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VOL. 54 NO. 34
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This is the first edition of The Forsyth
County News published by Georgia Community
Papers. Inc.
The purpose of inis paper is to serve the
people of Forsyth County by providing full news
coverage.
In order to attain this goal The Forsyth
County News staff will need the co-operation
of all county citizens. This paper is most in
terested in acquiring local news about local
people. Whether it be government news, busi
ness news, school news, sports news, club news,
church news or social news . . . this paper
wants the news!
Forsyth Countians can help our news cover
age by notifying the paper of any news events
which they feel would be of interest to the
reading public.
News items should be turned into the office
County Hospital
Treats 1,927
Forsyth County Hospital treated
1,927 in patients in 1962 according
to hospital administrator Barry
Collins. This amounts to one out
of every seven people in the coun
ty. In addition there were 4,097
patients treated in the emergency
room.
More than 511,000 patients were
treated in all Georgia general
hospitals, according to figures re
leased by the Georgia Hospital
Association. This represents one
out of every eight people in the
state, and an increase of 26,000
over 1961.
The average daily cost for oper
ating Forsyth County Hospital in
1962 showed only a .87 per cent
increase over the previous year.
This is. 1.7 per cent lower than
the Georgia average and 4.4 per
cent lower than the national aver
age daily cost.
Forsyth County's average cost
New Business
Plans Opening
This Weekend
Cumming’s newest business,
Thompson’s Hardware, will hold
its grand opening this Friday and
Saturday. Owners and operators of
the new hardware store are Hoyt
Thompson and his son Harold
Thompson.
Hours the store will be open are
from 7:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Wrestling Bouts
Set Here Again
At Gymnasium
Wrestling returns to Forsyth
County Sat. night Sept. 7 at the
Cumming Gymnasium under the
sponsorship of the Forsyth County
Jaycees. A four-man tag team
match and two single bouts make
up the card starting at 8:30 p.m.
The main event will be a 90 min
ute or best two out of three fall
Australian tag team match be
tween Chris Averoff, 235 lbs. of
Athens, Greece; Ike Eisenberg, 238
lbs. of Marietta; Killer Kodiak, 350
lbs. of Alaska; Homey Boy Han
nigan, 240 lbs. of Charleston W.
Va.
The opening event will be single
bouts pitting Ike Eisenberg a
gainst Homey Boy Hannigan and
Chris Averoff against Killer Ko
diak.
Publisher, Banker, Businessman
Roy P. Otwell, Longtime Cumming Mayor,
Specializes in Building His Community
The works of Roy Pilgrim Otwell
have been proclaimed by grateful
friends, newspapers and maga
zines.
To the people of Cumming and
Forsyth no more needs to be writ
ten about this man who has been
a leading citizen since becoming
a part of its business activity in
the early 1900's.
Roy Otwell has almost become
a living legend and is known
throughout Georgia for his pro
gressiveness in business and com
munity life.
Having purchased The Forsyth
County News from Mr. Otwell,
Georgia Community Papers, Inc.
feels it is fitting that this first
edition proclaim the profound in
fluence that he has had on the
city of Cumming and Foryth Coun
ty.
Mr. Otwell purchased The For
syth County News in 1927 and
since that time has used the print
ed word for the progress of this
county.
No one will deny the wealth
that Mr. Otwell has accumulated
through business, blit likewise,
few will contest his devotion and
Jtegtfj (Enmity Nfuib
*|“o DEVOTED TO THE PROGRESS OF GUMMING AND FORSYTH COUNTY
at the earliest date to assure their publication.
Engagements and wedding articles, includ
ing pictures, will be printed free of charge.
These articles should be turned in no later
than Monday, 1 p.m.
Club news, church news, correspondent
news and social news should also be in the
News office by Monday afternoon.
Since the new Forsyth County News will
be manufactured in Gainesville in order to
produce a larger paper and have modern facili
ties, news deadlines as well as advertising
deadlines must be strictly observed.
All classifieds and advertising must be in
the office by noon Tuesday.
Forsyth Countians are asked to accept these
deadlines so that their paper may become one
of Georgia’s leading weekly newspapers.
per patient day in 1962 was $26.98,
26 per cent less than the national
average of $36.83. The average
length of stay per patient was
3.65 days, in Forsyth compared
with 6 days over the state. The
average cost per patient day to
provide complete services in all
Georgia hospitals was $30.83, 16
per cent less than the national
Locals, Newcomers
Compose News Staff
The new Forsyth County News
staff is composed of two native
Forsyth Countians and two new
comers to the area.
Bruce Still, vice-president of
Georgia Community Papers, Inc.
and a native of Lawrenceville is
publisher, Jim Peagler of Atlanta
is the new managing editor and
Mrs. Rosa Norwood of Cumming
is woman’s page editor and office
manager. Paul Forrest, also of
Cumming, will serve the paper in
a part-time capacity as a member
of the advertising staff.
Still is the former editor of The
News-Herald in Lawrenceville and
is a graduate of the Henry W.
Grady School of Journalism at the
University of Georgia. Before be
coming employed by The News-
Herald. he served as advertising
manager of The Gainesville-Trib
une.
At the University, Still majored
in advertising-public relations and
acquired several scholastic and
Six Kiwanians
Will Attend
Atlanta Meet
Six Cumming Kiwanians will be
among those meeting in Atlanta
for a 3-day district convention be
ginning September 22.
Those attending will be presi
dent J.C. Williams, secretary
Ralph Holbrook. Leon Boling, A.C.
Smith Jr., Dr. Jim Mashburn and
Joe Brooks.
Convention Headquarters will be
at the Dinkler-Plaza Hotel with the
Atlanta Club acting as the host
club.
willing helpfulness to his fellow
man.
Coronet Magazine praised him
for his foresight to help provide
Forsyth County with its poultry in
dustry. thus saving the county
from in economic plight.
In the 1945 edition. Coronet an
nounced to the United States the
method by which Mr. Otwell used
to lead fellow citizens into a more
pleasant existence.
It described his campaign which
eventually transformed Forsyth
County into a golden land for
poultry farmers. He gave farmers
their second chance by providing
them with land, chicken bouses
and chickens. Not satisfied, he
brought them a poultry processing
plant by convincing Edward Foss
Wilson, president of the Wilson
Packing Company, of the poten
tial in Forsyth County.
A listing of Mr. Otwell’s accom
plishments is impressive to the
average person, but to those who
watched him grow in community
and business life, the results of his
labor would probably lie only whal
was expected.
Born on August 7, 1894 in Cum
average.
Survey date further shows that
it now takes 240 hospital employees
to care for every 100 patients in
Georgia, an average of almost
two and one-half people for each
patient.
Forsyth County Hospital has 1.6
employees per patient which is
well under the state ratio.
I
Bruce Still
honorary awards.
He is married to the former
Miss Ann Keheley of Newnan and
they have one son, David, who is
two years old. The Stills are ex
pecting a second child sometime
in September.
Jim Peagler, managing editor,
is a graduate of Oglethorpe Uni
versity in Atlanta. He has done
sports writing and news reporting
for both The Atlanta Journal and
Constitution. Except for military
service in Germany and Texas,
he has lived in Atlanta where he
was born in 1934.
Mrs. Rosa Phillips Norwood is
a lifelong resident of Cumming
and is a graduate of Cumming
High School. She is married to
Ken Norwood and they have one
son, Neil who is five years old.
Mrs. Norwood served as commer
cial manager for radio station
WSNE.
ming. the son of Will Royston and
Elizabeth (Pilgrim) Otwell, young
Roy showed a desire for learning
and proved himself as a scholar.
He attended Cumming public
schools until 1909 and the Univer
sity School for Boys at Stone Moun
tain in 1910 and 1911.
With the untimely death of his
father, young Roy discontinued his
schooling to help support his moth
er, working as an assistant cashier
in the Bank of Dawsonville.
Though he began work making
only sls a month, he soon was
afforded the opportunity to pur
chase a young growing Cumming
drug store in partnership with
his brother Toy Otwell.
The drugstore proved to be a
success and in 1914 Mr. OtweTi
ventured forth into the new, ris
ing automobile business. He sold
his drug store interest to his broth
er Toy and enlisted in the United
States Navy.
Receiving an honorable dis
charge in February 1919. he re
turned to Cumming and re-entered
the automobile business.
Realizing the growth of the soft
drink industry, Mr, Otwell p ul
CUMMING, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1963
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First row: Joe Tallant. James Gunter, Randall Pinson, Jerry Hogan, Tummy Nuck
olls, Richard Nix, Butch Miller, Robert Scoggins, Carl Cam and Larry Henderson.
Second row: Howard Brackett, Joe Echols, Marshal Glover, Frank Shadburn, Ken
Cumming Sales
Moves Into New
Business Location
Cumming Sales Company has
moved into its new building form
erly occupied by Quality Meats
Company. The building affords
Cumming Sales over twice the
floor space it had in its former
location. Stevie Woods, manager,
said Cumming Sales is staging a
three day grand opening celebra
tion this Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
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Jim Peagler
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Mr
Rosa Norwood
chased the Gainesville Chero-Cola
Bottling Works which he later sold
at a nice profit.
During the next few years, he
began to concentrate heavily on
the management of car agencies
until he became recognized as one
of the most successful automobile
dealers in North Georgia. He has
had the Ford franchise since 1923
and since that time has widely
expanded his agency and garage
facilities.
During these early years in th
automobile business, Mr. Otwell
purchasd The Forsyth County
News in 1927 and the Bank of
Cumming in 1933. He has served
as the bank’s president since that
date.
Besides promoting and beginning
other businesses in the Forsyth
area, Mr. Otwell owned and op
erated Otwell Department Store
for more than 35 years.
Business interests outside the
Forsyth area included the purchas
ing and selling of the Chevrolet
dealership at Canton and Ball
Ground and the Ford dealership
(Continued on Page 10)
Light Bulldogs To Use
Speed on White Count j
With 25 varsity boys returning
and only four players lost to grad
uation, Coach Charles Cope ex- j
pects his Forsyth County Bull- j
dogs to be stronger than 1962.
But he is still not highly optimis
tic about his team’s chances in
Region 4-AA. They lack weight
and play a tough schedule. In
Friday night’s intra-squad game,
which was won by the Red Team,
Coach Cope was pleased with the
team’s readiness for their first
game September 13 against the
White County Warriors. He was
especially pleased with the work
of the quarterbacks and halfbacks.
A pair of juniors are battling
for the starting post at quarter
back. Ken Holzclaw and Bill Mar
tin want the job and the man who
proves to be the better passer
w’ill probably get it. Cope feels
his team will be predominantly a
running one but he wants a throw
er ,to keep the defense loose.
Doug Pedley and Joe Echols
will plunge from fullback, a po
sition vacated fy graduated star
Billy Waters.
Co - captain Jerry Hogan and
Forsyth County Fair
Opens Sept. 23-28
The i 963 Forsyth County Fair
opens its gates to the public Mon
day Sept., 23, and runs through
Sept. 28.
It is sponsored by the Forsyth
County Fair Association with the
Agricultural Agencies Cooperating.
The Gold Medals Shows is operat
ing the carnival this year.
Competition is open to Forsyth
County residents only. Awards will
be made by comparison. All ex
hibits must be in by Monday.
Sept 23, by five o’clock. Judging
will be on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at
9 a m.
Judging will take place under
three broad divisions: individual
specimens other than livestock,
club exhibits, and livestock and
poultry. Under the club division
will be adult club competition and
youth dub competition by the
Cumming chapters of F.F.A. and
F.H.A., the Forsyth County Four-H
Council, the Girl Scouts and Boy
Scouts.
There will be individual compe
tition of homemade food products,
handicraft and wearing apparel
among women and girls’ divisions
grades five-eight and nine-twelve.
Individual exhibits may be judg
ed as such while on display in
club booths if desired and so re-
Hopewell Methodist
Sets Revival Plans
Revival services will be held at
the Hopewell Methodist Church
beginning Sunday, Sept. 8 and
lasting through Wednesday, Sept.
11.
The Rev. Emory Cartrett will
be the visiting minister. The series
of meetings will begin each eve
ning at 7:30.
Whitmire Singing
Set September
The Ebert Whitmire Memorial
Singing will be held Sunday, Sep
tember c. at the Coal Mountain
Batist Church. Lunch will be
served. D.J. Whitmire is president:
Fay Martin, vice-president and
Pauline McCormick, secretary.
Dr. Robertson Is
Tift Developer
Dr. E. Moss Robertson has been
named assistant director of de
velopment at Tift College effective'
immediately. President Dr. Carey
T. Vinzant, announced. 8.8. Rob
ertson, a brother, is a Cumming
attorney. |
Forsyth County Bulldogs
Larry Henderson appear to have
tne first string halfback spots
captured. They will be backed up |
j by Marshall Glover and Gar y i
Mullinax.
Play at the end positions will i
be shared by Danny Henderson, i
Howard Brackett, Frank Shad
burn and Johnny Watson.
Snaps from center will be de
livered by Franklin Cowart and j
Richard Nix.
Co-captain Randall Pinson leads j
the tackle corps, with Cleon Heard, j
Carl Cain, Mike Reed and Robert i
Scoggins.
Guard positions will be the re-j
sponsibility of Tommy Nuckolls,
James Wheeler, James Gunter,
Norris Vaughn and Butch Miller.
The fortunes of the Forsyth!
County High football team are
linked with Coach Cope's success
in competing with the rich local
j tradition in basketball for the
• young men’s interest. Many fine
athletes do not turn out for the
football team so that they might;
concentrate on basketball.
Coach Cope hopes in a few j
I years to have as fine a football j
quested by exhibitor. Prizes for
club exhibits will be: first, SSO;
second $25: third sls, all others
$lO each. Live stock prizes will
range from sl2-1.
Public Asked To Aid
Local Bennett Family
People wishing to aid the Lucene
Bennett family, whose home re
cently burned, are asked to leave
their articles at the home of Lews
Phillips or at the Cumming police
station. For further information
call 887-2342.
Forsyth Teachers
J
Hold First Meeting
Forsyth County teachers voted
Thursday at a local unit meeting
of the Georgia Educational As
sociation to go 100 per cent mem
bership in the local, state and na
tional organizations.
Also on the agenda was the dis
cussion of the new mathematics
course which will be taught at
the- Cumming Upper Elementary
School on Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.
The first meeting of the course
will be held tonight. The course is
open not only to teachers but . also
‘Old 9 Men Challenge
Young Hors Saturday
The baseball game ot the year in Forsyth County will
be played Saturday night Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. at the Cumming
Ball Park. The “old” men of Forsyth County will challenge
the young boys of the county.
The young boys have been boast
ing to the old men how good they
are, and the old fellow's have de
cided to see if they are as good
as they say. The line up for the
boys looks good, but the old fellows
have a pretty good team too.
The managers for the boys are
Audrey Floyd and Gene Holbrook.
Players
Players are: Paul Carter, Char
les Callahan, W.E. Pruitt, Larry
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Holtzclaw, Bill Martin, Cleon Heard. Gary Mullinax, Mike Reed. James Wheeler,
Back row: Doug Pendley, Randall Fields, Amos Fields. Jim Hogan, John Watson,
Tony Wheeler, Danny Henderson, Frank Cowart, Hal Millwood, Coach Charles, Cope.
organization in Forsyth County as!
he had at his previous assignment j
at Blackshire, where his team had j
a 9-1 won-lost record his last year, j
llurnionccrs Sing
At Sawnee Meetings
The Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation is holding its annual
district meetings today through Friday. Featured this year at the
meetings will be the Harmoneers Quartet gospel singers from Atlanta,
and stars of WAII-TV.
The Cumming district program was held Wednesday evening at
the Forsyth County Upper Elementary Gymnasium. The Forsyth Coun
ty High School Band performed in addition to the Harmoneers. Con
cessions of drinks and hot dogs were served by the Forsyth County
Band Boosters Club.
The Ducktown District meeting will be held Thursday at Duck
town School Auditorium, with registration at 6:30 p.m. and program
time 7 p.m. The Ducktown PTA will be in charge of concessions and
entertainment will be by the Pleasant Grove Quartet and the Rock
Mountain Ramblers in addition to the Harmoneers.
The Ocee District meeting will be Friday at Amy L. Dodd School
Auditorium, with registration at 6:30 p.m. and program starting at
7:30 p.m. The Ocee Community Club will have concessions and en
tertainment will be by the Harmoneers and the Ocee Girls’ Club.
The Harmoneers are male gospel singers. Their Sunday morning
TV show is on Channel 11. Managed by Bob Crews, who doubles as
M.C. and baritone, the group includes ‘Happy” Edwards, first enor.
Seals Hilton, bass, Byron Burgess, lead and James “Tex” Clark,
piano.
Schools Start Here
With 3.117 Students
Forsyth County School System
began classes Friday, Aug. 30
with 3,117 students enrolled. The
two teaching vacancies were filled
when Mrs. Danna Woods began
teaching at Big Creek Elementary
and Mrs. Lawton Baggs started
at Cumming Elementary.
The breakdown of the school
enrollment on opening day showed
Forsyth County High with 658
Chestatee Elementary 326, Friend
ship 173, Matt 185, Midway 294,
students, Chestatee High 150,
to interested citizens.
Currently, 25 Forsyth County
elementary teachers have enrolled
in the course, which is for non
credit.
Another course in new mathe
matics for college credit will be
available for all the ninth district.
The course will be taught at The
University of Georgia and registra
tion has been set for Sept. 25.
Douglas Frederick, principal of
Matt Elementary School, is presi
dent of the Forsyth County unit
of the G.E.A.
Westray, Gene Holtzclaw, Maston
Holtzclaw, Lynn Holbrook, Berry
McWhorter, Jerry McWhorter,
Louis Darnell, Lanier Orr, Lamar
Orr, Jimmy Bennefield, George
Allen, Vic Farr, Farish Holbrook,
Bill Barnett and Charles Whitt.
The managers for the old man’s
team are J.W. Holbrook and Sam
Higginbotham. Players are: Boot
Tallant, Dan Orr, William Hardin,
Jackie Thomas, J.C. Nix, Walter
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Sharon 123. Big Creek 134, Chat
tahoochee 82, Cumming Elemen-'
tary 614, Cumming Upper Elemen
tary 197 and Ducktown 181.
Chicken Feast
Saturday In
Ducktown...?
It seems that the people of Duck-,
town community in Forsyth Coun- ,
ty are betraying their name sakes.~
Instead of a duck supper, the'*?
local Ducktown Lodge No. 572 has *
slated a chicken supper. Whether'*’
this makes a •'cluck” or ‘'quack” **
of difference remains to be seen.
Nevertheless, the supper will be*
held Saturday at the lodge hallaiH
and serving will be from 12 noon*-
until 8 p.m. Cost of plates will'*?
be SI.OO for adults and 50 cents *
for children.
Howard Reunion
Sunday al Church
a*.
The Howard Family Reunion*?
will be held Sunday, Sept. 8 at the *“
Concord Baptist Church.
Porter, Quimby Orr, Pal Moon, *
Carter Redd. Spin Neisler, Ray**
Shoemake, Dallas Sosebee.
Now ail the old fellows may not *
have shoes on or modern gloves *
but most people believe they will „
dig those toenails in the dirt and •
give those young boys a run for «
their money. Probably when the •
game is over the young boys v'ill 1
leave the park in a hurry.
If there are any more young boys *
in the county who think they are *
good, come out and help your pals. «
Proceeds from the game will go >
to the Sawnee Mountain Little ■
League and Pony League. Admis- <
sion is 25 cents and 50 cents, 1