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The Forsyth County News
Volume 48.
News Report From
Washington
WASHINGTO, Nov. 12--The launch
m of Sputnik II by the Soviet
Union is a clear indication if any
more is needed that the United
States is falling dangerously be
hind the Russians in a number of
fields not just one.
In Washington there are those
who feel that the long-enjoyed U.
S. technical and industrial super
iority is at an end. Of course, this
result cannot come overnight in
all fields, but it is pointed out
that the Russians have more scien
tist than we, have a larger mis
siles and rocket program than we
do, and are pushing harder and
are further advanced than we.
It is now a case of catching up
—not maintaing a lead. The ttone
of some U. S. officials, when Sput
nik I was launched, was that the
United States could have launched
a satellite if we had been engaged
in a crash program in this specific
field.
Moreover, it was said that we
would launch a larger satellite
when we launched one. But the
launching of Sputnik II —six tijnes
heavier and twice as far into
space takes the icing off these
reassuring remarks. The Russians
have a rocket engine of “atonish
ing” power in the words of one of
Britain’s leading rocket ecientists.
That they could throw a thous
and pound missile more than a
thousand miles out into space, with
various equipment on it, and in
apparent control of their effort,
was an amazing feat. There is no
getting around that fact. The Unit
ed States has nothing in this field
which can equal the Soviet achieve
ment.
What is more, the Russians no
doubt have other modern weapons
and are probably more advanced
in the design and production of
them than we have assumed. The
United States has always under
estimated its own weapons.
The history of World War I and
World War II shows that we
fought both wars with weapons
which were inferior to some of
the enemy’s weapons. But we
were told, especially before World
War II that we had the best wea
pons in the world in some fields
in which we were shown to be
clearly outclassed as the war pro
gressed.
Students of history do not have
to be reminded that nothing is last
ing in the way of world power or
world domination or influence. The
United States, which reached a
zenith in World War II and be
came the greatest power on the
earth, may not enjoy its era for
ever—or even for many years.
The Roman Empire, the Spanish,
even the British Empire—all had
their day and these countries pass
ed from the world scene as the
leading authority on the face of
the globe. The United States should
have enjoyed an “era" of a hund
red years or more, as did the
British, it was assumed, but if it
loses the current race with Russia
—for technical superiority—-the era
could be a short-lived one.
That is a grim possibility to
contemplate but defense officials
realize athat we are up against a
grimly determined and numerous
foe in opposing worldwide Com
munism. And there is no doubt
that the Communist success in
launching the satellites in recent
days has done much for their
prestige.
The armed forces of the United
States, and their higher command,
have not been intimidated. Even
if the Russians have an ICBM cap
able of bombarding the United
States, as some feel they now
have, our military leaders say we
have the means to deliver enough
hydrogen bombs on Russia to
make it certain that the Reds will
not win World War 111.
For this reason, our military
leaders feel that we need not be
panicky about the latest Russian
scientific achievements. There is
denying, however, that the Rus
sians are ahead of us in this all
important field and there is no
guarantee that the United States
will not be surpassed, scientifically,
in the next few years.
This is the greatest danger
brought forth by the launchings in
Russia.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY A CITY OF CUM MING
HBVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH. FULTON, CIIEUO RISE. DAWSON, LUMPKIN, lIAI.L AND GWINNF.TI COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Today & Tomorrow
Louie D. Newton
HER DREAM
Years ago, in Missouri, a yong
woman dreamed of a nursing car
eer, There were few schools of
nursing in her day, but she worked
for twelve and half cents per hour
worked long, hard hours, hoping
there might come a break. And
then an early death seemed to end
her dream.
The money which she had earned
was put in a trust fund by her
brother, and across the years it
increased to a sizeable figure,
thanks to good investments.
Some months ago a young wo
man from Oklahoma entered train
ing in a Georgia hospital, buc she
was without any funds. Just at
the moment when it seemed she
might have to drop out, because
of lack of any financial resources,
a patient in the hospital chanced to
meet her. Discovering the young
woman’s financial plight, the pat
ient remembered that her brother
held that fund for her sister. She
talked with the young woman, ask
ing her if she would accept a gift.
She explaned that there would be
no obligations. Finally, she told
the young nurse the story.
And now this young woman
from Oklahoma is at the top of
her class. She has won the acclaim
of her teachers and the doctors
on the staff. Only three people
know the story of the financial
aid, nor do they need to know.
They only know that a wonderful
young woman is making a won
derful record—that she is radiantly
happy yin her work.
I talked with the friend, respon
sible for this beautiful act of help,
and she said:
“Just think, my dear little sister
| wanted so much to be a nurse.
! She worked so hard. And now this
lovely girl is fulfilling her dream.
I believe my sister knows about it.
j And you must let me tell you this:
This nurse told me the other day
j that just as soon as she gradu
| ates and begins to earn her own
money, she intends to return every
dollar she has received, so that
the earnings of the original trust
may help some other worthy young
! w'oman who dreams of becoming a
nurse. And she will do just that,
though we made no condition when
we made the gift to her.’’
Dreams do come true—worthy
; ones.
Soil Conservation
District News
JAMES T COOTS
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
Tree planting will get underway
in Forsyth County this week. Two
tree planters will be in operation
as well as a number of hand set
ters. Individual landowners will
plant from 1000 to 100,000 pine
tree seedling during 1957-58 plant
ing season.
L. O. Sexton on Gin Creek is
in the process of putting in ap
proximately 1500 feet of drainage
! ditches. This will enable Sexton
Ito provice drainage to approxi
mately 15 acres of bottom land.
For the past few days a number
of District Cooperators have har
vested their sericea seed. Apparent
ly the seed are of good quality.
A group of landowners and co
operators with the District met last
Thursday November 7, 1957 at the
I Chestatee High School and dis
j cussed plans for forming a water
! shed association for the area
\ around Lake Lanier in Forsyth
1 and Dawson counties.
Ministerial Association
Meets November 15
The Forsyth County Ministerial
Association will meet at Midway
Methodist Church, Friday evening,
November 15, at 7:30. The public
is invited to attend. Rev. C. E.
Warren will be the speaker.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, Nov., 14, 1957.
Grand & Petit Jurors
Drawn For November
Term, 1957.
GRAND JURORS
1. L. H. Tribble
2. N. E. Bagley
3. U. P. Pirkle
4. Leonard Barnett
5. John V. Green
6. H. C. Youngblood
7. John D. Bennett
8. Fay Wallace
9. Amon Corn
10. V. T. Chamblee
11. J. Herbert Cantrell
12. A. E. Bramblett
13. Fleet Pirkle
14. Toy Turner
15. John W. Westray
16. Carroll Floyd
17. Dean Barrett
18. T. R. Thomas
19. John A. Stewart
20. A. P. Pritchett
21. Weldon Bramblett
22. George L. Tallant
23. Ray Taylor
24. S. P. Pruitt
25. Randolph Bennett
26. Dillard Jones
27. T. P. Thomas F
28. C. T. Galloway
29. Paul Conner
30. S. E. Bagley
31. W. J. Poole
PETIT JURORS
1. W. H. Flanagan
2. J. B. Bennett
3. Roy T. Smith
4. George A. Stewart
5. Thermon Green
6. Joel Tallant
7. R. T. Bagley
I 8. Ira Thompson
|9. Ruthford A. Waldrip ”
10. Hoyt Conner
11. S. E. Buice
12. Ralph Hayes
13. Leland Watson
14. Clifford Lamb
15. R. H. Brown
16. L. H. Strickland
17. L. A. Wheeler
18. C. B. Herring, Jr.
19. J. B. Driskell
j 20. Elbert L. Woods
21. D. W. Harris
22. Oscar Barnett
23. George Standford
24. Hoyt Burton
25. Clarence A. Bagwell
26. T. K. Martin
i 27. George E. Burruss
,28. Leonard Stone
129. Hubert Burruss
30. Earl E. Martin, Jr.
31. Calvin A. Thompson , ' l i
32. W. D. Buice, Jr.
33. Robert A. Herring 'V
34. Eugene Wallace
35. Carl McCormick "* m ~'
36. Charles C. Martin
37. W. B. Skinner
38. Ben Hulsey
39. Weldon Corn
40. T. D. Echols
41. Lewis Mathis
42. Julius Brookshire
43. R. L. Brogdon, Jr.
44. Henry Gilstrap
45. George E. Bagley
46. Joe Pirkle
47. J. D. Wills
48. Elbert Herring
49. Cliff Heard
50. Harley Pruitt
51. S. C. Williams * ” v '" v
52. T. T. Cantrell
53. C. C. Walls
54. Ben Ed Bramblett
55. Emmitt Day
56. Otis Freeman
57. Charles A. Anglin
58. W. E. Tallant
59. Clarence Orr
60. J. C. Burdett
61. Dewey Walls
62. B. H. Martin
63. Dillard Thomason
64. John Jones, Jr.
65. Joe Surrtmerour
66. Troy Sams
® nTA
THE BENSON
RUMORS
Once again rumors are flying
throughout the country that Se
cretary of Agriculture Ezra Benson
will be the fourth member of the
Eisenhower Cabinet to resign his
office this year. Benson, questioned
on this subject recently while in
the Westt, denied the rumors and
said he would not accept another
job in the Eisenhower Adminis
tration.
The most credited rumor con
cerning Benson up to tha* time
had been that he would resign as
Secretary of Agriculture and as
sume a post as President Eisen
hower’s special assistant.
Rumors concerning Benson have
occurred periodically since he be
came Secretary of Agriculture.
They are motivated in each case,
obviously, by the hope that Ben
son will be removed or will vol
untarily resign. Both Republicans
and Democrats are involved in this
procedure and powerful leaders in
both parties - farm leaders have
been hoping for a long time he
would resign.
It is probably accurate to say
that farmers today are more con
cerned and dissatisfied with Ben
son and Ids policies than ever be
fore. The recent incident in South
Dakota, when farmers threw eggs
at Benson when he arose to make
a speech, typifies that opposition
to him within Republican ranks.
The farmers have continued to
watch their net income drop under
Benson's programs and the Agri
culture Department, under Benson,
has spent more money in conduct
ing its farm operations than any
administration preceding it in a
similar period of time. Yet prices
received by farmers have dropped
and prices by them (inflation)
have continued to add to the pro
fits sqneeJf.
When Senator Proxmire, a Wis
consin Democrat who recently up
set his Republican opponent, cred
ited his recent election in Wiscon
sin to dissatisfaction of the state’s
dairy farmers with the Republican
farm program, it was a major
slap at Benson. Of course, Benson
denied that this was the reason
for the upset and for the Demo
crat’s election.
Meanwhile, in Nebraska, a move
has been in progress to have Clif
ford Hope former chairman of the
House Agriculture Committee, nam
ed Secretary of Agriculture.
LATEST ROCKET
WORD
Despite the feat performed by
the Air Force out at Eniwetok
Atoll, where a rocket was reported
ly shot 4,000 miles into outer space
reliable reports say that the Rus
sians have a rocket engine which
is about three times as powerful
as any rocket engine yet built in
the United States.
This is the latest report on the
race between this country and
Russia to build a reliable intercon
tinental ballistics missile.
The most powerful rocket engine
built in the United States is sup
posed to be the 3000-pound thrust
motor of the Aerojet General
Corporation. This engine is design
ed to be used in the Titan missile.
However, it is reported that a
Soviet engine has been built which
boasts a thrust of 820,000-pounds.
It is reportedly designed to power
the big Soviet ICBM, several of
which have been successfully test
fired, according to reports.
Apparently, in spite of our 4,000
mile feat in Operation Farside. we
are far behind the Russians in the
rockets and missiles field. No one
has yet proposed that we can fire
an accurate I. C. B. M. from a
balloon, since no one knows ex
actly where the balloon will be
when it reaches 100,000 feet. And,
it will do us little good to touch
the moon with a small rocket,
j merely striking it, if, in the mean
time, the Russians have perfected
one.
NOTICE - The Forsyth County
Jaycees will give away a Boat at
the Court House Saturday Novem
ber 16, at 3 P. M. Be on hand
you may ride away in this nice
| boat.
County Population 15,000.
THE CARE OF
CHILDREN
Every so often we read in the
newspaper where a parent, or par
ents, are held responsible for the
death of their baby. Only recently,
an eleven-week police investigation
resulted in bringing a 19-year-old
mother of the child concerned be
fore a grand jury.
The mother was charged with
carelessly dropping one of her twin
girls six month old on a con
crete floor and then not even both
ering to return to care lor the
hurt child, who struck the floor
head-first.
One can read of similar instan
ces, periodically, and it is not in
accurate to say that such failure
transcends the comprehension of
most of us. Nevertheless, such in
cidents do occur and it is some
thing for us to think about.
In this community, as in every
community, there is cruelty and
mistreatment of children. In the
case recently mentioned, it was
the vigilance and concern of friends
and neighbors- who are parents
themselves —who reconstructed the
events concerning the accident and
eventual death of the six-months
old baby girl.
We have little sympathy with the
mistreatment of children by adults,
and also little sympathy for those
who observe this condition and fail
to report it to the proper author
ities. Such things, strange as it
seems, occur periodically in every
community and that is why we
mention the subject.
Week of November 22
Advocates Better Farm
City Relationships
Agricultural Extension Service
workers throughout (he state will
join in special programs and events
designed to bring rural and urban
people closer together in spirit
during the week of November 22
as National Farm-City Week is
observed.
W. A. Sutton, Extension director
for the College of Agriculture,
commended observance of the week
as a means of gaining belter un
derstanding between farm and city
people. He said that many county
and home demonstration agents,
Home Demonstration and 4-H Club
members will take advantage of
the opportunity to share in Farm-
City Week programs conducted by
civic clubs and other groups.
Sutton pointed out that the pur
proses of Farm-City Week are to
bring about a better understanding
of and an appreciation for the
American way of life; to bring
about the realization by farm and
city families that neither is self
sufficient; and that interdepend
ence between them is absolutely
essential to the future prosperity
of our Nation.
Kiwanis International is acting
as national co-ordinating body in
the sponsorship of Farm-City Week
but many organizations and groups
will be making contributions to its
observance.
Governor Marvin Griffin, in his
proclamation designating the week
of November 22 28 as National
Farm-City Week in Georgia, urges
all citizens of Georgia to partici
pate in this occasion. In his pro
clamation, Governor Griffin said:
“It is fitting that all citizens,
rural and urban, should recognize
their interdependence in contribut
ing to the strength, charactter, and
prosperity of our Nation; and it is
increasingly important that the
public should understand the mutu
ality of interests of those who live
on farms and those who live in
cities— . ’’
MAY 3 DEADLINE
ATLANTA (GPS) Georgia’s Atty.
Gen. Eugene Cook has ruled that
next May 3 is the last day on
which a person may register to
vote in the state’s 1958 general
election. He delivered his opinion
on the request of Secretary of
State Ben W. Fortson Jr.
Cook said the state law stipu
lates that election day falls on
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, or in this case Nov. 4,
1958. Georgia law sets a six-month
registration deadline. Therefore, the
close of business on Saturday, May
3, is the 1958 deadline, the attorney
general holds.
Number 46.
NEW BREED
OF QUAIL
In Nebraska where hunting 1 .1
highly enjoyed pursuit, the state
this year has released 23,000 nrw■
type quail are oturnix, a nit small
er than native bobwhite quail but
said to be equally fine eating.
Whereas the bobwhite has a cur
ved beak, coturnix have a tapering
head and a sharp-pointed beak.
Coturnix inhabit open pastures and
range land, unlike bobwhites, and
do not covey up.
They are, however exceptionally
good for hunting, and they hold
well for a dog. Shooting them is
comparable to shooting Iwibwhite
singles, which is thought by many
to be the finest sort of bobwhite
quail hunting.
The coturnix makes a fluttering
sound in flight, but it is more
muffled than the bobwhite’s sharp
flutters and, therefore, the explos
ive covey rise of bobwhite quail
hunting will not be found in bunt
ing the coturnix.
Nevertheless, since this bird in
habits open pastures and range
land, unlike bobwhites, there seems
to be a possibility that it can su|>-
plement the huntng in many of
our states and add to the pleas
ures of the hunter and to the stock
of potential game taken from the
fields and woodland each year
It will be interesting to see how
the Nebraska program, with cotur
nix, comes out and whether this
bird proves to be a fine supple
ment for the native 1 bodwhite quail.
At the end of this year some ten
tative answer should be available
and other states perhaps includ
ing this one may want to follow
Nebraska’s example.
EATING HIGH
ON THE HOG
The latest discoveries in the field
of diet ahd nutrition show conclu
sively that the diet of the average
American is a poor excuse for ade
quate fuel to run our bodies. Amer
icans, the richest people on earth,
are one of the worst fed.
By that we do not mean Ameri
cans fail to consume enough cal
ories or perhaps enough vitamins.
But they are prone to consume
far too many carbohydrates, sweets
and fats.
Studies which have been made
public in recent years show that
during World Wnr 11, when the
percentage of fat was decreased
in the diets of various people, the
ratio of heart attack also was re
duced. It has long been known
that refined sweetts, such as white
sugar, are consumed in excessive
quantities by most Americans. Like
wise, we are inclined to eat too
much bread and too many starches.
Many exports believe that if one
would refuse to eat any of the
artificial sweets, such as candy,
refined sugar and so on, and make
his diet one of natural sweets
(when sweets are consumed), they
would live longer and be far more
healthly. Natural sweets which are
good for one's health include mo
lasses, honey, fruits and other
readill available items.
ASC NEWS
The payments for Acreage Re-
I serve Cotton and Acreage Reserve
| Wlheat have been made to all farm
! ers who participated in the pro
grams in 1957. These payments
were made as follows;
Payments to Forsyth County
Farmers under the Soil Bank’s 1957
| Acreage Reserve Program amount
ed to $90,296.13, for 1957, C. A.
I Bagwell, Chairman, Forsyth Agri
] cultural Stabilization and Conserva
| lion Committee, announced today,
j These payments were received by
433 farmers, and covered 1815.1
acres of cropland placed in the
acreage reserve.
The chairman warns farmers,
even though they have received
payments under the 1957 program
that they should not feel that the
1957 agreement is ended by receipt
of the payment. The 1957 Acreage
Reserve agreement remains in ef
fect until the end of the year.
Under the Acreage Reserve agree
ment, land specifically designated
by a farmer for the program may
not be cropped or grazed by live
stock during the year the land is
■n reserve.