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FORSYTH COUNTY BAND ON PARADE !
Band Invited To Perform
Forsyth County High School’s
Flash of Crimson Band and the
Red Peppers Pep Band begin a
busy week of engagements on
Thursday evening, November 20
at the Upper Chattahoochee Riv
er Soil & Water Conservation
District Dinner in Gainesville.
The Red Peppers will enter
tain at the big Ladies’ Night -
Bulldogs Open Season
With Win Over LCHS
The Varsity Bulldogs opened
the season Saturday night with
an impressive victory over
Lumpkin County. The Dogs had
everything going well in the
opener. They connected on 26
of 66 attempts from the field
for 39.4 per cent average, and
were true on 20 of 31 free
throw attempts for 55%. Soph
omore Dennis Howell led the
scorers with 17 points, follow
ed by Herbert Groover, 16;
Kenneth Hammond , 11; and
Donnie Castleberry, 10. The
defense led the way to this
decision by holding the Indians
to 28 points through the first
three periods. Led by Danny
Vaughan and Kenneth Hammond
with eleven rebounds each and
backed by Howell’s 10 and Gr
oover’s 6, the Bulldogs took
complete control of the boards.
Travis Densmore, Danny Fo
rrester, and Dennis Boling
came off the bench to do a fine
job for the team. All three
played good defense and each
one scored 6 points in one qu
arter of playing time. The st
rong point appeared to be re
Faulty Wiring Found
In New Houses Here
Two houses in Forsyth County
could well be a pile of cinders
this week if their owners had
not detected their faulty elec
tric wiring and called for help.
Both of these homes were built
before the adoption of the new
Building Inspection codes, and
are examples of what some con
tractors have considered safe
building methods in the past.
Both of the houses are out
side a 10 mile radius of Cum
ming and workmen on the job
and the building inspector both
said they felt sure they would
have burned down completely
by the time the Forsyth County
Fire Department could get
there.
The owner of one of the homes
said he would not get any type
of construction or repair work
done by Forsyth County busi
nesses again.
W.G. Fowler, the Forsyth
County Building Inspector was
at hand to inspect the correc
tion of the wiring at both homes
and he said that every law in
the book ha d been broken in
some o f these installations.
According to a local elec
trician who was questioned ab
out electrical installation, fau
lty wiring is like a time bomb.
It lies behind a facade of wall
and ceiling panels waiting for
any one of its weak points to
give way and ignite. Wiring sp
liced without a junction box,
lighting fixtures laid against
plastic ceiling panels, the use
of plywood around furnaces in
stead of metal, bare wire run
ning close to wooden Joyces,
wires hooked around nails -
these are just some of the
slipshod methods which were
being used. None of these me
thods can be detected by the
homeowner until too late.
One of the electricians who
was correcting some of the
wiring said that he could not
imagine why this kind of work
was done in the first place.
He said that a (rood iob would
Affiliate Member Meeting at the
Dixie Hunt Hotel on the 20th, as
members from Forsyth, Hall,
Lumpkin, White, Dawson, and
Habersham Counties gather for
the dinner-meeting. The Out
standing Conservation Farmers
for 1969 will be recognized, and
the address will be brought by
Dr. Hugh Mills, President of
served strenght which consist
of a couple of players who
started some games last year.
It looks as though the Dogs
will be an aggressive and
interesting team, so come out
and give them your support.
Girl’s Team
Scores Win
The Lady Bulldogs defeated
Lumpkin County 62 to 40. The
high scorer for the night was
Joyce Gravitt with 22 points,
following behind Joyce was De
borah Lummus with 13 points.
Sue Boling and Sandra Bennett
scored 9 points each. The hus
tling guards for the night were
Wanda Martin, Beth Tallant,
Cora Lee Wentz, Linda Holt
zclaw, Beth Monroe, and Jan
ice Linton.
have taken only a few hours
more time. He stated that he
felt this type of work could
ruin the building trade in For
syth County.
The contractor who built one
of the homes said he had ins
pected the wiring at the time
of installation and that it looked
all right to him.
Fowler said that before the
Building Codes were adopted,
anyone could get a license to
operate as an electrician, pl
umber or builder. Now tests
are required to insured ade
quate knowledge in these fields
before anyone can be qualified
to serve the public.
With the Building Codes,
Fowler is authorized to go into
buildings at any time and ins
pect work being done there.
If it does not meet the speci
fications set up in the codes,
he will not approve it and the
contractor cannot go any fur
ther without this approval.
Appointed
To Board
Mrs. Margie Patterson and
Mrs. Louise Moseley were ap
pointed members of the board
of Northeast Georgia Council
of Girl Scouts at a Council
meeting in Athens last Thursday
night. There were represen
tatives from five Associations
present of approximately 25
counties in northeast Georgia
represented at the meeting.
Mrs. Sue Blackburn of For
syth County attended as a
delegate from Association No. 1.
Mrs. Patterson who is a Co
mmunity Representative on the
local level and Mrs. Moseley,
a Senior Leader, will meet
every month in Athens with
the Board to discuss and decide
on Girl Scout policies involving
Northeast Georgia.
Gainesville Junior College.
There are 14 Affiliate Mem
bers in Forsyth County. Dis
trict Supervisors are Roy
Holtzclaw and Amon Corn.
From 150 to 175 persons are
expected to attend.
The Flash of Crimson Band
has been invited to lead the
Toys For Tots Christmas Pa
rade at Atlanta’s Lenox Square
Saturday, November 22. Seven
bands from the Atlanta area and
the Norcross band will also be
in the colorful parade, which
will wind around the Square
from its starting point at the
railroad track where Santa will
step off the train. The Flash
of Crimson and Fabulous Fla
shes Twirlers are working on
special music for the parade,
and are honored by the request
to head up the gala Toys for
Tots Parade.
The Peppers will appear at
Atlanta’s Regency Hyatt House
Monday, November 24, at the
Annual Sales Meeting of Blue
Bird Body Company. About 400
persons from throughout the -
nited States, Canada, South and
Central America, and Saudi
Arabia are expected to attend
this meeting. The Red Peppers
will "kick off” the affair with
their own brand of lively music.
Director Lon Turner expres
ses the pleasure of the young
musicians in the Flash of Crim
son Band and Red Peppers Band
over the invitations to appear in
public and represent the people
of Cumming and Forsyth Coun
ty. As indicated by such invita
tions, the reputation of the two
bands has spread far and wide
in the past two years, and these
young ‘‘Ambassadors of Good
Will” deem it a privilege to
represent their school, town,
and county wherever they ap
pear.
B-Team
Victories
The Forsyth County Girls
B-Team opened their season
Saturday night with a 46-14
win over Lumpkin County. The
Lady Bullpups played aggres
sive defense and hit 43% of
their shots in their first game.
Leading scorers for Forsyth
County were Mary Ingram with
21 points and Wanda English
with 15 points. Leading the de
fense were Terry Redd with 6
rebounds, and Trentha Gibson
with 8 rebounds. Rose Conner
also played well on defense.
The Lady Bullpups play again
at South Hall Friday at 4 o’clock.
FCHS Soccer
November 12 practice began
for the second soccer year at
F.C.H.S. They will play an eight
game schedule and will be in a
league called the North Georgia
Soccer League along with Cen
tral Gwinett, Norcross, Paul
ding County, and Greater
Atlanta Christian School. Pl
aying this year with Coach Sm
ity are Robert Olive, Joe In
gram and Roger Henderson
wings; Jack Stiner, Bill Block
er, Kenny Bell and Dennis But
ler-forwards; Garvice Shook,
Ronnie Pinson, Walker Bram
blett, and Benny Tallant-half
backs; Fary Stanford and Don
Barron-fullbacks; Jon Barron
center half-back; and Steve Hi
gginbotham-goalie. All games
will begin at 4:30.
SCHEDULE
Nov. 20-FCHS at Greater At
lanta Christia n School; Nov.
25-Norcross at FCHS
Dec. 11 - FCHS at Central
Gwinett; Jan. 8 - Greater At
lanta Christian School at FCHS:
Jan. 15 - FCHS at Norcross
Jan. 20-FCHS at Paulding Co.
Jan 29-Central GwinettatFCHS
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Court Officials Begin Action To Collect
Delinquent Bonds Owed Forsyth County
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of crack down on delinquent bonds. Standing (L-R), Court
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BECAUSE OF THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
NEXT WEEK, THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS
WILL BE MAILED ONE DAY EARLY
Forsyth Man Arrested For Stabbing Death
One Forsyth County man is
dead and another is lodged in
Hall County jail following a
Sunday night stabbing incident.
Austin Keener Lowman, 44,
is charged with murder in
connection with the stabbing
death of Sherman Adams,37,of
Forsyth County.
The stabbing took place at
the Wallis Service Station south
of Gainesville on route 23.
Adams suffered eight stab
wounds in the back and abdo
men according to a hospital
spokesman.
Forsyth authorities were cal
led into the search for Law
man by Hall deputies. Lowman’s
blood-spattered 1960 Falcon
was found abandoned at Lan-
Mar Marina, where he was em
ployed. It was determined by
Forsyth deputies that a red
pick-up truck was missing from
the marina and a lookout was
posted. At about 1 a.m., the
truck was spotted pulling into
the Lowman home on route
141. Deputies then surrounded
the home and arrested Lowman.
The suspect had suffered fac
ial injuries and told officers
that he had wrecked the truck
in an attempt to get home.
The vehicle had apparently
swerved off the road and the
front was smashed.
Lowman and Adams resided
near each other and officers
said they had determined no
motive for the killing.
The suspect is being held
without bond.
Dedicated to the Progress 4t Cumming and Forsyth County
Court Officials
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Pictured above is home on Route ill where Austin Lowman
was arrested early Monday morning. He allegedly took the
TEN CENTS PER COPY
Clerk, Cecil McClure, Sheriff Donald Pirkle, City Judge Marion
Pope, Solicitor, C.B Holcomb ,
Airport Announcement
According to FAA sources
and Atlanta Aldermen the final
site selection for the second
Atlanta airport will be
announced sometime between
Thanksgiving and December 1.
Atlanta Alderman Freeman has
expressed concern regarding
selection of land north of At
lanta, but final selection will
have to meet with FAA app
Suspect Arrested Here
roval too.
According to other local
sources, the site north of
Atlanta is more suitable due
to flight patterns and with the
opening of the northeast free
way, transportation will be less
of a problem. Also, the area
north of Atlanta provides more
air travelers than the southern
selection in Henry County.
truck pictured from Lan-Mar Marina. Forsyth deputies along
with Hall County officers made the arrest.
NOVEMBER 20. 1969
Action last week was tak
en to begin collection of over
$15,000 in delinquent bonds ow
ed here. The money is ow
ed by bondsmen who posted
the bail bonds for defendants
who failed to appear in For
syth County Superior Court.
Judge Marion Pope said the
court is insisting on payment
by the bondsmen of these out
standing judgements.
He said the individuals and
bonding companies involved
have been notified. Last week,
over $2,000 was collected.
The judge also pointed out
that bench warrants have been
issued for the arrest of the
defendants in most cases, and
the Sheriff’s office has been
unable to locate these defen
dants.
As a result of these de
fendants’ disappearance, action
is being taken against their
bondsmen.
The money which has been
collected has been paid into
the Forsyth County treasury.
The Court has also instr
ucted Sheriff Donald Pirkle to
proceed with collection of all
other outstanding judgements.
When asked if the problem
is particular to Forsyth Coun
ty, Judge Pope said similar
conditions exist throughout the
judicial circuit. He stated that
mention was made of the prob
lem in his charge to the Grand
Jury.
It was pointed out that the
action might discourage cer
tain people from signing bonds
of those who are arrested -
especially when the arrested
person might not show up in
court at his appointed time.
Jaycee
Turkey
Shoot
A Jaycee Turkey Shoot will
be held Saturday, Nov. 22 ac
ross from Sawnee Electric. It
will begin at 10:00.