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Water Conservation
Stamp Issuance
April 18
Soil and water conservation lead
ers here are looking forward to
issuance of the world’s first water
conservation postage stfimp by the
Post Office Department in Wash
ington, D. C., Coots said today.
The commemorative 4-cent stamp,
printed in 3 colors, will be issued
April 18 at the National Watershed
Congress in the national capital
at a ceremony featuring three cabi
net members, Agriculture Secre
tary Ezra Taft Benson, Interior
Secretary Fred A Seaton, and Post
master General Arthur E. Summer
field.
The stamp will go on sale on
the following day, April 19, at
other post offices throughout the
country, including the one in Cum
ming, Georgia.
“The beautiful new stamp dra
matizes the fact that water is to
day our most precious and most
limiting natural resource,” Coots
said. The stamp is being released
at the Seventh National Watershed
Congress, Coots pointed out, be
cause of the influence of upstream
treatment and small dams in small
watersheds on our water supplies.
This Congress, he said, brings
together each year representatives
of 30 or more agricultural and con
servation organizations concerned
with water pproblems in the nat
ion’s small watersheds.
Mr. Coots said local observance
of the water conservation stamp’s
issuance is being planned.
Important Notice
The extremely rough weather and
road conditions of the past few
days will possibly interrupt my
plans to see each and every voter
in Forsyth County prior to March
16, 1960. These conditions have
greatly increased our work over
and above the normal routine of
the Sheriff’s Office.
I wish to personally thank the
drivers who have exercised careful
driving during these past few days
of iced roads and thus prevented
any serious accidents. Our county
is one of the few who have NOT
suffered major accidents during
the past week.
In the event I do not see you
in person within the few remain
ing days prior to the Primary, I
hope you will visit the Polls on
March 16 and cast your vote for
Loy Barnett to remain your Sheriff
for another term.
Sincerely,
LOY H. BARNETT
From Steve C. Grogan
TO THE PEOPLE OF
FORSYTH COUNTY
I take great pleasure in solicting
your vote’s for me as your Tax
Commissioner. I have tried to go
over the county on a house to
house plan. Although as of now,
I am not through, but will con
tinue to do my best to see each
home. But in the event I don’t I
will have tried and in doing this
I have been sincere trying to win
so as to do you and each of you
a good job. I will fully execute all
laws of the office and fulfill my
promises to you all.
I plan on making the rounds
through the county as promised
and spend one half day at each
District on each of the 3 rounds
made. T will try any way possible
to render every available favor
from the office to all of you.
I am running my own race and
am not lined with no one. I hope
you will see fit to vote for me,
then let me prone myself to you
all. so go to the Polls on tha 16th
of March and vote for me. After
you have read this, tell your
friends.
Sincerely,
STEVE C. GROGAN
Candidate for Tax Commissioner,
The Forsyth County News
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FOCBYTH COUNTY A CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH. FULTON, CHICBO HME, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HAM, AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Report Of The
Youth Assembly
On March 3, 4 and 5 approxi
mately 800 youths, from various
parts of Georgia, took the law into
their own hands at the State Capi
tol in Atlanta at the 15th conser
vative Youth Assembly sponsored
(by the State Y. M. C. A.
1 Six delegates from Forsyth Coun
ty High School represented the
local Y Clubs. The delegates from
Forsyth County were as follows:
Charles Ingram, who served as a
Senator and he was Chairman of
Senate Committee Number 7. Rus
sell Buice was also a Senator and
served as Vice Chairman of the
same committee. The delegates to
the House of Representatives were:
Carolyn Holbrook, Nancv Sutton,
and Marsha Hammond. The Press
Representative for our school was
Don Wills.
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The delegates for the House and
Senate served in the legislative
houses throughout the day. Bills
parsed out of Committees were
read and votes were taken to see
if the bills were killed or passed.
The Press Representatives set
in on these meetings, and on March
4th the Press Representatives inter
viewed Honorable Ernest Vandiver
Governor of Georgia. A tour of the
A Uinta Journal and Constitution
Ruilding was conducted for the
Representatives on Friday
afternoon.
Jimmy Chitwood, from Dalton,
Doorkeeper of Senate.
Jimmy Lipham, from Bowdon,
House Floor Leader.
, Don Ruff, from Cartersville,
Doorkeeper of House.
Tracy Teal, From Bowden, and
as Youth Governor.
Johnny Bargeron, from Wrens,
The Youth Governor was elect
ed by the majority of votes
polled from all the districts.
Important Notice
To Home Owners
About this time every year many
of you are approached by some
unscrupulous character who wants
to clean out your septic tank in
the case where a home is not con
nected to the city sewer line.
There has been some reports by
different people, that about all that
is removed from many tanks is
water.
These fly-by-night septic tank
cleaners usually charge a fancy
price for some jobs that don’t need
'doing at the time. You probably
will be told after one of these
fellows examines your tank that
it is full. When a person stops to
think a minute about a tank being
full, one can quickly reason that a
tank is always full of water up
to the level of the drain pipe going
from the tank into the drain field.
County Sanitarian, T. E. Nelms
says that a septic tank properly
installed by sanitary engineering
plans furnished by the health de
partment should last for several
years without giving trouble and
if trouble does arise the Health
Departmet may be able to furnish
some valuable information before
anything is done.
He also points out that anyone
failing to follow sanitary engineer
ing practices on sewage disposal
facilities can quickly create a dan
gerous health hazard for the fam
ily of the home and for an entire
community.
For example someone may install
a steel drum for a spetic tank.
The drum rusts out and will cave
in. Even before it caves in when
it starts leaking a cess pool is
formed. There is always a likeli
hood that a cess pool will gradually
soften the ground beneath it and
seep on down to the ground water
level. Health authorities years ago
traced the cause of the dreadful
typhoid epedimics to cess pool
seeping to wells.
Mr. Nelms wishes to ' warn all
rural people that if a trailer is
parked in a yard at a home using
a well for the source of water,
no steel drum should be allowed
to be used for a septic tank for
the reason above pointing to health
hazards that could likely occur.
President continues quotas on
woolen imports.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, March 10, 1960.
STATEMENT OF CHARLIE W. BOLING,
CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
In view of some statements ap
pearing recently in the political
columns of the Forsyth County
News, I desire to give the following
information for the benefit of the
public and the voters of the County
Discussions for building roads
to take care of traffic resulting
from roads that would be closed
on account of the backwaters of
the Buford Dam began in 1951. Af
ter much discussion with Govern
ment representatives, the highest
offer made for this work was ap
proximately $65,000.00. We were
at first told that Forsyth County
’would not have any ROAD AND
CROSSING ON THE LAKE be
tween Cumming and Gainesville.
Realizing that this would work
great hardship on the people, we
set about promptly to have this
changed. After much insistence
that we have two crossings, one to
take care of the former Brown’s
Bridge Crossing and the other to
take care of the former Keith’s
Bridge Crossing, the Government
agreed to provide these two roads
and crossings. This resulted in the
construction by the Government
and the State of approximately 15
miles of paved highway in Forsyth
County at an approximate cost of
$1000,000.00, and 3 bridges in For
syth County at an approximate
cost of $225,000.00, and the two
bridges between Forsyth and Hall
Counties spanning the lake at an
approximate cost of $2,000,000.00.
In addition to the above, the Gov
ernment paid the County of For
syth the sum of $128,450.00, an in
crease of approximately $63,450.00
from the first offer made the
County, for the construction of
sneciffc roads necessitated by the
flooding of county roads in the
Lake Area. At the time this amount
of $128,450.00 was agreed upon in
October 1956, one of the roads over
which a school bus and mail route
were using was about to be cov
ered, and it was then urgent that
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District cooperators benefiting
from channel excavating in the
Settingdown Creek Watershed and
recently completed by ythe district
are: Dr. Marcus Mashburn, Sr.,
F. L. Hamby, Hymon H. Com,
Ruby V. Corn, Toy Hamby, Kate
Hamby, Maynard Mashburn, E. P.
Riely, J. H. Geasler, R. L. Conner,
F. C. McGehee, Henry L. Carruth,
Jr., Jewell M. Bennett, Frank Pir
kle, Marshall McWhorter, J. C.
Chumbler, L. E. Moofe, G. G. Griz
zle, Richard Grizzle, John H. Bur
russ, Jr., J. D. Picklesimer, and
the Forsyth County Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues.
Soil Stewardship Week is s«he
duled from May 22 through May
29. Make your plans to pparticipate
Soil and water conservation lead
Ranger. Edward L. Wright
Almost half the forest fires in
the United States today are in the
South! Join in the crusade to stamp
out this needless waste. For every
time fire strikes, YOU get burned!
Whether it’s your land, a neigh
bor’s land, or the land of someone
you don’t know. For the woodlands
of the South today provide a liveli
hood for half a jnillion families,
putting dollars that benefit all of
us into the economy of the South.
In addition to economic gain,
millions of Southerners enjoy hunt
ing, fishing, camping and picnick
ing in the great outdoors. Forest
fires leave beautiful, productive
woods a charred ruin, subject to
the ravishes of rain and wind-
NEVER set a fire even a
small one unless you’ve taken
work be commenced at once on a
road from Henderson’s Store Com
munity near Beaver Ruin Church
to the Chattahoochee School. The
County had no funds with which
to start this work, costing $11,000.-
00, and we were able to prevail
on the Government to advance us
$50,000.00 for this purpose.
I feel that Forsyth County was
fortunate to have these two roads
crossing the Lake from Forsyth
County and the series of bridges
on them which have undoubtedly
made the values of the land served
by these roads and bridges much
higher.
A few months ago when we learn
ed that there might be some pos
sibility of obtaining assistance from
the Government in improving the
roads In the Lake Area caused by
the heavy traffic on them, the
Board of Commissioner engaged
the services of special legal coun
sel to assist in making this claim.
As to Board of Tax Assessors,
the terms of the Members of the
Board are fixed by law at Six
years. The duties of the Tax As
sessors are also fixed by law, over
which the Board of Commissioners
have no control. The law also pro
vides for arbitration of disputes
between taxpayers and the Tax
Assessors Board, the taxpayer hav
ing the right to select one of the
arbitrators. At the expiration of
the term of any Member of the
present Board, I will cooperate
fully with the two members elected
to serve with me on the Board of
Commissioners for the next four
years in selecting persons to serve
on the Board of Tax Assessors.
Due to all the bad weather in
the past few weeks, it will be im
possible for me to see all the voters
in the county. If I do not get to
all of you, your vote and in
fluence will be GREATLY APPRE
CIATED.
Respectfully.
CHARLIE W. BOLING
DISTRICT
NEWS
Soil And Water
Conservation Work
JAMES T. COOTS, Soil Conservation Service
ers are looking forward to issuance
of the world’s first water conser
vation postage stamp by the Post
Office Department in Washington,
D. C., April 18 and at your local
post office April 19.
Georgia is one of 21 states com
pletely covered by farmer-organized
and farmer-managed soil conser
vation districts. There are 2867
districts covering about 95 percent
of all farms in the country. Nearly
2 million farmers have become co
operators with their districts. Soil
Conservation Objective, “The use
of each acre of agricultural land
within its capabilities and the treat
ment of each acre of agricultural
land in accordance with its needs
for protection and improvement.
adequate measures to control the
fire beforehand. Be extremely care
ful with matches and lighted cig
arettes. And be certain that any
camping fire you start is complete
ly extinguished. Join the crusade
to stop the senseless waste of
Southern woodlands!
Election Information
For Managers and
Voters
If more than one candidate is
to be nominated for a particular
office, each voter shall vote for as
many persons as there are nomi
nations to be made; otherwise his
vote for candidates for that parti
cular office shall not be counted.
No ballot shall be counted which
does not conform to the official
ballot.
Ed Bramblett, Chairman
Forsyth County Democratic
Executive Committee
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County Population 15,000. Number 10.
WALTER BOULDIN, PRESIDENT OF ALA
BAMA POWER COMPANY ELECTED
DIRECTOR OF LIBERTY NATIONAL
Cash Dividend Increased 10% And
Stock Dividend Proposed
Directors of Liberty National
Life Insurance Company yesterday
elected Walter Bouldin, President
of the Alabama Power Company,
to the vacancy on the Board of
Directors caused by the death of
Yetta G. Samford of Opelika.
' Stockholders at the Company’s
annual meeting elected Mr. Boul- !
i din, and in addition reelected all
other Directors. They are Leo E. I
Bashinsky, Ebney A. Camp, Jr.,
Charles T. Clayton, Joseph L. Lan
ier, Jack D. McSpadden, Arthur M.
Mead, Frank P. Samford, Frank
P. Samford, Jr., F. Page Seibert
and Frank E. Spain.
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[ The Directors declared a dividend
of 30c a share on the Company’s
stock payable March 10, 1960 to |
stockholders of record February j
26, 1960. This dividend represented I
a 10% increase over the dividend |
paid in 1959. The Directors also
designated William T. Graves and
John W. Lovin, Jr. Assistant Actu
aries and re-elected all officers of
the Company.
Mr. Samford in his report to the
stockholders pointed out that 1959
was the best year in the Company’s
history. The increase in life insur
ance in force amounted to $185,-
462,790 bringing total insurance
in force to $1,676,109,717. Assets
increased by $27 million bringing
total assets to over $289 million.
These were the largest increases
the Company has experienced in
any other year in its history.
The Company continued to ex
pand its operations, Mr. Samford
said, increasing its field organiza
tion throughout the Company’s ter
ritory and established four new
district offices in Alabama, two in
Florida and one in Georgia. Mr.
Samford also pointed out that the
total number of stockholders in
creased during the year from 2,669
to 2,602, and that total employees
of the Company increased to 2,522.
i It was also announced at the
meeting that the Directors, unless
something unusual arises, intend to
propose to the stockholders at the
next annual meeting to be held in
February 1961 a stock dividend of
33 1-3%-. The effect of such a divi
dend would be to increase the
capital stock of the Company from
$7.5 million to $lO million.
To The People Of
Forsyth County
Dear Friends:
During the past few weeks I
have enjoyed having little visits
with many of you and talking to
you about our mutual interests in
our county. I regret that because
of bad weather, much sickness, and
many deaths over our county, I
have been unable to see many of
you. Therefore, I am taking this
method of having a heart to heart
word with you.
Let me say first that I deeply
appreciate all your kindness to me
during the past. You have been
most gracious in giving me an
opportunity to serve you in many
ways during the years I have lived
among you. For this I am deeply
grateful. I do not recall a time
when I have ever turned anyone
down when asked for my services
and it was in my power to render
that service. I trust that you will
(continue to call on me any time
I can serve you in any way.
When I am elected as a member
of your County Board of Roads
[and Revenues, I shall continue to
|thinj< ef you as my friends and
\ feel the same obligation to serve
you in the new capacity as I have
in the past in whatever way I
have had the opportunity. Every
I time I am called on to cast a vote
as a member of the Board of Roads
and Revenues, I shall keep the
I best interest of all ' the people of
Forsyth County in mind. I shall
always try to maintain your con
fidence and work for your best
interest.
Gratefully yours,
I W. H. WARREN
Notice To Voters Of
Forsyth County
In reply to an article in this
paper by one of the Candidates
for Board Member concerning the
settlement with the United States
Government for the relocation of
roads covered by Lake Lanier. This
settlement was made on December
10, 1956. The present Board mem
bers did not take office until Janu
ary 1, 1957.
Clarence L. Mundy
Robert Castleberry
Russell Charges
Agitation Groups
Fan Race Troubles
WASHINGTON—Senator Richard
B. Russell has accused Northern
agitation groups of deliberately
fomenting racial strife in the South
to build up sentiment for passing
a “Civil rights” measure.
The Georgia Senator, leader of
the Southern forces in the Senate,
leveled the charge during debate
over the civil rights question. Rus
sell and his group have pledged
an all-out fight against ail of the
pending proposals.
Russell took the floor to decry
the spread of incidents involving
demonstrations by Negroes against
segregated restaurans in many
cities of the South. He said the
demonstrations are "undoubtedly
directed from outside the South.”
“These events indicate to me
that those responsible for these
incidents were very anxious to
start a race riot of terrible pro
portions,” the Georgia declared.
would like to be able to
saythrough their spokesmen that a
terrible incident has happened in
the South and thereby pre
judice whatever reason is left in
the minds of those members of
the Senate who have not commit
ted themselves to this type of legis
lation.”
Russell specifically named the
Congress of Racial .Equality of
New York City as one of the or
ganizations fostering the demon
strations by Negroes in the South.
A spokesman for the group later
confirmed to the press that it Is
assisting in the demonstrations and
that it has been perfecting the so
called “sit-down” technique since
1942.
The Georgia Senator praised the
people of the South for showing
great restraint “in the face of pn>
vocation after provocation.” He
also congratulated the police de
partments in cities where the de
monstrations have occurred for the
efficient and effective way they
had handled them.
But Russell warned that the
Southern white people are “human
and fell like they are being halted
like animals.” He cautioned that
something could happen to “touch
off an Incident which would lead
to a great tragedy.”
“I predict that if reason does
not assort itself if those in
other areas who are helping to
stir up these young people do not
change their tactics the re
sults may be most grave indeed,”
he declared.
“I appeal now to those who can
be heard in the councils of those
who are waging this campaign. I
appeal to those who can influence
public opinion through the press,
radio, and other media to take
action to stop this campaign
against the South.
“Finally, I say to the members
of the Senate: You are playing
with powder, gentlemen. I hope
ard pray that the match will not
Ignitae fire to the powder keg
and set off a very, very tragic
eyent.”
Good insect control is essential
'n the production of quality cotton
regardless of the way in which it
is to be harvested, declare ento
mologists, Agricultural Extension
Service.