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VOL. 54 NO. 35
Sewage Program
Stepped Up by Council
CUMMING Cumming's city
council Monday evening approved
a, “master ordinance” that car
ries the city forward another step
in its sewage service development
program.
Mayor Dr. Marcus Mashburn Sr.
said the “master ordinance”
pledges the city to levy a mini
mum sewage tax of $2 and is a
formal commitment of obligation
qp revenue anticipation certificates
to be issued to retire the cost of
the improvements.
Cumming is improving its serv
ice with a $133,000 grant from tne
federal government. This will be
matched with another $133,000 is
revenue anticipation bonds.
The next step, Mayor Mashburn
said, is for the city to apply for
credit. This is a formal procedure
and is, in itself, just one more
step toward wrapping up the fi
School Board
Seeks Offers
On Insurance
The Forsyth County Board of
Education is asking all insurance
agencies in Forsyth County to sub
mit a bid on fire insurance for
all school property in Forsyth
County except Forsyth County
High School which is covered by
the State School Building Autho
rity.
Bids are also wanted for eleven
principal bonds which are set at
SI,OOO per bond.
Any information pertaining to
these bids can be received from
the county school Superintendent’s
office. Bids will be opened at the
regular meeting of the Board of
Education on Oct. 1, 1963.
Phil Campbell to Speak
At County-Wide Meet
Commissioner of Agriculture,
Phil Campbell, will be guest speak
er at the Farmers Mutual Ex
change meeting Saturday night at
the Forsyth County High School
Cafetorium.
DAY REUNION
Friends and relatives of the late
John W. Day are invited to at
tend the Day reunion to be held
at Corinth Baptist Church Sunday,
Sept. 15.
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CURRICULUM DIRECTOR
John Lummus Enjoyed Trip
Lummus Completes Course
For New Math Instruction
John Lummus, director of cur
riculum . for Forsyth County
Schools, was awarded the course
in the new mathematics teaching
methods given at Durant, Okla
homa this past summer.
The instruction was given at
Southeastern State College from
July 29-August 23. under a grant
from the National Science Founda
tion. Under this program two peo
ple (supervisors or teachers) from
each school system in the United
States were eligible for a stipend
of S3OO and an allowance of S6O for
each dependent.
During the program Lummus
and other participants met for four
weeks, five days a week, to study
the structure, language and philo
sophy of arithmetic. The new
system of elementary mathematics
•strive* to make pupils aware of
the basic structure of arithmetic
from whicli the truths of the rules
and procedures of the mechanical
nancial details of the construc
tion project.
Work is going forward on new
lines and on oxidation pools.
Mayor Mashburn, in behalf of
the council, also instructed Cum
ming people to “clamp doyn” on
speeding law violators.
He said the city has been
lenient on tourists, permitting no
wildness but still trying “not to be
a speedtrap of any kind.” How
ever, the situation now demands
firmer action, he said.
Ranger Wright
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Attends State
Training Class
Ranger Edward L. Wright of For
syth County will attend a four day
training session being held by the
Georgia Forestry Commission ac
cording to Ray Shirley, director of
the Commission. The meeting will
be held Sept. 16-19 at the State
FFA-FHA Camp near Covington.
Some 200 foresters and fores,t
rangers will participate in the
training program, which is part of
the Commission’s in-service train
ing program designed to keep it’s
personnel abreast of the latest re
search developments and techni
ques in Forestry.
‘“The aim of the Forestry Com
mission’s training program,” said
Director Ray Shirley, “is to con
stantly strive to improve the per
formance and service of the Com
mission in it’s programs of fire
protection, assistance to landown
ers, nursery production and other
activities.”
The school will feature informa
tion and instruction on: Fire Con
trol, Administration, Seedling Dis
tribution, Assistance to Londown
ers. Information and Education,
and a summary by Director Shir
ley. The classes will be taught by
specialists from the Macon Office
and the Commission and the U.S.
Forest Service.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardie
Purchase Tastee-Freez
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hardie are
new’ owners of the Tastee-Freez
on Highway 20 at Cumming.
They purchased the business
from Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Crum.
Mrs. Mavis Martin will continue
to be the manager.
skills may be deduced.
Each participant who success
fully completed the program re
ceived four semester hours of
graduate credit which may be
used toward a master of teaching
degree at the host institution.
Lummus will use the knowledge
gained at the institute to in
struct the elementary teachers of
Forsyth County. All math teach
ers are required to take the
courses in new math which will
be given in 11 Saturday class
meetings at Forsyth County High
for a total of 45 hours. Another
group will meet for 50 hours this
school year for college credit to
be taught by Dr. Dorn Smith.
This course will be offered to all
Ninth District math teachers.
The board of education will pay
$lB of the $lB tuition for those
who take the college credit course.
In service teachers will not have
to pay for the course without col
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DEVOTED TO THE OGRESS OF CUMMING AND FORSYTH COUNTY
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Big Medical Staff,
Lacks Nurses, Space
Administrator of Forsyth Coun
ty Hospital Barry Collins points
with pride to his large medical
staff with concern for floor space
and personnel.
His active staff lists five doc
tors in county practice, with eight
consulting physicians from Atlan
ta and Gainesville, and two
dentists. Among the consultative
staff are two cardiologists, and
several specialists in internal medi
cine and surgery.
The seven registered nurses,
seven practical nurses and seven
aides are hard pressed to attend
Bloodmobile Visits
Forsyth County Sept.
Barry Collins, administrator
Forsyth County Hospital, an
nounces that the Red Cross blood
mobile will visit the County Sept.
19.
This county’s blood quota has
been lowered from 115 pints to 90
pints. If only five people from
each of the communities that make
Three Pair
Of Sisters
To Cheer
Vitality, pep, enthusiasm, poise,
and coordination just naturally
runs in some families. At least
in Forsyth County. There are three
pairs of sisters, including one set
of twins on the Forsyth County
Cheerleaders Team.
The sisters are Paula and Pa f
Heard, Suzanne and Penny Gro
gan, and twins Laura and Lera
Boling.
According to Miss Ann Shep
pared, sponsor, the new cheer
leaders were chosen on a compe
titive basis. Miss Sheppard said
she chose the 12 squad members
on poise, coordination, and their
personal appearance. “I feel that
this method is fairer than the poli
tical elections where the student
body chooses the cheerleaders.”
she said.
Other members of the cheerlead
ing team are Jo Ann Walls, Joan
Com, Starr Ruies, Audrey Scully,
and Ann Bennett. Paula Heard,
and Suzanne Grogan are captain,
and co-captain respectively.
The cheerleaders sold school
sweat shirts as a money-making
project to pay for their uni
forms.
The group attended the st at e
cheerleaders clinic earlier this
summer.
District VFW !
Meet Draws
100 Persons
More than 100 members repre
senting the Ninth District turned
out for the Veterans of Foreign
Wars meeting at the Cumming
V.F.W. Post 9143 Sunday.
The meeting was called to order
by Ninth District Commander Ed
Emmett, who introduced J.L. Dan
nister, Post 9143 commander. Ban
nister welcomed visiting members.
The district chaplain led the
group in religious service. Past
Georgia V.F.W. Commander R.W.
Smith reported on the national
convention. The group adjourned
for lunch which was served by
R.A. Westbrook.
In the afternoon, various officers
present gave reports on activities.
Each post commander reported
the membership drive for the com
ing year and community service
work being carried out by various
posts.
The Gainesville post gave a re
port on its 1964 membership, re
porting 200 members already sign
ed up. At the meeting’s end, ,the
Commerce Post invited the mem
bers to meet in October, and the
group accepted.
Hagoods Move to Methodists*
Beautiful New Parsonage Here
The Cumming Methodist Church
has recently obtained a beautiful
brick home on Samaritan Drive in
Cumming for use as its new par
sonage. The three bed-room home
was purchased by the Church on
May 1, 1963.
. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1963
to the patients who usually keep
the 32 beds full, if a staff of 21
seems large at first thought, re
member these people are working
on a three-shift around the clock
basis. Three laboratory and X-ray
technicians are working with the
nurses and doctors. Collins says
he needs more than the four order
lies he has.
There have even been a few oc
casions when the hospital had to
place cots in the hall to provide
for patients, but the greatest need
for space is for records. The hos
pital keeps complete records ac-
up Forsyth County will give one
pint of blood, the county would
go over its quota.
The communities that make up
Forsyth County are Silver City,
Matt, Coal Mountain, Piedmont,
Friendship, Chestatee, Haw Creek,
Big Creek, Daves Creek, Duck
town, Drew, Bsthelview, Midway,
Sharon, Heardville, Shady Grove,
Frog Town, Suwanee, and Cum
ming.
Hospital administrator Collins
urges Forsyth Countians to support
the blood drive by visiting the
bloodmobile from 1-6 p.m. and giv
ing a pint of blood.
30 Millionth Visitor
On Lake To Be Honored
Lake Lanier’s 30 millionth visitor whoever he or she may
be —is in for a gala welcoming the morning of Friday, Sept. 13 at
the Buford Dam overlook.
That’s when Corps of Engineers’ statistics indicate the 30
millionth visitor will arrive, using the regular counting devices
and formulae employed by the Corps.
The Upper Chattahoochee Development Association, its officials,
representatives of the Corps of Engineers and of other organiza
tions concerned with water and recreational development in Geor
gia will be standing by between 10:30 and 11 a.m.
If the weather’s good, that’s when the 30 millionth visitor should
appear.
He, she, or them, as the case may oe, are in for a surprising
Friday The Thirteenth. Greetings will be effusive and several at
tractive gifts and souvenirs will be presented.
L.D. Ewing, president of the UCDA, called the occasion a
significant event in Lake Lanier’s history.
Lake Lanier for the past year tallied among Corps of Engi
neers’ reservoirs the second largest number of visitors in the
nation. Only Lake Texoma had more. The Lanier total was al
most 7,000,000 in 1962 and the 1963 figure is expected to be
higher when the year ends and the score is tallied.
A special salute is planned to the Corps of Engineers at the
event, also.
250,000 Play at Lake
Over Labor Holidays
James C. Philips, reservoir man
ager for Buford dam, Lake La
nier, estimates that 250,000 or
more people were at the Lake
over the four-day Labor Day week
end.
These estimates are made by
road meter car counts and regular
fourth month tabulations of the
number of people per car. There
were 817,202 at the lake during the
month of August. A total attend
ance of 6,154,000 used the lake
facilities during 1962. This will be
‘Old Men’ Beat Boys
In Baseball Contest
The “old” men beat the boys
in their baseball game Saturday
night at the Cumming Ball Park,
about 15-10, according to Gene Hol
brook, manager for the boys.
Scoring came so thick and fast
the count on the runs almost was
lost.
Gene Holbrook hit a home run
for the boys. Actually the “boys’ ”
ages run from 18 to 30, and the
oldest of the “old” men is only
37.
Proceeds from the game went
to Saw nee Mountain Little League
and Pony League.
The Rev. and Mrs. Charles L.
Hagood and their son Jeff moved
into the parsonage on July 10. The
trustees of the church at the time
of the parsonage purchase were:
Dr. Jim Mashburn, Mr. Clyde
cording to ailment or disease on
every person that comes into the
hospital, and there are retained,
including all X-rays and lab re
ports.
A look at the figures on patients
admitted to the hospital shows how
the need for record space mounts.
During 1962 1,263 Forsyth County
people were admitted, w'ith 196
from Dawson County, 42 from
Lumpkin County and 344 from
other counties.
Already in 1963 there have been
955 patients admitted from For
syth County alone. Collins says
that the costs of keeping these
records runs from S3OO to SSOO
each month.
The hospital here is practically
self-supporting, and has to watch
its budget like any good house
keeper. On several occasions it
has had to borrow money when
valuable equipment was needed.
A number of pieces of equipment
have been provided through civic
club projects.
The only part of expenses the
county pays is $2,000 yearly for
insurance, since the county owns
the hospital building. An addition
al source of expense payment is
provided by the state which pays
the per diem rate of $26,98 per
patient for welfare patients over
65 years old. Collins explains that
this lacks a lot of covering the
cost of caring for these patients,
since many have fractured hips
far surpassed this year, for 5,944,- j
297 visitations had already been ac- 1
cumulated through August.
R. A. Barron Sr,
Dies at Age 7*)
CUMMING - R.A. Barron Sr.
79, Cumming route 3, died Satur
day afternoon at his home follow
ing a sudden illness.
Funeral services will be held
Monday at 2 p.m. from Oak Grove
Baptist Church with interment in
Concord Church cemetery. The
Revs. Charlie Gazaway, Frank
Vaughn, Roy Bailey and Johr
Lummus will officiate.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Roxie Honea Barron, Cumming
route 3: two daughters, Mrs. L.O.
Sexton and Mrs. Roy Adams, both
of Cumming route 3; five sons,
Curtis Barron, Odell Barron, Gar
land Barron, all of Cumming route
3; Parris Barron, Sandy Springs;
R.A. Barron Jr., Atlanta; one sis
ter, Mrs. Lela Hamby, Cumming
route 3; 20 grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
Ingram Funeral Home of Cum
ming has charge of arrangements.
Mize and Mrs. Grace Palmour. Dr.
Robert Dunn was serving as the
chairman of the Official Board.
Through the efforts of the Wom
an’s Society of Christian Service
and the church school, the home
has bflen furnished.
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and other ailments that require
much more care than the average
per diem rate covers. He estimates
that the hospital has lost $1,500 on
these welfare cases.
The Forsyth County Hospital was
constructed during the summer of
1957 under funds provided through
the Hill-Burton Act. According to
this act the cost of building a ho
spital is payed in three equal
shares by the Federal, state and
county government. This act pro
vides that the hospital shall not
refuse service to anyone who needs
it, regardless of ability to pay.
Hospital administrator Barry Col
lins came to the hospital here
in December, 1962. A native of
LaGrange, he graduated in busi
ness administration from La-
Grange College and did his one
year residency for hospital ad
ministration at LaGrange City-
County Hospital. He received his
degree in hospital administration
after one year at Georgia State
College in Atlanta. Mr. Collins’
wife’s name is Alice and they
have a four year old son, Bryce.
‘Old-Old’
Team To Play
Game Victors
Success enjoyed by ‘‘old’’ For
syth County baseball players in
beating a “young” team here last
week has prompted a group of
“old-old” ballplayers to come out
of retirement to take on the win
ners.
The oldsters topped the young
sters, 15-10, last week and have
been challenged by a group ot
truly “old” athletes who per
formed a few years ago. The game
for the benefit of Little League
and Pony League programs
will be played Saturday at 7 p.m.
at the Forsyth County ball park.
Admission will be 50 cents and 23
cents.
Because of the physical condi
tion of many of the players, it
was suggested that an enterpris
ing merchant could make a for
tune selling liniment Sunday morn
ing.
Players planning to take part in
clude Shiue Neisler, Watt Sosebee,
Bass Farr, Carl Curtis, Inmon
Smith, Ivan Orr, Tom Hammond.
Willis Gravitt, Tommy Gravitt,
Paul Yarbrough, Aimon Hill. Ce
cil Buice, Namon Wallace, Gunk
Whitt, Gus Housley, Jim Mash
burn, T. Holtzclaw, Edward Groo
ver, Amon Corn, J. Caroll Tal
lant, Charles Haygood, Jackie Hol
brook, Morris Tallant, Ebb Tal
lant, John Williams, J.W. Hol
brook, Sam Higginbotham, Dallas
Sosebee, Boot Tallant, Dan Orr,
William Harden, Jackie Thomas,
J.C. Nix, Walter Porter, Quim
sey Orr, Pat Moon, Carter Redd,
Spin Neisler and Roy Shoemake.
How much true baseball talent
to be found is not known. But it
is a sure bet some new muscles
will be discovered.
Cross Roads HD Club
Will Meet Thursday
Cross Roads Home Demonstra
tion Club meets Thursday, Sept. 12
at 2 p.m. at the club house. Host
esses will be Mrs. Wyline Mathis
and Mrs. Florene Tinsley.
Borman of Route 3
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Cash Award Winner
Mr. A.P. Borman of Route 3
Cumming was the winner of the
$25.00 prize in the subscription
drive. This subscription drive was
conducted by the Forsyth County
News and ended Augus,t 31 with
the drawing. ,
TELEPHONE
877-2321
FORSYTH HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR
. . .Barry Collins Finds Job Challenging
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Mrs. Catherine Colemen Finds Duties Rewarding
Forsyth Paves 13.1
Miles This Summer
A.R. Haosiey. chairman of the
Board of Commissioners for Roads
and Revenues, of Forsyth County,
reports that there were 10 roads
paved m the county this summer
and two roads graded since the
spring.
Two roads are now being grad
ed for hard surface, the Elmo
Road, four miles and the Bentley
Road, two miles. The Shiloh Road,
a distance of 1.4 miles and the
Kiwanians
By March
The National Foundation
March of Dimes has honored
two Cumming Kiwanians for their
participation in foundation activi
ties and fund raising campaigns.
Jaycettes To Buy
Lunch for Needy
At School Here
Forsyth County Jaycettes will
provide S7O this school term to
buy lunches for needy children
who attend Cumming Elementary
Scohol.
The organization also voted to t
give a party for patients at Cum
ming Convalescent Home, each
patient to receive a gift. Another
project is to help with the blood
mobile on its visit to Cumming
Sept. 19.
Jaycettes plan to sell fruit cakes
and raffle tickets on a doll to
raise funds for their projects.
The regular meeting of Jaycettes
was held Sept. 9 at S and M Cafe
with 14 members present.
KIWANIS PICNIC
Cumming Kiwanis Club mem
bers and their families enjoyed the
annual Kiwanis picnic Wednesday
night Sept. 4 at the Cumming Com
munity House, this being an oc
casion for the members to invite
their entire families for a night
Support The
Forsyth Bulldogs
Forsyth vs. White County
Friday Night
County Park Road, 2.5 miles, have
been graded since last spring. .
The roads and miles paved last
summer were: Stripland 15/10.
Daves Creek 1.2, Francis .4, Chad
rick .4, Grady Lummus .4, Pirkle
Watson 1.8, H.T. Pirkle .5, Mc-
Clure 1.1, Oak Grove and Concord,
1.7, and Waldrip 3.8. This makes
a total of 13.1 miles of roads paved
I in the county during the summer.
Honored
of Dimes
Cecil McCall, state representa
tive of the Foundation, presented
a ten-year certificate of merit and
a service pin to Leon Boling and
a certificate to Carl Curtis at the
Kiwanis meeting in Cumming
this week.
McCall spoke to the club on tre
Foundation’s work, which has been
expanded from its original scope
as battler against infantile paraly
sis to work in a range of crippling
afflictions including polio, birth
defects and others. McCall is sta
tioned in Atlanta.
Boling, who has headed the
March of Dimes effort in ForsjTh
County for several years, present
ed McCall to the club, of which
John Williams is president and
Clyde Mize program chairman.
it was also announced that the
Rev. Charles Hagood has befcn
named chairman of the 1964 March
of Dimes in Forsyth County.
Postal Clerk, Carrier
Exams To Be Held
A U.S. Civil Service Examination
will be held in Atlanta, Gaines
ville and Rome for a substitute
postal clerk and carrier.
Applicants will be notified of the
exact time and place to report
for tests. Ray Taylor, postmaster,
said he will have the information
later, and the Cumming Post Of
fice bulletin board also will carry
the announcement.
Those wishing to apply should
obtain forms from the local post
office.
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