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Volume 50.
Baptist Leader
Cummins, Ga., March 24, 1892
.1. S. Williams —A. J. Kelly, Editors
Cumming Baptist Church was
organized about the year 1835 and
was one of the eleven churches
that formed the Hightower Asso
ciation that year. The records of
the church for several years were
lost and therefore we cannot get
all the details.
From Bro. B. L. Otwell, deceased,
who served the church faithfully
for many years as clerk, we gath
ered some facts and then we knew
a great deal of its history of later
years.
Their house of worship was mov
ed from the south side of town to
the north side where it now stands,
about the close of the late war.
This church had a long struggle
for many years, only a “few faith
ful ones” could be found who
would ’’leave all and follow Jesus.”
Sometimes only one or two families
seemed interested in the cause of
Christ as hel-d by Baptists.
The church reported only 59
members in 1850 and 31 of them
were received that first year which
would have left the church with
less than 30 members prior to 1849.
Their pastor for 1850 was Rev.
R. Phillips, deceased, who served
the church 6 years.
Their meeting days embraced
the 4th Sabbath, but for many
years the church has met on the
Ist. Other pastors of the church:
Dr. J. W. Lewis, 1 year; Revs. S.
Roberts and D. Hutchins, each 1
year; J. W. Hutchins, 6 years; A.
Webb, 1 year; F. M. Hawkins, P.
C. Blanton, A. K. Tribble, 1 year
each; J. H. Westmoreland, 1 year;
Wm. Davis, 4 years; M. V. B. Lank
fond, 2 years; W. J. Wooten, 2
years; E. L. Sisk, 1 year, D. K.
Bennett, 1 year; J. M. Wood, 1
year; T. Pickett, 2 years; W. R-
Waters, 2 years; J. B. Blackwell,
1 year; A. J.-Kelly, present pastor.
Ten years ago the church had
49 members, house worth S3OO.
their pastor SIOO. Now they have
130 members, a house worth SI2OO.
In the meantime they lettered out
about 20 members to form another
church.
Rev. T. Pickett’s was the most
prosperous pastorate. He baptized
about 67 persons during the two
years of his pastoral care.
The Hightower Association held
one of its best sesions with this
church in the year 1886. At this
session there was in attendance
Dr. P. H. Mell, Dr. McDonald, Dr.
Ryals, Rev. C. D. Campbell, and
other noted preachers.
This church is perhaps the lead
ing church in the Hightower Asso
ciation in Missions.
The second session of North
Georgia Missionary Convention was
held here in the fall of 1878 and
the next session will be held heie
embracing the 4th Sabbath in July
next.
To Bro. John Hudson, now of
Atlanta, the church is more in
debted for its prosperity than any
other one. Bro. A. M. Hudson, his
father, has been faithful also.
Brother W. C. Sweeney, W. R.
Otwell, H. I. Foster, John Hudson,
are deacons of the church, and
W. R. Otwell is clerk.
W. R. Otwell was the Father
of Roy P. Otwell, Sr. B. L. Otwell
was his Grandfather.
Truman A. Bramblett
Passes March 7 At
Montezuma, Georgia
Mr. Truman A. Bramblett of
Hontezuma, Georgia and formaly
of Forsyth County passed away
Saturday March 7 after a long ill
ness. He was 80 years old, the son
of Dr. and Mrs. Mart Bramblett.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lula
Vaughn Bramblett of Montezuma,
six boys. Clyde, Hulett, Guy, Ival,
Vaughn and Everett; two daughters
Mrs. J. A. Levie and Mrs. Lee Day;
Brother Corb Bramblett and sister
Mrs. Nettie Heard both of Cum
ming and rMs. Nora Holbrook,
Plant City, Florida. Several grand
children and Great grand children.
Friendship was his home church
when he lived here.
PREACHING NOTICE
Bro. J. R. Boling will preach at
Brookwood Baptist Church Sunday
night March 22 at 7:30. You are
cordially invited to come.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH. FULTON, CHKRO KER. DAWSON. LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES
(City Population 2 500)
Mr. Aimon Cox Buys
Poole’s Cafe
Mr. Aimon Cox, formerly of At
lanta has now purchased Poole's
Grocery and Cafe.
Mr. Cox, was born and reared
here in Cumming and invites his
friends to come in and trade with
him.
Mr. Cox states that he is doing
away with the grocery business
and will devote full time to the
Cafe business.
He is now remodeling the store
and expects to be completely fin
ished in the very near future. He
is adding a NEW GRILL, table,
chairs, counters and stools.
Cumming welcomes you Mr. Cox
back to your old home.
EASTER SEAL
CAMPAIGN
The Easter Seal campaign of the
Georgia Society for Crippled Child
ren’s and Adults has opened AND
WILL LAST UNTIL THE WEEK
END for 1959. Mr. Howard Overby
of Gainesville is Ninth District
chairman and Mr. Paul Worley is
Forsyth County Treasurer. Thru
an error. Mr. W. Bruce Boggan was
listed as Forsyth County chairman.
Mr. Boggan did not accept the
chairmanship this year because of
the press of busines duties. The
chairman for the county for 1959
will be announced by Mr. Overby
at an early date.
WHAT ARE YOU
BEARING
You know, its note the life you
live, that saves you, or that gets
you home to heaven, it’s the choice
you make when God knocks at
your heart doof, if you let him in
he clinses your sins, make’s vou
his child bv the new birth that h°
said must be. th°n you are a rood
tree and a good tree brings forth
good fruit, but if vou turn him
away and choose a life of sinful
treasurers, then you are a bad
tree, and a bd tree, CANNOT bring
forth good fruit, nd he said bv
their fruits you shall know then.
I know this life offers manv
treasurers, but I have never known
any that can take the place of the
■Toys we get for being obedient
to his will, and walking after the
spirit and not the dead. How can
we be so careless when he holds
the very breath we breathe.
At this Easter season may we
turn our thoughts to what he suf
fered to make it possible for us
to open our heart and say some
in Lord.
MRS. JEFF HEARD
Herman H. Roper
1 ? Booklets On
Sacred Music
A self-made musician, Herman
H. Roper, of Roswell has had pub
lished two booklets which he has
named, “Miodified Simple Rudi
ments Of Music”. The booklets con
tain a question and answer tjoe
of instruction for beginners in the
field of music. The author has had
many years of experience in con
ducting "schools” or “classes” of
music for communities all over
north Georgia.
Usually the courses have been
taught to the groups assembbled in
Church buildings or in school audi
toriums with the nomial tuition
fees of $1 for an individual or $2
for a family.
The booklets contain the main
principles which the author used
formerly in instructing his schools.
In ordinary life, Mr. Ropeer is
known as the proprietor of the
H & H Piano Company in North
Roswell.
NOTICE!
Due to emergency of helping
search for the drowned victim last
Tuesday night our Civil Defense
meeting was called off.
Our regular meeting will be held
at 7:30 at Forsyth County High
School next Tuesday night March
24. Our regular members are urged
to attend and anyone desiring to
join our organization please be at
this meeting.
CECIL MERRITT
Deputy Director
Camming Georgia, Thursday, March 19, 1959.
Grand & Petit
Jurors Drawn For
March Term, 1959
Grand Jury
1. Weldon Corn
2. C. B. Benson
3. U. P. Pirkle
4. Jess Wallace
5. R. L. Conner
6. Waylon Tallant
7. B. H. Martin
8. Rupert H. Bramblett
9. H. F. Tribble
10. Carl Curtis
11. Clyde Pendley
12. Warren M. Foster
13. John W. Westray
14. Harley Hamby
15. Z. H. Frady
16. C. C. Walls
17. John V. Green
18. Guy Tinsley
19. J. C. Vaughan. Jr.
20. Mather Jennings
21. E. C. Waldrip
22. Vernie Harris
23. Z. D. Brannon
24. Joel T. Tallant
25. H. R. Bramblett
26. Wayne Cory
27. Paul B. Brackett
28. Henry C. Vernon
29. Galdston Sudderth
30. James Dewey Holbrook
Petit Jury
1. R. D. Garrett
2. Ralph Cowart (879th)
3. B. H. Freeman
4. Tate Smith
5. W. N. Green
6. J. H. Pruitt
7. Thad Bramblett
| S. Wayne Mundy
I 9. L. C. Majors
10. Larry Watson
j 11. S. C. Williams
112. Winford Durand
13. Tomm v Westray
14. C. D. Reid
15 M. E. Estes
16. Bob Chastain
17. L. D. Martin
18. M. C. Echols
1 19. A. E. Grindle
120. Charles S. Mathison
121. Levi T. Barron
122. Tyson Carnes
1 23. Marcus Reed
24. J. Herbnt Cantiell
25. Hoyt Standford
26. Horace Boling
27. Egbert Turner
28. Gilbert Evans
29. Paul Cagle
30. Melvin Thomason
31. R. L. McClure
32. J. C. Martin
33. Clarence * ilcher
34. F. R. Pruitt
35 W. H. Warren
36. E. H. Hansard
37. W. M. Caine
38. Tommy J. Garrett
39. Leland Watson
40. Jerry Harris
4-1. R. W. Hardman
42. J. H. Boling
43. Frank Bearden
44. Hubert J. Bennett
45. A. B. Roper
46. C. W. Yarbrough, Sr.
47. Winford W. Burruss
48. L. M. James
49. Walter Porter
50. George Parker
51. Samuel L. Burruss
52. Lendon Whitmire
53. Guy W. Castleberry
54. W. F. Bannister
55. James M. Hughes
56. Roy Bennett (1351)
57. Henry Chadwick
58. Hoyt Burton
59. Major Burruss
60. H. G. Hardin
61. J. C. Gilleland
62. Ford Phillips
63. Wallace Tatum
64. Roscoe W. Moon
65 Guy Shoemake
66. W. M. Cowart
EGG HUNT
The annual VFW Easter Egg
Hunt will be held at the post home
1 1-2 miles north of Cumming on
No. 19 highway Easter Sunday
March 29, 1959 at 2:00 P. M.
ALT, children 12 years of age
and younger are invited to attend.
After the hunt, punch and cook
ies will be served, and prizes
awarded.
More cultural exchange with Red
China urged.
FARM POND
FERTILIZATION
PAYS IN FISH
By Jamee T. Coots, SCS
Warm weather and fishing are
just ahead. Where farm ponds are
fertilized the fishing is almost in
variably good. Where not fertilized
fishing in ponds is good only, at
the best, for the first couple of
years. Much, too much time is
wasted fishing in poorly managed
ponds.
Fish need food to grow. The food
is produced through a good fertili
zation program. Fertilization should
start bv March Ist and be contin
ued all through the growing
months.
No successful farmer would
stock his farm with good cattle
and not provide sufficient feed.
Every farm pond owner has several
hundred dollars or more already
invested in building the pond. Is
it wise to spend this money and
not get good fishing from it be
cause you won’t spend a few more
dollars for fertilizer? This is even
more important when a pond is
stocked with fish on a fertilized
basis.
Here are farm pond recommen
ddations of the Soil Conservation
Service whose experience in pond
management dates back 20 years.
Beginning the last week of Feb
ruary or the first week in March
aply 100 pounds per surface acre
of 8—8—2 fertilizer, or its equi
valent. Apply the same amount
once a week for the following two
weeks. After the first three appli
cations, add fertilizer according to
the water color test.
Fertilizer is best applied by the
platform method. The Soil Conser
vation Service technician will give
you , : r formation on how to con
struct the platform.
By investing a few dollars in fer
tiliztr you will make your fish fat.
your family and friends happy,
and your fish string heavier.
R. C. Vaughn near Brcokwood
Church is well satisfied with the
! above recommendations as he has
I been following this method for
! three years and results are proving
(that it pays. Check with Mr. Vau
ghn and get first hand information
CRAVEY PLEDGES
FIGHT TO BETTER
Rural Economy
Declaring he would devote the
remainder of his long political
caretr, “as I have always done”,
to the uplifting of the “little man’s”
economy, Comptroller General
Zaek D. Cravey today said he was
renewing his fight for the use of
more retirement funds in Georgia’s
rural industrial development.
Mr. Cravey, member of several
Retirement Boards, pointed out
that less than 10 to 15 percent of
the approximately 140 million dol
lars which the Boards now have
are so invested.
“Th ! s fact presents a challenge
to all persons with authority or
influence. They must see that this
money, paid into the Boards treas
ury by Georgia people, is used to
create jobs and paychecks for their
fellow citizens,” he declared.
“Many of our rural people are
in a protracted depression and.
having been a farmer myself. I
know what hardships such entails.
“These people are ready, able
and willing .to work. They should
have jobs and nearby factories
can provide these.
“With foresight and ingenuity
wise investments from funds al
ready available can locate these
plants. That they will prove pro
fitable may be gleaned from the
high satisfaction new plans in
Georgia are finding in the state’s
climate, its labor, its ready acces
sibility to market and its unique
form of government.”
Comptroler-General Cravey said
he had met oposition to his project
for using Georgia money for Geor
gia benefit in the past and expect
ed more in the future.
"But as the late Eugene Tal
madge once said, he stated, ‘When
a state official hits the rock for
the common people, the wrath of
special interests hits him in the
head like a ton of bricks.' ”
County Population 15,000.
The Lake Linier
Watershed Quarterly
Meeting Held
The Lake Lanier Watershed
Quarterly Meeting was held in the
County Office Building on March
10, 1959 at 7:30 P. M.
Those present were:
Dr. Marcus Mashburn, Jr., Chair
man, Board of Directors, presided
over the meeting.
Roy Holtzclaw, Member; New
man Mathis, Member; Winfred Wal
drip, Member, Alvin Elliot, Member
J. L. Holbrook, District Supervisor
Walter Rucker, County Agent! J.
T. Coots, Soil Conservationist.
Field Examination Report of
Lake Lanier Watershed as conduct
ed by State Soil and Water Com
mittee, November 6, 1958 was tho
roughly discussed.
Copies of letters from Jim Gil
lis, Jr., Chairman, State Soil Com
mittee, and from Donald Williams,
U. S. Soil Conservation Service Ad
ministrator were read.
Information on Lake Lanier
Watershed to he discussed before
State Soil Conservation Committee
on March 12, 1959 was prpepared.
Roy Holtzclaw was appointed to
present this information before the
Committee. Two car loads of inter
ested people tto accompany Mr.
Holtzclaw to this meeting. Purpose
of appearng before State Committe
is to get watershed on top of list
for detail planning.
Land treatment accomplished in
1958 was reviewed.
Expected land treatment in 1959
discussed and goals set. District
asked to plan and revise farm soil
and water conservation plans as
fast s possible. 500 to 600 crcs of
grass and tree planting expected
to be established in 1959.
All Agricultural Agencies asked
to give needed assistance in accom
I plishing these land treatments.
Board of Directors to push for
watershed to be placed on top of
list for detail planning.
Clarence Bagwell, Secretary
EDWARD L. WRIGHT, Ranger
Requests for aerial hardwood
control spraying are now being ac
cepted by the Forsyth County For
estry Unit, the total acreage to be
sprayed must r.ot be less than 20
acres and must not exceed 400
acres. However landowners who
are in a radius of one-half mile
of the point of operation may com
bine their acreage to meet the
minimum requirement. There are a
number of commercial firms that
can handle the acreage exceeding
the maximum.
Only those areas best suited for
growing pine and those which have
sufficient seedlings to be released
will be authorized for spraying.
The cost of the operation is eight
dollars per acre.
The chemical used is not harmful
to humans or animal life, and is
used solely to release the pine
from overtop scrub or low grade
hardwood. There is no appreciable
damage to the pine.
In 958 there were 5,500 acres
sprayed for 117 landowners in 52
counties. Since the start of this
hardwood control program two
years ago, approximately 10,000
acres have been treated in some
82 counties.
It is urgent that landowners get
their requests in as soon as possi
ble since the spraying is done dur
ing the early summer months.
With the low grade harwood
problem as public enemy number
one to the pine, it is important
that we take advantage of this
service.
AWARD WINNER
Ranee Rountree, Forsyth County
High School student is our Star
Student. He will name his Star
Teacher shortly. Honorable Roy P.
Otwell has signed the Award and
recognition will be given in due
time in the columns of the News.
Forsyth County Chamber
Of Commerce.
Oscar B. Tally, Secretary^
Expert says planet life would
first be heard.
Number 12.
Mr. Roy P. Otwell
Invited to Conference
\pril 14-15 at Emory
Hon. Roy P. Otwell
Cumming, Georgia
Dear Mr. Otwell:
In view of the great interest in
reorganization of the State Govern
ment of Georgia, we are planning
a conference for April 14-15 at
Emory University in which reor
ganization will be highlighted. This
conference will be under the aus
pices of the Institute of Citizenship
of Emory University in cooperation,
vvith the America Assembly of
Columbia University.
This conference is open to parti
cipants by invitation only. Due tn
your prominence and interest, yon
have been selected to take part in
the conference. The Institute will
provide all meals to participants
while in attendance at the confer
ence. In addition, each out of town
guest will be furnished dormitory
lodging if he wishes it. The con
ference will begin at 9 o’clock on
April 14 and will close in the lato
afternoon of April 15. For those
living approximately 100 miles or
more from Atlanta, meals and
room will be furnished for the
evening of April 13 as well as for
the remainder of the conference
period.
Many distinguished Georgians
are being invited to participate.
Among the public figures are for
mer Governor Ellis Arnall, Speaker
George Smith of the House of Re
presentatives, and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Garland Byrd. Other invitees
will represent business, women’s
groups, professions, education, far
ming, and labor.
The conference will concern it
self with such topics as these: (1)
Taxation and Finance; (21 Services
to Local Governments: <3) Direct:
State Services; <4> Repiesentation,
(5) Administrative Reorganization.
Since a part of our time will be
spent in a small group discussing
these topics, please indicate your
first and second preference on the
enclosed card.
Whn we have your acceptance,
you will b mailed a copy of THE
j FORTY EIGHT STATES, which is
being furnished by the American
| Assembly. Please study this book
'as it will form the basis of much
of our discussion.
Please reply at your earliest con
venience.
Cordially yours,
S Waltter Martin
Forsyth ASC County
Office Cited
Each year Awards are offered to
the outstanding County Office in
each District and to the -outstand
ing County yOffice in the State.
For 1958 the Forsyth ASC Coun
ty Office received the Award for
the outstanding County Office in
District No. 11. Mr. J. E. Dallas is
Fieldman in this District.
Mr. C. A. Bagwell is Chairman
of the Forsyth ASC County Com
mittee, Mr. S. R. James, Vice-Chair
man, Mr. E. H. Sherrill, Member.
Edsel Martin is County Office
Manager. Barbara Brannon, Hazel
Martin, and Dorothy Thoms are
office employees.
In a ceremony in Gainesville,
Georgia on March 9, 1959, Mr. J.
Paul Fitts, Members of the Georgia
State ASC Committee, presented
each committeeman and empployee
of the Forsyth ASC County yOffice
a Citation for the 1958 year and a
$25.00 cash award. Also, Marjorie
Taylor, Temporary Clerk in the
summer received a Citation and
SIO.OO cash award.
SINKING NOTICE
The Annual singing at Liberty
Baptist Church, Dawson County
will be held Sunday March 22. AH
singers and lovers of music are
cordially invited. Come and spend
the day. Several singers and spec
ial groups have promised to be
with us. Dinner on the ground.
ED TAYLOR, President
.
MIS STKAK
. "‘Say, dear, this steak doesn’t
taste quite righ,”
L f( “Yes, I know, darling, it got a
bum on it but I put on some vase-.
I'line right away.”
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