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Volume 47.
Completes Five Week
Training Session
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Hk iv.
James F. Merritt, Jr.
James F. Merritt, Jr., of the
Watershed Planning Party, Athens,
Georgia, has just completed a five
weeks session at the Athens Train
ing Center. The Center was organi
zed by the Soil Conservation Ser
vice in 1954 and is located on the
University of Georgia Campus.
Attending the session were 23
men from Nine Southern States
and two Special Students from
Brazil.
Training was given in several
phases of Soil and Water manage
ment including, Engineering, For
estry, Soil Classification and Sur
veys, and Farm management.
Havingg been with the Soil Con
servation Service for only 6 months
Jimmy felt honored by having been
selected to attend the session.
While his headquarters are in
Athens his job requires him to do
considerable traveling throughout
the state. Fortunately he is usually
able to return to his hometown of
Cumming on most weekends.
AREA FFA-FHA
CHAIRMEN AIR
CAMP PLANS
Plans for improving and expand
ing the Georgia FFA-FHA Camp
near Covington are discussed by
Roy Otwell of Cumming; W. T.
Ellison of Gainesville; Priscilla
Jones, state FHA president of
Blakely; May lon London, State
FFA officer from Cornelia; and
Cliff Kimsey, Sr., Cornelia. Mr.
Otwell, Mr. Ellison and Mr. Kim
sey are county chairmen for the
Future Farmers and Future Home
makers of America camp develop
ment committee which is seeking
$200,000 for improvements and ad
ditions. The camp is used each
summer by approximately 5,000
members of the two youth organi
zations who go there to take part
in a leadership training program.
Soil Conservation
District News
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JAMES T. COOTS
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
Small ponds on the farms of Wat
son Rogers and Adoness Frick have
been stocked with bream. These
fish were furnished by the State
Game and Fish Commission.
The lake behind the flood retard
ing structure back of the Coal Mt.
Cemetery has been restocked with
bream. No furth.er fishing in this
lake will be permitted for the next
eighteen months.
Structure sites within the Etowah
River Reach Watershed have been
inspected by the local SCS techni
cians.
Tree planting time is here. Those
who have trees seedlings ordered
rfioul dbe prepared to plant them
on arrival.
Wake Vance, a former Forsyth
County citizen and now a citizen
of Fulton County was a recent
visitor in the office. Mr. Vance
came by in the interest of tree
planting on his son-in-law’s farm
near Haw Creek.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY A CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH. FULTON. CHKRO KICK, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAIL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
!W. M. Otwell Passes
Monday After long
Illness in Hospital
W. M. (Uncle Walt) Otwell, 74,
died Monday in the Cumming Hos
pital.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at 2 p. m. from the Otwell &
Barnes Funeral Chapel with the
Rev. John Ozley officiating. Inter
ment was in the Cumming ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were J. V. Merritt,
Ray Taylor, Paul Worley, Carl Cur
tis, Virgil Chamblee and Toy Pruitt
Mr. Otwell, born and reared in
Forsyth County, he was a painter
and carpenter. He was the son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Bentley
Otwell, and he was a member of
the Methodist church.
Surviving are one sister; Miss
Cliff Otwell, Cumming; and a num
ber of other relatives.
Otwell & Barnes Funeral Home
were in charge of the funeral.
RADIO NETWORKS
HURTING
The National Broadcasting Com
pany, one of the nation’s major re
works, is trying still another meth
od to revitalize network radio. It is
no secret that network radio is on
the way out—unless drastic meas
pures can be taken to revive it.
Only a few years ago, network
radio shows were big entertain
ment. Prior to World War 11, the
great entertainment stars had their
radio programs, with guest stars,
and elaborate audiences to watch a
they broadcast. The stiuation has
completely changed in the last de
cade.
Television has claimed the big
entertainers, and network radio has
been reduced to a record-playing,
news and soap-opera fare —• for
the most part. NBC, which has
tried other innovations in the radio
network field, such as the Monitor
weekend effort, is now ready to
put news on the air every hour on
the hour, seven days a week.
It was announced in New York
rencently that, as of January 14,
the network will present five-min
ute news programs each hour, on
the hour, between 7 AM and 11
PM seven days a week. Thus, net
work radio is going over to a sys
tem which has long been used by
many independent stations.
The network news programs will
be more versatile, however, since
they might originate from various
places, depending upon where the
news is breaking. Vice-President
Matthew Culligan, in charge of
NBC radio network, said that the
news hook-up with various NBC
stations would be put into effect
before January 14th, but that the
regular hourly news shows would
not begin until that time.
It appears that network radio
may soon be a thing of the past—
and that perhaps only news and a
special event, once in a while, such
as sporting events, will survive in
the competitive situation thatt exist
today. Radio is sill used widely. As
far as automobile radio listening
is concerned, such listening is at
an all-time high.
However, the network radio sys
tem. is in real trouble. Local inde
pendent stations can play music,
and present news, which they get
bj teletype within minutes of the
actual occurrence of news events,
and, therefore, network radio can
offer very little that small stations
do not already have.
Masonic Association
The Forsyth County Masonic As
sociation will meet with Chestatee
Lodge No. 102, F. & A. M., Friday,
November 30th, at 7:30 P. M. This
will be a closed meeting. All Mas
ter Masons are invited. The pro
gram will include the regular en
tertainment session and the election
of Officers for 1957.
L. W. Holbrook, President
A. C. Smith. Jr., V. President
Henry Taylor, Secretary
Soil testing is the only pracitcal
method of making an immediate
determination of the need for lime.
That is the opinion of Agricultural
Extension Service agronomists.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, Nov., 29, 1956.
Mr. Willie Green Cox
Retired Farmer
Passes Nov., 26
Mr. Willie Green Cox, well-known
retired Forsyth County Farmer,
died at the home of his son, Mr.
Egbert Cox in Marietta, Georgia
Monday afternoon after a long ill
ness. He was 84 years of age and
was born and reared in Forsyth
County and was well-known thru
out this area.
Mr. Cox was the son of the late,
M. L. Cox and Georgia Ann Harris
Cox. •
Funeral services were held at the
New Harmony Baptist Church in
Forsyth County, Wednesday, Nov.,
28th at 2 p. m. with the Rev. Carl
Sassidy, Rev. P. W. Tribble and the
Rev. J. T. Sewell officiating and
interment was in the Church Ceme
tery. Grandsons were pall bearers.
Survivors include: two daughters,
Mrs. Frank Padge, Greenback,
Tenn., Mrs. Duke Lawson, Atlanta,
seven sons, Mr. Ezra and Mrs. Tal
madge Cox, Canton, Mr. Luther and
Mr. Clyde Cox, Cumming; Mr. Eg
bert Cox, Marietta, Mr. Holbert
Cox, Morrow, Mr. Toy Cox, Al
pharetta. One sister, Mrs. Ethel
Hawkins, of Atlanta and a number
of other relatives.
GEORGIA’S PAUL
REVERE
John H. Wisdom, Georgia’s Paul
Revere, rode from Gadsden, Ala
bama, to Rome, Georgia, to warn
that a Federal force of 2,000 was
approaching that town.
The bridge over the Oostanaula
River was quickly fortified and pre
pared for burning as a last report.
Preparations were made to defend
foundries, ammunition depots and
communications..
Wisdom’s warning and the plans
for defense played a big part in the
surrender of Federal Col. Streight
with 1,500 men to Gen. Nathan B.
Forrest with only 425 men. Ga. His
torical Commission.
PROGRESS WITH
HEART DISEASE
An interesting new form of sur
gery, announced by two surgeons
recently, constitutes a major ad
vance in the effort to check deaths
from' heart disease. The two sur
geons have succeeded in boring
clean arteries whichare stopped-up
and which have caused heart at
tacks.
Dr. Charles P. Bailey, of Phila
delphia, and Dr. Angelo May, of
San Francisco, reported recently to
the American Society for Study of
Arterioschlerosis, thtat the new
method of cleaning out arteries
may be a beginning toward a new
era of surgical prevention of heart j
attacks.
Other specialists in various parts
of the country are experimenting
with various methods of cleaning
out, or replacing, clogged arteries.
Although most of the work now is
concentrated on seeking ways to
prevent new attacks, or to alleviate
the danger from an attack which
has already occurred, hope is held
thatt a successful way may be
found to clean out the arteries in a
preventative way.
The latest announcement is en
couraging and is highly important
because of the great number of
deaths annually caused by heart
attacks. As with cancer, no simple
or easy way has yet been found to
prevent heart attacks, and if this
development leads to a successful
preventative treatment of heart
attacks, this recent tannouncement
may be one of he most significant
medical reports in recent times.
Flint Battle Of 1907
The first blow for control of the
Mississippi River by the English
v/as fought in Decatur County, Ga.
in 1702. It ended the advance of the
Spanish up the Chattahoochee Riv
er and France’s ambitions in Ala
bama. The English, with Creek al
lies from near Columbus, by a ruse,
defeated the Spanish with Indian
allies from Florida, killing or cap
turing 600.—Georgia Historical Com
mission.
With Y our County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
Eight million is a rather large
number. That’s the number of tree
seedlings that will be planter! in
Georgia this winter. These figures
come from Ted Walker, College of
Agriculture Extension Forester.
About 75,000 of these seedlings
will be planted here in Forsyth
County and 3500 of these will be
planted by 4-H membbers.
The supply of tree seedlings from
our state nuseries has been exhaust
ed for this year and it is a good
idea tot make plans for the number
that you will need next year so
that you can get your order in
early.
Let’s look at some of the recom
mendations for the care and plant
ing of these seedlings.
After you get the seedlings, plant
them Immediately if possible, but
if you can’t they should be heeled
in.
Heeling in means storing the seed
ling until it is planted. This is done
by digging a V shaped trench 6
inches deep in a moist shady place.
Then cover the roots completely
with soil and keep the roots moist
with water. If the seedlings are
kept well watered they may be
kept heeled in for several months
without damage.'
Some of you may wonder wheth
er the hand or machine method is
best for planting. The machine me
thod is cheaper because so many
more seedlings can be planted in a
day, however, the hand method has
a slight edge because more care
will be given the young plans. Then
ttoo, some land is too rough to
allow machine planingt.
Keeping the roots of young seed
lings moist is one of the most im
portant things to remember and
this holds true even after the seed
linngs are carried to the field. One
good practice is to use a bucket
partially filled with water, or you
can use a soupy mud instead of
water. Some people use wet saw
dust or moss all of which serve
the same purpose.
Moisture is important, but there
are other precautions to keep in
mind too. Making the hole deep
enough so that the seedling root
doesn’t have to be bent or doubled
back at the bottom is of the utmost
importance. If the roots are doub
led back, he chances are good that
the seedlings will not survive. One
mistake that frequently occurs is
not packing the dirt firmly around
the seedling. If you fail to do this,
you leave air pockets that dry out
the roots and kill he seedling.
The average survival of seedlings
in Georgia is probably between 65
and 70 percent, but if care is tak
en and plantinng conditions are
good, you can expect a survival of
90 percent or better.
NOTICE
The City Election for Mayor and
Councilmen will be heid Tuesday,
December 4th, 1956. This Election
will be held according to the Aus
tralian Secret Ballot System and
according to the law.
You can vote in the Booth abso
lutely Secret. (No one can know
how you vote. There will be no
name or number on ticket). There
will be honest and competent help
to show you, if you call on them.
(No one can be in the Booth while
you vote).
CIITY OF CUMMING
Roy P. Otwell, Sr. Mayor
Councilmen
Glad Sudderth
E. E. Martin
W. O. Wills
Paul H. Worley
CROSS ROADS
NOVETTA REBEKAH LODGE
We would like to take this
method to thank everyone that
helped in anyway to make the
chicken supper a success. We es
pecially thank the business places
for their donations and the ladies
that brought the cakes for the cake
walk, and the ladies at the lunch
room were so kind to help out and
the good music of the Haw Creek
Valley Boys. Thank you all.
Novetta Rebekah Lodge No. 34
County Population 15,000. Number 48.
Mayor ,& Councilmen
Election Tb Be First
Tuesday in December
The following persons have quali
fied themselves to run in the Com
ing Election.
FOR MAYOR
(Vote for One)
MARCUS MASHBURN, JR.
ROY P. OTWELL, (Incumbent)
FOR COUNCILMEN
(Vote for Five)
A. J. Fowler
A. R. Housley
Carl L. .Jackson
R. E. Kirby
William E. Lipscomb, Jr.
Earl E. Martin, (Incumbent)
Mrs. James Otwell
Glad Sudderth, (Incumbent)
City government needs more than
ever experienced business men in
office.
We need and must have more
water, more sewerage disposal faci
lities, more paved streets, more
street lights and many more addi
tions and improved services, in fact
plans are well under w'ay for many
of the above improvements. Larger
water lines, are now being run to
the Elementary school, many new
Cut-Ins to new subdivisions, such as
the Barnett property, Mashburn
property, D. E. Pruitt property, etc.
Many more deserve and will re
ceive additional water supply in
1957.
Plans have been made also for
faster and better Garbage Pick-up,
and many more progressive and
long range plans will materialize in
1957 and 1958 to take care of the
rapid growth for the City and the
County of Forsyth.
If you elect people who know
how to get the job done and will
see that the City of Cumming will
get the most for its money, and
are willing and able to give their
talent and time to the City, then
Cumming will continue to grow as
it has during past several years.
Should Doctors and Preachers
meddle with Politics? or should
they stick to their profession? If
you should need a Doctor or
Preacher and find that he is tied
up in a political meeting or out-of
town on political business, a loved
one might have to go without medi
cal help or without the help of a
Pastor.
A SUBSCRIBER
ASC NEWS
Cotton growers has an important
decision to make on Tuesday, Dec
ember 11, C. A. Bagwell, Chairman
of the County Agricultural Stabili
zation and Conservation Committee,
reminds farmers. On that day, the
growers will vote in a referendum
to decide whether marketing Quo
tas will be in effect for their 1957
upland cotton crop. All farmers
who engaged in the production of
upland cottotn in 1956 will be eligi
ble to vote in the referendum.
"If at least two-thirds of the
growers voting approve the quotas,
“Mr. Bagwell explains, “marketing
quotas will be in effect on all
farms growing upland cottton in
1957, penalties will apply on ‘excess’
cotton, and price supports to those
growers who comply with their cot
ton acreage allotments will be avail
able at the full level of effective
supports. Under current legislation,
this support twill be between 75
end 90 percent of parity, the mini
mu mlevel within this range de
pending upon the supply situation
at the time the determination is
made.
“If more than one-third of the
growers disapprove quotas, there
will be no marketing quotas or
penalties, but price supports to eli
gible growers (who comply with
their allotments) will be available
at 50 percent of paritty.
“In either case, acreage allot
ments will continue in effect for
the 1957 cotton crop as a means of
determining eligibility for price
support.” The Chairman pointed
out that the Secretary of Agricul
ture is directed to proclaim market
ing quotas for he next upland cot
ton crop when the cotton supply
exceeds normal. Quotas are not put
into operation, however, unless they
are approved by at least two-thirds
of the growers voting in a referen
dum on the question.
A DOOR OF HOPE
In Hozer 2:15 there is a state
ment somewhat like the following,
I will give you the Valley of Arch
er (trouble) for a door of hope. It
is a common fact that “hope
springs eternal in the human
breast," There is something in the
heart which even in despair keeps
hope alive. The promise goes even
further. It is a promise that the
Valley of Trouble shall itself be
come a door. If trouble will cause
us to turn to God it may well be
that we will be on the threshold of
a new beginning.
That is good news, for most of
us sooner or later come to this
valley. John Bunyon called it the
Valley of Humiliation, the place
where pride gets broken. Ie is when
we are beaten to our knees as
Christian was, that we find the real
secret of victory, and the Valley of
Trouble becomes a door of hope
because it causes us to depend on
God and not on our opinions.
1. For some it is the Valley of
Failure, Scientists have tried and
failed thousands of times, but they
have also made important discov
eries as a result of their efforts.
Failure destroys a wrong self-con
fidence. It may set us asking ques
tions about life. Bunyon said, “One
may be thinking what he is?
whence he come; what he has done,
and to what the King has called
him.
2. —This valley may bo that of
the Troubled Conscience, some In
ner defeat, when we have done
wrong our conscience has hurt us.
The contrite heart is an open door
to a better world. It brings Con
viction, it leads to Confession and
results in Conversion.
3. It may be tthe Valley of Sor
row.
God waits until we are soft
enough to be suppliant, and quiet
enough to listen, and helpless
enough to be ready to take His
hand. Like the clay in the hands
of the potter, so we should be in
the hands of God, then the Valley
of trouble really becomes a door of
hope.
VV. R. Callaway
F. C. H. S. V».
Milton High, Dec., 4th.
The Milton High Teams will come
to Cumming for games on Decem
ber 4th. From reports from down
South, their girls are 'better than
usual and their boys need no intro
duction, having beaten the local
boys on their court last yoor. The
FCHS boys want to pay them back
for the licking of last year. Hugh
Smith, Harold Whitt and Company
had begun to rool as expected, but
there has been a slight derailment,
since James Hughes has a bad
sprained ankle, which does not
mend to fast.
On December 7th, the Buford
teams come to visit us. Their gfrls
are led by Mary Shadburn, A fine
ball player and the beauty Queen
of the high school. They bring the
best boys team, they have had in
years, led by the fancy scoring for
ward, six foot Samples. Our girls
team is improving with Gloria
Swartwood shooting well to help
Shirley Roper and Jane Carroll In
the scoring department. Madge
Nuckols, Sara Buice and Wanda
Savage have done most of the
guarding in the six wins to datte.
The boys have lost one game by
one point on Ashern’s Court, Dan
Martin, Jimmy Thompson, James
Hughes and Lynn Bottoms have
gained some valuable experience
and should get their shae of points
Springplace Mission
Springplace -Mission, near Chats
worth, Murray County, founded in
1801 by Moravians from North
Carolina, was the first school
among the Cherokee Indians. Many
leaders of the Cherokee nation
were taught there.
The mission operated until 1833,
when, with the removal of the In
dians, it was continued at New
Springplace in Oklahoma. Much of
the remarkable advancement of the
Cherokees is credited to this mis
sion.
LONG HAUL
All marriages are happy it’s the
livine together afterward that crus
es all the trouble Covered Wagon