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Frogtown Widely Acclaimed
Many Forsyth Countians are
hoarding the most recent edit
ion of “The Atlanta Journal
Magazine” with its feature on
Frogtown, Georgia, the place
“where you can get away from
almost everything”.
Nostalgic scenes were snap
ped by the photographer of the
historic section of Forsyth Co
unty that is considered by some
as only a wide spot in the road.
Students
In Army
Training
George Emory Pirkle, Lanier
Orr and Terry Smith, all stu
dents at the University of Ge
orgia, are among the 3700 par
ticipants in the Army ROTC
Summer Camp at Fort Bragg,
North Carolina.
Representatives from 41
colleges are recieving training
of a leadership that will equip
them as officers in the regular
army upon their graduation.
George Pirkle is the son of
Mrs. Glanna Pirkle ; Terry-
Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Smith and Lanier Orr is
the son of Mrs. C. E. Orr.
Heidi Nix
In Honors
Program
Heidi Nix, daughter of Mrs.
M. R. Nix of Cumming is par
ticipating in the Governor’s Ho
nor Program being held on the
Wesleyan College Campus
in Macon.
The fifth annual program in
cludes eight weeks of study in
a field in which individual
students excel. Miss Nix was
nominated for participation in
the field of mathematics.
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This truck, operated by the C.W. Matthews Company, turn
oder as the driver attempted to avoid a vehicle pulling into
the road. The asphalt contents spilled onto a car owned by
Forsyth Band To March In Parades
Forsyth County High School’s
Flash of Crimson Band, under
the direction of Lon Turner,
will appear in the gigantic
“Salute to America” Parade,
to be televised on WSB-TV July
4 from downtown Atlanta. The
Parade, to be televised for the
first time in color, will fea
ture many television and movie
stars, top bands from all over,
and many colorful and exciting
units. Advance publicity re
leases indicate that the crowds
watching, both on television, and
in Atlanta, will be the largest
in the parade’s history.
Forsyth County’s represen
tative in the parade will be
outfitted in the distinctive and
handsome new uniforms purch
ased this school year through
the fund-raising efforts of the
Forsyth County Band Boosters
Club, and, in particular, by the
Ways and Means Committee of
the Club, headed byAmonCorn.
Appreciation is due to citizens
of this area who contributed
O.P. Orr, a native of Forsyth
County who is interested in the
area’s history, said that a
move is underway here to re
tain the old covered bridge, pic
tured in Andrew Sparks’article,
which spans Settingdown Creek
near Pool’s Mill, as a sort of
shrine to the days of yester
year.
A. R. Housley, Commission
Chairman, said that plans are to
repair the old bridge so that it
will be safer as well as having
a more appealing appearance.
Presently, boards are missing
from the sides of the antique st
ructure and the tin roof is in
a state of disrepair.
Housley said the bridge will
also be repainted. He est
imated that the revisions will
probably require “a good day’s
work”.
Housley, when asked about the
age of the bridge, said “its
been here longer than I know
anything about”, and referred
us to Mr. Orr who seems to have
a store of knowledge concerning
such artifacts.
According to Orr, the bridge
was built in 1906 by a Mr. Bud
Gentry. The pegs used in con
struction, as well as the metal
roof , remain almost as when
the bridge was originally built.
Orr said the bridge is still
in use and has a load limit of
5 tons. He said it should be
reinforced for safety.
Sawnee
Hosts Tourney
The Sawnee Mountain Little
League has been selected to
host the area four Little Lea
gue Tournament, it was an
nounced this week by Jimmy
Fagan, president of the Sawnee
Mountain Little League As
sociation.
This is the first time that
Forsyth County has had the
distinction of hosting a division
of State tournament play.
Competition will be held at
the Coal Mountain ball field.
to this cause to see that the
up- and - coming Flash of
Crimson Band represents the
County in the finest possible
manner.
Many individuals and bus
inesses donated entire un
iforms, and the uniforms bear
an inside label with the don
ors’ names printed on them.
Those donating uniforms were:
Doctors Mark and Jim Mash
burn; George Bagley, Friend
ship PTA, Chestatee PTA, Par
son & Co., Samples Invest
ment Co., Forsyth County Bank,
Bank of Cumming(two uniforms
donated), C. K. Samples Cur
tain Co., Sawnee Electric Mem
bership Corporation (two),
Bobby Tallant, A. Y. Howell,
Cumming PTA, Ducktown PTA,
Lad’N Dad Slacks, Co., Ga.
Farm Bureau, Cumming Sales
Co., Georgia Power Company,
Matt PTA, Mark Heard Fuel
Co., Mills Fuel Service, and
the “Forsyth County Hicks”.,
the basketball team composed
Indications are that the dirt
road leading to the bridge may
be asphalted , and it is ex
pected that this would increase
travel on the road.
Situated in a setting naturally
appealing to outdoorsmen, the
Settingdown Creek area abounds
with sites for fishing, picnick
ing and hiking. Also in the im
mediate vicinity is the old Fr
anklin Gold Mine site.
Orr said that he intends to
discuss with the Grand Jury next
term of court the possibility of
developing the area around the
bridge and Pool’s Mill into a
historic site.
Rev. Acree
In Summer
Seminar
The Rev. Troy Acree, pastor
of the First Baptist Church in
Cumming will participate in a
Summer program of study at
the Southern Baptist Seminary
at Louisville, Kentucky during
the month of July.
The program is designed to
enable ministers to meet
requirements for advancement
of the Bachelor’s degree to the
Master’s level with two Summ
ers’ work.
During Rev. Acree’s absence,
the First Baptist Church pul
pit will be occupied by Rev.
Chris White, a spring graduate
of Southern Baptist Seminary.
Rev. White is currently working
toward his Doctorate degree at
Emory University and resides
in Decatur.
Ronald McClure has joined
the First Baptist Church Staff
as minister of music.
Mr. McClure comes here
from the First Baptist Church
of Ellijay. He resides with his
wife and three children in Hall
County and is employed by the
Department of Family and Ch
ildrens’ Services in Gaines
ville.
Rudolph Wheeler. No charges were lodged against the driver
of the truck which was enroute to Route 306 where construct
ion was underway. The accident occured early last Friday.
of School Faculty who partici
pated in the benefit game this
year (two).
It is through the support of
these people, and many like
them, that the Band Program
in Forsyth County will continue
to grow and progress and offer
the youth a worthwhile, pride
ful outlet for energy and tal
ent . Appreciation is due every
one who made contributions to
the Uniform Drive, thereby in
vesting in the future of the
youth of this area.
The Flash of Crimson Band
will begin drilling July 1 for
the two parades in which they
will participate on July 4. They
will lead off the Cumming ce
lebration at 10 a.m., then pro
ceed by bus to Atlanta to line
up for the “Salute to America”
Parade which will step off at
2 p.m.
A banner with the Band’s
name, school, County, and town,
as well as the flashy emblem,
has been ordered, and is ex
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CUMMING, GEORGIA
Fourth Of July Celebration And Thresher
Parade Planned By Lions And Other Groups
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GMPDC Chairman Jeff Walraven (right)
GMPDC Progress
The annual progress report
of Georgia Mountains Planning
and Development Commission
was presented recently to the
pected to arrive momentarily
and precede the Flash of Crim
son in the parade. Also featured
will be the “rolling percussion
section” used in the Dairy Pa
rade in Gainesville recently. A
tractor, used through the cour
tesy of Heard & Vernon Farm
Equipment Co in Cumming, will
pull a trailer bearing Johnny
Cochran and his drum set, and
the huge, colorful concert-bass
drum of the Flash of Crimson,
with Marc Acree playing. This
innovation brought many excla
mations and much notice in
the Gainesville parade, and is
expected to evoke a similar
reaction in Atlanta. The banner,
the rolling drums, the outstand
ing new uniforms, and the un
beatable spirit of the Flash of
Crimson promise that their
debut in the “Salute to Amer
ica” Parade will be only the
beginning of many such appear
ances of this organization.
Watch for them.
Dedicated to the Progrese Cumming and Forsyth County
Board of Directors and the
Economic Development Admin
istration’s Advisory Council
during a year-end meeting at
the Walasiyi Center near Bl
airsville.
More than 100 persons includ
ing directors, advisory council
members, their families and
friends got a close look at the
craft facilities developed by
Georgia Mountain Arts,lnc., at
the Center, a State Park fa
cility.
During the business session
the Board of Directors approved
next year’s budget, and Jeff
Walraven, Forsyth County, Ch
airman of the Executive Comm
ittee recognized staff members
and all directors of GMPDC for
their efforts during the past
year.
Bob Owens, Chairman of Ge
orgia Mountain Arts Inc. sum
marized the work of the non
profit crafts organization since
it began as an idea of a few
individuals in December, 1967,
to its present status as a sep
arate and independent organi
zation through the assistance
of Georgia Mountains Planning
and Development Commission.
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Shades Of Yesteryear!
The above steam engine is of the variety that will gyrate through town in the big parade
on July Fourth. The day’s activities will begin with the parade and will continue through a
street dance, being sponsored by local merchants, on Thursday evening.
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Plans for the annual Fourth
of July parade here are being
finalized with Cecil Merritt
working as chairman of the pro
gram. Several organizations
are expected to participate in
traditional activities of the day.
The parade of old steam en
gines and threshing equipment
will proceed through town at
about mid morning Thursday.
Adding color and zest to the
show this year is the Flash
of Crimson Band.
All Day
Singing
Scheduled
The big 62nd annual all day
singing will take place at For
syth County Courthouse on Sun
day June 30 from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m.
This singing event which has
become so popular in Cumming
will be especially outstanding
this year. Many popular sing
ing groups will be on hand .
These groups include “The
Singing Fosters,” of Griffin;
“Jessie Lee Gospel Singers”
of Cartersville; “The Thomas
Family”, of Gainesville; “Jus
tin Trio” and the “Wallace
Trio”. Everyone is invited to
attend to enjoy these popular
singers.
Two Die
In Lanier
Accidents
Lake Lanier claimed two
lives over the week end in
incidents occurring in Forsyth
and Dawson Counties.
Lamar Payne of 411 First
Ave. Dalton, lost his life when
he apparently stepped in a hole
as he waded in the Keith Br
idge Park area.
The body of the 27 year old
man was recovered by the Hall
County Rescue Squad shortly
after noon Sunday,
A man identified by local
authorities as Bernard Chester,
a resident of Forsyth County,
drowned in the Dawson County
vicinity of the Lake Sunday.
Details of that incident were
not immediately known.
An old fashioned calliope,
here from Newnan, will be
played by Bert Mashburn.
Current plans are to elim
inate the afternoon of wheat
threshing usually held at the
farm of Dr. Jim Mashburn.
The Forsyth County Lions
Club recently announced plans
for participation in the annual
“Old Timers Day”
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Dr. Richards
To Preach
At Deer Creek
Dr. James Rich
ards who is the recipient of
numerous professional awards
will preach at Deer Creek
Shores Presbyterian Church on
Sunday June 30.
Dr. Richards will be present
at Deer Creek Church primari
ly for the first anniversary ce
lebration of this institution.
This fine church and its con
gregation was but a dream a
few short months ago and due
to the fine efforts of many of
its supporters has now become
a reality. Therefore it seemed
only fitting that a high official
of the ministry be asked to
preach at this celebration.
Dr. Richards is a native of
Statesville, North Carolina and
graduated from McCallie School
in Tennessee, Davidson College
and Columbia Theological Si
minary. Subsequently he earned
degrees from Princeton and Ox
ford, England which he attended
as a Rhodes Scholar.
JUNE 27, 1968
In recent years the organ
ization has played a leading role
in promoting festivities. Itwas
in 1965 that the big Forsyth Co
unty Centennial celebration was
sponsored by the club.
Plans for this year, accord
ing to F.L. Potts, president,
include an old fashioned bar
b-q on the courthouse square
beginning at 11 a.m. Other at
tractions will take place th
roughout the day.
A street dance with music
provided by local talent will
terminate the day and will st
art at about 8 p.m.
Corps Honors
Three Workers
Three employees of the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Lake
Sidney Lanier Reservoir, were
awarded service emblems on
Monday, June 17th as part of
the world-wide observance of
the 193 birthday of the Army
Engineers on June 16th. Re
servoir Manager C. B. Patter
son presented the awards at an
informal ceremony in his office
to Robert K. Long, of Alpha
retta, Georgia,for 10 years ser
vice; James V. Sanders, of
Route 2, Gainesville, Georgia,
for 10 years service; and Till
man H. Stewart, Route 4, Cum
ming, for 20 years service.
The Reservoir Manager’s
Office, with a total of 43 civil
ian employees, is engaged in
the operation and maintenance
of the Lake Sidney Lanier Re
servoir and management of the
surrounding Goernment lands.
This office is a part of the
Mobile Engineer District or
ganization, which is responsible
Confesses
Burglary
James Franklin Hamby has
confessed to charges of break
ing in the Cumming Methodist
Church and pilfering several
items in the Church office and
to - two counts of breaking and
entering cabins on Lake Lanier,
it was learned from Sheriff Tal
lant this week.
Hamby, about 18, was being
sought by Cobb County Jail au
thorities at the time of the com
mitted crimes.