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The Forsyth County News Volume 50. PRESENTMENTS FROM MARCH TERM 1959 GRAND JURORS State of Georgia County of Forsyth: To The Honorable Howell Brooke, Judge of The Superior Court of Said County: We, the Grand Jurors, selected, chosen and sworn for this the March Adjourned Term, 1959, of the Superior Court of said County, make these our presentments: —FIRST— We recommend that Clarence Orr be re-appointed Notary Public and Ex-Officio Justice of Peace for Chestatee District. —SECOND— We elect R. N. Tribble as a member of the Forsyth County Board of Education to fill the ex pired term of B. B. Wallace. —THIRD— We have through committee ex amined the county properties and make the following recommendat ions: that the floor in the jail be repaired; that the jail storage room be repaired; and that the ceiling in the court room and sev eral of the other rooms in the Courthouse be repaired. —FOURTH— Through committee we have ex amined the Forsyth County Hos pital and find it to be in excellent condition. We commend the Garden Clubs for their work in landscap ing the grounds of the hospital. - FIFTH— We have through committee ex amined the books and records of the various county officers and, insofar as we are able to ascertain, find the same to be correctly kept. We attach hereto the reports of the county officers who made re ports in writing to our body. —SIXTH— It has come to the attention of the Grand Jury that the rendering plant is still being operated Jn the county near Highway No. 306 in the northern part of the county, and remains obnoxious to a num ber of families in that neighbor hood on account of bad odors. A previous Grand Jury has consider ed this problem and the persons affected have sought relief before the Commissioner of Agriculture and by suit in this Court which was tried at the July Term, 1958 and the judgment affirmed by the Georgia Supreme Court early in March 1959. We strongly recom mend that this situation be prompt ly solved by immediately enforc ing the decision of the Courts of our land. —SEVENTH - It has been brought to our at tention that therp are some very unsanitary conditions in the City and County, we recommend that our technician. Mr. Thomas Nelms, make every effort within his power to correct these conditions. —EIGHTH— We recommend that these pre sentments and the attached reports be published in the Forsyth County News and the usual fee be paid therefor. —NINTH— We wish to extend our appre ciation to our Foreman, Dr. Rup ert H. Bramblett: our Assistant Foreman, John V. Green; our Clerk, Carl Curtis; our Assistant Clerk, C. B. Benson and Bailiff, H. J. Bennett, for the service he has rendered us. - TENTH— We wish to express our thanks to our judge, Honorable Howell Brooke, for the able and instructive charge rendered our body and we i also wish to thank our Solicitor- i General, Sam P. Burtz, for his attendance upon our body and the help he has given us during our deliberations. Respectfully Submitted: JOHN V. GREEN Assistant Foreman CARL CURTIS Clerk Let the within and foregoing presentments be filed and it is ordered that the same, together with the reports thereto attached, be published as therein recom mended. In Open Court this 14th day of April, 1959. HOWELL BROOKE, Judge Superior Court, B. R. C. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY Si CITY OF CUM MING DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH. FUUTON, CHICRO RICE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES. (City Population 2,500) Filed in Open Court April 16, 1959. J. V. MERRITT, Clerk. GRAND JURY REPORT January I—December1 —December 31, I°5S i Balance in Bank Janu ary 1, 1958 $ 153.53 INCOME County Taxes $ 141.334.58 State Highway U. S. Gov ernment & Ga. Rural Roads 207.475.36 State Gas & Mileage 50.475.27 ! Clerk of Superior Court 18,072.76 ißank & other Miscellaneous Loans 51,600.00 Board of Health 4,580.71 Sale of Soil & Gravel 3,359.79 Final Payment of Corps of Engineers 0.711.58 Miscellaneous 6,781.24 432.079.71 DISBURSEMENTS DEPARTMENT OF ROADS & REVENUE 'Wages 8 64.964.19 Material & Supplies 30.503.33 Gas & Oil 20,141.67 Heavy Equipment, Truck Expense & Tires 27.675.00 Clearing R. O. W. 4.939.53 Rent & Labor on Equipment 69,545.76 DEPARTMENT OF COURT AND JAIL Solicitor General 1542.61 Clerk Superior Court 6 378.72 Sheriff’s Vouchers 12.444.57 Janitors 2.035.94 Lunacy Hearing 500.00 Judge 252.00 Jury 2252.00 Coronery Trials 260.00 Court Reporter 428.20 PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND COUNTY OFFICERS Salary of County Clerk 1,453.47 Salary & Commissions of Tax Commissioner 14,309.83 Salaries of Board of Commissioners 6,635.00 County Agent, Clerk & Expense 2,691.25 Salaries of Health Depart ment Employees & Con- I tingent 9.092.C4 i Printing Office & Sani tary Supplies 1 493.83 Lights, Water & Tel. 2.423.36 Repair & Maintenance 475.25 County Police 1,619.47 OTHER LAWFUL EXPENDITURES Vital Statistics 204.75 Dept, of Public Welfare 18,094.42 Hospital & Funeral Ex pense of Indigent Pat ients 7.927.80 Library 45C.00 Equalizers, Registrars & Attorney 3.674.52 Income Tax. Ins., Social Security & Employees Ret. ' 23.042.13 Jail Expense 367.50 Miscellaneous (Includes: Soil, Gravel, Lumber and etc. These are items of large amount, but not paid every month. They are itimized in the mis cellaneous column. 38.695.70 TOTAL S 367,686.36 Plus notes paid off at the end of the 1958 year 79,897.38 GRAND TOTAL S 447,583.74 The above is a true and correct account of the balance on the books on January 1, 1958. The income and the disbursements of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners of Roads and Re venues for the year 1958. Respectfully submitted: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS C. W. Boling, Chairman R. H. Castleberry C. L. Mundy G. R. Green, N. P. (Continued on Editorial Page) Cumming Georgia, Thursday, April 23, ISSS. Civil Defense is Everybody’s Business By Charles Lazarus, Department Civil Defenski Chairman At a civil defense meeting held in Macon, it was mentioned one time that December 7th, known as “Pearl Harbor Day,’’ was going to be also called “Ciivil Defense Day” by Presidential decree in going through civil defense infor mation which has been received here, I found nothing to substan tiate this. I called Macon C. D. and was informed that this was so, but that all that had been received was a few radio and TV releases but no newspaper releses. Civil Defense associations have been formed for the promtion of action, and I do hope that other associa tions throughout the state will be formed. APATHY OF PUBLIC The apathy towards civil de fense by the public is caused by not knowing what an enemy na tion can do, even though the gen eral public has been told many times of the capabilities of differ ent nations, the disaster that can be caused by one atomic bomb and of our own capapbilities. With these facts and the continued ob servance of our own aircraft in the skies, the public as a whole cannot be ignorant of the potential hazards that exist. After studying this problem of apathy you come up with the same fact that many ministers of the Gospel have expressed. Apathy in Christianity is caused by Christ | ians themselves who believe in God , withal ltheir hearts but are not j willing to promote it and help : others find the same blessing that I they have received. A minister can ! tell his congregation week after | week of the consequences of sin, but if the members of his church jdo not heed his word, practice Christianity and actually take part in what they believe, they become i apathetics and in due time they and possibbly their whole church [ will become dead insofar as their Christian experience is concerned. Civil defense is a thing that j most people hate to think about | and hate to think it will ever ac tually have to be used, but if they | look at it -and face facts, they rea lize that it may be needed and the I only way to be prepared for such !an eventually is to actually prac tice it. i I do hope that this writing will awaken all members of our great I organization of the necessity for a i first class civil defense program |in our soverign State of Georgia. I do hope that each Post Com j mander wil ltake this civil defense i serious. Please appoint your Civil ! Defense Committee and let them I cet to know your Civil Defense I Director and learn the meaning of civil defense. Civil defense is an organized national program devoted to the saving of life and property in time of disaster. Civil defense is everybody’s business. Are you tak ling care of your business? j HAM SUPPER AT MATT SCHOOL SATURDAY, APRIL 25 There will be a Ham Supper Saturday night April 25 at Matt Schoolhouse. Serving from 6 to 9 P. M. Adult plates SI.OO. Children 50 cents. Sponsored by the Matt ,P. T. A. ORDINATION SERVICES T*here will be an Ordination at Daves Creek Baptist Church April 25, at 7:30 for the purpose of Or daining some Deacons. You are in vited, especially the Ordained Min j isters and Deacons. i PREACHING NOTICE Brother Ed Reid will preach at Silver Shoals Baptist Church on Sunday night April 26 at 8:00. You are cordially invited. CEMETERY YVORKINK There will be a working At the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Saturday morning April 25. Come early and bring working tools to 1 the Church. SOLVING LIFE’S PROBLEMS Did you ever hear anyone say, “I was wretched and miserable, but I got hold of Voltaire's writ ings and found peace”? Did you ever hear anyone say, "I was in agony, because of my sin, but I found a copy of Tom Paine and immediately entered into the joy of full liberty”? Did you ever hear anyone say, that he had been freed from the slavery of Alcohol, or dope through Atheism? I have never heard of any such thing, but I have heard throughout my life of men and women who were oppressed by every kind of sin and all manner of problems who have come to the Lord Jesus Christ and have found complete deliverance and satisfaction. I came to Jesus, as I was, Weary and worn and sad; I found in Him a resting place And He has made me glad. Just because a man has done some things that has attracted many people to him. such as say ing or doing some unusually bril liant things or writing some re volutionary books let us not swallow everything he says and disbelieve the eternal truths uttered by Jesus Christ, the Son of God. If the standards set up by any man are contrary to the standards established by the New Testament Scriptures I discard those phoney standards. I believe Jesus when He said, “I am the way the truth and the life, no man cometh unto the Father but by me”. W. R. CALLAWAY Examination For Post Master At Cumming j An examination for Postmaster at Cumming, Georgia, $5385 a year, will be open for acceptance of ap plications until May 12, 1959, the Commission announced today. . Competitors for the postmaster vacancy in this city must have at least 2 years of experience showing that they have the ability to con duct and manage the community’s postal busness efficiently and to supervise employees so that cus tomers aret satisfied with the ser vice. | Competitors must show that they can deal with the nublic agreeably and effectively and that they are reliable citizens who would com mand the respect and confidence of patrons of the post office. I Applicants must take a written test. Those who pass will be as signed final ratings on the babsis of this test and on their experience, and fitness for the position. Thev must have resided within the de livery of the office for one year immediately preceding tne closing date of the examination. In addi tion, they must have reached their 18th birthday on the closing date for acceptance of applications. Per sons over 70 years of age cannot bo appointed. Complete information 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 Service Commission, Washington 25, D. C. and must be received or postmarked not later than the closing date. UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Your Hospital News Your Hospital Administrattor would like to keep you informed on events at the hospitals and the new services that will be added. Each week we will try to have this news entitled “YOUR HOSPI TAL NEWS” in the local paper. Our new project that is being started May Ist will be an instruct ion course for Nurses Aides. This course will be taught by our Sup erintendent of Nurses and her staff of registered nurses and local doc tors. Classes will be held weekly. Other facilities to make YOUR HOSITAL a better service to our community will be added as time permits. Business group endorses Presi dent’s budget. County Population 15,000 SOUTHERN BELL PROPOSES RATE ADJUSTMENT Southern Bell Telephone Com pany today asked the Georgia Pub lic Service Commission to authorize anew schedule of long distance rates applicable to calls within the State. The proposal would gener ally reduce charges on station-to station calls for most distances, and increase those for most calls placed on a person-to-person basis. ' The Company is also requesting authorization to reclassify those [exchanges which, during the past [eight years, have grown out of their rate group classifications. The proposed changes would make local service charges the same in ex changes of comparable size. "We think the proposed long dis tance schedule will more equitably meet the needs of our Georgia customers,” John S. Seigle, Georgia Vice President and General Man ager for Southern Bell, stated to -1 , day. He said that the plan contains the following fundamental changes: 1. Generally lower rates for the initail period on station-to-station calls for most distances. 2. Introductio of a "family plan” which, ou station calls placed be tween 9:00 p. m. and 4:30 a. m., would allow Ihe customer to talk twice as long for the same charge as for such calls placed between 6:00 p. m. and 9:00 p. m. 3. Generally higher rates on v ost person-to-person calls and an added charge on station collect '-’nil . Under the new schedule Mr. Seigle said that “te’enhone use. would have a winder choice cs ' n length of conversat ! ni "-a p-v— -of calls. On many calls, they could realize savings right away by tak (ing advantage of sttion-to-station j service. Generally, it would be pos j sible to make about two station ! calls for the price of one person i cal. “The new ‘Family Plan’ would offer an attractive opportunity to 1 make longer and cheaper social or family-type calls within Georgia in the late evening hours when the entire family is usually free. “Morover,” he said, “as more and more customers begin dialing their own station-to-station long distance calls, it will offer still greater advantages. This is possible under anew service called Direct Distance Dialing, which has re I quired years of research to perfect and is a major milestone of com munications prrogress. It is already available in several Georgia locali ties and will be extended through out the state and nation. “The higher person-to-person rates would more nearly reflect (be cost differential for handling this more personalized service. Our pro posal includes the elimination of night and Sunday discounts, recog nizing the fact that similar ele ments of cost are present in this service whether it is rendered day or night.” Commenting on the effect of the proposals locally. Bill Davis, Man ager, said that Cumming would be reclassified due to its substantial growth and development since 1951. This wmuld put Cumming into the same category as other cities of its approximate size.” Mr. Seigle emphasized that “the proposals are important to tele phone growth in the state. Georgia has experienced tremendous growth in recent years. Our faith in its continued progress is indicated by the fact that wo have invested over $350 million since 1945 and are engaged in a construction pro gram amounting to $77 million in 1959-60. Our firm intention is to keep telephone service in step wdth progress and to make it each year better than it was the year be fore.” THE FOLLOWING IS A SCHE DULE PROPOSED FOR CUM MING AREA: . Present Proposed | Bus. Ind. line $5.50 $6.50 ] 2-party B. Service $4.75 $5.75 4-party B. Service $4.00 $5 00 8-party B. Service $3.10 $3.50 Res. Ind. Line $3.00 $3.50 2-Party Res. Ser. $2.65 $2.90 4-Party Res. Ser. $2.35 $2.35 8-Party Res. Ser. $2.35 $2.35 Number 17. Bank Of Cumming Announces Improve ment In Services OPEN 9 TO 3 In a step designed to provide additional services to the majority of its many customers the Bank of Cumming announces that ef fective May 1, 1959 the hours for transacting business will be to open promptly at 9:00 o’clock A. M. and close promptly at 3:00 o’clock P. M., with the exception |of Wednesday. The bank will ron [tinue its present policy to close at noon on Wedndesdays. The hank has a night depository located on Dahlonega Street side of the building and invites their cus tomers to avail themselves of this facility when desiring to make deposits at any hours other than [those mentioned above. This is another move by the [ Bank of Cumming to provide the [best type of banking service to the best type of banking service to its customers at all times. District Four-H Sheep Shearing Champs Are Named 1 District winners in the Spring Sheep Shearing schools for 4 H Club boys conducted by the Agri -1 cultural Extension Service, Univer | sitv of Georgia College of Agri iculture were announced this week. Ihe winners are: Doug Fraker, Murray county. North District; Grant Martin. Hart, Northeast; Jesse J. Kenney, Jr., Troup, Northwest; Riley Brantley, Johnson, Southeast; Larry Carter, Lowndes, Southcentral, and John Henry Birdsong, Jr., Decatur, Southwest. Harold Darden, state 4-H Club leader, who assisted with the schools said that all district win ners udl! be awarded expense-paid trips to the State Sheep Shearing contest to be held next October | during the Southeastern Fair in I Atlanta. Trips will be provided by jthe Citizens and Southern Banks lin Georgia which sponsors the 4 If sheep program. Darden said that 22 Four-H Club boys, 13 county Extension agents and two local adult volunteer 411 Club leaders attended the Rock Eagle school for the three north Georgia districts. Twelve 4 11 boys, five agents and one local leader attended the Amerieus school for the three south Georgia districts. Instructors for the school wpre Jake White and Dr. O. G. Daniel, I Extension animal husbandmen. I White pointed out that in the sheep shearing competition the 4H I boys were judged on time of shoar -1 ing, manner of handling sheep, condition of fleece, second cuts of wool, absence of cuts on sheep, and appearance of shorn sheep. High scorer in the state was Riley Brantley who scored 85.1. MAY DAY AT REINHARDT COLLEGE MAY’ IST. May Day at Reinhardt College will he observed Friday afternoon, May 1, with an outdoor pageant in the holow behind the Adminis tration Building. The Ca rtersville High School Band will bpgin playing at 1:15 p. m., with the program beginning at 1:30. PREACHING NOTICE Brother Ralph Bagwell will preach at Brookwood Baptist Church Sunday night, April 26 at 8 P. M. You are cordially invited. PREACHING NOTICE ‘ Rev. Clyde Thomas will at Cross Roads Baptist Church on I Sunday night, April 16 at 8 P. M. i Everyone cordially invited to come lout and hear him. Democrats make new gains in Michigan voting.