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Volume 50.
ABOUT YOUR HEART
A noted doctor recently pointed out that
Americans spend about $111,000,000 per .year
on ballpoint pens. We are not opposed to this,
but, as Dr, Herman Bundesen noted, this is
tabout five times what is spent on the most dead
ly riddle of our time - heart disease.
This does not seem exactly right, and we hope
that Americans will contribute more liberally
to the Heart Fund this year. The purpose of this
.article is to call to your attention the fact that
the Heart Fund drive begins in February, kick
ing off in the first week and reaching a climax
on February 22nd, which is Heart Sunday.
Between now and February 22nd, someone
may cal on yo uin your place of business or in
your home and ask support for the Heart Fund.
If yau are able, you should give the Heart Fund
your support, for of the people who die in the
United States between the ages of forty-five and
sixty-four, each year, more than half of them
die because of some cardio-vascular disease.
And there were 877,000 persons of all ages
who died of diseases of the heart and blood
vessels in 1957. This figure gives you an idea
of the seriousness of this single disease, which
is claiming too close to one million lives a year.
Your contribution to the Heart Fund will
help in the effort to enlarge and expedite re
search into the causes of various heart and
blood vessel diseases. This research is urgently
needed, and your own life may depend upon it.
From any angle, it is a blue-chip investment,
and we hope the citizens of this community will
liberally support the Heart Fund.
Forsylh County 4-Her’s
To Be On WAGATV.
Saturday, Februaryy 7
Twenty Forsyth County 4-H’ers
will have the fun of staying at
home Saturday yand watching
themselves on Atlanta’s WAGA-TV
Channel 5, at 12:00 Noon.
"The 4-H Hour,” the program on
which they will appear, is now
being recorded in advance on 9m
pex video tape which records both
pictures and sound with such high
fidelity that viewers cannot dis
tinguish between live and taped
program. The Ampex video tape
equipment costs in excess of fifty
thousand dollars and each reel of
two-inch wide magnetic tape costs
about three hundred fifty dollars
but can be used many times.
WAGA-TV is the only station in
Georgia equipped to make video
tape recordings.
Sixteen girls will model a de
lightful collection of “Fashions
Out of This World” for the 4-H
modem miss. The spring wardrobe
and script for the show was avail
able through the courtesy of the
Educational Division of the Sim
plicity Pattern Company. It is a
loan wardrobe developed to pro
mote the 4-H clothing project.
Narrator for the show will be
Zelma R. Bannister, Home Demon
stration Agent, and the fashions
will be modeled by: Betty Ann An
depson, Carolyn Holbrook, Sue
Corn, Mary Mashbum, Nancy Pend
ley, Phyllis Roper, Nancy Wolfe,
Joyce Holcomb, Martha Samples,
Gail Heard, Glena McGinnis, Linda
Curtis, Betty Perry, Brenda Cow
art, Lynda Hill, and Rhonda Roun
tree.
Escorts will be Robert Johnson,
Larry Watson, Donald Gilbert and
Ronnie Williams.
At the close of the fashion show,
Harold Darden, assistant State 4-H
Club Leader and Walter Rucker,
County Agent, will chat.
As usual, the program, which is
presented as a public service by
WAGA-TV, will be produced by
Para Lee Brock.
STNOINCI AT PLEASANT VIEW
BAPTIST CHimcnU FEB. BTH.
There win be a Singing at Pleas
ant View Baptist Church Sunday
night February Bth at 7:30 P. M.
Herman Roper will have his
Portable Organ, and we are ex
pecting many more good singers
along with Duets, and Trios.
The public is cordially invited
to come and be with us.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN-OF FORBYTH COUNTY * CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTES -TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH. FULTON, CIIKRO RICE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
A LONG LETTER
I received a long letter from an
earnest Christian man in our
county—five full composition pag
es. He was concerned about the
spiritual welfare of the people of
our county. I am going to quote
j some portions of his letter to me.
“ Often we have people who
will not stand up for the right
thing, and there are preachers who
do this very thing. One of these
subjects is the marriage and div
orce question our laxness and
carelessness are helping to drag
our churches down lt is most
assuredly in the Bible We can
get a divorce because of fornica
i tion only. I know several young
i people in this vicinity who have
two mates. It has grown a lot
worse since we have quit preach
ing and condemning it.
“I am greatly interested in the
spiritual welfare of our boys and
girts Can we not be of some
help to them in this world of
temptations and snares of the
Devil? We can if we have thte will
power and determination to teach
them right and live right before
them. How will they know if
we do not teach them? the
first thing is to lead them to Christ
“Now as to dancing the
more I see it the more I hate it.
and what happens after the dance?
—Out, of 230.000 fallen women in
the United States statistics show
that seven-tenths went there hru
the dance.
“This is what a well-known nerve
specialist said, “I attack the mod
ern dance as a reversion toward
savagery, Asa medical man, I
flatly charge that modern dancing
is fundamentally sinful and evil.
I charge that dancing's charm is
based entirely on sex appeal. I
charge that dancing is the most
advanced and most insidious man
evering preliminary to sex betray
al. It it nothing more or less than
diabolical, animal, physical dissi
pation?”
He denounced the lack of cloth
ing (scarcity of it) worn by wo
men. He also denounced the filthy
literature that is sold from our
news stands to our boys and girls.
“The country is in crying need
of good real spiritual leaders
let us not throw away part of the
Bible: If we do we are traitors to
our Lord”.
Let us beb thoroughly Christian.
W. R. CALLAWAY
Oklahoma seeks to end its
Orange Bowl pact.
Gumming Georgia, Thursday, February 5, 1959.
Forsyth County High
Wins Five Of Six
Last week the Forsyth County
teams had a good week, winning
three girls games and two boys
games.
Jefferson girls lost here 15—53,
Shirley Roper had 27 poins to lead
our scoiing, Shirley Whitt, a young
| player seems to be finding herself,
and should help, during tourna
ment play.
Dawsonville girls were beaten
26—24 in a slow pressure packed
game.
Canton girls came upset minded
on Saturday night and had a 7 —o
lead in a short while, but our
gtiards adjusted themselves, stop
ped the scoring long enough for us
to catch up, Shirley Roper and
Helen Gilbert began to operate,
Shirley scoring 32 and Helen 20
in the 56—35 win. The guards play
ed well too. In the Dawson County
game, Patsy Holcomb. Lanell Wil
kie and Janet Henderson did the
best guardidng of the year.
Jefferson boys played hard, but
could not match Larry Rollins and
Company. Larry bagged 20 points
outside, in the 52—30 win.
Moore and Slaton were too hot
for us at Dawsonville and we lost
58 —52. We played well enough to
win, with the exception of allow
ing Moore 19 points and Slaton 18
with a record breaking crowd pres
ent, Cherokee boys were beaten
56—52. It was a hard fought game
with the lead changing hands sev
eral times. Larry P.ollins was as
hot as a two-dollar pistol, scoring
28 points.
South Hall comes here on Friday
night. They have a fair girls team
with one fine player. Our boys
played well over there early in the
season and won a close game, but
they will push us here Friday
night. They break fast.
Saturday night, last regular sea
son games, Monroe plays here.
Their boys beat us two points on
their court a few weeks ago. Our
boys hope to get revenge Saturday
night. They have a 6—6 center.
F. C. H. S. girls play on Mon
day night February 9th against
Monroe girls at Commerce at 7:00
Tuesday night. Madison County at
8:15.
The boys play neoural boys on
Tuesday night at 9:30.
EDWARD L. WRIGHT, Ranger
Are you one of those landowners
who have been getting poor sur
vival with your pine seedlings? If
so, you could be storing them im
properly before planting. When
receiving the seedlings from the
nursery, make sure your truck is
loaded so that the trees have ade
quate air circulation. On arrival at
your frm, unload the truck im
mediately and stack the seedlings
so that they will not become heat
ed. Water them every two or
three days and do not break open
the bales too long before planting.
Nevtr store the seedlings in wat
er for more than one hour as it
will lessen the chances of survival.
If planting is delayed for more
than three weeks, the seedlings
should be heeled in. This is done
by digging a V-shaped trench and
placing the seedlings on one side
with the roots in a slanting posi
tion. Cover the roots with loose
dirt, and soak thoroughly with
water. Although not recommended,
seedlings can be kept in cold sttor
age at tempeatures of 33 to 36
degrees. Moss packed around the
seedlings should still be kept wat
ered as drying out can still occur.
If the seedlings should freeze, they
should be allowed to thaw undids
turbed. Frozen trees should not
be moved.
New Yorkers eat twice as many
hard rolls as Pittsburghers, Mid-
Westerners choose more pie than
Easterners, and favorite lunch
times vary, according to the Stouf
fer restaurant people. In Cleve
land. favorite lunchtime is 11:30
to 1:30. In Chicago, from 12:00 to
2:00. In New York, from 12:30 to
2:30.
T.arly Care Saves
feeth For Lifetime
"Teeth are designed to last a
lifetime, and chances are they will
if proper attention is given to
children’s teeth from an early
age,” according to Dr. John E.
Chrietzberg, director. Dental Health
I Services, Georgia Department of
j Public Health.
I Dr. Chrietzberg's statement came
as he, Dr. Thomas F. Sellers, dir
ector, Georgia Department of Pub
lic Health, and Dr. Milton McNeil,
Rome, president of the Georgia
Dental Association, worked out de
tails for Georgia’s observance of
the 11th National Children’s Den
tal Health Week, February B—l 4.
“Many parents are under the
misconception that children’s so
called ‘baby’ teeth are not import
ant because they will be followed
by permenent teeth anyway,” Dr.
Chrietzberg said. “The fact is, of
course, that these baby teeth re
quire the same attention--and
sometimes more attention —as
the permanent teeth.
“For rinstance. early loss of a
orimary tooth may result in drift
ing of other teeth. If this space is
blocked, the permanent tooth may
not have room to grow in its nor
mal place. This condition forces
other teeth out of alignment and
a serious case of so-called ‘crooked
teeth' may be the result.”
Dr. McNeil noted that both the
Georgia Dental Association and
the American Dental Association
are marking their 10th anniversary
this year and pointed out that the
greatest influence on the progress
of denttistry has been research.
“Through the years .dental scion
tists have learned, for example,
that there is a -distinct relationship
between the rate of dental decay
| and the consumption of concentrat
ed sugars. They have also discov
ered that a trace of fluorine in
the drinking water is related to a
low rate of dental decay,” Dr.
McNeill said.
Dr. Sellers added that approxi
mately 768,000 Georgians in 60
communities are now drinking flu
oridated water, and expressed the
hope that many other commun'ties
will take advantage of fluoridation
during 1959.
“Prevention: The Key to Life
long Dental Health, is our theme
for Children’s Dental Health Week.
Dr. Chrietzberg said, “and improv
ed dental health for the entire nat
ion will become a reality as pre
ventive procedures become a part
of everyday living for all our chil
dren.”
Georgii Assn. For
Menta! Health To
Expand Activities
Peyton S. Hawes, President of
the Georgia Association For Men
tal Health announced today that
this Association is accepting appli
cations for the position of Director
of Fund Raising and Community
Organization for the state.
Due to the increasing concern
with the problem of mental illness
on the part of the people through
out the state and the desire of the
people in many counties to estab
lish mental health chapters, the
Executive Committee of the Geor
gia Association For Mental Health
has approved the employment of
a full time director of field ser
vices. Asa result of an expanding
program in edducation, volunteer
services, legislative activities, as
well as in fund raising, the need
for a director of field services has
become acute.
Executive Director, Judge Frank
Smith, will continue to serve in
his position for the Georgia Asso
ciation For Mental Health. Any per
sons interested in securing addi
tional Information concerning this
position should write to the Exe
cutive Director at 209 Henry Grady
Office Building, Atlanta. 3, Georgia
In Uganda, East Africa, goat*
are used as money. A commission
er must determine if a goat is too
old and shaggy for payment of
debt. Cash wasn’t always used ir
’his country either. In 1640. for
example, a Harvard student who
later became president of the uni
versity settled his bill with an
old crow.
County Population 15,000.
PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERS
From time to time one hears the opinion ex
pressed that automobile drivers seem to seldom
give pedestrians their legal “right-of-way” on
crosswalks.
We are delighted to remind drivers that the
pedestrian has the right-of-way, if crossing the
street, or intersection, during the approach of
an automobile. Moreover, pedstrian, unless
lie is crossing on a green light, is assumed to
nave the right-of-way at intersections, and auto
mobiles should wait for him or her, as the case
may be.
There are abuses on the other side, of course,
and the primary one is for pedestrians to start
crossing an intersection just as the light, is turn
ing green, thereby forcing the motorist, and
those waiting behind him, to wait while the
pedestrian, sometimes liesurely, strolls across
the street.
However, we agree that the greatest weight
of abuse on this question is on the shoulders of
automobile drivers. Sometimes it seems that
many drivers assume that they have the right
of-way, primarily because they have three thou
sands pounds of steel around them, and they
almost take delight in making those on foot
scamper, jump, and quick-step out of their path.
Psychologists have spent long hours studying
human nature, trying to find out why normally
polite people become tigers once they get under
I the w'heel of an automobile. Whatever the rea
son, some of us act completely different while
we are driving than we would otherwise. We
have been fortunate in GUMMING not to have
many pedestrians casualties, although occasion
j ally a child is killed, or someone is struck down
land seriously injurede elsewhere. ,
.Obviously, drivers of Gumming and Forsyth
County need to give thought to the fact that
pedestrians have the right-of-way, and courtesy
in allowing them to cross the street, is not ex
nibited on too many occasions, in this regard.
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GUMMING 3IETHODIST NEWS
The Cumming Methodist Church
stands in your community as an
institution fully devoted to the
spiritual welfare and redempttion
of persons. With unlimited spiritu
al resources, this Church urges
you to TRY HIS WAY every day, j
and worship every week at the
CUMMING METHODIST CHURCH
Thursday evening, February sth,
from 7:30 until 9:30, the second
session of “Isaiah Speaks” will be
held at the church. Mrs. James I
Mashburn and Mrs. John Pittard
will conduct the two discussion
periods. These periods will be over
chapters 3 through 6. This study
course is being sponsored by the
W. S. C. S. and the W. S. G.
The week of February 8 14 is
The Week of Dedication which is a
week of personal evangelism.
Every members of the church
should pay special attenton to the
needs of his spiritual life. Sunday,
February 15th, is known as the
"Day of Dedication”.
Ash Wednesday, the day that
officially opens “Lent”, is Febru
ary 11th. Let us also remember
he passion of our Lord.
Sunday’s sermon topics are
"YOUR LIFE IS YOUR BUSI
NESS" and “WILLING MINDS
—UNWILLING HANDS’’.
An autoclave, a small, cylindrical
levice for sterilizing surgical in
struments under steam pressure,
was adapted to cook vegetables
tenderly in a matter of seconds by
Stouffer's Restaumts who installed
them in their 22 locations In six
major U. S. cities.
Number 6.
Boy Scouts Aid
Georgia Crusade
For Fire Safety
ATLANTA- Fire safety
which have been displayed for the
past ten years in Georgia’s public
schools as part of the Geoigia Safe
ty Fire Commission’s educational
program, will now be featured in
Boy Scout lodges and meeting plao
es throughout the state.
In making this arrangement Conn
missionct Zaek Cravey evpresised
his thank:; for the cooperation of
W. A. Dobson, Boy Scout Execu
tive of Region Six, which includes
Georgia, Florida and the Carolmas
and 0. B. Gorman, Boy Scout Exe
cutive of the Atlanta area which
has 18,584 Cults, Scouts and Ex
plorers enrolled. Georgia’s enroll
ment is 56,284.
The posters are prepared by
Parker Lowell, eartoonist for The
Georgia Fire Cracker, who has
served as a scoutmaster, deputy
commissioner and merit badge
counselor in Ohio, New York and
Georgia since 1918.
“We welcome the Roy Scouts to
oun crusade,” Commissioner Cravey
declares. “No finer organization of
youngsters exists in the world.”
The Boy Scouts in January cele
brated their 49th birth-’ay.
Unpaid Tax Notice
AH tax receipts including interest
and cost will remain in the Tax
Commissioners Office until alter
the tag season Is closed, as the law
requires all taxes must be paid ha
order to K‘,’t >onr tutf. After April
Ist, by direction of County Om*-
miMdoncrs, alt unpaid f'tx rcodpl*
will be turned over to the Sheriff
for collection, which will
addb/mal cost*. '
VINNIK B. KKitn, T. <£,
CHAPTER MEETING \
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Silver Shoals Chapter No. 14,
Royal Arch Masons will meet on
Thursday February sth, 1954 All
qualified visifots welcome, j
I OSCAR B. TALLY, Seecetary