.
Those pupils who registered last
Spring to enter the first grade
need not register on August 30th.
The following is a list of the
Cumming Elementary School staff
for the 1956-57 term:
Secretary, Miss Mary Ann Mar
tin-- Faculty members: Mrs. Van
Bagwell, Mrs. Lanier Bannister,
Biss Beaulah Barron, Mrs. Earl
Bearden, Mrs. Ray Bennett, Mrs.
Truman Benson, Mrs. Bonnie Black
stock, Mrs. Perry Daniel, Mrs.
Glenn Fowler, Mrs. A. R. Housley,
Miss Leona Hughes, Mrs. Carl Ken
nemore, Mrs. Kem Martin, Mrs.
Cecil Mize, Mrs. Thomas Nelms,
Mrs. James Otwell, Mrs. Frank
Roper, Mrs. Walter Rucker, Mrs.
Marcellas Samples, Mrs. Mont Sut
ton, Mrs. Hoyt Thompson Mrs.
Lloyd Wright. D. F. Pulliam, Prin
cipal: Lunchroom personnel, Mrs.
James Merritt, Supervisor, Mrs.
Watson Anglin, Mrs. Tom Dalton,
Mrs. Holtzcalw, Mrs. Gwen
Martin,- Mrs. John Wood: Custo
dians Mr. Watson Anglin, Mr. Her
schel schel Holbrook.
God’s Holy Truth
Versus Man’s Church
May I quote from “Christian
Economics” an article written by
Peroy L. Greaves Jr. entitled
“God’s Holy Truth Vs. Man’s
Church.” The latter part of this
article he is speaking of the Chris
tian Attitude.
“Do our church councils realize
that every time they endorse Fed
eral Aid to education, they are en
dorsing not only an increased poli
tical control of the minds of our
children but also a further flight
from the unity of “religion, mor
ality and knowledge"? Are govern
ment subsidies and political coer
cion a Christian solution for all our
problems? Or would the Universial
practice of the Lord’s command
ments be a better solution?
“The role of a Christian church
is not to sit in judgment of its
members. It is to teach God’s holy
truth as best understood by man.
It should stress the unity of all
true religion, morality and know
ledge. It should bring to men the
Wisdom of obeying God’s Laws in
all their daily actions and rela
tions. It should urge a greater
search for His truth and a better
understanding of the ideal Christian
society where moral men would be
free from political controls as they
strive to help each other by pro
ducing and exchanging in a market
system from which each partici
pant would receive a supply of
goods and services on which he
placed a higher valuation than he
did on his own contributions.
No faults have ever been found
with a free society that could not
be traced back to the ignorance or
immorality of man. The problem of
man and his churches is to amend
and corect that ignorance and im
morality. God’s holy truth cannot
be rammed into people’s minds by
coercion and compulsory political
pressures. The values of truth must
be patiently explaned in a Chris
tian atmosphere of mutual cooper
ation for the benefit of all man
kind.”
W. R. CALLAWAY
Singing Notice
Bethelham Baptist Church will
hold their Annual All day Singing
on the First Sunday in September.
Make your plans to be with us.
Hoyt Grogan President
Jimmy Fagan, V-president
REVIVAL NOTICE
Revival services will be held at
Bethelview Methodist Church be
ginning August 26 through 31st.
Rev. Claud Patterson, former Pas
tor here will be the guest speaker.
Everyone cordially invited.
TREASURE CHEST
The following merchants are still
making it possible for you to be
the lucky winner each Saturday at
2 p. m. Much interest is being
shown and large crowds are com
ing to town to take part in this
popular event.
The merchants making this event
possible are:
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.
With Your County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
Farmers that are planning to
seed alfalfa this fall should begin
immediately to prepare their seed
bed. Since alfalfa plants are rela
tively difficult to get established, a
well prepared seedbed is very im
portant.
Many farmers in Forsyth County
have hald alfalfa planted for sev
eral years and they already know
that when it is properly fertilized
and managed, alfalfa will produce
larger quantities of high-quality
feed per acre than any other for
age crop in Georgia.
Alfalfa needs a lot of lime and
will not produce profitably on acid
soil.
Fertilize!- requirements vary on
different soils but generally speak
ing, from 800 to 1000 pounds of
4-12-12 and 20 to 30 pounds of
borox should be applied per acre
and worked into the soil thorough
ly two or three weeks before al
falfa is sown.
It is very important to use high
quality seed of a known variety.
Atlantic, Buffalo, • Narrangansett,
Kansas Common and Oklahoma
Common have generally given best
results in Georgia. Arizona Com
mon has also generally given good
results and will produce more cool
season growth than some of the
other varieties.
Alfalfa seed should be thoroughly
inoculated. Dependable commercial
inoculation should be used in the
amounts and by instructions given
in the container. Most successful
alfalfa growers use 2 to 3 times
more inoculation than recommend
ed.
The best time to sow alfalfa in
Georgia is usually September or
early October. It may be sown
later but there is more danger of
winter killing.
MRS. JOHNSTON TO
TEACH DANCING
Mrs. Sid Johnston of Canton will
teach Tap and Ballet dancing at the
Cumming Elementary School this
term. Mrs. Johnston has been high
ly recommended and it is hoped
that a number of students may
have the opportunity of studying
under her.
Ehe trained at the Atlanta
School of Ballet under Dorothy
Alexander and her associates. She
has danced with the Atlanta Civic
Ballett and the Moonlight Opera
Company. Mrs. Johnston studied
tap under Scott Colligan.
Classes will meet once a week
and the cost will be $1.50 a lesson,
payable each week.
Mrs. Leon Boling will be at the
school Thursday August 30th to
register anyone interested in tak
ing dancing lessons.
SPEAKING NOTICE
Rev. R. W. Moon will preach on
Segregation at the Buford Park on
Saturday September Ist, at 2:30
p. m. All ministers and the pubic
are cordially invited to come