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Cumming, Georgia.
SOCIETY
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Otwell spent
Monday in Atlanta
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Holbrook
announce the adoption of their
daughter, Rosa Lee, bom May 8,
1953, Arrived: December 18, 1958.
PREACHING NOTICE
Bro. Clyde Thomas will preach
at Shoal Creek Baptist church
near Buford, Sunday January 18.
Friends of Mr. Tommy Bobo, Jr.
of Atlanta will be glad to hear he
is convalesing in the Forsyth
County Hospital
.Mrs. Jimmie Barnes of Warner
Robbins is visiting her daughter
and son, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Bagley
Jr. for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kendell and
children of Atlanta were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Larmon
Smith and Mrs. G. W. Forrest
Friends of Mr. Leonard Barnett
of Route 5, Cumming are sorry to
learn of his accident in the Feed
Mill. He is a patient at the For
syth County Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie Martin and
Jackie and Mrs. B. F. Martin and
Bradford of Buford were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Martin
Do you have any unused or old
toys or playground equipment not
in use? If so why not donate it
to the newly organized Kinder
garten of the First Baptist Church!
Mr. J. E. Bales and family of
Maryville, Tennessee were New
Year holidays guests of his son
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Bales
Miss Patsy and Billy Gravitt,
Betty Crane and Bobby Stanley of
Atlanta were Wednesday night
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Larmon
Smith
Miss Marjorie Taylor who has
been spending the Christmas holi
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Taylor has returned to
the University of Georgia.
PREACHING NOTICE
Rev. Roscoe Moon will preach
at Brookwood Baptist Church next
Sunday night at 7 o’clock. Every
one invited to come.
The first baby born in 1959 at
the Forsyth County Hospital was
a boy, born January sth. weighing
8 pounds and 2 ounces, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Shadburn.
PIANO RECITAL
The pupils of Mrs. R. A. Ingram
will be presented in a recital Sun
day afternoon January 11 at 2:30
p. m. at the Forsyth County High
School Cafetorium. The public is
cordially invited.
Mrs. Nellie Sudderth, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Gunter was
carried to Hall Memorial Hospital
last Friday to undergo and opera
tion. Her "many friends wish her
a speedy recovery.
Newcomers:
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bales and
daughter Marie, have recently mov
ed here from Buford. Mr. Bales
is employed by General Motors at
Doraville and are residing in their
home on corner of Denson and
Park streets
p. T. A. MEETING
The local P. T A. meeting will
be held Thursday night January 8,
at 8:00 p. m. at the High School
Cafetorium. Dr. Claude Purcell,
State School Superintendent will be
the guest speaker. Everyone is in
vited and urged to come.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT
Mrs. Vinnie B. Redd of Cum
ming announces the marriage of
her daughter. Mrs. Genelle Shoe
make to Mr P. C. Rucker of Al
pharetta on Friday afternoon,
January 2nd at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. Frank Vaughan with Rev.
Vaughan officiating.
SELF WANTED
Girl or Woman, age 16 to 50 in
good health to help with House
Mark—Call or see Mrs. Rov P.
Otwell, Jr. Phone TU. 7 —2965
Two NGC students from Cum
ming were placed on the honors
list for the fall quarter, according
to Dean Will D. Young. Honored
were: Charles H. Nicholas and M.
Sue Worley. These students made
a grade ratio of 2.0 (“B”) or above,
and made no individual course
grade below a “C” on a course
load of at least 15 quarter hours.
KIWANIS CLUB CELEBRATES
ELEVENTH ANIVERSARY
The local Kiwanis Club celebrat
ed their 11th Anniversary Monday
night, January 5, with a Ladies
Night Dinner held in the Forsyth
County High School Cafetorium.
The Ladies were given corsages
of Dutch Iris with gold ribbons
which are the colors of the club,
Blue and Gold.
Rev. Glenn Dorris of the First
Presbyterian Church of Gainesville
was guest speaker. Mrs. Lou Wil
liams sang a couple of numbers ac
companied by Mrs. R. A. Ingram
at the piano
About sixty members and their
wives were present.
HOLIDAY DINNER—DANCE
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mize enter
tained with a buffet supper and
dance during the holidays with a
group of young people as their
guests.
Christmas decorations were used
throughout the house. The buffet
table was covered with a white
cloth. A Christmas tree made of
gilded pine cones with red and
green ornaments was used as the
centerpiece and gold candlesticks
with red tapers were placed on
each side of the tree
Red clothes were used on the
card tables which were centered
with silver candlestick with green
candles in a nest of holly.
Favors were Christmas orna
ments wired for rings for the girls
and boutounieres for the boys.
Guests were: Misses Gay Kenne
more, Elaine Graham. Phyllis Rop
er, Carolyn Holbrook, Harriet Bear
den, Nancy Sutton. Linda Hughes,
Patsy Ledbetter, Martha Samples,
Rhonda Rountree, Alma Carder
and Ann Collett.
Boys who attended we r e: Ranee
Rountree, George Allen, Dicky Sut
ton, Billy Sewell, Eddie Eidson.
Waylon Wheeler, Charles Welch,
Roy Thomas, Roger Shadburn.
Charles Ingram, Sam Carroll, Jim
my Vanghan, Lamar Newton, At
wood Ledbetter and Bob Attaway
of Atlanta.
BIG CREEK SCHOOL WINNER
Big Creek School won the attend
ance award last month with 94.74
percent. Matt was second with
94.68 percent, and Forsyth County
High was third with 94.38 percent.
The $5.00 Kiwanis award for best
attendance goes to the first grade
| at Rig Creek. Their teacher is Mrs.
S. G. Clement, Jr. Her class record
was 96.89 percent.
December was the fourth straight
month that attendance has aver
aged higher than the same month
last year. This has been true for
both elementary and high schools.
T. W. Nalls, Visiting Teacher.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Mrs. G. W. Forrest was honored
on her 89th Birthday with a dinner
given by her children and grand
children at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Larmon Smith on Canton
Road. The honoree was presented
with gifts by the children and
grandchildren who included Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Twitty and daugh
ters, Gail and Deborah of Gaines
ville; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Baxter
from North Carolina: Mr. and Mrs.
June Taylor of Decatur; Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Forrest and daughters
Barbara and Betty; Mr. and Mrs.
Arlen Martin and Mrs. T. B. Grav
itt and children, Patsy and Billy
and Miss Marjorie Forrest of At
lanta
Help Wanted
Stanley Home Products has open
ing for full or part time demon
strator. $30.00 to $70.00 per week.
Car necessary. Write Mrs. Lovce
Wages, Branch Manager, Stanley
Home Products, Route 3, Law
renceville, Georgia.
Agricultural Extension Service
dairymen say production records
help locate unprofitable producers
in adairy herd.
The Forsyth County News
MISS BROOKS WEDS
MR. BENNETT
The Cumming Methodist Parson
age was the scene of the wedding
of Miss Peggy Brooks and Mr.
Henry Cecil Bennett on Saturday
afternoon, January 3, at 4 p. m.
Rev. Horace Couch performed the
ceremony.
Miss Brooks chose for her wed
ding a light blue wool suit, trim
med in fur. She wore a white hat
and navy blue accessories.
Miss Brooks is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Brooks of
Cumming and Mr. Bennett is the
son of Mrs. Ina T. Bennett and
the late Mr. Bige B. Bennett of
Cumming.
The bride is employed by the
Sawnee Electric Membership Cor
poration and the groom is in the
United States Navy stationed at
Los Angeles, California.
Mrs. Bennett will reside in Cum
ming and Mr. Bennett will return
to Los Angeles.
KINDERGARTEN TO BE
ORGANIZED AT THE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
A Kindergarten for 4 and 5 year
old children will open in the Child
ren’s Building of the First Baptist
Church of Cumming on Monday,
January 12, according to the an
nouncement of Mrs. Julian Gravitt,
who has been elected as the teach
er. Mrs. Gravitt will be assisted by
Mrs. Marcus Reed.
The Kindergarten sessions will
be from 8:30 a. m. until 11:30 a. m.
each day, Monday through Friday.
Reasonable monthly rates will be
charged. The Kindergarten will be
non-sectarian, and children of any
religious faith may attend.
Registration will be held at the
Children’s Building, next door to
the church, this Friday, January
9, from 1:30 p. m. until 3.30 p. m.
Those who would like detailed in
formation may call Mrs. Gravitt
at TU. 7—2368, or Mrs. Reed at
TU. 7—5932.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our many
friends and neighbors for the
kind things that was done for us
in the sickness and death of our
Husband and Son Andy Meritt. We
wish to thank those who sent flow
ers and food and the Doctors and
Nurses who were so good and we
also thank the Ministers for the
words of comfort and Mr. Royston
Ingram for his service.
May Gods richest blessing rest
upon you all is our prayer.
Mrs. Andy Merritt
Mrs. Frank Merritt
Soil Conservation
District News
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JAMES T COOTS
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
District cooperators in the coun
ty who have planted loblolly pines
this season include J. C. Wilson,
Mrs. B. D. Brown, Glenn Gilstrap,
Luther K3rr, W. E, Holcomb, John
Brazzill, Forest Wade, A. L. Har
rison, Nathan Newton, Andrew
Whitt, Thomas Florence, H. E.
Castleberry, Ilarbert Hawkins, E.
G. Floyd, J. H. Crawford.
The Federal Forest Service in
cooperation with the Upper Chat
tahoochee River Soil Conseivation
District has planted loblolly pine
seedlings cn twenty-fiive farms in
Settingdown Creek watershed.
G. S. Jackson of the Federal
Forest Service is in charge of the
tree planting in the Settingdown
Creek and Etowah River sub-water
sheds.
John M. Garrett, SCS techni
cian, has recently assisted John
Gibb Barrett, Winfred Glover, N.
F. Karr and Claud C. Martin local
land owners with their soil and
water conservation plan.
FRIENDS
In The Hospital
STVSSIKSia
Mrs. Reg Day and daughter
Mrs. Harold Henderson and son
Mr. W. A. Boss
Mrs. Bell Hagins
Mr. Ford Gravitt
Mr. Vertis Pilcher
Mrs. Carl Coltrane
Mrs. C. C. Gilbert
Mrs. John H. Wallace
Mr. J. T. Tallant
Mr. J. H. Estes
FORSYTH COUNTY —CUMMING
CD SAVES DAM NEAR CLEVE
LAND GEORGIA, SUNDAY
The Forsyth County—Cumming
unit was called into action early
: Sunday morning to go to Cleveland
|to help save a newly constructed
dam at the head waters of the
! Nacoochee Valley.
| The recent rains had caused de
bris to lodge in the drain at the
bottom of the lake in 20 loot of
water. The Civil Defense “duck”
was used to a great advantage in
this operation as it furnished suit
able working conditions for several
men and at the same time the
wench lifting the hugh slabs of
concrete that had been placed over
the drain.
Mr. James Coots and Mr. Jack
Gary of the Soil Conservation Ser
vice assisted the Civil Defense in
their operation.
F. C. H. S. VS. MILTON, WINDER
The Milton High teams are re
paying our games on January 9th.
Their girls did not extend ours on
their court and it is doubtful if
they can here. Our boys got be
hind theirs down there, but had
pulled even by half time and went ,
on to win by 10 points in a well
played game. Their fans say our
boys were just plain lucky, maybe
so, so come out Friday night to see
The Winder teams are here for
game son January 13th. Our girls
won last years in two easy con
tests, but they are better this year
and should cause us trouble. Two
of the hardest games we had last
year were with their boys. We won
by two points in each contest. They
lost two boys and we lost four by
graduation, in Junior Savage, they
have a fine scorer. He has been
averaging around 20 points per
game thus far. Shirley Day is
their big gun on the girls team,
hitting the nets on a 20 point aver
age.
We paid a visit to Canton on
Saturday night January 3rd and
divided a twin bill. Shirley Roper
was a "marked man”, but ground
out 20 points in the slow deliberate
41—30 win. Patsy Holcomb held
6—l forward Milford to four points
for her best game to date. Lanell
Wilkie and Elbie Welch turned in
sterling performance too.
Larry Rollins led our scoring
in our 32—36 loss. The game was
tied until near the end, when a
couple of bad breaks turned the
tide in favor of Cherokee. Better
luck next tim, boys.
girl scout meeting
The Girl Scouts of Cumming
held their regular meeting at the
VFW Club House on January 5,
1959. First we met in our patrols
to collect dues. The Shawnee Patrol
was appointed to make a Wishing
Well for the members of the troop
to put ideas and suggestions into.
The Creek Patrol was appointed
to get a first aid kit to help us
earn our second Clacc Rank.
Refreshments were served by
Donna Welch, Judy Wilburn, Mar
ian Wheeler and Delores Wofford.
After the Grand March and we
were seated in formation one of
our Patrol leaders, Mrs. Boling
showed us how to start our “sit
up-ons”.
We then played a game, had
taps and were dismissed.
We are all sorry to see one of
our leaders Mrs. Mercer Brown
leave, hut we are happy to wel
come Mrs. John Garrett.
Marian Wheeler, Troop Scribe
MR. ANDY MERRTT PASSED
AWAY DECEMBER 23
Mr. Andy Merritt passed away
December 23rd in the Forsyth
County Hospital after a short ill
ness.
He was born in Forsyth County
and lived all of his life. He was
70 years of age.
Funeral Services were conducted
at Ingram Funeral Chapel on
December 24, at 2:00 p. m. Rev.
Henry Warren, Rev. Charlie Gaza
way and Rev. Hoyt Thompson offi
ciating.
Interment was in Antioch Ceme
tery.
He is survived bv his wife and
mother, three brothers and two
sisters.
DOWN MEXICO WAY
Pancho and an Irishman named
Pat were caught rustling cattle
over the border, and after a sum
mary trial were senttenced to be
When the boys strung up
Panch, the rope slipped and he
foil into the river below, rapidly
swimming around a curve and
making his escape.
Chagrinned, the posse turned to
string up Pat, who cautioned them:
“Bhoys, be sure yez tie a better
I knot this time. Its meself that
I can’t swim a stroke.”
The nation that gets efficiency and economy
in government gets away from free institutions.
Nobody degrudges Santa Claus a rest; the
geniel fellow has done a good job at the right
time.
NOTICE TO FARMERS
We have plenty of Seed Oats, Fescue, Ladino
clover, Crimson clover and other FALL SEEDS.
The Price is Right—Come to see Us.
FINDLEY BROTHERS
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HANDY-MEn]
Magnets always seem to fas
cinate people. In addition to the
familiar horse-shoe type, they
now can be made in bars, rods,
squares, discs, rings, and in
other molded shapes in count
less sizes and thicknesses. If
the attracting sides of two fiat
magnetized metal discs, for ex-
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ample, are brought near each
other, they click together and
cling with amazing force. Turn
one of the discs over, and they
repel each other with equal
power.
A neighbor of mine used the
magnetic principle to invent a
magnetic knife and tool rack,
which he gave me a mode' of
more than ten year.3 ago. The
magnetic field is arranged on a
bar nine inches or so long so
that the power is equally dis
tributed all along the bar. Its
magnetism is so strong that it
will hold securely knives, ham
mers, screw drivers, wrenches or
other iron or steel tools. One
thing that interests me is that
the'Jf’Magnagrip” (as he calls
it) seems to have lost no power
at all in the past ten years.
These models were so successful
that the device now is sold in
many stores. The manufacturer
guarantees that it will hold its
magnetism indefinitely!
Now, this “Magnagrip” (or
“Magnabar”, as some of them
are called) has lots of uses for
home handy-men. I bought sev
eral and screwed them into the
wall, in a line, over my work
bench. This tandem arrange
ment holds nearly all of my
small tools n-'”v it a ro-v, and
in plain sip,:. - -ay to reach.
Thursday, January 8, 1959.
Just pick off the tool you want;
use it —and lay it back in its
place against the “Magnagrip”.
It stays there until you want it
again.
My wife saw this arrange
ment, and immediately got some
for the kitchen. They come at
tractively enameled in white, to
match kitchen equipment. One
of hers holds a dozen or so of
paring knives and spatulas. An
other holds scissors, spoons and
other tools. “Looks pretty;
saves time, and is amazingly
handy”, she says. “Also, they
make wonderful gifts, especially
for people who ‘have every
‘.h:ng’ ”.
Since I enjoy fishing, natural
ly I tie flies for the sport. The
“Magnagrip” holds fish-hooks
ready for use, and holds newly
dressed flies while the lacquer
dries. Firearm fanciers and
other hobbyists find it ideal for
holding small tools and dis
assembled parts, which other
wise could become lost or mis
laid. I managed to buy a short
“Magnagrip” and have this
taped to a flashlight. Thus the
flashlight clings wherever I
want it, on any metal surface of
my car. The idea is handy when
changing a tire at night, or
whenever one wants a light in
a hurry.
The inventor and manufac
turer of this unique device is
R. E. Phelon, of East Long
meadow, Massachusetts. If
you’d like to know more about
the various shapes and sizes, a
postcard to him will bring com
pete in’ormation.