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Volume 47.
Private Owners Hold
Most Lake Lanier Lots
Want to buy some land on Lake
Lanier for a cottage? If you do,
you’ll probably have to buy it from
a private landowner rather than
lease it from the government.
The South Atlantic Division. U.
S. Army Corps of Engineers, an
nounced last March it is “too early
to tell’ whether there will be “ex
cess land’’ for lease to the public.
But it knowns now there will be
“substantially less than was avail
able at Allatoona Reservoir ”
The corps outlined the following
steps for people who don’t want to
chance the government’s having
any extra land when the 37,000
acre lake fills up about June, 1957:
1. Write to the U. S. Army Corps
of Engineers, District Engineer at
P. O. Box 1169, Mobile, Ala. En
close a check or money order made
out to the Treasurer of the U. S.
in the amount of 60 cents They
will send you a set of two maps
outlining the lake as it will be
when at high water mark. The
maps will indicate land lots af
fected in the six-county area.
2. Hop in the family car some
bright day and follow the roads
which the maps will indicate lead
to the water’s edge. If you can’t
find the owner of a particular plot
that interests you, check owner
ship records for that land lot at
the county courthouse.
3. After you contact an owner
willing to sell, the deal you make
will be up to you and him.
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Are You Obedient To
The Heavenly Vision?
As the great Apostle Paul was
telling of his conversion to Christi
anity pleading his defense before
King Agrippa, he made this signi
ficant statement: O King Agrippa
I was not disobedient unto the
heavenly vision .
I believe that in every person’s
life, that a heavenly vision of some
proportion is experienced. Many
are disobedient to that heavenly
vision, some are obedient. This very
statement made by Paul before the
King is the secret of his power and
success. He stands out as one of
the greatest men in history and
the greatest interpreter of Christ
and his teachings.
Are you true to the heavenly
vision you had in your youth? Or
have you substituted something
else? In whatever walk of life:
farmer ( teacher, housewife, mer
chant or any other occupation if
you are obedient to the heavenly
vision you had in your youth, your
life will be a power for good
Throw yourself on the torrent of
God’s power and new power and
peace will flood your life.
Do not compromise and do not
be disobedient to your heavenly
vision, but given to the world the
best that you have and the best
will come back o you.
W. R. CALLAWAY
Chattahooche P. T. A.
On Monday night September 10,
the Chattahoochee PTA met at the
school house. The meeting was cal
led to order by the president Mr.
Herbert Youngblood. Opening pray
er by Mr. Rupert Williams. Minu
tes of the last meeting was read by
the secretary Mrs. Roy Holtclaw.
A discussion on our new equip
ment for the lunch room was made
and it was voted to have a Chicken
Supper and the proceeds to go for
this equipment This supper will
be Saturday night September 29
from 6 to 9 o’clock.
The ladies in charge of planning
the supper are Mrs. Robert Young
blood and Mrs. Rupert Williams.
Mrs. Mattie Robbs and Miss Ruth
Driskell were to print the tickets
and get them out.
Our next meeting is the second
Monday night in October. The meet
ing was adjourned.
Mrs Wansley Watson, Reporter
Willis Huston, Extension irrigat
ion specialist and secretary-treasur
er of the Georgia Association of
Irrigation Distributors, announced
the quarterly meeting of the Asso
ciation for 10 a. m„ October 2, at
the Dempsey hotel in Macon.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY A CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON. CHKRO HEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAIL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
THEN AND NOW
The Franco regime in Spain has
distinguished itself again by order
ing a meeting of students closed
in the First Baptist Church of Ma
drid. There are now several Bap
tist churches padlocked in Spain,
and a Protestant Seminary has
been closed by the Government for
approximately a year. Protests
from our Government have been
ignored. It is all right for our
Government to spend millions upon
millions of dollars in Spain, but
when it comes to the matter of
religious liberty, we are thumbed
out of the game.
.We are shocked when we hear
of such persecution in the 20th
Century, inclined to dismiss it as
belonging to the Dark Ages, but
it goes on just the same Friends
of the Franco regime in our coun
try are embarrassed, but they have
no way of explaining or defending
the outrage.
In 1661, John Bunyan languished
in Bedford jail, charged with “se
dition and treason,” for preaching
the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In 1772,
Daniel Marshall was arrested in
the Colony of Georgia, for “preach
ing the Gospel without the consent
of the Crown.” Paul and Silas
were arrested in Philippi, and fas
tened in stocks in the lower dun
geon, for preaching “salvation.”
History reveals similar persecu
tion in every generation. Savana
rola, Wycliff, Hus, Luther, and
countless others suffered for the
Gospel’s sake. And because they
were willing to suffer, many of us
today enjoy religious liberty.
’But let us not forget that there
are forces in today’s world that
would quickly close every Protest
ant church, not only in Spain, Italy
Columbia, Mexico, and other well
known situations, but righ here in
the United States, if only they
were in position to do so
Eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty. When we are lulled to
sleep by sugared phrases of “sweet
toleratnce,” we are sentencing our
children to bitter struggle. We dare
not become complacent so long as
there is religious persecution any
where on the face of God’s earth.
ASC NEWS
The wheat farmer must cut his
1957 wheat acreage below his farm
wheat allotment to be eligible for
1957 wheat acreage reserve pay
ments, C. A. Bagwell ( Chairman of
the Forsyth County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation com
mittee, said today. In addition he
must keep within the allotments es
tablished for any other crops on
his farm.
“And this same requirement ap
plies to the Conservation Reserve
part of the program,” saysy the
chairman. If the farmer exceeds
any allotment established for his
farm, he is not eligible for either
the wheat acreage reserve or the
conservation reserve payments.
Another important point which
farmers should have in mind, re
minds the Chairman, is that future
farm wheat acreage allotments will
not be reduced by taking part in
the wheat acreage reserve program
For example, a farmer with a
wheat allotment of 15.0 aacres who
designates 10.0 acres for the acre
age reserve and produces wheat on
only 5 0 acrces will be considered
as having 15.0 acres of wheat when
it comes time to calculate future
allotments.
Compliance with the Wheat acre
age reserve program will be check
ed by County ASC Committees in
the same way as compliance with
allotments and price support re
quirements are checked, Mr. Bag
well, said.
ORDINATION SERVICE
Brother Lawton Sewell will be
ordained to the full work of the
Ministery next Saturday September
29, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
All Sister churches have a aspecial
invitaation, especially Preachers
and Deacons. Services will start at
10:45. Preaching at 11. Ordination
in the afternoon.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, Sept., 27, 1956.
Soil Conservation
District News
JAMES T. COOTS
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
J. C. Chumbler in the Spot Com
munity has seeded several acres of
permanent pasture. Also, has seed
ed several acres to Austrian winter
peas as winter cover crop.
John W. Gravitt, three miles
west of Coal Mountain has seeded
permanent pastures of fescue and
ladino clover.
Spin Neisler near Mat plans to
seed fifteen acres of fescue and
ladino clover as a permanent pas
ture
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando F. Lima of
Brazzill are here for two weeks.
Mr. Lima will-spend his time with
the survey part in the Settingdown
Creek Watershed.
Bids For Concession
Sites At Lake Sidney
Lanier Rejected
Colonel Harold E. Bisbort, Dis
trict Engineer, Corps of Engineers,
U. S. Army, Mobile, Alabama, an
nounced today that all bids receiv
ed in connection with the proposed
leasing of the Big Creek Site, Lake
Sidney Lanier, Buford, Georgia,
have been rejected and that new
bids are being solicited. All prev
ious bidders as well as any others
interested are invited to submit
bids under a new Invitation , tor
Bids.
Colonel Bisbort explained that
the bids previously received did not
contain sufficient information to
enable the Corps of Engineers to
evaluate them accurately enough to
make certain that the award would
go to the highest responsible bid
der. The Colonel emphasized the
fact that all bids must contain the
necessary information so that the
final determination of award will
be in the public’s interest.
The District Engineer stated that
the Invitation has been revised so
as to assure full and satisfactory
information from all bidders. Bids
under this new Invitation will be
received in the office of the Dis
trict Engineer, Corps of Engineers,
U S. Army, 2301 Grant Street,
Mobile, Alabama, until 11:00 A. M.,
CST, on October 4, 1956.
All persons interested in bidding
are urged to contact the Real Es
tate Division, Corps of Engineers,
Mobile, Alabama, or Mr. B. A. Mc-
Kinley, Real Estate Division, Office
of the Division Engineer, Corps of
Engineers, Atlanta, Georgia, for
additional information and details.
F. F. A. NEWS
The Forsyth County FFA Chap
ter Officers attended the Officers
Training Conference at Athens Sat
urday, September 15th. The offi
cers are as follows:
Berry McWhorter, President
Billy Dixon, Vice President
Pat Gober, Reporter
Larry Westray, Treasurer
Gerald Blackburn, Secretary
Allen McClure, Sentinal
The officers were accompanied
by Mr. J. L. Bannister and Mr.
James Harris, Vocational Agricul
ture teachers.
Mac Holbrook a member of the
Forsyth County FFA Chapter show
ed the champion Jersey Dairy Hei
fer at the Forsyth County Fair
Tuesday night, September 18, The
following boys also placed in the
show, Berry McWhorter, second;
Jerry McWhorter, third.
Alton Christopher showed the
Champion Hampshire FFA Gilt at
the fair. The following boys also
placed in the show, Pat Gober, se
cond; Norris Williams, third
PAT GOBER, Reporter
Extension Service dairymen esti
mate that about 10 percent of the
dairy calves born in Georgia die
of sickness and disease before they
j reach milking age.
With "Y our County
Agent
Walter 11. Rucker
1955 has come and gone and with
it went two hundred million dollars
of Georgia farmers’ money. This
money failed to come into the far
mers’ hands because they did not
follow Extension fertilizer recom
mendations on their crops.
According to P. J. Bergeaux, Ag
ricultural Extension Agronomis, it
is estimated that adequate fertili
zation would have meant an addi
tional income of $201,551,000 to the
Georgia farmers last year.
A county agent survey taken in
1955 showed that Georgians used
192,000 tons of fertilizer and 11,050
tons of nitrogen side dressing on
their cotton alone. Then on corn
they applied 441,000 tons of ferti
lizer and 37,000 tons of nitrogen
Their pastures took plant food at
the rate of 250.000 tons of fertilizer
and 21.850 tons of nitrogen.
If our Georgia farmers had fol
lowed the suggestions of Extension
agronomists, county agents, and
other College of Agriculture work
ers, there would have been an addi
tional 1,258,062 tons of fertilizer
and nitrogen materials used which
is just about double the amount
actually applied.
Here is the way the picture
might have been, broken down by
crops.
For cotton—97,ooo more tons of
4—12—12 and 11,000 more tons of
nitrogen with $24,920,000 added in
come.
For cor more tons of
4—12 —12 and 51,428 additional tons
of nitrogen with $125,775 in extra
income.
For pastures—4oo,ooo more tons
of 4—12—12 and 400,000 more tons
of nitrogen with $50,856,000 more
cash income.
When Bergeaux made his study,
he f : T|ped cptton at 32 cents a
pound lint, corn at $1.50 a bushel,
and beef at 16 cents a pound.
Another interesting point in the
survey shows that the greatest
potential in expanded fertilizer use
is on pastures and corn
FIRST HI—Y MEETIING
On Wednesday September 19, the
Forsyth County Hi—Y Chapter met
for the first time since the begin
ning of school under the leader
shp of Coach J. Ray Hadaway.
They discussed the program
planning conference which will be
held in Gainesville on October 2.
All of the students are planning to
attend.
They also discussed the possibi
lity of submitting a bill to the Con
grees of the Youth Assembly.
They talked about some subjects
for the month of September. Some
of these were clean Sportsmanship
and welcome new students cam
paigns.
They also elected officers. These
include: Emory Lipscomb, Pres.,
Supert Sexton, V. president and
Secretary; Program Chairman,
Hugh Smith, Reporter, Morris
Thomas; Treasurer, Billy Burruss,
Ways & Means Chairman, E. C.
Martin.
FORMER FORSYTH COUNTY
FARMER PASSES SEPT., 24
Mr. Samuel J. McGee, well known
retired farmer of Forsyth County
died at his home in Alpharetta
Georgia Route 3, Monday Septem
ber 24 after a short illness.
Funeral services were held Tues
day from Beaver Ruin Baptist
Church with Rev. D. M. Nalley,
Rev. P. W. Tribble, and Rev. Clar
ence Williams officiating.
Mr. McGee is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Ivis Vaughan of
Atlanta, 2 sons, Mr. Pat McGee of
Duluth, Mr. Jim McGee, Alpharetta
Several grand children, other re
latives and a host of friends to
mourn his departure.
HOMECOMING AT PLEASANT
GROVE SEPTEMBER 30TH.
Everyone is invited to an Old
Fashioned "Homecoming” Day Sun
day September 30, at Pleasant
Grove Methodist Church
Services to begin at 10:30 Rev.
James A. Mcßrayer will bring a
Homecoming message at 11. All
day service with dinner for all.
County Population 15,000. Number 39.
Important Notice
To The Citizens of Forsyth County:
As so many from all parts of the
County an* urging me to make the
Race for Chairman of Roads and
Revenues again. As the other Race
was not a fair race and my oppo
nent was not elected by a majority
of the votes cast, I am seriously
considering making the race in the
General Election.
Sincerely,
CHARLIE YARBROUGH
MERCHANTS
The Merchants Appreciation Day
event is going into the twentieth
week now and large crowds are
continuing to be present for this
popular drawing each week on
Saturday afternoon at 3 P. M. at
the Forsyth County Court House.
This event is sponsored by the For
syth County Chamber of Com
merce and the following merchants
make this drawing 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, D. E. Pruitt
Grocery Store, Thompson Variety
Store, Cumming Jewelery, For
syth 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.
PASTURE PROGRAM
HAS RECORD NUMBER
OF PARTICIPANTS
Record participation in Georgia’s
new grazing system and feed pro
duction contest has been reported
by J. R. Johnson, Agricultural Ex
tension Service agronomist and pro
ject leader at the College of Agri
culture.
He said farmers in more than 80
counties are taking part in the
1956-57 program.
Sponsored by the Georgia Plant
Food Education Society, the contest
is designed to recognize farmers
who develop superior grazing sys
tem and feed production operations.
Johnson said certificates of recogni
tion will be presented to contest
ants who score 140 or more points
out of a possible 200. Champions in
each Extension district will receive
“Master Forage Producer” certi
ficates.
Wards to the three farmers mak
ing the highest scores in the state
will be expense paid trips to the
International Livestock Exposition
in Chicago. County agents of the
three farmers also will make the
trip.
Johnson said all county winners
in the program will be honored at
dinner meetings given by the spon
soring organization.
Contestants are visited at county
district, and state levels by three
different judging teams, and their
pasture programs are inspected
during two different periods—April
through September and October
through March.
The Extension agronomist said
points are awarded under two
broad headings—provisions for pas
ture and feed throughout the year,
and pasture management and utili
zation—and on 13 practices under
these.
Chief activity of county agents
and farmers in the program right
now, according to Johnson, is plan
ning for winter grazing.
SPECIAL NOTICE
The Forsyth County Masonic As
sociation will meet with Duektown
Lodge, Saturday evening, Septem
ber 29, 7:30 P. M. at the Lodge
Hall.
Supper will be served at 8:00 P.
M. with the open meeting following
All masons, their families and
friends are invited to attend.
The program will include the
presentation of the 50 year Grand
Lodge Award to one of our mason
ic brothers.
L W. Holbrook, President
A. C. Smith, Jr., V. President
Henry Taylor, Secretary
Garden Clubs Plan
Fall Flower Show
The Garden Clubs of Cumming
make plans for Fall Flower Show.
“Indian Summer’” has been chos
en for the theme of the Flower
show which will be staged at the
Community Club house Saturday,
October 13
The Cumming, Rose and Sawnee
Valley Garden Clubs are having
the show with all members partici
pating.
Accredited fudges will use the
Point Scoring system from the Nat
ional Council handbook in judging
the entries.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the show from 2:00 to 9:00
P. M.
Publicity Committee: Mrs. A. R.
Housley, Mrs. C N. Lambert.
Tree Farming Short
Course Set For ABAC
"Pine Tree Farming Under the
Soil Bank.”
That is the subject of a short
course to be held at Abraham Bald
win Agricultural College, Tifton, on
October 4. Dean T. M. Cordell call
ed it one of the most important
courses at the college this year.
“The possibilities of planting pine
trees under the Soil Bank look very
promising,” Cordell stated. "Farm
ers who are planning to set out
trees this year, or who are inter
ested in pine tree farming, cer
tainly should attend the event.”
Eight forestry topics will be dis
cussed by seven experts during the
day-long program “Farming the
Woods of South Georgia,” a dis
cussion by Fprester Dorsey Dyer
of the College of Agriculture Ex
tension Service, will kick off the
agenda at 10:15 a. m.
“Pine Tree Growth on Different
Soil Types and Conditions” and
"What the Soil Bank Offers Pine
Tree Fanners’’ are other subjects
on the morning session. Frank
Ritchie, Jr., soil scientist for the
Soil Conservation Service, Athens,
and John F. Bradley, state admin
istrative officer for the Agricultur
al Stabilization and Conservation
Committee, Athens, will be the
speaker.
Three talks are scheduled for the
afternoon. They deal with land pre
paration and planting, fire control
and prescribed burning, and har
vesting pine trees for regular in
come. Presenting them will be
Frank Bennett, Southeastern Forest
Experiment Station, Cordele; II E.
Ruark, fire chief of the Georgia
Forestry Commission, Macon, and
Norman Hawley, Southeastern For
est Experiment Station.
Two demonstrations—one on tree
growth by Ritchie, the other on in
sect control by Dr. R. P. Harrison,
U. S. Forest Service, Macon and
a general discussion led by Exten
sion Service Forester Nelson Bright
well will conclude the program.
Beta Tri-Hi-Y News
The first meeting of the Beta
Tri-Hi-Y Club was held Wednesday
September 19, in room No. 3 of the
Forsyth County High School with
the president, Jo Ann Ware, presid
ing.
The purpose of the club was
given by the secretary, Jo Ann
Barnett
Peggy Wallace recited the pledge.
The Tri-Hi-Y emblem was ex
plained by the faculty sponsor,
Mrs. Pulliam.
The scripture reading was given
by Mary Katherine Roper and then
the members prayed the Lord’s
Prayer.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read by Mary Katerine Roper and
approved by the club.
The following people were elected
to serve as officers for this school
term: Carolyn Pulliam, Treasurer:
Patsy Holcomb, Chaplin; Gain Day,
Project Chairman. Mrs Ware was
selected to serve as co-sponsor for
our club.
Plans were made to attend the
Training Conference in Gainesville,
Georgia on October 2, at the Pres
byterfan Church. We are looking
forward to a large attendance at
this meeting.
Our club has several members
interested in attending the Youth
Assembly in Atlanta December 7th
through the 9th.
Jo Ann Barnett, Reporter.