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Volume 52.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Our Father in Heaven may we ask in thy name to have
the knowledge to draw nigh to thee as a nation and as an in
dividual and let us walk close to thee, in thy name.
—Amen.
F. C. H. S. sth Six Weeks
Honor Roil Students .
Bth Grade
Linda Boling, Betty Jean Chum
bler, Phil Bannister, Linda Reid,
Patrica Howell, Jerry Vernon, Nor
ma Green, Richard Nuckolls, Joyce
Land, Joyce Holbrook, i
9th Grade
Patsy Grogan, Brenda Nalley,
Carol Watson, Lanier Floyd, Henry
Kitchens, Bobby Thomas, Howell
Millwood,
10th Grade
Lanier Orr, Louise Sexton, Linda
Wallace, Sara Hamby, Dean Turn
er, Jean Dean, Jean Rhodes, Clain
Gravitt, Brenda Jennings.
11th Grade
Nancy Sexton
12th Grade
Frances Whitmire, Betty Green,
Margie McCormick, Bettie Milum,
Lola Robertson, Millie Smith, Sara
Vaughan, Lucretia Walls, Edwin
Youngblood, Janice Westray, Billy
Sewell, Marie Puckett, Lamar Orr,
James Hughes, Marie Byers, Re
melba . Brambiett, Gail Heard.
Carroll 1 Walls.
Forsyth County Shares
In Flood Damage Funds
Washington, D. C.—The president
announced today that Georgia has
been allotted $400,000 in federal
funds due to the extensive damage
caused by recent floods.
Counties of the Ninth Congress
ional District which will be eligible
to receive a portion of this allo
cation are Banks, Barrow, Dawson,
Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson,
Lumpkin, Pickeas and Rabun.
Phil M. Landrum
$24,375.00 Received By
Forsyth Countians In
S.S. Benefits In 1960
By the end of 1960, more than
566 people in Forsyth County were
receiving old-age, survivors and dis
ability insurance benefits.
The total benefits paid to these
people for 1960 was $24,375.00,
according to Cecil W. Collins,
manager of the Gainesville social
security district office. “This- is an
increase in the number of people
receiving benefits by about 19 per
cent* over the same month last
year,” he said.
'Nationally almost 15 million
people were receiving about a
billion dollars a month in old-age,
survivors, and disability insurance
benefits by the changes in the law
made in 1966—such as the reduc
tion in the amount of work requir
ed to qualify for benefits and the
removal of the age 50 requirement
for disability benefits.
Payments to a retired worker
with no dependents reoeiving bene
fits averaged $70.00 in December
1960; to a retired couple, both re
ceiving benefits, the average pay
ment was $124.00. The average for
an aged widow was about $58.00.
1960 was the 20th. year that
social Security benefits were pay
able, and the 25th anniversary of
the Social Security Act, which be
came law in 1935. Changes in the
law since 1935 have brought more
than 9 out of every 10 people in
the United States protection by
old-age, survivors, and disability
insurance—protection paid for by
taxes on employees, their employ-
The Forsyth County News
FASTEST GROWING NEWSPAPER IN NORTH GEORGIA BY A DAM SITE
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHEROKEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500)
Dog Inoculations To
Begin Sat., May 20th
Dog inoculations on a county
wide basis will start Saturday,
May 20th. The Veterinarians will
be Drs. Irwin and Kupper.
The charges will be $1.50 per
dog and pups 3 months old can
get it. The State Health Depart
ment does not pity for Vaccine
unless there is an outbreak of
rabies.
The schedule is as follows for
the Ist two Saturdays:
Saturday, May 20, 1961
Hammond’s Store 8:30- 9:00
Paul Cagles Place .... 9:10- 9:30
Whittmire’s Store 9:40-10:30
Jim Bennetts Place 10:40-11:00
Clearance Bagwell Place 11:10-11:40
D. O. Freeman’s Store 11:50- 1:00
Roy Bennett’s Store .. 1:10- 1:40
Sewell Store 1:50- 2:20
Fay Wallis’ Store .... 230-3:00
Holcomb’s Store 3:10- 4:00
Walter Hardin Store .. 4:10- 5:00
Olin Chadwick Store 5:10- 6:00
Saturday, May 27, 196 1
John Holbrook Store 8:30- 9:00
Sewell Store, Drew 9:10-9:40
Green’s Store 950-11:30
Steve Grogan
Howard’s Building
Supply 11:40-12:30
Ledbetter Store 12:45-1:15
Frix Store 1:30-1:45
Mason Store 2:00- 2:30
Yarbrough Store :40- 3:15
Hurt & More 3:20- 4:00
L. J. Grogan’s Store .. 4:10-4:40
A. C. Smith Hatchery .. 4:50- 6:00
F.C. Club All Sports
Banquet Held May 5
The annual All-Sports Banquet,
climaxing the sports activities for
1960-61, was held Friday evening,
May 5, with 194 people attending.
The banquet room was attractively
decorated with crepe paper, football
and basketball balloons and cut-outs
depicting the various sports. The
tables were colorful with ivy and
rose centerpieces and a miniature
loving cup designating the place
for each guest.
Ford Gravitt, President of the
F. C. Club, presided. Dean Tallant
extended the welcome and the re
sponse was presented by Mr. C.
N. Lambert, Mr. Porter Payne,
businessman of Atlanta and a
sports enthusiast gave the address.
The highlight of the evening was
the presentation of letters to ap
proximately 75 students by the
sponsor and coaches, Mrs. D. B.
Carroll, Coaches Bryan Craft, D. *B.
Carroll, and Joe Roane.
The following received trophies:
Football —Ford Gravitt, J a c k y
Brackett.
Basketball—Sam Carroll, J. W.
Trammell.
Track—Robert Bartenfield.
The students enjoyed dancing at
the close of the banquet.
Sponsors of the F. C. Club are
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Carroll, Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan Craft and Mr. Joe
Roane.
ers, and the self-employed. Earn
ings will be reported to the social
security accounts of more than 75
million workers during 1961.
For the entire State of Georgia,
old-age, survivors, and disability in
surance payments at the end of
December 1960 were being paid to
252,199 persons at the rate of
$12,964,533 per month.
Cumming, Georgia, Thursday, May 11, 1961.
F.C.H.S. Band To Present
Annual Spring Concert
The Forsyth County High School
Band will present its annual Spring
Concert Friday evening, May 12, at
7:30 p. m. at the High School
Cafetorium. The band will be under
the direction of Conductor Sheldon
Morganstern with Mr. Donald John
son as guest soloist.
Mr. Johnson, who is from Chi
cago, received his musical training
from the Curtis Institute of Music
in Philadelphia. While at Curtis he
studied trumpet under Mr. Samuel
Krauss, Ist trumpet with the Phila
delphia Symphony Orchestra. Mr.
Johnson has appeared on tour with
numerious well-known dance bands,
and is currently playing Ist trum
pet in the Atlanta Symphony.
PROGRAM
Forward March Brockton
Pavane Ravel
Allegro-Adagio-Alleluhia .... Akers
Menuetto .... Mozart-Morganstern
Solists—Patsy Brambiett, Linda
Boling.
Diana Overture Mesang
TV March .. Morganstern-Palmer
Sarabands Lully
Carnival of Venice Staigeers
Trumpet Soloist - Don Johnson
Intermezzo Provost
Mazurka in A Minor .... Nyquist
Accompanist - Linda Ingram
Flambeau Overture Olivadoti
Mr. Morganstern has been the
band director at Forsyth County
High for the past year.
He was born in Greensboro, N. C.
and received his formal musical
training from Florida State Univer
sity and Northwestern University.
While at Northwestern he studied
the French horn under Mr. Phillip
Farkas, Ist hornist with the Chi
cago Symphony and probably the
most wall-kpown teacher and per
former on this instrument in the
country. During this same period
he also studied conducting under
Dr. Thor Johfsson, former conduc
tor of the Cincinatti Symphony
Orchestra.
In addition to being Band Di
rector at Forsyth County High
School, Mr. Morganstern also plays
2nd French horn in the Atlanta
Symphony.
Annual Mail Box
Improvement Program
The Annual Mail Box Improve
ment Program will be observed this
year during the week of May 15
to 20 and will as heretofore in
clude mail boxes on rural and star
routes with collection and delivery
service.
The Department wishes to en
courage patrons to provide suit
able mail receptacles erected and
maintained for easy and safe
accessibility, presenting a neat ap
pearance, and affording protection
to the mail. Boxes that are not
properly erected or not maintained
in good serviceable condition retard
the delivery of mail and expose it
to the weather. Boxes which are no
longer serviceable must be replaced.
Names of box owners should be
inscribed on the side of the box
visible to the carrier as he ap
proaches, or on the door if boxes
are grouped. The box number
may be inscribed on the box if
dessired. Boxes and supports should
be kept painted.
Mail boxes on rural and star
routes must be located on the
right side of the road in the
direction of travel of the carriers
in all cases where traffic conditions
are such that it would be. danger
ous for the carriers to drive to
the left in order to serve the boxes,
or where their doing so would con
stitute a violation of State or local
traffic laws and regulations.
BLOODMOBILE
The Bloodmobile will be at
The Cumming Gymnasium on
June 1, 1961, Thursday A. M.
at 10:00 and will remain there
until 3:00 P. M. If you or
your family have received
blood since the last visit of the
blood mobile, please make ar
rangments to BE At THE GYM
or SEND SOMEONE TO RE
PLACE IT.
local Lions Club News
The Forsyth County Lions Club
met at Buck Roper’s new restau
rant Monday night May Bth, 1961.
After dinner the meeting came to
order. Plans were made for charter
night and ladies night for May 29,
1961. Ealance of the officers were
elected for the club for the coming
year, they are:
tsl Vice-President, Frank Chancy;
2nd Vice President, J. L. Bannister;
3td Vice President, E. W. McCon
nell.
Board of Directors:
John Holcomb, 2 years
H. H. Scoggins, 2 years
. Almon Cox, 1 year
.Gene Kirby, Jr., 1 year
Lien Tamer, William Chamblee.
2 applications were received for
Chairty and one for Glasses and
one for operation op eyes.
New members since last meet
ing are Hill Tallant and J. C.
Vaughan, Jr. '
Bobby McGinnis, Secretary.
NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS
AND WIVES OF LAFAYETTE
LODGE NO. 44. F. & A. M.
On Tuesday May 16, at 6:30
P.M. there will be a meeting of "all
the brethren of LaFayetta Lodge
No. 44 to honor and present 25
year buttons to five Brethren who
have had 25 year service as
Master Masons.
The Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Georgia will be present
at this meeting to present these
25 year awards.
The wives and families of all
Brethren of LaFayette Lodge No.
44 are urged to bring a covered
basket and a picnic dinner will be
served in the Cumming Gymnaisum
building for thi§ special occasion.
All visiting Brethren are invited
to attend this meeting.
Rev. Raymond L. Harvey
Missionary For Floyd
Baptist Association
The Rev. Raymond L. Harvey,
Superintendent of Training for the
Sunday School Department of the
Georgia Baptist Convention for
more than eight years, has re
signed to become missionary for
the Floyd County Baptist Associa
tion, Rome, effective June 1.
Harvey, who came to the con
vention post from the pastorate
of the First Baptist church, Ft.
Valley, has served as pastor of
several Georgia churches during
his ministry.
In his new capacity, Harvey
will lead in cooperative among
Baptist churches in the Rome area.
He succeeds the lam Rev. Herman
Gresham, who died last January.
Harvey is a graduate of Norman
C'-llege, Norman Park, and Mercer
University, Macor.. He has served
as a vice-president of the Georgia
Baptist convenPon, and has been
moderator of the Houston and Re
hoboth Association. He' is a native
of Wilcox county.
Commenting upon Harvey’s elec
tion to the Floyd County post, Dr.
Searcy S. Garrison, Atlanta. Execu
tive Secretary-Treasurer of Georgia
Baptist Convention said:
“The Rev. Raymond Harvey has
rendered effective service in the
promotion of Sunday School work
in Georgia Baptist .Churches. He
is appreciated for his ministry as
a pastor and Sunday School secre
tary! and experences in these
fields qualify him for outstanding
leadership as the Missionary in the
Floyd County Association’”
County Population 15,000, Number 19
Forsyth County Commended
For Safety Record
State of Georgia
Department of Public Safety
P. a Box 1456
Atlanta 1, Georgia
April 12, 1961
Sheriff Loy Barnett,
Cumming, Georgia.
Dear Sheriff:
Following completion of the
records summary for 1960 by our
Accident Reporting Division, your
County has compiled a Safety
Record during the past year which
warrants commendation and re
cognition by the State of Georgia.
You, your staff and your local
officials are to be commended for
the splendid traffic record and
your citizens should be justly proud
of this accomplishment.
I am enclosing a TRAFFIC
SAFETY AWARD which you so
richly deserve, together with the
record made by you. On behalf
of the citizens of this State, we
express our deep appreciation and
trust that proper recognition will
be given to you upon receipt of this
award.
Yours sincerely,
William P. Trotter,
Colonel-Director.
WPT:JWR.
Second Place Essay
Winner
Following is the essay by Miss
Millie Smith of Forsyth County
High which was the second place
I winner in the contest sponsored by
the CUmrmhg' Garden Club:
BEAUTIFICATION OF MY
COMMUNITY
Beautification of my community
sounds like a great idea. It needs
beautifying badly. A little bird told
me so.
Bertha is a bird of a rare sort
who lives in my community most
of the year until she flies south,
you know, she is a lover of beauty
and a terrible critic. Every day she
finds something to critize and my
community is her favorite target.
Just' the other day, I overheard
her conversing with Helen Hum
mingbird and she was in quite a
“tissy.”
It seems that Bertha was thor
oughly discusted with the con
dition of my community. She was
declaring that if the people of my
community didn’t do something
quick she was going to take up
residence elsewhere.
“Why”, she declared, some of the
houses here are so rundown and
ugly that I’m ashamed to build
my nest in the trees in their yards.
I wish I wasn’t a bird, but a
people. I’d show them how to make
this one more beautiful place. Why
people are the most negligent
species we have. They love beauty
but they don’t do a thing to make
beauty Beauty can be made and
I know just how I’d do it.
“How”? asked Helen. *
“First of all,” began Bertha, “I’d
call a meeting of all the people in
this community. I’d tell them to
get out and look around their
homes, see them as other people
do. Make a list of all that needs
to be done and do it. I’d give them
some pointers; like, why not plant
those red banks along the roads
with honeysuckle or mountain
moss. I’d tell several individuals
that they need to paint their
houses. I’d point out the fact that
almost every mailbox in the com
munity needs painting. I’d tell the
farmers to keep their fences in
better repair. I would start a Stop,
Look, and Landscape campaign,
encouraging the people to take
better care of their lawns and plant
shrubbery and flowers. There is a
certain fellow that I would just
flatly tell to cut and trim his hed
ges. I’d tell them everything that
should be done, which is indeed
plenty, and if they didn’t take my
advice, I’d say they were “bird
brains’ wouldn’t you, Helen.”
“Indeed, I would, she replied.
Everyone loves and admires beau-
Employees Urged
To “Hire How”
Georgia will join with the other
forty-nine States in carrying out an
intensified HIRE NOW job drive,
according to Ben T. Huiet, Georgia
Commissioner of Labor.
The nationwide effort which is
designed to stimulate employers
to Hire Now through their public
employment service offices was
“kick off” in Washington May 10,
and has the endorsement of
Governor Vandiver.
Huiet pointed out that the “HIRE
NOW” campaign is nationwide in
scope with particular emphasis to
be given metropolitan areas. Over
10,000 State Employment Service
personnel located in 1800 local
offices throughout the Nation will
participate with management, labor
and veteran organizations, com
munity groups, and Federal, State,
and local government in promoting
the drive.
Citing many economic indicators
which show that the national econ
omy is on the rise, Huiet stated
that the slogan for the nationwide
1 job drive is “When they work,
j you profit. Hire Now’”
More highly qualifed experienced
j job applicants are available today
j than ever before according to
Huiet. He urged employers to take
j advantage of the times and place
their orders for workers with the
nearest office of the Georgia State
| Employment Service.
Upswing In Employment
Seen By Early Summer
Mr. Jack Minter, Director of the
Georgia Department of Commerce,
stated in Atlanta today that there
will be a definite upswing in em
ployment for Georgians by early
summer. Mr. Minter represents the
State’s number one agency in at
tracting new industry to our area.
Mr. Edward Porter, President of
Massey College of Georgia, report
ed an increased number of avail
able jobs listed with the Massey
Placement Office. Two hundred and
seventy-six firms have called in the
past five weeks requesting gradu
ates with specialized training. "If
you have the training that demands
you will be in demand”, Mr. Porter
stated. During the month of March
there were seven hundred students
enrolled at Massey Collge, three
hundred and twenty-two attending
day classes. Courses are available
to both men and women at schools
located in Atlanta, Columbus, and
Marrietta.
Both men agree the 1961 em
ployment picture in Georgia is
apparently very good for job ap
plicants who have the proper
training.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXAM.
FOR SUB. CLERK AND
SUB. CARRIERS
Examinations are now open for
Substitute Clerks and Substitute
Carrier for Forsyth County and
several other counties in this sec
tion. Application forms are avail
able at your local Post Office for
anyone desiring to take these ex
aminations.
ty. So why not surround yourself
with beauty. Start with your home,
then your community, when you
beautify your home, you help beau
tify your community, county, state
and country. ‘A little beauty goes
a long way.’ Make up your mind to-
Keep the things around your home
in good repair.
Make it a place with an elegant
air.
Keep the house painted and the
mailbox, too.
Make everything around look
brand new.
Make your lawn a landscapist
dream.
Join your community beautification
team.