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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. 1 \ \JJW 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.