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Volume 50. Health Department News By Grace Palmour, PHN. Almost twice as many cases of paralytic polio have been reported during the first four months of 1959 as during the same period last year, Dr. John D. Porterfield, Acting Surgeon General of the Pub lie Health Service, said recently. Dr. Porterfield pointed out that a 45 percent increase in paralytic polio occured in 1958 over 1957 and urged a renewed vaccination effort. It is with this in mind that we are urging all of you between six and forty five years of age to take advantage of the polio clinic spon sored by the Forsyth County Jun ior Chamber of Commerce. They are offering polio vaccine for $l.OO to all who can pay, and no charge for those who can’t. During the first week of May, Nineteen new cases of paralytic polio were reported to the U. S. Public Health Service as compared to seven for the same week last year. At least 40 million persons in the high risk group—those under 40 years have not been fully vaccinat ed. Dr. Porterfield pointed out. Mr. Leon Boling, Forsyth County Chairman for The Poliomylitis Foundation tells me that we have not had any cases of polio in the County this year. Let’s try to keep it this way. Landrum States Aid To Education Bill Out Of Committee A federal aid to education bill has been reported out of the Com mittee on Education and Labor of the U. S. House of Representatives. The bill, introduced by Congress man Metcalf of Montana, would provide financial assistance for the support of public schools by appro priating funds to the states to be used for constructing school facili ties and for teachers* salaries. Congressman Phil Landrum of Georgia was unsuccessful in his attempt to attach an amendment to the bill which would assure each state of receiving its share of federal aid under the bill even if such state maintained racial segre gation in its public school system. Congressman Landrum states that such an amendment is neces sary to preserve state control of the public schools and to prevent the federal government from with holding funds from those states that maintain segregated school systems. In an exchange of debate with Congressman Landrum on the floor of the House of Representa tives, the author of the bill. Con gressman Metcalf of Montana, ad mitted that the U. S. Commissioner of Education would be required to withhold funds from any state that refused to comply with the decision of the Supreme Court barring se gregation in public schools. Congressman Landrum’s view is shared by numerous other Con gresman, who likewise fear that this proposed bill, if enacted into law, will not only pave the way for federal control and dominion over all public schools but will also deprive Georgia and other south ern states from receiving any aid ■whatever under the bil. Sunday School Workshop ATLANTA. June 3- The Georgia Baptist Sunday School department will sponsor an annual Sunday School Workshop on the campus of Tift college, Forsyth, June 22-25, Julian T. Pipkin, Atlanta, depart ment secretary announced today. The workshop is expected to at tract Sunday Scho-ol superintend ents, teachers and pastors for three days of study concerning Sunday School methods and way through which Sunday School work might be better presented, Pipkin said. Emphasis upon the use of visual aids will be an especial workshop feature. Beginning Moday evening, the 22nd, the conference will continue with three sessions daily through noon, the 25th. State-wide Sunday School officers •will be workshop leaders. % The Forsyth County News OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY A CITY OF CUMMING DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH. FULTON. CHICBO KEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES. (City Population 2,500) James Harris Wins Scholarship To s Camp Miniwanca James Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris, Cobb county, has won a scholarship to Camp Miniwanca, Michigan, according to R. J. Richardson, state 4-H Club leader, Young Men and Women’s Work, Agricultural Extension Ser vice, University of Georgia College of Agriculture. Scholarships are presented to | the most outstandingly four-square 4-H Club members in each state. The scholarships called the Wil liam H. Danforth Leadership Tram ing Scholarships have been awarded for 46 vears. William H. Danforth, founder of the Halston Purina Company, was for many years very much inter ested in developing the leadership capacities of outstanding young people. Each year he offered schol arships at the American Youth Foundation Leadership Training Camp. Stony Lake, Michigan, to each state 4-H organization. The purpose of the program. Richardson said, is to assist young people to discover and to develop their best selves, to help them make a constructive life adjust ment, and to better equip them to guide others. James, who is a freshman in the forestry school at the University of Georgia, won national honors in the 4-H gardening project in 1956. He was awarded a forestry scholar ship by Union Bag-Camp Corpor ation because of his outstanding work with his 4H forestry project He is a member of the College 4-H Club. His transportation to and from Camp Miniwanca will be provided by the College 4-H Club. Dates of the camp are August 17—30. “Eight well defined principles underlie the leadership training pro gram at Camp Miniwanca,” Rich ardson pointed out. They are: self discovery, life planning, balanced development, life enrichment, train ing, leadership, service, and shared personality. Militray Draft Extended Four More Years The draft has been extended for [four years, until July 1, 1963. This means that the young men of the | country must continue to expect ito serve in the military forces, !This series of articles outlines the ■ basic responsibilities and rights of J young men under the draft law. | This is the first article in the ' series. ■ Generally, every man is required |to register under the draft law within five days of his 18th birth day. He may register at any local i board office, but he should be ! certain to give his home address, 'for that will determine the local i board which will always have his [ records and which will deal witn his case. If a man is on active duty with the Armed Forces on his 18th birthday, he need not register at I that time. Men on active duty must 1 register within 30 days after they (leave the service. Aliens born after September 15, 1925, with a few specified except ions, must also register within six months after entering the United States or at the age 18, whichever is later. I Any person who at age 18 is exempt from registration, must, however, register when his status changes. Failure to register, like failure to comply with other provisions of the law, may subject men to prose cution, or to induction out of turn and ahead of other men. After he registers, each man is required by law to keep his local board informed of any change in his address, orany change in his personal situation which might af fect his liability to serve. Mrs. Mana Haylor, nutritionist, Agricultural Extension Service, points out when quick breads crack open on top while baking it may be due to using batter that was too stiff. The trouble with boxing is that the best man doesn’t always win. Cumming Georgia, Thursday, June 11, 1959. J. Robert Robertson Receives Bachelor Of Law Degree St® ''--s James Robert Robertson James Robert Robertson receives Bachelor of Laws Degree from John Marshall Law School at Com mencement Exercises held Satur day Evening at the Atlanta Wo man’s Club Auditorium in Atlanta. The LLB Degree was conferred by Dr. Theo. D. Fenster, Dean of the School of Law of John Marsh all University., Mr. Robertson is a member of the Lambda Phi Alpha Legal Frat ernity of America and a graduate |of Forsyth County High School. I Mr. Robertson, a son of Mr. and j Mrs. B. B. Robertson of Cumming. plans to begin studying towards the Master of Laws Degree this fall. | CAPSULE VAULTS i DEDICATED Time Capsule vaults dedicated to news personnel and organizat , ions of Georgia were officially seal ed May 26 at 3585 Northside Park way, Atlanta, when Secretary of State Ben W. Fortson, Jr., and re presentatives of the co-sponsoring organizations placed their predict ions regarding future events in the vaults. i I Mr. Roy P. Otwell was asked to make some prediction for this Capsule to be opened in 1998, which he did. It will be interesting to read all the predictions that far ahead made by some of Georgia’s business men. DAY CAMP NEWS ! A complete foster of workers or instructors has been arranged. | Nancy Phillips will handle the registration and collect fees, which will be the same as last year. 75c cents per day for each camper will take care of all expenses' 1 ' ex cept major items, like bill folds and mocassins. ; Sandra Jackson, a graduate of Mrs. Daniels leather works, will handle novelty making; Joy Hous ley will help too. Roger Shadburn and Jane Car roll will handle the swim chores. Carolyn Pulliam. Basketball and play in Gym. Baseball drills, ping pong, ar chery and softball by D. B. Car roll and Sam. | No formal registration will be necessary. Come to the Community house at 8:30 on June 15th. The P. T. A. will handle the pre school folks with the exception of swimming. i The campers will assemble at 8:30 each morning and will be through their work at 12:00 Noon. Play suits, or any light clothing your Mother suggests may be worn. Bring towel and swim suits. All other equipment will be fur nished by the camp. An annua! affair of the Kiwanis Club, i When rainy days come the events will take place in the local Gym. A water Carnival will be held at 11:00 on the last day of the camp, with an exhibit of novelties made by campers. To enrich the corn meal in Geor gia which, at present, is nQt being enriched, would cost 0.6 cents per person per year, reports John Nol and. nutritionist—corn meal enrich ment, Agricultural Extension Ser | vice. The girls in bathing suits look especially good about now. FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS WARNED The following letter was received by Mr. D. F. Pulliam, Principal of Cumming Elementary School and members of the Forsyth County Board of Education: Dear Mr. Pullim: I j In making a recheck of the ap- I plication submitted for accredita tion during the current school year, we find that in processing the ap plication from the Cumming Ele mentary School that one very im portant item was overlooked. The report indicated that eigh substand ard classrooms are being used and the inspection reports submitted by representatives of the State De partment of Education indicate that this situation exists. I regret very much that this item was over looked and that it was not called to your attention at the time ap parent deficiencies were being re ported to principals and superin tendents. You understand. I am sure, that the standard requiring an adequate number of suitable classrooms is a major standard an dthat a school not satisfying 11 major standards ennot be ccredited unless such de ficiencies can be compensated bv recognized superiorities. I doubt seriously that can be done in the case of Cumming Elementary School. Since this matter was not called to your attention at the usual time. I am recommending that a Certi ficate of Accredidation be issued to the school for 1959-60; but I would like for this letter to be regarded as advance notice that a similar recommendation will not be made I next year unless this situation is corrected or unless satisfactory progress has been made toward its ! correction.'The accreditation of th-' ICumming Elementary School is a | matter of concern not only to you j and the peoole who live in Cum ming, but the relation which it has to the continued accreditation of the Forsyth County High School | makes it a matter of extreme im- Iportance to a large percent of the population of Forsyth County. In I order that the members of the County Board of Education who re present all sections of the county may be informed immediately of the gravity of the situation. I am sending a copy of this letter to each of them as well as the Sys- I tern Superintendent and the Prin- cipal of the Forsyth County High School. Again may I express my sincere apology for the error made in checking the application from your school, and my sincere hope that something can be done to correct this situation before the next ap plication for accreditation is acted upon. Very truly yours, W. E. Pafford. Secretary Georgia Accrediting Commis sion. Report Baptist Evangelistic Crusade 4TLANTA. June 3 Final reports indicate total additions of 17.468 to Georgia Baptist churches during the recent simultaneous c-usade. R. T. Russell, Atlanta, secretary of the department of evangel sm of the Georgia Baptist ConcenCon an nounced today. TThis is an all-time record for additions to Georgia Baptist church es in any similar effort, Russell noted. Georgians joined with Bap tists throughout North America in the crusade during Mar h and April of this year. Of the total number, 534 1 came by transferring their church “let ters” from other Baptist churches, and 12,127 upon a profession of faith. With 94 associations in Georgia, Russell noted that 92 returned cru sade reports shoeing a total of 2,025 churches participating. The crusade was planned in the hope that a simultaneous evange listic witness would leave its im print upon Baptist life in this country. Other Georgia Baptists churches participated, but not during the reporting time, Russell noted.. Never believe anything a pretty girl tells another pretty girl. County Population 15,000. THE GREAT MENACE TO AMERICA’S CHILDREN: What you Can Do about it Address by Hon. Arthur E. Sum merfield, Postmaster General of the United States before Conference of Women Leader of Civic, Education al, Parent and Religious organiza tions and Women members of Tin- Congress and Government Agencies We are launching an intense and unrelenting effort to stop this monstrous assault on the nation's children in every way possible. And let me say we are condident that, with adequate public support, this job can be done. I do not mean to impl at all, of course, that the Post Office Department is only now awakening to this problem. The records show quite clearly that the Post Office, over the years has diligently tried to keep the mails clear of indecent material. It has done so even while subjected to attack and ridicule by those who hope to benefit personally from obscene mailings, and by those who, confusing liberty with license, unwittingly give them assistance. Investigations conducted by our Postal Inspectors, in fiscal 1958, caused the arrest of 293 persons. Our General Counsel issued 92 orders barring use of the mails. The arrest last year were 45 per cent above the previous year, and this year they will increase sub stantially again. Congfess, as far back as 1865, mde it a Federal offense to mil obscene matter. The Post Office has lent its fullest sup port to such legislation. But never theless, commercialized porno graphy has continued to grow. It has expanded tremendously since World War 11. It has doubled in just the past five years alone. Especially, as I have pointed out, lthe effort has been to expand the i market through sales to children. There appear to be two basic rea sons for this rapidly growing vol ume; First, the huge profits rea lized from a relatively small capi tal investment; and second, the very broad definition of obscenity handed down by certain courts, notably in Los Angeles and New York, where the great bulk of the mail order business in obscenity and pornography originates. These liberal rulings have es tablished, over a period of time, sanctuaries in which deal -1 ers of obscenity have operated with ! imppunity and in defiance of jus i tice. We in the Post Office for sev eral years have strongly urged legislation which would permit pi o secution not only at the points of mailing of obscene material, but in the communities where it is re ceived —where the real damage is done —and where citizens have an opportunity to express their stand ards of morality yand decency. Such legislation was passed by the 85th Congress and signed into law by President Eisenhower last year. It is, we believe, among the most important legislation adopted in recent years. We have pressed, and are determined to press, its use to the fullest possible extent. The first case following this legis lation was at Boise, Idaho, and it had to do with mailings made from California and Oregon. The offenders, a man and his wife, each received a ten year prison sen tence and a fine. Similar case are now pending. And I would like to say that a gooddly series of stiff sentences of that kind can go a long way toward discouraging other such people from further mailings of their degenerate trash to children. To make full use of this new legal weapon, however, the Post Office must have the cooperation of par ents and decent-minded citizens everywhere. Without such cooper ation on a broad and resolute scale, we are under great handicap As you know, the bsolute privacy of the mail is one of our basic American rights. The Post Office Department can not, and will not, violate this right, even when it has strong evidence that the mail is being used for unlawful purpose. I, for one, believe fully in this right. The Post Office .therefore, can legally identify and take action against violators of the mails only on the complints of citizens who receive such material. Let me re peat that point: We can act only after the recipient of obscene mail Number 24. has opened that mail, and material has been forwrded to th*- local postmaster as evidence. To> achieve this cooperation on the largest possible scale, our intensi fied program for action is four fold : 1. To draw maximum public at tention to the menace of this rack et; 2. To urge parents to help us apprehend the mailers of filfth to their children; 3. To help mobilize community support behind adequate law en forcement of local ordinances or state laws when these purveyors are apprehended and brought to court; 4. To rally public opinion behind new and stiffer legislation on ob scenity. Obviously there is going to be less likelihood of putting dealers in obscenity out of business vf they are not “given the book" when they are caught. Unfortu nately, giving them the book is not easy. Most of them smut mer chants make such profits that they are able to retain high-priced law yers who know ai lthe tricks. And these gentlemen all too of ten have used the trickks of ham stringing, delaying and confusing' action until their clients have gone free or received only small prison terms or fines. Unperturbed, the J peddlers have been back in their I racket under anew name within ■ days. They are also experts at j raising a hue and cry about ‘'cen sorship,” “freedom of the press,™ and “civil liberties.” And all too often they are able to find willing pawns to take up their crop and carry on their slimy battle for them. This, of course, is utter nonsense. I would only ask any such misguided person these ques tions: Is it a violation of civil liberties to deny the sale of liquor to a ten year-old boy? Is it censorship to prosecute those who sell narcotics to junior high school girls? Are we abridging civil liberties when we do not permit children to drive a car? I am sure the answers, and the point to be made, are quite clear. Peddling pornographic poison to children is a heinous crime. And that community which -does not punish the criminal to the full ex tent of the law is failing its duty J— failing just as surely as if it were to allow sales to children of Jiquor or dope. . .ow, what is likely to happen lif we do not rid ourselves of this j social cancer? First, we may as well concede that the obscenity /business, with its vast revnue, will be taken over by organized crime to a far greater extent. It will be- I come a gigantic organized racket far beyond even its present scope, with millions more of our children jits principal victims. The under mining of the moral fiber of the nation’s children will spread; with the poisoning of increasing millions of minds. Sex crimes will be a spreading blight on our society, and will become far more preva lent than they are today. An over all. we could expect an ultimate breakdown of order and -decency in this country. My friends, I am not asking you simply to “view with alarm.” I am asking you to view with deep con science, deep concern, and deter mination. Thorough action must be taken now. I am asking you to take part. You have both the op portunity and—l would -dare to say—the responsibility for joining with the Post Office in this drive. Help us to alert parents across the country. Help us through ytror organizations, and your publicat ions, and by your individual ef forts. Let the parent sof America know what to do on any day that obscene mail arrives in their home. The process is very simple. First, parents should save all materials received dincluding the envelopes and all enclosures. Second, parents should report the material imme' diately to their local postmaster and turn the materials over to him. either in person or by mr“l. Finally, all citizens, whether or not their children have been touch ed with this filfth, can help by (Carried To Society Page)