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The Forsyth County News
Volume 50.
HELEN DINSMORE OF SAWNEE ELECTRIC
MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION IS STATE
WINNER IN MOTHER’S DAY CONTEST
Helen Dinsmore, 12 year old
daughter of Mrs. Carl Dinsmore of
Route 4, Alpharetta, Georgia, was
selected as state winner of the
Mother’s Day Contest by Rural
Georgia for writing the most out
standing letter in 50 words or less
telling why she would like to give
her Mother the appliance she had
chosen for Mother’s Day.
The letter written by Helen was
selected over thousands of other
entries in this contest. The prize
winning letter, as written by Helen,
is as follows:
I would like to give mother a
food mixer, she has so little time
to cook for us four children and
make a living by raising chickens.
Our Father died three years ago
so you can guess how hard it has
been for her. We never get to give
her anything.
HELEN DINSMORE
For winning top honors in this
contest, Helen was awarded a de
luxe Sunbeam Mixmaster with all
attachments bv Rural Georgia. In
addition to taking top honors in
the statewide contest, Helen’s letter
was also selected as the most out
standing letter by Sawnee Electric
Membership Cornoration in the lo
cal drawing. For this, she was
awarded a Dominion electric fry
pan.
In receiving these awards , which
were announced and presented Sat
urday, May 9, 1959 by Mr. W. F.
Darnell, Executive Committeemen
of Georgia Electric Membership
Corporation and Rural Georgia and
Vice President of Sawnee EjMC,
Helen remarked “the prizes award
ed me are most lovely gifts I
have ever received”. She also stated
that she plans to give both ap
pliances to her mother on Mother’s
Pay.
Fifteen other entrants to this
contest were selected as winners
by Sawnee EMC for their outstand
ing letters in the local contest and
were awarded prizes also. These
winners are as follows:
Mary Stringer, Rout 2, Canton.
Terrv Lawson, Route 1, Murray
ville.
Betty J. Pilcher. Route 3, Cumming
Karen Wyatt, Route 1, Canton
Willie Grace Frix, Route 2. Cum
ming
Patricia Vonseal Barnett, Route 2,
Woodstock
Charlotte Ann Holbrook, Route 8.
Gainesville
Barbara Ann Gaydon, Route 2,
Cumming
Shirley Reynolds, Route 3, Cum
ming
Ray Nalley, Route 2, Alpharetta.
Bette Sue Perry, Star Route, Gain
esville
Vera Turner, Route 2, Cumming
Gloria Leigh Holbrook, Route 3,
Cumming
Virginia Gail Little, Route 1, Can
ton
Susanne Lingefelt, Route 2, Wood
stock.
There were many other fine let
ters submitted and we regret that
space does not permit us to list
the names. It was impossible for
everyone to win and those who did
not receive prizes, we want to
congratulate you on your fine let
ters. It was a difficult task to
select a winner.
We know the mothers’ are cer
tainly proud of their sons and
daughters for the interest displayed
in trying to win something for
them on this special day.
Home Coming Day At
Haw Creek Sunday
Sunday May 17 is Home Coming
and Communion Day at Haw Creek
Baptist Church.
The Pastor, Rev. C. B. Gazaway
and the Church invites all Sister
Churches to come and commune
with them. All singers have a
Special invitation to come and
spend the day. There will be din
ner for all.
ASSISTANCE OFFERED
The United States and nineteen
other American republics have pro
mised to help Panama put down a
Cuban-based rebellion against the
Government of President Ernesto
de la Guardia.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY * CITY OF CUMMI VO
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH. FULTON, CHICRO REE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAI.L AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
PROCLAMATION
National Hospital
Week In Georgia
BY THE GOVERNOR:
WHEREAS: The week of May 10--'
16, 1959, has been set aside as
National Hospital Week in this
country, and the theme for the
occasion is “More Roads to Re
covery”; and
WHEREAS: There are 214 hospi
tals in Georgia including govern
mental, non-profit, proprietary, and
church sponsored general and spec
ial, large and small, ranging from
two bed clinics to giant institutions
of hundreds of beds, serving the
health needs of the citizens of
Georgia twenty-fonr hours a day,
seven days a week, through their
thousands of employees and medi
cal staff members; and
WHEREAS: The old concept of a
hospital being a place where a
person went to die has given way
to the modern, more dramatic idea
of bein ga place where human lives
are saved: and
WHEREAS: This new concept has
been brought about by “More
Roads to Recovery”, which is an
other way of describing the many
new and additional services offered
to patients by hospitals: and
WHEREAS: These “Roads to Re
covery”, brought about by advances
in medical science, have reduced
the average length of stav per
patient and even more importantly,,
have increased materially the pat
ient’s chance for survival; and
WHEREAS: There is an increasing
ned for understanding on the parr
of the public of the role played
by hospitals as communitv health
centers, of the relationship between
the services offered and the cost
of hosppitalization, and the oppor
tunity for careers in the health
fields to provide these “Roads to
Recovery”- -many of them highly
technical; and
WHEREAS: The public, by its ac-
ceptance and support of and united
action on, can make available
“More Roads to Recovery” in Geor
gia hospitals for the relief cf suf
fering humanity: now
THEREFORE: I. S. Ernest Vandi
ver, Governor of the State of Geor
gia, do herebv proclaim the week
of May 10—16, 1959. as
NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK
IN GEORGIA
and I urge every citizen of the
State to inform himself of the im
portant part played bv hosnitals in
our dailv lives; and, further, that
each citizen take it upon himself
to promote “More Roads to Re
covery” to the end that suffering
and pain on the part of our fellow
men may be alleviated and the op
portunity for longer and more
healthful living mav be increased.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the Seal of the Executive Depart
ment to be affixed. This Sih day
of May, 1959.
S. Ernest Vandivere, Governor
By The Governor
Peter Zack Geer
Secretary, Executive Department
Mr. Geo. W. Pruitt
Passes Suddenly
At His Home Here
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday May 6 for George W.
Pruitt, 82, who died Tuesday at his
residence after a sudden illness.
Services were held at 2 p. m.
from Haw Creek Baptist Church
with Revs. Charlie Gazaway and
Henry Warren officiating. Inter
ment in the church cemetery.
Mr. Pruitt was a farmer up
until his health began failing him
several years ago. He was loved
by all that knew him and had
many friends throughout the
county.
Survivors include two sons,
Carlton Pruitt and G. E. Pruitt,
both of Cumming; four daughters,
Mrs. Watson Anglin, Mrs. Clyde
Whitmire, Mrs. James Rives, and
Mrs. Earley Echols, all of Cum
ming; one brother, Bill Fruitt,
Duluth; 21 grandchildren; and 26
great-grandchildren.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, May 14, 1959.
School Supervisors Met
In Gainesville May 11
Rev. John Lummus, Supervisor
of Forsyth County for the 1959-60
school year, Supt. Aimon Hill, and
Supt. W. G. Hasty were invited to
Attend the Supervisor Conference
by Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, super
visor of Cherokee County. The
conference was a panel discussion
, on the in service training for teach
ers, it was interesting to hear what
is being done in other counties hv
the supervisors. We feel that our
new supervisor, John Lummus.
w T ill be a great help to the teachers,
the superintendent, and to the pa
trons of the schools in Forsyth
County.
I The science, math, and foreign
language plan in Forsyth County
under the National Defense Edu
cational Act Title 111 has been
approved by the State Department
of Education, and the Forsyth
County Board of Education has
voted to match federal money on
, fifty-fifty basis for 1958-59 school
,year. This will give the schools in
1 our county over 53,000.00 to spend
for science, math, and foreign lan
guage. The principals of the schools
.will be ordering this equipment
, before school is out.
The Forsyth County Plan under
NDEA Title V on testing, guidance,
and councelling has been submitted
to the State Department of Edu
cation for approval. We plan to
complete our testing program nex f
year and want to start our guid
ance and councelling program as
soon as possible.
CANCER IS
YOUR PROBLEM
I Approximately 2.500 men. women
, and children now living in Forsyth
County will eventually have cancer,
and of those 15 will die of cancer
iif the present rate continues, Bob
Brogdon, chairman of the Ameri
; can Cancer Society’s Forsyth Coun
ty Cancer Fund said today.
Brogdon said that many of those
deaths could be avoided if everyone
would learn and practice how to
guard their lives and the lives of
their families against this dreaded
disease. Whereas one out of every
three persons stricken by cancer is
being saved, one-half of all cancer
patients could be saved through
earlier diagnosis and treatment,
Brogdon said.
“This is the purpose of tthe
American Cancer Society’s public
education program,” Brogdon said,
“to teach people the life-saving
facts about cancer and urge them
to go to their doctors in time.
“First we must convince the peo
ple that cancer is everyone’s prob
l lem.
' “This is pointed out in the fact
[ that cancer will strike one person
lin every four and will strike in
.two out of every three homes in
Forsyth County if the presentt
I rate continues.”
j He said that 27 new cases of
j cancer will be detected in Forsyth
, County during 1959, bringing to
1 44 the number of cancer cases
I under medical care in the county,
iOf these, it is predicted that 15
[will die from cancer in 1959, he
! said.
“We must do everything we can
to cut down this tragic toll,” Brog
don said. “If everyone would fol
low two simple rules, 75,000 more
I Americans would be saved from
I cancer each year. They are:
! “(1) Go to your doctor for a
complete health checkup at least
! once a year no matter how well
[you feel;
“(2) Learn the Seven Danger
[signals which may mean cancer,
I and go to your doctor immediately
'if one should occur.”
I The Danger Signals are:
j (1) Unusual bleeding or dis
i charge.
(2) O lump or thickening in the
! breast or elswhere.
(3) A sore that does not heal.
(4) Change in bowel or bladder
habits.
(5) Hoarseness or cough.
(6) Indigestion or difficulty in
| swallowing.
j (7) Change in a wart or mole.
Brogdon said that additional in
i formation about cancer my be ob
tained by contacting Forsyth Coun
ty Cancer Fund, Box 535, Cumming
Georgia.
Moores
Named Master
Farm Family
Felma Moore, a Lowndes county
farmer who believes in "two-arm
ed” farming, and Mrs. Moore have
been named a Master Farm Family
by the Progressive Farmer maga
zine and the Agricultural Exten
sion Service of the University ot
Georgia College of Agriculture.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore are cited in
the May issue of the farm maga
zine for the success of their ba.-
anced farming program and for
giving nine fine children to the
world.
Master Farmer Moore resolved
nearly 50 years ago to practice
“two-armed” farming and never
put all his eggs in one basket. He
balances his cotton, peanuts, to
bacco and truck crops with beef
i cattle, hogs and timber.
Owner of a 502 acre farm, he
finds that if one enterprise fails,
others help make up the difference.
Mr. Moore, who has averaged
around a bale of cotton per acre
for many ytars, is shooting for a
bale and a half this year. He's
stepped up his fertilization and is
planning to stick with the insects
as long as necessary. He figures
the extra fertilizer and poisoning
will help his reach his goal.
Mr. Moore has been growing his
own tobacco plants for 34 years
and always has plenty for his own
use and some for his neighbors.
He usually harvests around 1,800
to 1,900 pounds per acre with hand
labor which is pplentifui in the
community. He uses money from
truck crops to pay tobacco hands
and “that way I don’t have to dig
too deep during tobacco harvest.”
This Master Farmer plants
around 70 acres of Dixie 18 and
Jackson corn for livestock
| feed, interplanting 20 acres with
| peanuts. On his 14-acre allotment
|of peanuts for harvest, he usually
[produces around 1.500 pounds per
j acre but has made as much as a
j ton per acre.
Mr. Moore, who has “always
itched to get in the cattle business”
has 14 brood sows, a bull and 14
yearlings and calves—all purebred
Herefords. For grazing, he has 15
acres of Bahia-Dallas grass, 16
Coastal Bermuda and he pints 15
cres of ots for temporary pasture.
He keeps hay, minerals and supple
ment before his cattle at all limes.
Raising hogs is another of Mr.
Moore’s favorite enterprises. He
believes that if you watch your
feeding program you can always
make some money. He has 13
cross-bred brood sows, a purebred
boar and 90 feeders. Sows produce
two litters a year and he “hardly
ever” loses a pig.
Located in the heart of the naval
stores belt, Mr. Moore turpentined
his 350 acres of pines for years
but now concentrates on producing
poles and saw timber.
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CUMMING METHODIST NEWS
Last Monday and Tuesday, the
Reverend G. H. Couch, pastor, at
tended the Mental Health Clinic
at the Extended Education Division
of the University of Georgia. The
Clinic was under the auspices of
the Athens Ministerial Association.
The study course, “Methodism in
Alaska and Hawaii”, is being held
on Wednesday evenings at the
Methodist Church at 7:30. This
Wednesday part II will be dis
cussed.
The Vacation Bible School plan
ning group will meet Thursday
evening at th° Methodist Church
at 7:30. The planning group will
consist of all teachers and work
ers that will instruct in the Vaca
tion Bible School.
Mrs. Luce childed in Senate on
campaign role.
County Population 15,000.
Forsyth County Jaycees
Elected New Officers
For 1959 60 May 7th.
i
The Forsyth County Jaycees
elected the following officers for
the 1959 year at a special meeting
held at the S & M Cafe last week.
Edwin Gravitt, President; Lloyd
Smith, Vice-President; Leland Bar
nett, Second Vice-President; Law
rence Gordon, Secretary, and Bob
Brogdon, Treasurer.
Gravitt, the newly-elected presi
dent, is a partner of Cumming
Sales Company, a local wholesale
automotive parts company. In ad
dition ho is connected with Gravitt
JVlilk Lines and is very active in
church and civic activities. He is
Worshipful Master of LaFayette
Lodge here in Cumming.
Lloyd Smith, Vice-President is a
partner in the Smith Poultry and
Hatchery Company. He is a mem
ber of Coal Mountain Baptist
Church and is active in all civic
affairs.
Mr. Leland Barnett is a partner
in Barnett and Sons Feed and
Poultry and is a member of Pleas
ant View Baptist Church. He is
the son of Mr. Loy H. Barnett,
Sheriff of Forsyth County.
Lawrence Gordon is a partner
in Gordon’s Department Store here
and holds many interests in other
firms in this area.
Bob Brogdon, Treasurer is in
charge of Southern Bell Telephone
Company, Cumming Office and
has been active in the First Bap
tist Church of Cumming for a
number of years. He is a Mason
and is presently the chairman of
the 1959 Cancer Fund Drive in
the county.
All newly-elected officers will
take office at the June meeting in
order to assume their responsibi
lities when the fiscal year ends,
June 30th.
Forsyth County
High Wins
j Forsyth County High won the
i Kiwanis attendance prize of $15.00
! for the best attendance for the
school year. Their average for the
eight months was 94.68 per cent.
Matt was second with 94.58 per
cent and Big Creek third with
93.67 per cent.
Best attendance for the month
of April was at Big Creek with
94.20 per cent. The Kiwanis prize
of $5.00 goes to Mrs. Gladys
Vaughn’s second and third grade.
Thcv attended 98.07 per cent.
This is the eighth month that
attendance has surpassed last
year’s. Congratulations to the boys
jand girls, their parents, and the
| teachers. You have done a fine
! job!
The schools wish to thank the
j Kiwanis Club for its encourage
ment and support.
T. W. NALLS
Visiting Teacher
Big Doings At
Bethelview School
Saturday, May 16
The Bethelview First and Second
grades will present a play “TOM
THUMBS WEDDING” on Saturday
night May 16.
There will also boa Cake Walk.
Bingo Party. A one Ton York Air
Conditioner will be given away.
This Air Conditioner may be rieen
at Stone Furniture Company. The
drawing will be held to determine
the lucky winner.
Your Hospital News
This week has been acclaimed
Hospital Week. So we invite each
and everyone to visit your local
(hospital and be shown through it.
[we will hold OPEN HOUSE on
i Wednesday and Friday afternoon
from 1 to 5 P. M.
One of the Hospital Employees
or someone appointed to guide you
will be in the Lobby.
DON’T FORGET RED CROSS
BLOODMOBILE UNIT, MAY 21,
1959. PLEASE HELP US MEET
OUR QUOTA.
Newfoundland’s Premier ends
'visit to London.
Number 20.
Vandiver And Byrd
Slated For Speech To
Finance Group
Governor Ernest Vandiver .to*
Lieut. Governor Garland Byrd witt
head the list of speakers at tfer
10th annual convention of the Geor
gia Consumer Finance Associatiaa
to be held in Savannah on May
18th and 19th.
The Governor will make the prt*-
cipal address at the Monday lunch
eon. His subject will be "The State-
Government and You”, and he wifil
be introduced by Zack D. Cravey.
Comptroller-General and Industriai
Loan Commissioner.
Lt.-Governor Byrd is speaker a*
the Tuesday luncheon, and he vein
talk on "Business in Government”.
He will be introduced by Allen Post
prominent Atlanta attorney.
The two-day program will include
a number of speeches and foruiwe
on problems of the consumer &-
nance industry. A short dinner, baa,
quet, barbecue and golf tourm*-
ment will headlight the entertain
ment of the convention.
The Georgia Consumer Finaner-
Association is composed of mote
than 300 loan companies in the
state. J. Mack Robinson, of Atlantat
is Pfesident, and Ben F. Cheek, Jr.
of Toccoa, is First Vice President!.
Father And Son
Have Successful
Farm Operation
By combining a modern type
grass and forage agriculture wttth
row crops, W. R. Andrews and has
| son, W. R. Andrews, Jr., of Ran
dolph County typify the changes-.
taking pace in Georgia's agrimk
ture, according to P. J. Rergeau>„
agronomist of the University of
Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service.
The farm is operated as a faffa
er-son partnership, Mr. Bergeaurt
said this week, pointing out that
the son's technical training recehr
ed at the University of Georgia
combined with the father’s farm
experience has resulted in a highly
successful farm operation
The Andrews have 675 acres in
Coastal Bermuda and Rahia grass
pasture which provide giving ami
hay ''or their 325 brood cows. They
[fertilize the pstures according t#
soil test recommendations, usually
applying 500 pounds of 0 10 21'
per acre in the fa' 1 and top dress
ing with nitrogen as needed dor
ing the growing season. The agro
nomist said they average applying
about 50 pounds of nitrogen per
acre but may use as much as 100
pounds on the Coastal Bermuda,
depending upon the need for hay.
This father s' n combination
plants 250 acres of corn for cattle
feed, fertilizing according to soil
tests. They use 500 pounds of
5—10—15 fertilizer per acre at
planting and side dress with 58
pounds of nitrogen. They average
50 bushels of corn per year witk
this fertilization program.
Other row crops on the Andrews
farm are 250 acres each of cotton
and peanuts. They average one amt
one-fourth bales of cotton and 1.20 C
pounds of peanuts per acre.
W. R. Andrews, Jr., attributes
their yields to a sound fertilization
program based on soil testing ami
a good insect control program.
Henry Trussell, county agent, cans
Ihe farm a good example of sound
planning, experience and use of
recommended practices.
NOTICE
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
will conduct classes at the Forsyte
County High School at 8:00 on
May 26 & 28 to the Forsyth Coons
ty—Cumming Civil Defense Unit
on Radiological Defense Montfrae
ing.
Since Forsyth County is a vital
spot for radiation, officials of both
organizations realize the import
ance of training as many local re
sidents as possible in case of an
(emergency. Not only Civil Defense
members but any and all locaf
residents are urgtd to attend these
classes at the local hi'h srhoot
The public is invited.
U. S. doubts Soviet will make
ruble convertible.