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Volume 50.
To Be Buift at FFA-FHA Camp
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Ground-breaking exercises will be held April 1 for anew auditorium to be constructed
at the FFA-FHA camp at Jr kson Lake under sponsors-lip of the Georgia Power
Company. The building wiil cost $50,000.* John J. McDonmgh. company president,
will turn the first shovelful of earth. State c national leaders will r.„cnd.
Ground breaking exercises for a
new $50,000 auditorium, to be con
structed at the FFA-FHA camp on
Jackson Lake under the sponsor
ship of the Georgia Power Com
pany was held April 1. John J.
McDonough, president of the pow
er company, turned the first shov
elful of earth in the presence of
state educational and vocational
agricultural leaders, including Mr.
Clude Purcell, state superintendent
of schools; George I. Martin, dir
ector of vocational education; T. G.
Walters, supervisor of vocational
agriculture; J. E. Fain, chairman
of the camp development commit
tee; W. E. Bowdoin, past chairman
of the camp development commit
tee; T. D. Brown, executive secre-
Examination For Rural
Carrier Announced
At Gumming Office
An examination for Rural Car
rier for the post office at Cum
ming, Georgia will be open for
acceptance of application until
April 21, 1959, the Commission an
nounced today.
Applicants must take a written
test for this position. They must
have resided within the delivery of
the office for one year immediately
preceding the closing date of the
examination. In addition, they must
have reached their 18th birthday
on the closing date for acceptance
of applications. There is no maxi
mum age limit. However, persons
who have passed the age of 70
may be considered only for tem
porary renewable appointments of
one year.
Complete informaton about the
examination requirements and in
structions for filing applications
may be obtained at the post office
for which this examination is being
announced. Application forms must
be filed with the U. S. Civil Ser
vice Commission. Washington 25,
D. C. and must be received or
postmarked not later than the
closing date.
UNITED STATES CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION
GUMMING O. E. S. HOLDS
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Cumming Chapter held their An
nual election March 24th. The elect
ed officers were:
Mrs. Jolene Walls, Worthy Matron
J. W. Walls, Worthy Patron
Mrs. Evelyn Richards, Asso. Matron
Odath Gilbert, Aso. Patron
Mrs. Clara Mae Cox, Secretary
Mrs. Bernice Wolfe, Treasurer
Miss Edith Bannister, Conductress
Mrs. Carolyn Beaty, Asso. Cond.
O. E. S. PUBLIC MEETING TO
BE HELD WED., APRIL 15.
A public meeting of Cumming
O. E. S. will be held Wednesday
April 15, at 8 o'clock p. m. for the
purpose of installing 1959-60 offi
cers. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Glanna Pirkle—W. M.
Clara Mae Cox— Secretary
Sena+e group seeks curbs on
textile imports.
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL Oltl.AN Ol> FOBBYTH COUNTY Si CITY OF CUM MING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF KOIiSYTH. FULTON, CHKRO KEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAI.L AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(Ciiy Population 2 SCO)
tary of FFA; Miss Inez W.iPace,
homemaking supervisor, and M"s.
Janet Barber, state FHA advisor,
j Newton County officials ar,d vocat
j ional agriculture district supervis
ors attended.
Following the ground-breaking
J exercises, a luncheon was served
at which Mr. Fain reported on the
j progres of the camp. He introduced
|C. M. Wallace, Jr., vice president
lin charge of sales of the Georgia
j Power Company. J. W. Lastinger,
I executive vice president presented
a check for $25,000 as the com
pany’s contribution to the construct
ion of the building. The o*her
$25,000 has been matched by the
state through the efforts of the
camp development committee.
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL’S GENERAL
OFFICE MOVES INTO NEW KIWANIS
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING
The General Office of K'wen ic
International moved into new nitnr
ters the just-completed Kiwanis
International Building at 101 E|
Erie Street in Chicago on Friadv
March 20th, it was announced bv
Leon Boling president of the K>-
wanis Club of Cumming. All 115
of the international service organi
zation’s general office employees
will be housed in the new million
dollar structure. From this build
ing 4600 U. S. and Canadian Kiwan
is Clubs will be service.
The move into the Kiwanis In
ternatonal Building is the final
step in a five-year program of fin
ance, design and construction on
the part of Kiwanis. Every Kiwanis
member contributed financially to
the project. According to Internat
ional President Kenneth B. Loheed
of Toronto, Ontraio, “the complet
ion of this beautiful new building
is proof positive of the confidence
in Kiwanis’ future, on the part of
all 256,000 Kiwanis members whose
generosity and hope for the future
made the building a possibility.
Further, it reaffirms the belief of
Kiawanians everywhere that our
organization stands on the firmest
of footings—unselfish service to
the men, women and children of
the communities in which wo live.”
The new building is constructed
of masonry, marble, structural
metal and glass. It was designed to
express the spirit of Kiwanis
The new Kiwanis International Building 101 East Erie Street
in Chicago. The general office staff of Kiwanis International and
its youth organizations moved into this modern glass, marble and
structural metal building on Friday, March 20, 1959. From here,
the servicing of ail 4600 U.S., Canadian and Hawaiian clubs is
now handled.
Gumming Georgia, Thursday, Apr*.! 2, 1959.
The auditorium will be in the
] form of a semi-circular arena with
; raised tiers of seats for 158 people.
It will have a stage, complete elec
tric kitchen, and a motion picture
projection room. The auditorium
will have an electric heat pump
for year-round air conditioning and
heating.
Adjoining the auditorium within
the building will be a demonstrat
ion area to be used for study of
farm machinery, machinery repair,
welding, farm electrification, and
| other purposes.
The building will be of granite
construction with stained wood
trim. It is expected to be ready
for use during the 1959 summer
camp season.
and to provide the best possible
facilities for service to Kiwanis
clubs and their members. It repre
sents the fourth home office which
Kiwanis has occupied in Chicago.
Tbo building consists of three
i leve’s. It fronts on Erie Street, a
! half block west of Chicago’s famed
j "Magnificent Mile.” A ground-level
landscaped court and a parking
area share the rear portion of the
property. The new structure stands
on a site formerly occupied by the
home of the late Anita McCormick
Blaine, granddaughter of the in
ventor of the reaper.
The Kiwanis International Build
ing is air-conditioned throughout,
fitted with modem lighting equip
ment, sound-deadening ceilings, and
light, movable metal partitioning.
In the reception foyer stands a 35
foot curved mosaic mural depicting
Kiwanis’ community service work.
This is executed in Venetial tile.
|ln front of the mosaic is a halo
-1 lighted ovaloid map of the North
|American continent (Kiwanis’ cur
rent field of operations) with num
] erica] lights indicating the scope of
Kiwanis outreach.
A beautifully-appointed Past Pre
sident's Room, a Board Room pan
eled in curly yCalifornia redwood,
, men’s and women’s lounges, and a
small accomodation employee's
, lunchroom are also features of the
| new building.
WARREN P. SEWELL
TO LEAD PROGRAM
. j
truett McConnell college
CAPITAL FUNDS MATCHING
PROGRAM
The Truestees, according to Roy
P. Otwell of Gumming, President
of the Board of Directors of the
College, have endorsed a coordinat
ed plan to step up the Truett-Mc-
Connell College Funds Matching
Program. Mr. Warren P. Sewell,
prominent clothing manufacturer
of Bremen. Georgia and Vice Presi
dent of the Truestees, has been
named chairman of a snecial com
mittee with Rev. H. G. Jarrard,
Pastor of New Holland Baptist
Church and President Miller, to
promote the program.
Herbert Stuckey of Atlanta who
for 20 years did fund raising for
the Boy Scouts of America, will
join as a volunteer, with the Com
mittee and Trustees, in promoting
the Capital Funds Program.
Otwell, commenting on the pro
ject in a recent meeting, stated,
“Having the leadership of Mr. Sew
ell as Chairman, supported by
President Miller and Rev. Jarrard
will) is a long-time fried of the
College and Mr. Stuckeyy insures
successful results. The College is
blessed with the allocation of funds
by the Georgia Baptist Convention
and we propose to demonstrate
Truett-McConnell College's place of
merit, by raising adequate match
ing money from individuals and
corporations”. “Truestess, he added,
are volunteering to jjoin the com
mittee in seeking out potential
givers in their respective areas.”
I Speaking for the College. Presi
dent Miller said. “The new dormi
tory for girls will soon be ready
for occupancy and ground has been
broken for the new dining hall.
The College’s progress in this field
is reflected in the high morale of
the Students, the Faculty and Alum
ni. $75,000.00 will establish the new
dormitorv for men, which is our
next building project. Every effort
must be made to raise this
amount”. Bless the Lord for these
great opportunities.
A. S. C. NEWS
Is your farm under a Conserva
tion Reserve contract in the Soil
Bank this year? If so, be sure to
comply with any acreage allotment
on the farm and also to observe
your permitted acreage of Soil
Bank Base crops.
That’s the reminder going out
this week from the Forsyth Agri
cultural Stabilization and Conserva
tion office to all participants in the
1959 Soil Bank Program.
Generally speaking, the permitted
acreage on a Soil Bank farm is the
amount of land on which grains,
oilseeds, and row crops may be
produced. It consists of the histori
cal acreage of such crops less the
amount of land placed in the Con
servation Reserve. A farmer who
exceeds this permitted acreage or
any acreage allotment on the farm
may lose his annual rental payment
nd also be subject to civil penalty.
The ASC office points out that
when all eligible cropland on a
farm is in the Soil Bank, the per
mitted acreage is zero. The home
garden area on such a farm may
be used to produce crops for home
use, for setting out forest trees or
for l.on-agricultural purposes; but
production of a Soil Bank base
crop on such acreage is a contract
violation.
Business surge is continuing,
Reserve Bank says. 1
County Population 15,000.
CONTESTANTS NAMED FOR “MISS LAKE
LANIER” PAGEANT IN BUFORD APRIL 4
Donna Phillips, Mary Jane Carroll
Gumming Entries
The Buford Junior Chamber of
Commerce announces that the third
annual Miss Lake Lanier Beauty
Pageant will be held on the even
ing of April 4 at 8 p. m. at the
Buford high school gymnasium.
The contestant awarded the Miss
Lake Lanier title has the nonor of
appearing in the Miss Georgia
pageant, who’s winner of course
goes to Atlantic City to seek the
Miss America title. The Miss Lake
Lanier contest covers a four county
area and the Buford Jaycees have
selected contestants who possess
both beauty and outstanding talent
to assure a most entertaining even
ing.
Thirteen young ladies have met
the entry requirements from the
Lake Lanier area. Four of these
girls are trorn Buford —Miss Anita
Allen, who will sing an exorp from
a Broadway musical: Miss Grctchen
Payne, who will exhib : * her talent
for dress designing and sewing;
Miss Jean Hudson, a talented pia
nist; and Miss Joan Pass, who will
give a pantomime and twirl. Gain
esville will be represented by Nan
cy Ruth Harrison, a ttalented vo
calist: and Miss Judith Ingram, ;
who will play the piano. Carole i
Ann Adams from Chicopee will i
give a reading in the talent division !
while Miss Sandra Gilleland of
Dawsonville is another talented
pianist. Cumming will be well re
presented in the Miss Lake Lanier
pageant by Miss Donna Phillips
who will give the reading “Casey
At The Bat” and Miss Mary Jane
j Carrol displaying singing as her
, talent, Miss Lynda Hodges of Nor
! cross will dance. There are two
.Duluth girls, Miss Gail Coker will
present a comedy skit, and Miss
; Brenda Payton will dance.
Soil Conservation
District News
JAMES T COOTS
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
Brad Samples on the Roy P.
Otwell farm has applied a complete
fertilizer and ammonium nitrate
this spring on approximately 75
acres of permanent pasture.
Those who have already applied
chicken compost or nitrate fertili
|Zer are beginning to see extra
| green growth on their pastures.
| Tree planting has been completed
by District cooperators for this
planting season.
Johnnie Farrett in the Cross
Roads community is preparing land
for planting 30 acres of sericea
this spring.
Telephone Company
Drivers Win Award
For Safe Driving
Cumming telephone employees
drove 30,000 accident free miles
last year to contribute to the Bell
System’s winning the National
Safety Council’s “Award of Honor”
for six out of the past seven years.
Southern Bell employees drove
over 112-million miles on their jobs
last year, and had less than one
motor vehicle accident for each
100-thousand miles of it. Their
accident rate of .81 for every 100-
thousand miles driven was the
lowest since the Company began
keeping records on a Company
wide basis. Actual miles driven
were 112,424,512, with only 910
accidents. The rate last year was
.88 accidents for every 1000-thous
and miles.
The annual rate of lost time,
work injuries continued its down
ward trend. In 1958 it was 1.04 per
1,000 employees, compared with
1.19 for 1957.
Number 14.
Those lovely young ladies wiH
make their first appeaance in *.
gala parade through downtown
Buford t 2:30 p. m. This affair
will be studded with colorful floats,
a brass band, marching groupie,
beautiful contestants, and a sen
sational group of fmous judges.
The Buford Jaycees have secured
a most impressive staff of excep
tionally qualified judges for the
affair, each of whom is a wrt&
known personality. To head the
list Miss Judy Shaddock, a former
Miss Georgia and Ist runner up
for the Miss America title will be
en hand to help select the winner
The Buford Jaycees are indeed
fortunate to secure the services of
such a charming nationally known
personality. They feel sure that a
great host of local citizens will
want to be present to meet her
personally.
Mr. Albert Coleman who is the
director of the Atlanta Pops or
chestra and Miss Beverly Wolf,
noted metzo-soprano will be judges.
These are two of the most oat
standing and best qualified per
j sonalities which Georgia has t*>
j offer in the field of good music.
Miss Ann Zior from the Ann
j Zior School of Modeling will be on
I hand to help with selecting the
most personable of these young
ladies.
Mr. Jeff Davis who is the presi
dent of the Georgia Junior Cham
ber of Commerce will also cast
i his ballot for Miss Lake Lanier of
1959.
| Advance sale tickets for the big
event will be 75 cents and may be
purchased from local members of
the Buford Jaycees. Tickete on tbr
evening of April 4 will be SIOQ.
State Employment
Service Man Here
On April 3, 1959.
Representatives of the Gcorgm
State Employment Service office of
the State Department of Labor,
which serves Forsyth County on .
bi-weekly basis, will visit Cumming.
Georgia Friday, April 3,195 ft
The Gainesville office serves this
area and visits the courthouse on
Friday every other week.
Workers desiring employment o i
any nature either full or part thaw
domestic, non-agricultura or farm,
may make application for jobs
with the employment service dur
ing the regular scheduled visits.
Gerald Frankum, Manager of the
Gainesville office pointed out that
the primary function of the Em
ployment Service is to match work
ers with jobs. He stated also that
during a recent discussion with
the Rev. Oscar Tally, Secretary of
the Forsyth County Chamber of
Commerce, that an increased need
for domestic wrokers in Forsyth
County was expected to materialize-
Mr. Frankum pointed out that in
cooperation with the Forsyth Coun
ty Chambers of Commerce, work
ers desiring job assistance could
pick up employment service appli
cations at the Secretary’s office.
Rev. Oscar Tally, for completion
and mailing to the Gainesville of
fice or delivering in person tto Em
ployment Service Representatives
in Cumming or Gainesville.
Rev. Oscar Tally’s office is lo
cated on Main street, and for the
convenience of workers desiring joh
placement assistance, they may
pick up an application from his
office or visit the Employment
Service Representative at the Cum
ming Court House.
The visiting schedule is published
below:
April 3rd and April 17th.
May Ist, May -sth and May 29th
June 12th and June 26th.
SINGING NOTICE
Everyone is invited to a Singing
at Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Fr
iday night April 3rd. Come and
enjoy the singing with us.