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Fors;tilt ITcumfri Stm.
Volume 52.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
We beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon
thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be govern
ed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
—Amen.
Eighth Annual Ga. Teen-Age
Traffic Safety Conference
July 16-21, 1661
These recommendations repre
sent the combined thinking of the
student delegates themselves as
they participated in panel discus
sions where tour different phases
of Traffic Safety were discussed,
including Highway Safety Engin
eering, Traffic Laws, Safety Edu
cation. and Student Safety Activi
ties. A Committee on Recommen
dations, composed of student panel
chairmen and their recorders, edit
ed and compiled all suggested
recommendations and submitted
them in this final form at the
closing session of the Conferencec
where they were unamiously adopt
ed.
IT IS RECOMMENDED
1. That all railroad crossings be
protected by bells, lights, and-or
gates;
2. That more money be allotted
to the State Highway Department
so that the maintenance of high
ways can be satisfactorily cared
for;
3. That the maximum speed
limit on the interstate highways
be changed to sixty-five miles per
hour during the day, and fifty-five
miles per hour at night, and that
the minimum speed be set at fifty
five miles per hour during the
day. and forty-five miles per hour
at night;
4. That the number of bill
boards on highways in Georgia be
limited to one in each direction
for each establishment;
5. That an owner cannot sell
his land for more than the reason
able tax assessment;
6. That anyone wishing to obtain
a driver's license before the age
of 18. shall be required to take
Driver Education, providing he is
fifteen years of age;
7. That every operator of a
vehicle shall be required by law to
have liability insurance;
8. That there be a standard
driving course to test driving abili
ty in specific locations throughout
the State.
9. That Driver Education class
es be made available and manda
tory in every high school in Geor
gia;
10. That a periodic vision and
driving examination be given every
five years after the issuance of the
operator’s license, including those
holding veterans’ licenses;
11. That no person shall drive
a motor vehicle at such a slow
speed as to empede or block the
norma] and reasonable movement
of traffic, except when reduced
speed is necessary for safe opera
tion, or in compliance with law;
and, if he so does this, he will be
guilty of a misdemeanor;
12. That every school establish
a Safety Council with a coordi
nating County Council as their
goal;
13. That every operator of a
boat be fourteen years of age,
excepting those who have applied
for a learner’s license after reach
ing the age of twelve, and who
will only operate a boat when a
licensed operator is present.
14. That a committee be set up by
the Legislature to study the pro
blems of licensing boat operators;
15. That aid stations be installed
on large lakes in Georgia.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike McClannahan, President,
Jane Stovall, Secretary.
NOTICE
The Gumming Elementary P.T.A.
will meet next Thursday, October
sth, at 8:00 P. M. in the Upper
Elementary Cafetorium. An in
teresting program has been plan
ned and parents, teachers and
citizens are urged to attend. Let’s
support our P. T. A. by coming!
FASTEST GROWING V NEWSPAPER IN NORTH GEORGIA BY A DAM SITE W
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF KOKSYTH. KEETON, C'HKKUKEE, DAW SON, 11MKKIN, lIAI.I. AND f. WIN NETT COl NTIKV
500 V.F.W. Leaders At
State Convention
It was announced to-day that
the Department of Georgia, Veter
ans of Foreign Wars meeting in
Atlanta last week-end was attend
ed by 500 leaders from through
out the State.
Mr. Sam Storey, V. F. VV. Nat
ional Councilman from Lake
Wales, Florida was the featured
speaker.
Department Commander Julian
M. Brisendine of Decatur, Georgia
presided at the meeting, and in
his report announced that the Geor
gia Association of Broadcasters
were again this year co-sponsor
ing with the V. F. W., the Voice
of Democracy Contest, which is
held annually among Georgia's
10th, 11th and 12th grade students.
The meeting was closed following
adoption of a resolution by De
partment Senior Vice Commander
R. D. Smith. Jr., of Toccoa, Ga..
calling upon all V. F. W. Post,
Members and Georgians to display
their loyalty to America and to
pay tribute to America's Honored
dead on Veterans Day. November
11, 1961.
Annual Letter Writing
Week October 1-7
The 24th annual Letter Writing
Week will be celebrated in Cum
ming. Georgia during the week of
October 1 to 7, it was announced
today by Postmaster Ray Taylor.
Postmaster Taylor noted that a
letter “is the most economical and
personal way to extend greetings,
communicate social news, and ex
change ideas.
During Letter Writing Week
Postmaster Taylnr suggested that
you write at least two letters: one
to a friend or relative from whom
you have not heard in a long time,
and the second as a reply to a
friend or relative who recently
wrote to you. He also urged cor
respondence to people in other
countries as a means of promoting
greater understanding among the
people of different nations.
The slogan of this year’s event,
as indicated on more than 200,000
banners, is "Letters are Links to
Friendship.” The display mater
ials will appear on post office
bulletin boards, and rural carrier
vehicles, as well as in various
schools and libraries.
Cherokee Concert Assn.
The week of September 25th-30th
has been designated by the Chero
kee Community Concert Associa
tion as the campaign week for
membership in this years program.
The concert will be held in
Cherokee High School auditorium.
The first concert will feature Bev
erly Wolff, mezzo soprano, on
Sunday afternoon October 22. On
the evening of February 22 the
Pilar Gomez dance company will
present an exquisitely costumed
and excitingly choreagraphed pro
gram of Spanish dances. Vocal
artistry at its best will be heard
on the evening of March 26th
when Glori Aliani and William
Diard are presented in a giant
recital.
Contacts will be made during the
week to possible members of this
association. If for some reason you
should not be contacted please
get in touch with Mrs. Leon Boling
Mrs. John Williams, Mrs. Robert
Dunn or Miss Bette Ann Moore
Cummin", Ga., Thursday, September 28 1961.
Forsyth County High School Band
Gets New Uniforms
.
Linda Boling, Mary Helen Mash
burn, Ginger Lipscomb, Debra
Stancil, Libby Keown, Donnie Wat
son, Jerry Mundy, Pat Heard, Pat
State To Get sll Million For
Dam Projects
A SI million allocation for start
ing construction of a huge multi
purpose dam on the Coosawat tee
River and and a $lO million alloca
tion for continuing work on the
Hartwell Dam were included in a
public works measure approved
Tuesday by Congress and sent to
the President.
The action came shortly after
Sen. Richard R-usse:) announced
i that a Senate-House conference
committee had accepted his arnen
ment providing SI million for be
ginning construction of Carter’s
Dam on the Coosawattee near
Ellijay expected eventually to cost
S3B million.
The compromise package passed
by Congress also included a $769,-
000 allocation for another Georgia
waterways project improvements
on the Savannah River channel be
low Augusta.
Construction could begin early
next year on the Carter’s Dam.
Newton Co. Defeats Bulldogs
Bulldogs To Play Briaroliff at
Clianiblee Stadnm Friday 7:30 I’.M.
Newton County was victorious
in the Friday night game with the
Forsyth County Bulldogs; this be
ing the first time this season the
Bulldogs have suffered defeat.
The final score was 14-6, the
Rams scoring once in each of the
first two quarters. Bob Wheeler
made a 55-yard touchdown dash
and Monty Lassiter bucked over
for his first of two extra points.
Fullback Billy Waters got For
syth’s only score when he plunged
over from one yard out late in
the game.
Your Help, Please!
Jerry and Judy are two children
who get hungry, need baths clea:i
clothes and a mother to tuck them
in bed. They need to go to school
and Sunday school. They need
these things because their home
has been broken. Their little minds
can not understand the behaviour
of aduits sometimes, especially
when it 'is the two people in the
world they believe perfect their
own mother and daddy.
If you have room in your heart
and home for these unfortunate
little ones there is a wonderful
opportunity offered you by the
Welfare Department.
Unfortunate and neglected child
ren are placed in approved homes
until ttieir own homes can be re
established and they can be return
ed to their families. They are
placed in approved home prior t >
adoption placement.
If you are interested in fur
ther information telephone TU 7
2449 or write Box 21, Cumming,
Georgia.
Otweil, Betty Forrest, Linda In
gram. Deannie Otwell, Ke th How
ell, Gary Corn, M chael Gravitt.
Aaron Sexton, Buddy Yarbrough.
Geotgi McKenzie, Paula H^a-d
Proposed location of Carter’s
Dam would place it about 10 miles
south of Cbatsworth, 15 sou hwest
of Ellijay and 75 northwest of
Rome.
Carter’s Dam will be designed
to back up some 2.550 acres of
water in Gilmer and Murray coun
ties and help provide flood control
and a constant navigation water
supply at Rome.
The Hartwell Dam and Re-ervhr
on the Savannah River eventually
will boast a 960-mile shoreline and
spread over s me 611100 acres.
The estima'ed cost of building
Carter’s Dam would place the
Coosawattee project ;n the class
with o'her giant waterways pro
jects already completed such as
the Allatoona Dam and Reservoir
• i the Etowah River, 532 million;
’he Woodruff Lo k and Dam on
the Flint River, SIC million, and
the Bufcr 1 Dam ancl Reservoir
on the Chattahoochee River, SJ2
million.
Chatles Childes made the Ram’s
final score when he crossed the
rouble stripes on the business
end of an 81-yard pass from Terr,
Rut-edge.
Oamc Statistics:
First down, Forsyth County 7;
Newton County 8.
Yards rushing, Forsyth County 126.
Newton County 168;
Yards penalized, Forsyth County
25, Newton County 45.
The Bulldogs will play Briaroliff
this Friday night at Chamblee
Stadium a 1 7:30 P. M. This is a
change from the regular 8 o’clock
time as well as a change of place
where game is to be played.
State Ready And
Able To Aid With
Tuition Grants
Immediately following Atty. Gen
Eugene Cook's ruling that tuition
grants must he paid wherever
they are requested. Gov. Ernest
Vandiver issued this formal state
:it:
"Tuition grants have been male
available to Georgia students un
i ci- legislation sponsored by me
and approve I by the General As
sembly as part of the Vandiver
administration’s child protection
and freedom of association plan.
"On the reuqest of the State
Sppciintendent of schools, the at
torney general has rendered an
opinion interperting the meaning
and applicaplicability of the Tui
tion Grant Law. The attorney
general’s tuling is to the effect
that local s hr.ol systems have no
discretion to refuse to approve the
tuition grants when the applicant
s otherwise qualified.
Wayne Bennett, Patricia Howell,
Patsy Bramblett, Elaine Coots,
Michael Echols and Mr. Sheldon
Morgenstern.
Cumming To Open Radio
Station Soon
Mr. Cecil Merritt of Sawnee
Broadcasting Company announces
the opening of a local Radio Sta
tion located two miles south of
Cumming on Highway 19, to be
in operation on or about October
7, 1961.
This 1,000 Watts daytime station
will be on the air from local sun
rise to local sunset at 1410 Kilo
cycles on the radio dial. The call
letters WSNE have heon assigned
this station by the Federal Com
munications Commission in Wash
ington. W S N E will program to
approximately 30,000 people cover
ing Forsyth and adjoining counties.
Mr. Merritt brings with him as
Commercial Manager Mr. Norman
Griffin who has been with WSB
Radio in Atlanta for the past 19
years. Mr. Griffin is fully quali
tied to bring to the listening audi
ence the best in programming.
Also associated with the station
will b< Mrs. Kenneth Norwood
serving as secretary and co-ordina
tor of local news. Mr. Roger Mar
tin. who has just completed his
engineering course will be on duty
as Engineer Announcer. Mr. Jerry
Buffington, formerly with WLBA
Radio in Gainesvike will complete
the personnel serving as Announc
er Engineer.
Seniors Start Magazine
Drive
This week the seniors of For
syth County High will be knocking
at doors in Cumming and Forsyth
County selling subscriptions and
renewals for magazines. The pro
ceeds earned from this will go
toward financing the annual
Senior trip to Washington and
New York.
Thanks to the City of Cumming
for the new street signs placed on
the busy school streets, as well as
the policemen on duty during the
School rush. The citizens also
appreciate the new blinker lights
placed al various intersections in
the past several months.
CIVIL DEFENSE NEWS
Mr. Cecil Merritt, Deputy Direc
tor of Forsyth Forsyth County-
Cumming Civil Defense Unit ad
vises that his office has received
a substantial supply of Approved
Fall-Out Shelter Plans as well as
other material that should be of
interest to everyone. Included in
the above mentioned material is a
supply of booklets giving informa
tion on how best to stock and
supply your Fall-Out Shelters. This
material can be obtained at the
local Civil Defense Office, free of
charge.
Reading the seed tag is the only
way to know what you are getting
says marketing Specialist Harvey
Lowery.
Nuthlkt #
County Spelling Bee
Winners Announced
The Forsyth County Spelling
winners of the Dr Collins Spelling
"Bee” contest, sponsored by the
State Department of Education of
Education and the Southeastern
Fair, were announced Tuesday
afternoon following the contest.
This contest was Initiated by Dr.
Collins some years ago and is an
annual event in the county schools.
County Superintendent Almon Hill
and Mr. John I.ummus conducted
the contest.
George Emory Piikle, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George W Piikle was
the first place winner of the coun
ty in the contest conducted in
the eighth through twelfth grades.
George Emory is a ninth grade
student in Forsyth County High
and was also the Spelling "Bee”
contest winner of this county last
year which was sponsored by the
Atlanta Journal and Constitution.
LaVone Fuller, Bth grade student
!of Gumming Elementary was the
: runner-up in this class.
In grades one through seven, A.
J. Simmonds, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Simmonds, was the win
ner. A. J. is a seventh grade stu
dent of Cumming Elementary.
Runner-up was Charlotte Thomp
son of Big Creek School.
This cocntest was open to all
Forsyth County school children and
the winners will receive some
prize money being donated by the
publishers of the speller books
used in the State of Georgia.
On October 6, the above winners
will be the guest of the Southeas
tern Fair in Atlanta at which time
they will participate in a state
spelling contest. The High School
contest will he conducted at 10
o’clock on this date with the Ele
mentary Contest at 11:30 in the
Youth Building. Or. Collins will
announce the winners at 3:30 in
the Youth Building.
Bible Conference To Be
Held In Canton
The First Baptist Church of Can
ton is providing a Bible Conference
for the Hightower and Etowah As
sociation October 2-6. The plan
calls for the study of the Gospel
of John, taught by Rev. Arthur
Hinson and the study of the Book
of Acts by Rev. Harry Smith.
These classes will meet from 7 to
8 P. M.
Dr. Louie I). Newton will preach
in the worship service that follows
the classes. Pastors from various
churches in the area will assist in
the program. Fellowship for the
pastors of the area will be each
evening at 6 P. M.
Pastors and laymen are urged
to participate in the study, wor
ship and fellowship of this week
so generously provided by the First
Baptist Church of Canton.
Appeal To Members Of
Lions Club
The Forsyth County Lions dub
will moot Monday night October 2
at S & M Cafe at 7:30 P. M. This
is a very important meeting and
members of the Lions dub are
requested to bo present. A young
girl and her father will be at the
meeting, and the Lions dub has
been ask to help financially in
an operation on this little girl's
eyes. They are in bad shape and
the parents are not able to pay
for this operation and this is one
of our goals as a Lions dub.
Master's Degree
The regular communication of
Lafayette Lodge No. 34 will be
heir at 7:30 P. M. sharp, October
3, 1961.
At this meeting Iho Master’s
Degree will be conferred and all
Brethren are urged to attend this
meeting. Visiting Brethren are cor
dially welcome.
Fall vegetable production this
year is expected to be four percent
smaller than in 1960.