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Volume 47.
North Georgia T. B.
Association Serves
Seven Counties
Forsyth County recently joined
the North Georgia Tuberculosis
Association. The North Georgia As
sociation now includes Lumpkin,
Forsyth, White, Banks, Hall, Hab
ersham, and Dawson Counties. The
Association is governed by a Board
of Directors made up from each
county. The number of members
each county has depends upon the
population of each county. Forsyth
County has three members. These
are Mr. Joe Brooks, Mr. Clyde
Mize and Mr. A. R. Housley. Mr.
Housley for a number of years ably
filled the office of the chairman
of the Volunteer Committee. He is
to be commended in his interest
in the fight against tuberculosis.
All the work of the association
is made possible by your purchase
of Christmas seals.
LOVE OR PERISH •
The purest love on earth is the
love of a godly mother for her
child. A child must have love or
he will suffer greatly; love must
exist and be much in evidence be
tween husband and wife if the
home is what God meant it to be.
The home and the church are of
divine origin, they were established
by the love of God. Without love
for God and love for our fellow
man we perish. “For God so loved
the world that he gave ”
Love cacuses us to give of uur
best to our fellowman and to our
God.
I loved my children when they
were small and I still love them—
I baptized each of them and I am
praying that each of them will
give their best to the Master. Each
in their own way returned their
love to me. I can see their smiles
now as they brought we a valen
tine expressing their love for me
or in some other way. If we love
someone we want to please them.
If we love God we long to please
Him. The Bible tells us how we
can please Him. May I quote the
following poem:
MY BEST
God has His highest things in life
For the few who dare to stand the
test;
God has His second choice
For those who will not have His
best;
And some there be who ever make
the highest choice
And when by trials pressed
They shrink, they yield, they shun
the cross.
And so they love the best
I want in this short life of mine
Just as much as may be pressed,
Of service true to God and man,
So help me, Lord, to do my best.
W. R. CALLAWAY
Memorial Singing
The Egbert Whitmire. Memorial
Singing will be held at Coal Moun
tain Baptist Church on the Second
Sunday September 9th.
We invite all singers and lovers
of good singing to come spend the
day. We are expecting to have
some good Quartets, Trio’s and
Duets from all parts of North
Georgia with us. Make your plans
to come spend the day and make
this singing one of the best. We
will have dinner on the grounds.
D. J. Whitmire, President
Fay Martin, Vice President
Pauline McCormick, Sec’y.
CANNING PLANT
NOTICE
The Forsyth County Vocational
Canning Plant will be closed after
Tuesday September 4th, except by
appointments. If any of you have
late com or peas to can, get in
contact with James G. Harris or
J. L. Bannister. We will arrange
to help process these products in
the afternoon.
The Canning Plant will be oper
ated later in the Fall to can the
meats and other products. These
will be canned by appointment.
J. L. BANNISTER
t v JAMES HARRIS, JR.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMTNG
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON. CHKRO REE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAI.I. AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
VOICE OF AMERICA
I wonder if we didn’t hear again
the Voice of Americain the stock
yard arena at Chicago laast Friday
afternoon. The city bosses shot
their bow, and it looked like they
had won again. Then the voices
from the wide open country came
through.
It was not so much the candi
dates, perhaps as the far greater
question of whether Tammany Hall
and its varied allies would name
the nominee. Mr. Stevenson had
done something Thursday night
that scared the bosses when he
asked the Convention to name the
candidate for the Vice Presidency.
It scared everybody. It put every
delegate on the spot. Few of them
had gone to Chicago with any
thought of exercising personal re
sponsibility in nominating a Vice
President.
Realzing that many people back
at home would be looking at them
and listening how they voted, the
delegates, many of them, came
through with amazing courage. It
sounded like democracy in actibn.
There is a Voice of America,
though muffled in many an in
stance. It was interesting to ob
serve the frustration of the com
mentators when the delegates be
gan to think for themselves. The
“we have it on good authority”
statements sounded very thing, and
the commentators themselves ad
mitted it. It was an open meeting
to an extent seldom seen in recent
years. Mr. Truman appeared com
pletely disillusioned. It was some
thing new to him. Tammany’s De-
Sapio was like a fish out of water.
He couldn’t make sence out of the
situation. He and his like were not
accustomed to the Voice of Ameri
ca.
What the incident in the stock
yards last week means will have
to await further developments. It
will be interesting to watch the
meeting in San Francisco and see
if there is any evidence of indivi
dual responsiblity there. What the
voters do when they walk nto the
booths in November will be most
interesting.
Anyway, it does appear that
there is still a Voice of America—
that there are some people who
are thinking for themselves. Mr.
Stevenson thinks that we need to
face the truth. Someone may pipe
up with the ancient queery, What
is truth? Maybe the people are
ready to discuss that question, and
take their stand. Could be.
Pleasant Grove HDC
The Pleasant Grove H. D. C. met
Wednesday, August 22 at the Club
House.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. James Me-
Brayer. The devotional scripture
was read by Mrs. Carl Holbrook,
a poem "The Man in the Mirror”
by Mrs. Hazel Holbrook. The min
utes were read and roll was called
by Secretary, Mrs. J. T. Floyd.
Under old and new business a re
port was given from the council
meeting held at the Cumming Com
munity House on August 8. At this
meeting our club won top honors
for turning in the largest amount
of money to the Cancer Fund.
Thanks to Mrs. Odell Martin.
Plans were made to enter a
club booth at the county fair.
Mrs. Bannister showed slides on
Fair Booth’s and their arrange
ments which was enjoyed by all.
During the social hour open face
sandwiches, potato chips, cokes and
cookies were served by the hostess
and enjoyed very much.
Our next meeting will be Sept
ember 26 at 2 o’clock at the club
house.
Mrs. L. W. Holbrook, Reporter
On Sunday August 26, all the
children, grandchcildren and rela
tives of the late Rawleigh Echols
gathered at the Hawcreek Com
munity Club House for a Reunion,
on account of bad health, Mr. Her
man Echols, was the only one of
Mr. Rawleigh’s children unable to
attend. Present also were a num
ber of close friends of the family.
All enjoyed the occasion and they
plan to make it an annual affair.
Echols Reunion
Georgia, Thursday, August 30, 1956.
Soil Conservation
District News
JAMES T. COOTS
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
T. Kenneth Orr, SCS technician,
has completed the fertilizing and
grass seeding on the flood preven
tion dam the borrow pits and spill
way area located on Shop Branch
in the Settingdown Creek Water
shed. An irrigation system will be
used to keep the area moist until
the grass is established.
Jackson Bennett, Head of the Soil
and Water Training School, Athens
Georgia accompanied his twenty
five member class on a tour of
Settingdown Creek Watershed last
week.
L. Mercer Brown, SCS engineer,
and his survey party have com
pleted a field survey on Squatting
down Creek for a distance of two
miles.
W. J. Orr, Upper Chattaroochee
River Soil Conservation District
Supervisor and James T. Coots,
Work Unit Conservationist, attend
ed the monthly meeting of the
District Supervisors in The Civic
Building, Gainesville last week.
Standby Reserves
The Reserve Forces Act of 1955,
provides (for the first time) that
Selective Service shall have the
responsibility of determining the
availability for recall to actve duty
of Standby Reservists by their re
spective reserve branch. A Standby
Reservist may be called to active
duty only in the event of a Nat
ional emergency declared by the
Congress, and only after Selective
Service has determined that he is
available for recall to active duty.
(Section 233 (a) Reserve Forces
Act of 1952 as amended by Section
2 (e) Reserve Forces Act of 1955).
Heretofore Standby Reservists
have been called or recalled to ac
tive duty by his branch of service
without regard as to whether or
not he was engaged in an essential
occupation or his dependents would
suffer extreme hardship and priva
tion during his absence in service.
The local board is responsible
for the determination of availability
of a Standby Reservist for call or
recall to active duty in a National
emergency by his respective branch
of service. Selective Service will
not process Standby Reservists for
induction, but will only determine
availability to the Armed Force
concerned. If the local board deter
mines that the Standby Reservist
is available for call or recall to
actice duty, he will be placed in
Category 1-R. If the local board
determines that the Standby Re
servist is not available for call or
recall to active duty by reason of
his being engaged in an essential
occupation, he will be placed in
Category 11-R. If the local board
determines that the Standby Reser
vist is not available for call or re
call to active duty be reason of
extreme hardship to his dependent
he will be placed in Category 111-R.
The law requires the reservist
to furnish the local board with evi
dence upon which to base his claim
for eligibility to Category 11-R or
111-R. Furthermore, it is the re
sponsibility of the reservist to fur
nish evidence of any change of
status affecting his eligibilty for
Category I-R, II H, or 111-R since
his initial Category may be chang
ed from time to time contingent
upon changes in his status. Failure
to keep the local board advised of
such changes could result in his
being declared available for call
and placed in Category I-R.
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 Services
At Midway Begins
Sunday September 9th.
homecoming day and
DINNER ON THE GROUND
Sunday September 9th will be a
festive day at Midway church. It is
apart as a day of Christian fellow
ship of old and new friends tradi
tionally known as Homecoming
Day, with Basket Dinner served on
the church grounds at the noon
hour. Invitations are extended to
every one.
The church pastor, Rev. William
M. Winn announces the day will
also be highlighted by the preach
ing at 11:00 A. M. and 8:00 P. M.
of this day by the Reverend G.
Ross Freeman, the assistant to the
Dean of Candler School of Theo
logy, of Emory University.
The meeting will continue each
evening at 8 P. M. of the follow
ing week, with Dr. Nat G. Long,
the District Superintendent of the
Atlanta East District preaching.
On Tuesday evening September
11th, and each evening thru Friday
following the pulpit will be filled
by the Reverend Harold L. Coch
ran, pastor of the First Methodist
Church of Forrest Park, Ga.
On Saturday at 8 P. M. and
thru both services of the closing
Sunday September 15th, The Rev
erend Elisha S. Winn, retired min
ister of Fitzgerald and father of
the church pastor, will preach.
The Choir and congregational
singing will be led by pastor Winn.
Reports on every hand indicate an
out pouring of the Spirit of Chris
tianity to be in full evidence in all
of these services.
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
leiving 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 it to
be.
I am in favor of passage of a
Bill to require all Oil Tank Trucks
that delivere to Service Stations
having a M,eter, 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
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
Preaching Notice
Rev. Clarence Williams will
preach at Mt. Pisgah Baptist
Church First Sunday night in
September
County Population 15,000. Number 35.
ASC NEWS
C. A. Bagwell, Chairman of the
Forsyth County ASC Committee,
urged again today that all eligible
farmers vote in the 1957 ASC Com
mittee Elections. Ballots will bo
mailed out by the County ASC Of
fice and should be received by all
eligible voters on or before Sept
ember 7, 1956. Any farmer who
does not receive his ballot before
September 18 and who considers
himself an eligible voter should
contact the County ASC Office im
mediately In the matter of obtain
ing his ballot. Full instructions
will be furnished by the County
ASC Office along with the ballot
which will be mailed informing the
voters to vote for five from a list
of ten nominees which have been
selected by the Nominating Com
mitttee, according to Mr. Bagwell,
or they can write in the name of
any others they may choose on
the ballots. In addition to the se
lected ten nominees the names of
additional eligible persons may be
Included provided a petition is sign
ed and presented to the Election
Board by ten or more eligible vot
ers 15 days before the date set for
the return of the ballots by farm
ers.
Farmers eligible to vote In the
elections by mail this year are
those who are of legal voting age
and who have an interest in a
farm as owner, tenant or share
cropper: and any person not of
legal age who is in charge of the
supervision and conduct of the
farming operations of an entire
farm provided the following re
quirements are met:
(1) He is one eligible for and will
receive a payment or grant of con
servation materials or services, or
there is being carried out on the
farm one or more of the current
program practices approved for the
State by the State Committee.
(2) He Is eligible for a loan or
other price support. It was further
pointed out by Mr. Bagwell that
with regard to eligibility, a voter
may he an individual partnership,
association, corporation, estate,
trust, other business enterprise or
legal entity, or wherever applicable
a State a political subdivision of a
State, or any agency thereof. In
case of joint ownership by two or
more individuals, each Is an eligi
ble voter, he stated.
Mr.. Bagwell urged all farmers to
vote in this year’s committee elec
tions, pointing out that committee
men have increasingly Important
roles In he admlnisration of the
new Soil Bank Program, ACP, Al
lotment and Marketing Quota Pro
gram, Price Support programs and
other programs administered thru
ASC. With the additional new Soil
Bank Program In operation begin
ning this year, as well as other
new programs, it will be of vital
importance to every farmer in the
county and the matter cannot be
over-emphasized for having good
committeemen to administer these
programs.
Chattahoochee HDC
The Chattahoochee Club met on
Tuesday afternoon August 21st, at
the sc-hcool house. Ten members
present. Opened by our president,
Mrs. Howard Holland.
Scripture reading by Mrs. Eldred
Watson- Song America- Poem read
by Mrs. W. S. Turner.— Lord’s
prayer recited by all.
Minutes of last month was read
by Mrs. Wansley Watson. Business
was discussed. We planned to have
a Booth at the fair. Mrs. Bannister
showed slides giving ideas on how
to fix a booth at the fair.
Our next meeting will be held
September 10, at Mrs. Carl Mulli
nax. •
Mrs. Eldred Watscon, Mrs. How
ard Holland served delicious re
freshment.
Mrs. Joe Shadburn, Reporter.
Bottoms Reunion
The Annual Bottoms Reunion
will be held Sunday September 9,
at Zion Hill Church. A 1 relatives
and friends are cordially invited to
attend. Come and spend the day
and enjoy the fellowship with each
other.
Rev. W. B. Bottoms, President
Kate Kelley, Secretary
TREASURE CHEST
The Merchants Treasure Chest
drawing had a large crowd Satur
day at 2 P. M. and enthusiasm is
still mounting in this unique meth
od of merchant appreciation. If
you have not attended, plan to be?
at the Court House at 2 P. M. Sat
urday and find out what it is all
about.
The list following, your favorite
trades people make this occasion
possible.
Otwell Motor Company, Cumming 1
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
We will soon be seeding our
small grain crops. We've been grow
ing some grains for a long time
and it seems we would not need t»
ask what to do in order to get the
best crop. However, we don't al
ways get the best crop, so maybe
we need to stop and think again
each year of the things that might
help us produce more per acre. Be*
for we go any further with the*
small grain though, let me suggest
that you think of a dual purpose
crop. That’s two crops from the
same crop and if done properly you
can get the grazing with very little
or no reduction to the grain pro
duction. Briefly, here are some re
commendations for small grains
coming to us from our Extension
agronomist in Athens.
First, select good well drained
soil, prepare it early and well; use
adapted varieties and good seed. Of
course, another way is simply to
say use certified seed, then you
are sure of getting adapted good
seed.
For wheat you might select from
Cokers 47-27, Atlas 66, Atlas 50,
Anderson and Taylor. Chancellor is
also good for North Georgia.
For Oats you might select from
Victorgrain 48-93, Fulgrain, Arling
ton, and Nortex. Forkedeer is a
good one for the mountain sections
And of course Abruzzie rye.
Treat the seed before planting
and plant early. Here in Nortf*
Georgia we should plant from Sept
ember 20 to October 15. Plant 4
bushels of oats per acre or 2 bush
els of wheat or rye per acre. Fer
tilize with from 300 to 500 pounds
of 4—12- 12 at planting time and
then use 80 pounds of nitrogen per
acre in split applications.
To get that early growth for
grazing the early nitrogen applica
tion is a must. Use a grain drill
and plant about 2 inches deep. Al
low* the small grain to get 4—6
inches of growth before grazing.
Graze until the cattle get their filf
and then remove to avoid tramp
ling. If the cattle are removed en
irely, around the middle of Febru
ary, top dress with 40 pounds of
nitrogen and you should still get
a good grain crop. This makes the
small grain very attractive.
A new circular on small grains
has just been released by the Agro
nomist of the Extension Service
and you may pick up a copy at
this office or a copy will be mailed
to you upon request.
Cummin? Parent
Teachers Association
To Meet Sept., 13
The Cumming Parent Teacher
Association will meet Thursday
night, September 13, at 8 o'clock
in the Forsyth County High School
Auditorium. All parents who will
have children in Cumming Ele
mentary School or Forsyyth County
High School are urged to be pres
ent to meet and welcome the teach
ers of these schools. There will be
baby sitters for the children.