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Volume 47. «■» Over 300 Hi-Y and Tri-Hi—Y members attended the State YMCA training conference in Gainesville. Kemp Mabry, left, district Y secre tary, presented attendance trophies to representatives of winning clubs. Left To Right: Rupert Sexton, of Cumming, representing Forsyth Record SSB Million Expansion Planned For Georgia In 1957 Southern Bell plans to spend 58 million dollars in Georgia during 1957 to meet the state’s growing telephone needs, according to C. C. Sloan, Vice President and General Manager. This exceeds all previous pro grams for the state by the com pany and is 16 million dollars more than the. record expenditures for 1956, according to Mr Sloan. "Only the most optimistic,” said the telephone official, “would have predicted several years ago that telephone growth would have con tinued at such a high level today. Our telephone engineers estimate that the heavy construction pro gram will probably continue for at least several years to come.” As a result of the 1956 program, 63,000 telephones are expected to be added by the end of the year, bringing Georgia’s total to about 784,000. Also, it is expected that 79,500 telephones will be regraded to a higher type of service. Local Manager Hugh A. Fleming states that by the end of 1956 there will be about 1,360 telephones in Cumming. Ten years ago there were 122 telephones here. Midway Methodist Church Between Cumming & Alpharetta Sponsors A BARBECUE & CONCERT By the Harmoneers Quartet to be given in the Hopewell Community Club House on Saturday Nov. 3rd. Barbecue to be served from 11:00 AM till 9:00 PM. Tickets are on Saale at SI.OO plus a Free Will Of fering per plate. The Harmoneers Quartet Concert will begin at 7:30 PM til There will be No Admission cost for the Concert A Free Will Of fering will be taken during this performance. The proceeds of the day will go towards the cost of a Newly installed Heating Plant in the Church and the Construction of an Educational Building. A CORDIAL WELCOME IS EX TENDED EVERY ONE HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL There will be a Halloween Carni val at the Haw Creek Schoolhouse Saturday night October 27. There will be door prizes, home baked cakes for the Cake walk, Hot dogs and drings and fun for all. Come one, Come all. The Haw Creek Valley boys will furnish music. We will be expecting you. MAJOR ECHOLS The Forsyth County News OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FOKBYTH COUNTY A CITY OF CUMMING DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON. CHKRO RICE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAIL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES. (City Population 2,500) County Hi-Y boys who had 97 per cent present, Bowie Swetenburg, Gainesville Beta Tri-Hi-Y president, Dean Watson, president of Lyman Hall Hi-Y which had 100 percent attendance, and Martha Martin, Lyman Hall Tri-Hi-Y president. ATLANTA MAYOR HOST TO MAYORS AT “CINERAMA” Atlanta's' Mayor William B. Harts field invited the Honorable Roy P. Otwell, Mayor of Cumming, Geor gia, to be his guest at "This is Cinerama” in Atlanta October 23rd. This was part of the hospitality offered by Atlanta to the Georgia Municipal Association at its annual meeting. “I was glad to have the pleasure of the company of the other Geor gia city officials to see this un usual presentation. This will be one of the last opportunities for many to see ‘This is Cinerama’ be cause the new Cinerama film ‘Cine rama Holiday’ opens the following week,” Mr. Hartsfield said. Atlanta’s Mayor Hartsfield, who is often referred to as “Mr. At lanta” was master of ceremonies for the special showing. Adding a new dimension to sound and sight “Cinerama” was develop ed by Georgia’s own Fred Waller, a Georgia Tech graduate. It seem ingly “surrounds the audience” with the actual pictures and sound effects. The famed “roller cosater” scene brings gasps from the audi ence, many of whom have seen “This is Cinerama” two or more times. ' “Cinerama Holiday” which has its premiere on October 30th, is a travel picture of two American newlyweds in Switzerland and a Swiss couple who come to Ameri ca. The Swiss Alps, Niagra Falls and other famous holiday spots are featured in the travel contin uity. The premiere will be spon sored by the Atlanta Junior Cham ber of Commerce and the proceeds will go to the Chamber’s various charities. Mayor Hartsfield expressed him self as being delighted that Atlanta had the opportunity to play host to the Georgia Municipal Associa tion, an organization composed of mayors, city managers and other city officials. Hallowe’en Carnival Come to the P. T. A. sponsored Hallowe’en Carnival at the Cum ming gymnasium from 6: OOto 9:00 o’clock Friday night, October 26. No need to eat before you come, as their will be hot dogs, barbecue, drinks, doughnuts, candy, popcorn, and peanuts for sale. Some lucky person will carry home a turkey which is to be given as a door prizel There will be fun for all in the form of hay rides pony rides, car toons, apple hobbling, fishing ponds, dart and basket ball throws and cake walks. In true carnival style, you may have your weight guessed; and test your strength by ringing the bell. Plan to visit the country store for real bargains and don’t miss the doll show. Have your fortune told, and your spine chilled in the House of Horrors. Prizes will be awarded to the children through the seventh grade wearing the best costume. To cli max the evening a Junior and Sen ior King and Queen will be crown ed. Tuna is one of the best catches of year for the housewife Cumming Georgia, Thursday, Oct., 25, 1956. With Your County Agent Walter H. Rucker All of us have heard a lot lately about the Soil Bank program. Here, in plain language, from the USDA is what the soil bank is trying to accomplish. The Soil Bank is a major nation al effort to reduce the flow of sur plus commodities into government and non government storage. Along with this the program will use strengthened efforts to dispose of surplus commodities that will help lower government holdings to more manageable levels. A second objective of the pro gram, which is increased on-tlte farm conservation, is just as im poitant to the nation as economic stability in agriculture. The Soil Bank is set up to promote a whole new pattern of conservation work leading to better farms, better use of natural resources, and the build ing up of our eroded land. The Soil Bank has two parts an acreage reserve and a conserva tion reserve. The acreage reserve is a temporary program to reduce production of wheat, cotton, corn, rice, tobacco, and peanuts. It is hoped that this will lead to four major factors of improvement for farmers. 1 Payments that are at least equal to the net ( income farmers would haave earned from product ion of the acres put in the reserve. 2. More stability for farmers’ markets through a working pro gram to bring surpluses under con trol. This is done to help keep prices up. 3. Protection for the farmer against crop failure. Farmers who put land in the acreage reserve program will receive payments aased on normal yields from these aeres>ven though drought or some other natural disaster lowers pro duction on other land. 4. To increase the productcive capacity for land that is removed from production. No crops except those which conserve the soil may be grown. Along with this, weed and erosion control will be prac ticed. The Conservation part of the Soil Bank is a long range program that is open to all farmers regard less of the crops they grow. It is set up to increase and keep ptr manent the effectiveness of our soil, water, and forest protection work. Land that is brouht into this program will include: 1. The less productive acres that should be taken out of crop pro duction permanently in the interest of better conservation. 2. The acres that w’ere used for wheat and cotton in the past will go into growing feed grains and other vrops. 3. Certain land where there is cover already established. Through the conservation reserve farmers can receive aid and com pensation while they give protect ion to the food-producing resources of the nation. • There is much more than this to the Soil Bank program and more will be written later. HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL At Chestatee Junior High School Saturday night October 27 at 7:30 —Cake walk, (Home baked cakess) Beauty contest, Country Store, Tur key to be given away, Games and fun for all. HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL . Everyone is Invited to come and join in a Halloween Carnival at Ducktown Junior High School on Wednesday, October 31. Sponsored by the 4-H Club. There will be the cake walk, the crowning of the King and Queen and aa number of other things will take place also. The many taken in will be used for the benefit of the school IMPORTANT NOTICE The Board of Regristrars will meet at the Court House Thursday November Ist, to transact any busi ness that is to come before the body. T. P. THOMAS, Cnairman H. E. Chastain Named Extension District Agent * Former Gilmer County Agent H. E. Chastain has been named dis trict agent fo rthe Agricultural Ex tension Service, College of Agricul ture, according to an announce ment form W. A. Sutton, Extension director. Named assistant county agent in Catoosa county in 1939, Chastain became county agent in Pickens county in 1941 and was transferred to Gilmer in 1949. Born in Rabun county, he attend ed high schools in Lakemont and in Colbert. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia in 1936 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture in 1938. Replacing S. G. Chandler, now State Extensioh demonstration lead er, Chastain will work with county agents in 2 North Georgia counties. Chandler says Chastain did out standing work in Gilmer county with the community improvement program, conducted annually by the Extension Service. Last year a Gilmer county community, Board town, won the sweepstakes prize in the program. Boardtown was first place winner in 1954 and se cond place winner in 1053. In 1955 Town Creek, another Gilmer county community, placed second in the area contest. “Chastain’s work as county agent left its mark in better poultry practices, more membebrs o fthe 100 Bushel Corn Club, than any county in the state, and one of the best community improvement programs in the state,” Chandler said. The new district agent was pre sented an award last year for dis tinguished service. The Georgia OoTJTTy Agents’ Association and the National County Agents Associa tion awarded the certificates to him Chastain is married to the for mer Miss Woodlyn McCurley of Colbert. They have four children: Faye, 16; Edwina, 14; Woody, 11; and Rickey, 9. Soil Conservation District News JKKK/Km ajl- v'a’* JAMES T. COOTS SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE Ed Otwell, local merchant and farm pond owner reports good re sults from the use of 20-205 ferti lizer in his pond or lake. The use of this type of fertilizer makes it easier to handle as it comes in 40 pound bags. This type of fertilizer is available in Cumming. Inter-Basin Committee of the Coosa River Watershed toured im provement work in the Setting down Creek Watershed last week. Jay L. Holbrook, Route 2„ Cum ming is a member of that commit tee. W. J. Orr, Mrs. W. J. Orr, Mrs. W. J. Orr, Mrs. . J. Orr, Mrs. Jay L. Holbrook and James T. Coots attended a group meeting of District Supervisors in Clayton, Georgia, Friday October 19. Part of the day was spent on a tour of Wolfork Community, Rabun Gap School farm and several other items of interest. HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL There will be a Halloween Car nival at the Friendship School Au ditorium, Saturday night October 27, at 7:30. Sponsored by Friend ship P. T. A. The program will in clude crowning of the King and Queen, cake walk with plenty of home baked cakes ,bingo games, country store, fishing, cold drinks, hot dogs, a prize will be given to the child who is dressed in the best halloween costume. We also have the promise of good string music. All proceeds will go to the school. County Population 15,000. Number 43. State YMCA Honor “A” and "AA” awards presented at the Gain esville program planning confer ence by Kemp Mabry, left, district YMCA secretary, to: Diane Vaugh an, Forsyth County Alpha TRI-HI- Farmers Co-operate In Demonstrating Liquid Nitrogen Farmers in more than 100 Geor gia counties will have an oppor tunity to see firsthand the value of nitrogen for maximum winter feed production. The Agricultural Extension Ser vice of the University of Georgia College of Agriculture has been furnished enough liquid nitrogen to establish a series o{ demonstrat ions all over the state. Ralph L. Wehunt and P. J. Ber geaux, Extension soils and fertili zer specialists who are supervis ing the program, said it will give farmers an opportunity to compare spring versus fall nitrogen appli cations, and to become familiar with a* new nitrogen source. The demonstrations are being sponsored by the Nitrogen Division of Allied Chemical & Dye Corpor ation. Wehunt said each test area con sists of three acres planted to oats, wheat, rye, rye grass, or a com bination of these crops with or without clover. He added that the plots can be used to graze dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, or hogs. Farmers will have a chance to observe three different nitrogen practices at each demonstration. Wehunt pointed out that one of the three acres will receive no nitro gen top dressing in the fall, but will get 50 pounds in the spring. Another acre will receive 50 pounds of N as a top dressing this fall, 50 more pounds in the spring. The third acre will get all its nitrogen —IOO pounds-this fall. County agents throughout the state worked with Wehunt and Bergeaux in selecting* suitable farm for the demonstrations. The agents are inviting farmers to visit the tests and to observe the growth on the various plots. Large signs will point out the location of each demonstration, and small signs will explain the nitro gen treatment on each of the three acres. MERCHANTS Appreciation Day Merchants Appreciation Day, is still a popular event each Saturday at 2 P. M. at the Court House, the crowds are growing each Saturday, so why not be there next Saturday as you might be the Lucky winner This event sponsored by the For syth County Chamber of Commerce and the following merchants. Those firms making this event possible are: Otwell Motor Co., Cumming Drug Store; Stone Fur niture Co., Cumming Five & Ten Cent Store, Parson & Co., Sam Gordon Dept. Store, Patterson Ra dio & TV Service, Thompson Var iety Store, Cumming Jewelers, For syth County Furniture Store, Wares Dept. Store, W. J. Poole’s Cafe & Store, Gem Jewelry Co., Cumming Hardware Co., Drakes Furniture Co., Corn’s TV & Ap pliance Co., and the contributing firms, the Bank of Cumming and Otwell & Barnes Funeral Home. ORDINATION SERVICES There will be Ordination Services at Shady Grove Baptist Church on the first Sunday November 4, at 2:30 P. M. For the purpose or Or daining Deacons. All Preachers and Deacons are invited to attend. Y which won the top "AA" Honors last year, David Bridges, Dahlone ga Hi-Y president, Lewis Adams, River Bend, and Martha Martin. Lyman Hall Tri-Hi-Y president. ASC NEWS The final date of accepting Con servation Reserve contracts start ing this year has been extended through November 30, 1956, C. A. Bagwell, Chairman of the Forsyth County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, has been advised by the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture. .The previous ly announced closing date for sign ing such contracts was October 15, 1956. This means, says Chairman C. A. Bagwell that farmers in Forsyth County wishing to sign Conserva tion Reserve Contracts which go into effect this year have through November 330 to do so. Those who have such contracts accepted will receive their first year’s payment for the land placed in the Reserve after compliance has been deter mined. Contracts starting in 1957 may be signed up to March 15, 1957 Practices available to Forsyth county farmers under the Conser vation Reserve and the period of years that may be covered by such contracts are: For land already in grass (annual payments only), 3 or 5 years; for land where grass is to be established, 5 or 10 years; and tree planting practices, up to 10 years. In general ,the minimum acreage that will be accepted for the Con servation Reserve is 5 acres, al though a minimum of 2 acres will be accepted where trees are plant ed. To qualify, the farmer may not exceed any allotment established for his farm. Any cropland on the farm may be used for the Conservation Re serve, Chairman C. A. Bagwell, explaines, except land covered by an Acreage Reserve Contract. Crops may not be harvested from Conservation Reserve land. Details and specifications of prac tices which qualify under the Con servation Reserve are available at the Forsyth County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation of fice at Cumming, Georgia. Daily Family Worship Feeds the soul Answers an inner need Molds standards and ideals Instructs In Bible knowledge Lifts burdens Yokes the family in harmony and unity. Wins Soults to Christ Opens eyes to needs about us Revives our spiritual zeal Strengthens against temptations Helps conquer doubt Invites a sharing of joys and sor rows Puts Christ in the center! Is it doing this in your home? Let’s have more worship with our families. —Sibyl Townsend. The most sacred memory in my childhood home is the Family Wor ship as we listened to the Bible read and then we all knelt in a semicircle around the fireplace in mother’s room Father would lead the prayer sometime!, the children would lead. Another sa cred memory is family worship with my wife and children. I have heard each of their voices in pray er and I have been blessed of God in having the privilege of baptizing each of my children. God bless our homes. w. r. Callaway