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CONTESTANTS AND TALENT CHAIRMAN, MRS. JOEL WEBB, WORK ON PAGEANT
The beauty pageant contestants are shown at a rehearsal here. The entries’ individual pho
tographs will be featured in next week’s FORSYTH NEWS.
Forsyth Is Invited
To Exhibit At Lenox
The attention of more than a
quarter of a million potential
visitors will be focused on For
syth County at a summer ex
hibition designed to attract
travelers to Stay and See Geor
gia. The extravaganza will be
staged at the South’s most pop
ular center, Lenox Square.
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MARTHA COWART
New Store
Opens Here
Mildred Cowart, manager of
Factory Outlet of Cumming is
pictured inside the new store
which opened this week.
Specializing in sportswear
for ladies and men, the new
firm is located adjacent to the
Hair Pin Beauty Salon on At
lanta Road
CHARLES WELCH
Charles Welch
Joins Firm
Charles Welch has joined the
firm of Cumming Development
Company - a local concern
dealing in insurance and real
estate.
Welch, a native of Forsyth
County, attended the Universi
ty of Georgia where he was
accorded many honors.
He is in partnership with
Joel Webb in the concern.
Make Your Plans To Attend
The Junior Miss Pageant
April 19
At an organizational meeting
Tuesday, members of several
Chambers of Commerce and
numerous other Georgia est
ablishments met with State
Chamber and Lenox Square
officials to map out plans for a
gala show that will display
Georgia as never before.
Attending the luncheon meet
ing at the Rodeway Inn across
from Lenox Square were Ken
Cree, Chamber of Commerce
president, Joe C. Nunn,
executive secretary, and Mrs.
Linda Pruitt, Chairman of the
Stay and See Forsyth County
Program.
After initial recognition and
introductions, Mrs. Mozelle
Christian, chairman of the
Stay and See Georgia Program,
conducted an informal session
to establish a format for par
ticipation in the Stay and See
Georgia Week. More than 30
organizations will have exhibits
at the shopping center which will
be celebrating its Tenth Anniv
ersary during the summer.
Chess Lagomarsino, vice
president of Lenox Square,
briefed the delegation on facil
ities available on the Mall area,
site of displays, and encouraged
the promotion of localized ex
hibitions for the week.
Outstanding attractions in
cluding Six Flags Over Geor
gia, Historic Stone Mountain
Park, Callaway Gardens, Je
kyll Island and the Atlanta Br
aves and Chiefs, will be joined
by Chamber of Commerce en
tries from areas including
Gainesville, Hart County,
Lumpkin County, Savannah, Br
unswick, as well as Forsyth
County.
Members of the local organ
ization, and local business and
civic leaders have voiced
optimism for the interest this
entry should generate in our
area.
Detailed plans are now being
worked out by alocal committee
to decide what approach to take
in presenting Forsyth County to
the mammoth crowd during the
festive week.
Camping
Skills
Day Set
Cadette and Junior Girl
Scouts in the Forsyth County
area will participate in a Camp
ing Skills Day Saturday, April
12, at the Big Creek School Ball
Field, from 10:00 a.m. until
2:00 p.m.
Conducting the one-day event
designed to teach the girls ba
sic camping skills, will be Bob
bie Bateman, from the Otaki
Girl Scout Council of Athens.
Junior and Cadette Scouts are
asked to bring a "nose - bag"
lunch. In case of rain, provi
sions will be made to accom
modate the group.
All Forsyth County Junior and
Cadette Girl Scouts are invited
and urged to attend.
Prince
To Emcee
Pageant
Jack Prince, a well - known
business and civic leader of
Gainesville, will emcee the first
annual Lanier Junior Miss Pa
geant slated for April 19.
The event, sponsored by For
syth County Jaycees and Jay
cettes, will take place at For
syth County High School’s gym
nasium.
The forfner president of
Gainesville’s Jaycees and the
state of Georgia Jayceeorgani
zation, Prince is president of
Jack Prince , Incorporated, a
manufacturing concern, and
Jack Prince Poultry Company.
He was a Republican candidate
for Congress in 1964, opposing
Congressman Phil M. Landrum.
He is active in the Gainesville
Civic Theatre. Prince recent
ly was master of ceremonies
for the Miss Poultry Princess
contest in Atlanta.
The ten girls vying forthe
first crown for Lanier’s Ju
nior Miss are currently spend
ing much rehearsal time work
ing on creative and performing
arts. Practice sessions are al
so being devoted to group work
on the Youth Fitness presenta
tion. Mrs. Ken Cree, a popular
model in the Atlanta area, is as
sisting Lanier’s Junior Miss
candidates as consultant and ad
visor on individual’s appear
ance and make up.
Jaycettes are attempting to
contact former Miss Forsyth
County title - holders and ask
that they appear at the Pageant.
The Red Peppers, the popu
lar and colorful Pep Band from
Forsyth Conty High School,
will perform just prior to cur
tain-time, and during intermis
sion.
The names of judges in the
different categories will be re
leased soon by Mrs. Harry
Moseley, Chairman of the com
mittee to select judges.
Expectations for a successful
inauguration to the Junior Miss
Pageant are running high as
planning and preparation moves
into the final stages. Mark your
calendar now for the third Sat
urday night in April.
Boy Scouts
In Swamp
The Boy Scouts of Troop #39
enjoyed their Spring Holidays
with a trip to the Okeefenokee
Swamp in South Georgia.
The boys left early Wednes
day morning with Mr. Bill Wil
lingham as bus driver. Mr.
Dean Pruitt and Mr. Grady Mc-
Carthy drove the truck with
Scout Packs, tents, and sup
plies. Mr. Leonard Barnett
arrived with the most impor
tant item FOOD.
Thursday the boys enjoyed a
boat trip to Billy’s Island where
they went fishing and hiking.
On Friday they made a boat
trip on Billy’s Lake to the Dam,
where they fished, walked a
round and enjoyed a delight
ful lunch.
Saturday the boys returned
home after a grand trip and
lots of fun.
All of the parents of our
Scouts want to say “Thank You”
to the fathers who gave their
time in order to make the trip
possible.
THE
CUMMING, GA.
Family Escapes Death As Runaway Truck
Wheels Rip Into Living Room Of Home
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Shown above is the set of dual truck wheels which tore
free from a tractor-trailer truck and rammed the living
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Pictured above is the demolished home of the Cook family
on Buford Road after being struck by a runaway truck wheel
Dawsonville Accident
Claims One Life Saturday
An automobile accident which
occurred 1.2 miles west of Daw -
sonville Saturday, April 5, re
sulted in the death of a Blue
Ridge, Georgia woman, and the
injury of oneof her children.
The auto in which they were
riding skidded and left the road
in a curve, according to the
Dawson County Sheriff’s office.
Driver of the car, Ronald Sa
vage, 16, of Doraville, was
charged with driving too fast
for conditions, according to the
State Patrol at Gainesville.
The dead woman was identi
fied by Dawson County author
ities as Mrs. Sara Blair, and
Dedicated to the Progrese 4% Cumming and Forsyth County
Runaway Wheels
Damage In Home
the injured child was Helen Sa
vage, 9, Mrs. Blair’s daughter.
Helen was transported to
Forsyth County Hospital after
the accident, and later trans
ferred to St. Joseph’s Hospi
tal in Atlanta, where she was
expected to undergo brain sur
gery.
Treated for minor inuuries
at Forsyth County Hospital was
Debbie Savage, 13. Police said
two other children, Kathy and
Johnny Savage, were uninjured.
The fatal accident occurred
at 5:10 p.m., according to au
thorities, as the family was en
route from Blue Ridge toDora
FORSYTH
COUNTY
TEN CENTS PER COPY
room of the house in the background, sending timbers and
furniture spraying through the house.
Saturday. Several people were inside the home at the time.
ville, the home of the Savage
children.
Daves Creek
Singing Slated
There will be a singing at
Daves Creek Baptist Church on
Sunday night, April 13, 1969 at
7:30 p.m.
Special singers will include
the Boyaires of Roswell and the
Glory Land Quartet.
Everyone has a special invi
tation to attend.
NEWS
Man Kills
Self Here
A 33-year old Hall County
man died of self-inflicted gun
wounds Friday, April 4.
Sheriff Donald Pirkle of For
syth County said Alexander He
berlan, Pendergrass Route 1,
died of a .22 caliber pistol
wound in the temple.
No identification papers were
found on the body; however, of
ficers found registration papers
in the glove compartment of his
automobile which disclosed his
identity.
Sheriff Pirkle stated thatHe
berlan’s parents were in the
hospital, and that he may have
been depressed because of their
conditions, thus leading to the
shooting.
APRIL 10, 1969,
A 77-year old Forsyth Coun
ty woman said this week that
“ the Good Lord must have
been looking out for me”, fol
lowing a freak highway acci
dent.
Mrs. Alma Cook had been
sitting in a living room chair
moments before a runaway dual
truck wheel assembly slammed
into the front of her home.
The living room was a sham
bles following the accident.
The dual wheels left the large
tractor-trailer truck as it pro
ceeded downhill on route 20
toward Buford.
‘‘We didn’t know what was
happening,” Mrs. Cook said.
“All of a sudden there was
a lot of noise and it seemed
like the whole house was fal
ling down.”
Her son, Leon Cook; grand
son Bradford Cook and a vi
sitor, Tony Paine were also
in the home at the time.
Paine and Bradford Cook re
ceived minor injuries from fly
ing glass and debris.
Escapee
Surrenders
David Davenport, an escapee
from the Forsyth County jail,
yesterday gave himself up.
Davenport, in jail on burg
lary charges, escaped las week
with Ernest Hubbard.
Hubbard has not been recap
tured.
-Breakfast
Successful
The Pancake Breakfast,
which was served at Jack’s
Restaurant on Easter Sunday
morn and sponsored by the For
syth County Lions’ Club, was a
stunning success. A total of
304 men, women, and children
not only enjoyed the delicious
repast, but gladly contributed a
net profit of $287.25 to the
Club’s Sight Conservation Fund.
Lion President F. L. Potts
expresses his and the Club
members’ deep appreciation and
thanks to all those 498whopur-
I chased tickets in support of this
worthy cause. President Potts
also wishes to personally thank
those Lions and wives who
pitched in to help serve, wash
and dry dishes, and clean ta
bles.
Poultry
Leaders
To Meet
Nat Ashe, H. F. C. Feeds,
Gainesville; Fred Coats, Kim
ber CHIK Hatcheries of Dixie,
Inc., Avondale Estates; Horace
Sewell, Red Hat Poultry, Dal
ton; Willard Strain, Strain Poul
try Farm, Dalton; and Lannis
Thomas, South Georgia Broil
ers, Blackshear, will be hon
ored as new five-year members
of the Poultry Leaders Round
Table at the Annual Spring
Meeting of the Georgia Poultry
Federation, at Callaway Gar
dens, April 11 - 13. The five
industry leaders join an exclu
sive group, of only 13 others,
who have achieved this distinc
tion.
Membership in the Poultry
Leaders Round Table is open
only to industry leaders who
have rendered outstanding ser
vice to the poultry industry...
including: (1) effective leader
ship on Federation projects and
activities forthe benefit of the
industry and(2) successful work
in selling Coronation Banquet
tickets for the operation of the
Federation.
Local poultry men who share
the distinction of election of five
or more times to the Poultry
Leaders Round Table are Mark
Heard, Jr., Mark Heard Poul
try Co. and A. C. Smith, Jr.,A.
C. Smith Milling Company,both
of Cumming.