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Volume 47.
TO THE VOTERS
AND FRIENDS IN
FORSYTH COUNTY j
If I am elected your Represen
tative, I will oppose any additional
taxes or licenses on the people of
Forsyth County.
I have been In favor of the new
County Hospital made possible by
the Hill-Burton Act, but I was in
favor of accepting a land site for
said hospital which was offered
FREE and which was on a paved
road, therefore I was not in favor
of the demands made that the
Forsyth County people pay $750.00
for the land site and $1500.00 for
the Right of Way to build a road
to said hospital site. Neither am I
in favor of Forsyth County Citizens
accepting the responsibilities for
paying for water and sewage lines
to that site and still remain on an
unpaved road.
I am in favor of Forsyth County
Hospital being open to all people
and all Doctors who care to bring
their patients to our hospital. I be
lieve that our people should have
any Doctor of their choice to treat
them at and in our hospital.
I pledge myself to represent all
the people and not just a certain
“clique”.
Thank you for your vote and
help.
Sincerely,
EMMETT HANSARD
Forsyth County High
School News
Five hundred and twenty-six
students registered on August 30
for High School. The enrollment
will probably reach five hundred
and fifty by the end of the first
week. Last year the largest enroll
ment for the year was five hun
dred and four.
The faculty for ,High School is
short oi teacher -and Mrs. Davis,
the Commercial Instructor will be
out for a few days.
The other members of the facul
ty are: Mrrs. Clydine Otwell, Mrs.
Gladys Barrett, Mr. D. B. Carroll,
Mrs. Ado Coots, Miss Barbara Nor
rell, Mrs. Edith Pulliam, Mrs. Ray
Hadaway. Mr. Arthur Wright, Mrs.
Gloria Ingram, Mr. Ray Hadaway,
Mrs. Helen Brooks, Mrs. Gloria
Poss, Mr. Alman Hill, Miss Wilma
Ivie, M|*s. Patricia White, Mr. Lan
ier Bannister, Mr. Jimmy Harris
and Mr. C. N. Lambert.
Mrs. Dot Wills and Mrs. C. N.
Lambert will help out a few days
until the vacancies are filled.
The lunchroom personnel for
another year is the same as last
year: Mrs. Major Echols, Mrs. Ear
ly Day, Mrs. Jack Wood, Mrs.
Ruby Thomas and Mrs. Major Bur
russ. The custodians are Mr. B. B.
Spence and Mr. Major Burruss.
Wednesday night, August 29, the
bus drivers had a meeting in the
library at the High School build
ing. The officers elected for anoth
er year were Mr. Charley Boling,
President; Mr. A. H. Gilbert, Vice
President and Mr. Alman Hill,
Secretary.
t SINGING NOTICE
The Seven County Singing Con
vention will meet with Zion Hill
Baptist Church Sunday night Sept
ember 9th. All singers and lovers
of Singing have a special invitation
tc attend, supper will be served
for the Singers between 5:30 and
6 o’clock. Singing will begin im
mediately thereafter. Gome out
early in order to get a seat.
DON STEWART, President
D. J. WHITMIRE, V. P.
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
I JAMES HARRIS, JR.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY A CITY OF GUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON. CHISRO REE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAIL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
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Because of the political arrange
ment of the Blue Ridge Circuit,
your vote in Forsyth County may
determine the outcome of the race
for Solicitor General. This race is
not governed by the County Unit
System, but is on a popular vote
basis. Each vote, cast in Forsyth
County will mean just as much as
any other cast anywhere in the
Circuit. Each vote will count just
the same, poor man and rich man
alike. If elected, the doors of my
office will always be open to any
citizen and the problem of the
poorest man in any county of the
Circuit will receive just as much
consideration and attention as the
most influential.
I wish to express my sincere
appreciation to the many citizens
of Forsyth County who have pledg
ed me their support during the
past few weeks.
You know the qualifications of
both my opponents. You know my
qualificactions. The decision is in
your hands. I urgently seek your
vote and support.
Sincerely,
W. HAYS (Bud) PICKETT
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
SECURITY
Newsweek congratulated the Nat
ion in its review of the recent
political conventions with the state
ment:
“Never since 1932 have Ameri
cans felt more secure, both as a
Nation and as individuals; never
since then has the American way
of life seemed more permanent, or
more desirable.”
The editors go on to point out
that this is the first Presidential
campaign in more than a generat
ion “away from the glare of gun
fire and the shadow of depression,
real or imagined.”
This sounds mighty good, and I
pray that it may be true; but one
cannot help wondering if the situ
ation is quite as rosy as News
week sees it.
True, we have lots of easy mon
ey floating around, but we also
have huge unpaid bills. Inflation
continues. The Federal Reserve
Board keeps inching up the dis
count rate.
It somewhat depends upon your
definition of security. If we rely
upon big guns and swift missiles,
maybe we can boast that we are
secure. Maybe.
If we think in terms of freedom
from fear, the claim that “never
since 1932 have Americans felt
more secure” might call for more
understanding.
There can be little doubt that a
great unrest moves throughout the
world. In the far places of earth
there is revolution —determined re
volution.
American’s boasted wealth is one
of the targets of the struggling mil
lions who are weary of being the
under dogs. They are willing to
work hard in the hope that they,
too, may have luxuries. They will
fight for what they want.
And here at home we have some
disturbing signs—stealing and rob
bery that outdo the days of old.
How secure is one’s property—
one’s life?
Let us hope and pray that News
week’s diagnosis and prediction are
sound. It could be. But we need
to know what we mean by security
and the only ultimate security our
Nation or any nation can ever en
joy is to move within the circle
of God’s will.
To The Citizens Of
Forsyth County
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, Sept., 6, 1956.
Soil Conservation
District News
JAMES T. COOTS
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
Jay L. Holbrook, local supervisor
of the Upper Chattahoochee River
Soil Conservation District, A. C.
Smith, Jr. and Mather Jennings,
Forsyth County landowners, John
C. Cates and J. T. Coots, SCS
technicians, attended the Etowah
River Watershed Organizational
Meeting in Davvsonville, Georgia
last week.
Members of the SCS Wgtershed
Planning Party stationed at Gaines
ville and headed by W. H. Harber,
explained preliminary work now
underway in preparing a soil and
water conservation plan for 128,000
acres in the Etowah River Water
shed in Forsyth, Dawson and Lump
kin Counties.
In the newly organized Etowah
River Watershed Association A. C.
Smith, Jr., of Silver City, was elec
ted chairman, J. C. Cronan, Dah
lonega, vice-chairman and Ben
Overstreet, Dawsonville, secretary
treasurer. Other directors of the
association elected were: Mather
Jennings, Forsyth County, C. C.
West, Arch Bishop, Ralph Talley
and Roy Swafford, Dawson County
and Theo Carter and John Holston
Lumpkin County.
F. C. H. S. Begins 1956
Football Season
On Friday night September 7th,
the Forsyth County High School
“Bulldogs” begin their 1956 foot
ball season. The bulldogs meet
Lawrenceville in the opening game
on Buford’s field at 8 o’clock.
This will be Forsyth County
High’s third season to feild a foot
ball team and Coach Ray Hada
way’s first year as head coach.
Thirty-five boys have reported
out for practice and have been
working hard since August 20th, to
get into condition to play. These
boys love football, and we know
that they are going to do their
best to make a good showing for
our school and our community.
They need support from every per
son in Forsyth County, for they
are Forsyth County boys.
Be at the Buford field at 8 p. m.
Friday night, September 7th to
cheer our boys to victory over the
Lawrenceville High School “Pan
thers”.
Following is the complete sche
dule of the F. C. H. S. Bulldogs
and the team roster for the 1956
season.
Sept. 7—Lawrence—Here
Sept. 14—Buford—Here
Sept. 21—Acworth—There
Sept. 27^-Lithonia—Here
Oct. 4—Sprayberry—There
(Larry Bell Park)
Oct. 12—Clarkston—There
Oct. 18 —Snellville—Here
Oct. 26—Lilbum—Here
Nov. 2—Cleveland—Here
Nov. B—Norcross—Here
HOME GAMES PLAYED ON
BUFORD’S FIELD
GAME TIME—8:00 P. M.
Robert Attaway, Bill Barnett,
Jimmy Brackett, Jerry Brannon,
Robert Burnette, Roger Burruss,
Stanlet Darnell, Curtis Dempsey,
Adrian Fowler. Bobby Gilbert, Re
gis Glover, James Gilbert, Jerry
Hughes, Charles Ingram, Robert
Ingram, Emory yLipscomb, Clar
ence Manning, Cloys Milford, Bill
Munday, Morris McClure, Bob Mc-
I Elreath, Allen McGinnis, Berry Mc-
Whorter, Jerry McWhorter, Dan
Pendley, Donald H. Pruitt, Donald
I. Pruitt, Darryl Redd, Jerry Samp
les, Roger Shadburn Charles Welch
Hoyt Westbrook Waylon Wheeler
and Sanford White.
To The People Of
Forsyth County
i In order to clarify some issues
that appeared in the Forsyth Coun
l ty News a few weeks ago, I would
! like to offer these facts that are a
public record.
In regard to taxes, Dr. Mashburn
stated in his article that he paid
the County $2,968.86 in taxes for
the year 1955. According to the
official tax digest he personally
paid $1,395.63. This amount was
paid on the following property re
turned, 3.590 acres of land at a
market value of $25,690.00 House
hold and kitchen furniture SIOO.OO.
City property returned $4,000.00.
Total value property returned $29,-
790.00. Less personal exemption
SIOO.OO. Less Homestead exempt
ions $2,000.00. Net taxable property
$27,690.00. To get a better view
take the market value of land
which is $25,690.00 and divide by
the number of acres returned and
it will give you approximately
$7.15 per acre. Now friends, take
the market value of your tax re
turns and divide it by the number
of acres returned and see how
much more you are paying per
acre than Dr. Mashburn.
While checking the records, I
could not find where Dr. Mashburn
or any of his family had returned
their 75 to 100 head of cattle for
taxation. It has always been my
understanding that all real and per
sonal property must be returned by
the owner for taxation.
Dr. Mashbum’s record in the
legislature is rather distinguished,
as he readily admits he voted for
all the tax bills presented to him,
including the 3 Percent Sales Tax.
During the special session of the
General Assembly in June, 1955,
my opponent voted yes on every
tax bill brought before the Legis
lature. As you people well know
there taxes are working an undue
hardship on every one who has a
large family to support. Some of
the taxes voted by this Legislature
doubled the Automobile License
Tag, increased the gas and cigaret
te tax and many others too numer
ous to mention. This special ses
sion of the Legislature alone in
creased the tax burden of the peo
ple ir. the State of Georgia from
40 to 50 million dollars annually.
One bill that Dr. Mashburn must
be justly proud of and that is the
Old Age Assistant Act passed while
he was serving the people as Sen
ator in 1951, Senate Bill Number
190. Dr. Mashburn sponsored this
bill in the Senate and got it enact
ed into law. This bill permits the
State to sue the estate of any old
person who has received benefits
under the old age assistant act,
and to recover any money received
from the State by them except
$250.00 burial expenses. This bill is
intended to humiliate and work a
hardship on the old people and the
members of their families. Do you
think that he voted to the best in
terest of the people when he spon
sored this bill and got it enacted
into law.
In regard to roads, they are to
obvious to mention. All you have
to do is get in your car and drive
East of Cumming on the Pilgrim
Mill Road and South of Cumming
until you come to the location of
the road to the Buford Dam and
you can see for yourself who is
receiving the most benefit from
the roads that Forsyth County has
received during the past two years.
My opponent made the statement
in his article of August the ninth
that the State had the final say so,
as to where the roads were to be
located. The State Highway Depart
ment is not going to dictate to any
County where to locate their roads.
The location of the roads to be
built in each County is determined
by the County Commissioners and
the Representative of the County.
As to the promises that have
been rumored that my opponent
has made they are too ridiculous
to mention. I don’t make promises
unless I know I can fullfil them.
I will make you one promise. If
elected your Senator, I will serve
you to the best of my ability and
I shall never deceive you in any
way.
Now friends, I have no ill will
or disrespect for my opponent or
any person. I have printed the
facts and if there is any doubt in
your mind, I invite you to go to
County Population 15,000. Number 36.
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ALERTNESS AVOIDS ACCIDENTS ACCIDENTS ARE AVOIDABLE
WINNER 12TH NATIONAL POSTER CONTEST *
ARE YOU LUCKY,
The Merchants Appreciation Day
held each Saturday at 2 P. M. on
the Court House Square, provided
an excellent opportunity for you to
try your luck. For the information
of all who have tickets in the Bur
rell, the container has never been
empted and still coptains every
ticket except those who have been
winners. The following merchants
still have a supply of tickets, they
will furnish with yoqr purchases,
so get your name in by next Sat
urday.
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:
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.
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
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the Tax Commissioners Office and
check for yourselves.
Due to the duties of my office, I
have not been able to see all of
you, but if you do honor me with
the opportunity of serving you as
your Senator, I shall endeavor with
all the vigor and knowledge at my
command to serve you honestly and
fairly, remembering at all times
that I will be representing all of
the people in Forsyth County.
Respectfully yours,
A ,R. (Gus) HOUSLEY
Open Letter From
Sam P. Burtz
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Dear Friends:
The campaign is almost over.
Soon you will go to the polls to
elect a Solicitor-General of the
Blue Ridge Circuit.
During the campaign I have had
the pleasure of meeting and talking
with many people in the five coun
ties of the circuit and I thank you
for your warm and friendly recept
ion of my candidacy and your as
surances of support. There are
many of you that I will not have
the opportunity of seeing personal
ly. I trust that ypu will give me
your thoughtful consideration and
consider this message as my per
sonal solicitation of your vote.
As stated in my official announ
cement which appears elsewhere in
this paper, I am making this race
on the basis of my qualifications
and ability to fulfill the duties of
the office, pledging to hold myself
accountable to the people for an
honest, fair and capable adminis
tration. I Invite you to inquire into
my qualifications and professional
standing through the lawyers and
court officials of the circuit with
whom I have practiced law for
fourteen years.
I have never held a political of
fice and am not aligned with any
person or political clique. Neither
have I made any commitments or
entangling alliances with anyone.
When you elect me as your solici
tor you will find me ready and
willing to talk with you personally
with a mind unclouded with favor
itism or prejudice.
This race will bo determined on
a popular vote basis every vote
counts. I urge you to go to the
polls and vote on election day.
Your vote for me will be greatly
appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
SAM P. BURT* 7 .
TO ALL CONCERNED
This Is to certify that Dr. Mar
cus Mashbum, Sr. paid to Forsyth
County for taxes for the year 1955
$2908.80 on personal property and
Mary Alice Hospital.
Vinnie B. Redd, Tax Corn