Newspaper Page Text
Chamber Of Commerce
To Vote On Officers
The Forsyth County Chamber
of Commerce will elect officers
for 1970 early in December,
when ballots will be mailed to
each of the 152 members.
A Nominating Committee, app
ointed by President Ken Cree,
is composed of the following
members:
Carl Curtis (Chairman, Cl
yde Mize, W.E. Lipscomb, Mark
Heard, Jr., A.C. Smith, Jack
Tribble, Everett Bettis, Fur
man Stansell, Oby T. Brewer,
Jr., J.E. McQueen, Henry Mc-
Mahan, James Harrington, Jr.,
Mrs. Mary Ann Housley,
and Mrs. Nancy Vaughan.
This Nominating Committee
will meet Monday night, Nov.
17, at 8 p.m. in the Commun
ity House to select members
whose names will appear on
the December ballots. Members
of the Forsyth County Chamber
Hee Haw Star’s Wife Recalls
Unforgettable Moments
'A'* >,-% ° JShl *%■
■! 'y w *
(1-r) Mrs. Samples, son Howard, daughter-in-law Sue, grand
son Lamar, (top right) Cathy.
By Sara Flint
"Everything he ever did was
funny,” reminiscenced Grace
Samples thinking back fondly
to the first days of her court
ship with her husband Alvin
Samples. Samples, who is better
known as "Junior” Samples,
one of the characters on the
nationwide TV show, Hee Haw,
was discovered in 1967.
Grace, formerly a Bolton of
Forsyth County has six child
ren and two of them say they
would like to follow their fa
ther’s footsteps into the world
of entertainment. They are
J.W., age 16 and Cathy, age 9.
Cathy is scheduled to appear on
one of the Hee Haw Shows in
the fall.
THEY MET
Grace first met her husband
in a rathe r strange way—but
not strange for the likes of
Junior Samples!
‘‘He was sitting under this
bridge,” she said, laughing at
the thought. “It was very cold
that day, but there he was, no
Chestatee
Kings,Queensl
& Baby I
mm >-'
- Jl
(top to bottom) Ricky Smith,
Mary Lou Grogan, Mike Jones
and Paula Nix. (bottom) Jefi
rey Hughes.
KINGS AND QUEENS. The Chestatee school climaxed its
Halloween carnival last week with the crowning of two sets
of kings and queens. The eighth grade king and queen were
Ricky Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Copeland Smith and his
queen was Mary Lou Grogan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Grogan. The elementary school building had a crowning of
its own royalty. Crowned king was Mike Jones, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Jones. The queen was Paula Nix, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Nix. A baby contest during the carnival
had plenty of contestants. The winner was Jeffrey Hughes
with Andrea Dacu in second place and Lynn Holcombe third
winner.
of Commerce who are inter
ested in the dynamic leader
ship needed in the critical mon
ths of 1970 are asked to call
anyone on the Nominating Com
mittee and offer constructive
suggestions concerning this
most important election. Mem
bership Directories are now
being printed and will be dis
tributed soon to all members
to aid them in their voting
decision.
The future of your Chamber
of Commerce depends on the
direction taken by its leaders.
Thoughtful selection of these
leaders, conscientious voting
by the full membership, and ac
tive participation in Chamber
of Commerce affairs by all
members will decide that dir
ection.
The phenomenal growth of
this organization since its re-
shoes and his pants legs rolled
up, just sitting there washing
his bicycle.” She had been
coming home from the store
and when she crossed the bridge
near her home he said, ‘‘Hello,
there!” Grace just ran. She got
home and later saw him coming
up the road on the bicycle. She
didn’t see him again for awhile.
The next time it was at the
little airport up at Coal Mo
untain. She was therewith “Do
vie” Perry, who happened to
be Samples’ sister, though un
known to her. Junior came up
to her and asked that she go
for a ride with him. This time
he “looked pretty good” so
good in fact, that Grace went
on her first date with him
four months later.
FULL OF SURPRISES
This was the beginning of a
lifetime of surprises and funny
incidences for her. “Junior was
always doin g something you
would never think he would do.”
she said. She related a story
r | . ;
[\ | , 9
W 2* % - ’
activation in February of this
year to tis present 152-member
status has set the pace for a
bright and progressive future.
Anyone wishing to be a Part
ner in this Progress may con
tact Joe Nunn or Joyce Turner
at the Chamber of Commerce
office on Dahlonega Street at
887-6461.
Now is the perfect time to
become a voting member of the
Forsyth County Chamber of Co
mmerce and let your voice be
heard in the December election.
The Chamber of Commerce
stands at the forefront of the
tremendous wave of progress
coming our way in Forsyth
County. Help determine the dir
ection of that progress. Join
the Forsyt h County Chamber
of Commerce.
about him which happened right
after they were married. “He
was working as a night watch
man at a chicken plant and I
was alone at home with our two
oldest children who were babies
then. He keptworryingabout me
and asking me if someone got
in , or tried to get in would
I shoot at him with a old gun
he had. I kept saying I co
uldn’t shoot at anything. Well,
later one rainy night I heard
this knocking at the door and
was I scared. I cried out:
‘ ‘Who’s here?’ But no one an
swered. Then the knocking st
arted at the back door and I
just hauled off and shot at that
door with the gun, just as Jun
ior had told me to do. And
do you know that it was Jun
ior at the door! He had come
home to test me out. Well,
he never wondered about it
again!”
Grace related another inci
dent when Junior wanted to go
home to visit his mother and
she didn’t want to take the
children out in the rain. “He
was so intent on going that
finally he thought he could sc
are me into it. He said he was
goin g to shoot himself if I
didn’t go. I didn’t say a thing
and pretty soon he disappeared.
After a while I heard this shot
and looked out the door and there
was Junior stretched out in the
rain in the yard. I thought,
“My Lord, he has killed him
self! Then I ran to get the
babies to go for help. It took
a little while and as I was
starting ou t the door he got
up and came in. He said, “See
you didn’t even care if I had
been killed!’ ”
“He was always into some
thing,” Grace laughed and be
gan to tell of the circumstances
which led up to Junior’s dis
covery.
DISCOVERED
“I was working at Lad N’
Continued on Pg 5
AW 1
THE COUNTY NEWS
CUMMING, GEORGIA 30130
Forsyth County Voters Turn Out In Small
Numbers To Defeat School Bonds Saturday
Forsyth
1IM ;
vy
* •PH"*" "jAr " K j§\{L j \ L 1 Ijf *
The Forsyth County Basketball season begins Saturday night. See schedule on page two.
VARSITY-Front row, L-R, Danny Forrester, Carl Gene Martin, Donny Castleberry, Ronnie
Shoemake, Dennis Boling and Coach Frederick. Back row, L-R, Danny Vaughan, Travis Dens
more, Tommy Trammell, Herbert Groover, Jerry Farr, Kenneth Hammond, Dennis Howell,
Phil Sheridan and Bill Higginbotham.
Hr*
Mr -ygggy PSHHPr' * j
'~'ma
msmmi mhhr. ~^BBKBP g, '~~ jmi
GIRLS- Front row, L-R, Rita Groover, Robin Castleberry, Sue Boling, Beth Monroe, Sandy
Bennett, Joyce Gravitt; back row, L-R, Beth Tallant, Janice Linton, Charlotte Grindle, Linda
Holtzclaw, Cora Lee Wentz, Deborah Lummus, Ginny Williams, Wanda Martin and Cathy Stanford.
Dedicated to the Progres* 4L Cumming and Forsyth County
Tougher Than Ever
Turkey
Shoot
A turkey shoot, sponsored
by the Sawnee Mountain Athletic
Club, will be held at the Fr
iendship softball field, Saturday
November 22 at 10:30 A.M.
Both rifles and shotguns will
be used. Ammunition will be
furnished. Everyone is invited
to come out and enjoy this event.
Permit
Issued
To Park
A county land permit has
been issued to Shadow Park
North, a new 22 acre mobile
home park located north of
Cumming on Highway 19. The
park is situated an Agriculture
district which under the new
zoning resolution allows for
structures of this type.
The park has 37 trailer sp
aces at present and will be
enlarged to hold 150 more tr
ailers upon its completion. In
addition to paved streets wh
ich have already been constru
cted there will be a recrea
tion area with lake and beach.
The park has its own water sys
tem to serve the area. Owners
are Collins and Shaw of Nor
cross.
TEN CENTS PER COPY
She Is Related To Quads
Mrs. Mary Kennedy at the
Forsyth County Bank now has
a claim to fame: she is the
aunt of th e quadruplets born
Nov. 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Kenn
eth Bagwell of Buford.
“I haven’t talked with them
much,” she said, “but I will
do what I can to help.” Mrs.
Kennedy who is the sister of
Bagwell, has three children of
her own.
Band Boosters Slate
Meeting Thursday
The Forsyth County Band Bo
osters Club will meet Thursday
night, December 13 at 8 p.m.
in the High School Music Bu
ilding, Dr. A.Y. Howell, Pr
esident, announces,
All Band Parents and other
members are urged to attend.
Parents of Sparkler (Beginner)
Band members in all schools
are issued a special invitation
to attend and join this active,
hard-working Club which is
such a vital part of the County’s
Band Program.
Insofar as is possible, all
meetings are held to an hour.
Information on the progress of
the Program, engagements and
concerts, Club projects, etc,
is presented.
In a light vote Saturday, For
syth voters defeated a 1.8 mil
lion dollar school bond package.
Approximately 37 per cent of
|the registered voters went to
the polls.
The bond election had been
called by the Board of Educa
tion to remedy overcrowded
[conditions through a building
program. The final tally was
11,646 against and 1,051 for the
issue.
School officials had warned
that double sessions are pro
bably in the offing for the 19-
70-71 school year if the bonds
were unsuccessful.
There is also the possibil
ity that the schools may fall
beneath state standards, sub
sequently losing accreditation.
Some controversy had revol
ved around the disposal of two
school buildings declared sur
plus and the conversion of a
third to administrative purpos
ses. A brochure distributed
prior to the election leveled
criticim at the Board of Ed
ucation and the School Super
intendent for allegedly dis
posing of the surplus buildings
for too low a price. These
allegations were all denied by
board spokesmen.
Forsyth precinct and how they
voted follow:
Barkers, 156 no and 64 yes.
Bells, 67 no and 42 yes.
Big Creek, 142 no and 77 yes.
Chattahoochee, 64 no and 33
yes.
Chestatee, 166 no and 59 yes.
Ducktown, 137 no and 22 yes.
Rollins, 83 no and 6 yes.
Hightower, 53 no and 12 yes.
Burglar Suspect Arrested
Several burglaries in Forsyth
County in the last week have
resulted in the apprehension of
one Forsyth County man and an
alert for tw o youths in Hall
county.
The Forsyth man, Weldon
Martin, was jailed by Sheriff
Donald Pirkle and charged with
burglary in connection with a
theft which took place at the
home of Edward Grizzle on
Brook wood Dr. last Friday
night. Martin was brought in
to the Forsyth jail in connec
tion with a S4OO radio and
a gun cleaning kit worth around
five dollars found in his home.
Both items were part of stolen
articles taken from the Grizzle
She said that when her bro
ther first heard about the poss
ibility of four babies, he just
wouldn’t believe it. Her sister
in-law had become quite large
early in her pregnancy and after
a few months, her doctor told
her she might plan to expect
twins. Later he began to hear
three heart beats and decided
to x-ray. The babies were born
Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 2:21 am,
Attendance at the September
meeting was good, and it is
hoped that even more parents
will be at this meeting, now
that the year is well underway
and more and more activity
is taking place within the Band
Program. The best way to be in
formed about the Bands is to
attend the meetings, get to know
the other Band parents and Club
members, and become a part
of the scene.
Singing Set
There will be a gospel sing
ing at the Haw Creek Baptist
Church this Sunday evening,
November 16, beginning at 7:00.
Make your plans to be there.
NOVEMBER 13, 1969
Settendown, 194 no and 72 yes.
Victory, 85 no and 56 yes.
Cumming, 362 no and 422 yes.
Coal Mountain, 114 no and
151 yes.
New Bridge, 23 no and 35 yes.
Stolen Car
Is Recovered
A 1969 Dodge Charger was
found abandoned and stripped
early on Shakerag Rd early
Tuesday. The car had caught
fire and burned causing a woods
fire in the area. The Forsyth
County police are trying to
trace its owner through license
plates found on the car.
BASKETBALL
SATURDAY
NIGHT AT
FCHS
7:00 P.M.
home. Martin was on five year
probation in connection with
other offenses.
Two youths were seen fleeing
from the home of Jessie Allen
on Brown Bridge Rd. in For
syth county last week, also.
Sheriff Pirkle arrived on the
scene minutes after the men
drove off. The house, which
had no on at home at the time,
had been broken into through
a window on the east side, clo
thes were scattered about, dr
awers pulled open, glass broken
and it was, in general, badly
ramsacked. A neighbor stated
that the car was headed for Hall
county. Pirkle issued an alarm
to the Hall county police.
2:31 am, 2:35 am, and 2:36 am.
The smallest quadruplet which
was not expected to live due
to size, died Thursday. They
weighed in at approximately
four pounds, three pounds, two
pounds and one pound, eight
ounces.
Mrs. Bagwell had been pl
aced in Crawford Long Hospi
tal two and a half weeks be
fore the premature birth for ob
servation. The babies were id
entical (meaning produced from
the same egg and therefore
possessing the same physical
features).
The possibility of having qu
adruplets is a one in 1,127271
chances. The Bagwell quadrup
lets were believed to be the
first for Gwinnett county, but
they do have a set of triplets
now seniors at North Gwinnet
High School.
The Bagwells have a three
year old daughter and had been
trying to have another child
for some time. Mrs. Bagwell
had been taking fertility pills.
Names have not been selected
for the remaining babies.
Mrs. Kennedy said that Mrs.
Bagwell was told that she would
be able to leave the hospital
this past weekend and that she
was very excited about it and
was worried, too. The babies
must stay at the hospital for
a few weeks until they are large
enough to survive at home.