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Route 3, Bramblett Road,
Cumming, Georgia is the place
to b e around the Christmas
holidays. The reason is that
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith and
daughters Darlene and Melinda
always celebrate Christmas the
old fashioned way.
Mrs. Smith, the former Jane
Martin, fixes her favorite Ch
ristmas recipes of Japanese
Fruitcake, Pound cake and Ger
man Chocolate cake along with
other homemade goodies. The
family goes out into the woods
and selects a live tree, de
corates it and on Christmas
day, along with relatives and
friends, hold a big get-to-ge
ther and feast!
Mrs. Smith is an old fashioned
girl herself. She was raised by
her mother, Mrs. L.D. Mar
tin, Rt. 2, Cumming, to cook
and to do it well. She learned
more cooking methods while
taking Home Economics at the
Upper Elementary School where
she attended high school. After
sixteen years of marriage, she
has become an old hand with
some of her favorite recipes
and measures expertly by eye.
On more complicated ones, she
uses the measuring aids. Mrs.
Smith is not a taster. She ei
ther does her seasoning by
memory or goes strickly by
the recipe. Her husband Joe’s
favorite dessert is Cocanut
cake. “He likes it when he
can get it,” she laughs, and
he gets this treat once a mon
th.”
“I was raised up to cook,”
comments Mrs. Smith, “I’ve
always enjoyed it, and my fam
ily really appreciates good co
oking. Our favorite meal is
an old southern dish, fried ch
icken we have it often.”
She has trained her two young
daughters to cook, too. She be
lieves girls should take Home
Economics in high school and
even though many mothers work
Town Meeting
Makes Resolutions
Some 40 to 50 citizens met
together Saturday In a Town
Meeting at the Upper Elem
entary School Gymnasium and
re commended the following
changes in city and county gov
ernment:
1. Resolved that city council
men be elected by a majority
of votes instead of by high
est number.
2. Resolved that the Board of
Education members be elected
on a county-wide basis instead
of from districts.
3. Resolved that an additional
two commissioners be added to
the present two, bringing the
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and can’t take time to show
their daughters the culinary
arts, they will get some of it
through these school courses.
CANNING
“I ‘can’ alot, too.” Mrs. S
mith revealed. With this her dau
ghters are alot of help. The
Smiths have their own kitchen
garden and are busy all summer
canning and freezing food. “It
takes alot of time but It is
appreciated,” Mrs. Smith ad
mits. She likes to can some
vegetalbes and feels others do
better frozen. “I have limited
freezing area, so the frozen
food space is mostly for meats.
I like green beans better canned
and peas are good either way.
Berries and other fruit are be
tter when frozen.
HOME-COOKING STILL ‘IN’
Mrs. Smith believes that peo
ple still cook as they always
have done. Perhaps, the changes
in food preparation have chan
ged in the cities, but she feels
that the Forsyth people still
take pride in their homemade
meals and snecial dishes.
“At Christmas and often at
other time s during the year,
we have family get-to-gethers
and each family brings covered
dishes. It’s a good time to swap
recipes as well as news.” She
does alot of recipe exchanging
with her friends, too. Along with
it, they also exchange patterns
and sewing hints. She sews, too
and is teaching her daughters
how. Darlene and Melinda also
play the piano. Mrs. Smith has
a piano in her living room,
an unusual item, these days.
“We all play—both the girls
and myself.” she said.
total to four, plus tne cnair
man.
Some state legislators were
at the meeting and they were
asked by those present to give
some sort of support to these
resolutions. The legislators
replied that the only way these
changes could be made in local
government was to place them
on the next ballot for a vote.
Roy Bailey was the moderator
at the meeting with Lanier Ban
nister in charge of meeting
arrangements. There were no
local city or county officials
present.
The Christmas tree always
goes up at the Smith home
about a week before Christmas.
“We go out in our woods and
pick one together. It’s usually
a pretty good size.” Some of
the decorations are made by Da
rlene and Melinda as part of the
holiday fun.
Continued on page 2
Henry County
on Airport
Henry County Commiss
ioners stated recently that they
did not want the new airport
location to be in their county.
They said that theirs was a ru
ral county with no adequate fa
cilities for an enterprise of
this nature and that although
the airport would eventually
bring in money to the county, it
would be a long range oper
ation. In view of this , money
necessary for enlarging sewage
water andhousingfacilities plus
new roads, was unavailable.
The Commissioners said that
the people of that county did not
want the airport which would
bring in outsiders who had ur
ban backgrounds and who would
change the nature of the county.
Cooper Named
To Poultry
J. Robert Cooper, District
II Representative and a mem
ber of the House Agriculture
Committee was appointed Ch
airman of th e Subcommittee
on Poultry Matters. This app
ointment will take effect
immediately and Representa
tive Cooper will serve during
the forthcoming session of the
General Assembly in this office.
In addition to this committee,
Representative Cooper serves
on the House Judiciary Com
mittee which is currently stu
dying the Constitution Revision
and on the Wage and Means
Committee which is studying
the Tax Revision proposed by
Governor Maddox.
Big Creek Gets
’Go Ahead’
The Big Creek Water Shed
Project has been approved by
both House and Senate Public
Works Committees and have
a go ahead for the $4,000,000
project. As one of the authors
of the water shed act legis
lation, Congressman Phil Lan
drum announced that he is proud
of what it has meant in con
serving the land ana water res
ources of north Georgia where
most of the region’s streams
originate.
Proposed dam sites are:
Lloyd Howard farm, west oi
Cummlng; Fannie Harrell prop
erty west of Cumming; Mash
burn property west of Cummlng;
Kelly Mill Creek at the city
limits; Homer Perry p operty
west of Cumming; Geo. to Whit
lot property southwest of
Cumming on Castleberry Road;
Land near Shiloh Church in
south part of county; Camp
Creek at south end of county
on the McGinnis Martin prop
erties; and V. A. Venable and
the Nunnally family property
in south part of county.
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Dedicated, to the Progress 4% Cumming and Forsyth County
CUMMING. GEORGIA 30130
Residents Evacuated And Driver Killed
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SMASHED CAB. These are photos of the cab of the tractor trailer which crashed on highway 19.
Flames were so intense that the transmission in the motor melted and dripped in a puddle beneath
the machine.
Final Immunization Notice Given
There are several students
in the County that have not
completed all their immuniza
tion shots. A Certificate of
Immunization is required by
law-Sec. 32-911, “No child sh
all be admitted to a public
school operating in the State
unless such child shall first
have been immunized for conta
gious diseases itemized inapp
ropriate rules and regulations
promulgated by the State Board
of Health. The child’s parent
or guardian shall furnish the
Concord Baptist
The Concord Baptist Church
at Silver City will present a
Christmas play Sunday night,
December 21 at 7 p.m. The
public is invited to attent.
school to which admittance is
sought with a certificate of a
physician licensed under the
laws of the State of Georgia
or public health department ac
knowledging that the child has
been immunizedbefore the child
shall be admitted.”
Sharon Church
Presents Cantata
Sharon Baptist Church pre
sents a Christmas Cantata,
“The Night of Miracles” this
Sunday Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to hear
this beautiful cantata. The ch
urch is located on Sharon Rd.
10 miles South of Cumming.
TEN CENTS PER COPY
, “Any school official, parent
or guardian violating the pro
visions of this section or the
rules and regulations promul
gaged pursuant thereto, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and
punished accordingly.”
The principal of each school
and the public health depart
ment have notified the parents
of students without a complete
Certificate of Immunization.
I Beginning January 5, any stu
ents without the proper records
will not be admitted back into
school. Plans should be made
immediately with the Forsyth
County Department for your
immunization shots.
Signed: Clarence Lambert
Superintendent of Schools
Forsyth County
A large tractor-trailer rig
loaded with 11,000 gallons of
propane overturned Sun
day night on route 19, killing
the driver and endangering res
idents of the area.
Two state troopers from the
Canton State Patrol Post dis
covered the accident moments
after it happened.
Troopers Cruse and Woods
were patrolling route 19 and had
turned northward to pursue a
speeding car when they noticed
flames in woods along the high
way. They stopped to inves
tigate and found the overtur
ned truck.
They called in the Forsyth
County fire truck and notified
the State Fire Marshal’s off
ice. The experts recommended
the residents in the area near
Lakeview Motel and the radio
station WSNE be evacuated.
Forsyth deputies quickly
sealed off the area and fought
the fire which threatened to
reach the propane laden trailer.
The actual fire was confined
to the tractor of the large truck
and never reached the trailer.
Forsyth deputies, aided by
Commission Chairman Beeler
Munda were credited with keep
ing the fire from the dangerous
trailer.
T ’ v- '■ Jiiver, Gilbert Clyde
Coe, was pinned in the wreck
age and his body burned beyond
recognition. The troopers
theorized that Coe was dead
before the truck began burning.
The tractor apparently skidded
30 yards on its top through
underbrush and trees, leaving
a trail of twisted metal. The
Candid
tP eTa
C* Catches Answers
The Forsyth County News
conducted a Christmas poll last
week to determine what people
really think about Christmas.
Here are some of the answers:
Mrs. Bill T. Teffeteller, Rt.
3, Cumming: “I think the Sa
vior’s birth is what I like the
most, and, too, giving to other
people, eating good things like
nuts and pies and other good
food. More or less, people have
taken the spirit out of Christ
mas. We should trust more in
God and ed his wishes to enjoy
it the way we used to.”
Mrs. Joann McWhorter and
son Neil, age two years, Rt. 5,
Cumming: “Christmas gives
everyone a happy feeling. We
all become more united around
Christmas than any other
time.”
Mrs. Peggy Rich and daugh
ter Leslie, age two years, Rt.
2, Cumming: "I enjoy going
home to mother’s. But Christ
mas Eve is exciting, waiting
for Santa to bring the children’s
toys. Some people don’t enjoy
Christmas because they worry
too much about what they are
going to give. It’s the giving
that is really important.”
Mrs. Mildred Holbrooks and
son Ricky, age three years,
Rt. 1, Cumming: “What do I
like about Christmas the most?
Well, it’s not the shopping! I
enjoy Christmas dinner and the
kids getting their toys. Seeing
their eyes when they find out
what they have gotten. I don’t
think they can get too many
toys at Christmas. Ricky is
three and this is the first Ch
ristmas he will really
remember.”
R.T. Thornhill, Rt. 4, Cum
mlng: "I like the spirit of Ch
ristmas the most, the thanks you
get out of giving. Christmas is
all right—just like it comes!”
Frank Smithwick, Rt. 1, Can
ton: "Chlrstmas is more of a
feeling than anything else. Fam
ilies and friends are closer to
one another. I think Christmas
is definitely too commercia
lized. People should just say
‘I love you’ and that’s all.”
Miss Martha Ross, Rt. 3,
Cumming: “I like the gifts the
most, and everyone getting to
gether and worshipping to
gether.”
December 18 . r o<y.i
flames were so intense that
the transmission of the large
vehicle melted and formed
a puddle underneath the over
turned vehicle. Residents were
allowed to return to then homes
early Monday niorniiu.
Research
Scheduled
Three graduate students from
the University of Georgia Sc
hool of Social Work will be in
Cumming and Frosyth County
for the next two weeks to con
duct a special research study
regarding Social Welfare pro
grams in the area. As part of
their classroom assignment
they will be interviewing local
citizens and officials in an eff
ort to understand the adminis
tration and organization of a
community. They are Ralph E.
Nunez, Herman J. Stegeman
111, and Gary A. Toth.
Information from this study
will be used by the local Ju
venile Court Advisory Comm
ittee to plan a more effective
program for juvenile offoudcis
from this arc).
There will be a Turkey Sh
oot at the Chestatee School
on Dec. 20 beginning at 9 a.m.
It is sponsored by the Ches
tatee Soft Ball Team. Proceeds
will go toward the lighting of
the Ball Field.
MRS. BILL TEFFETELLER
joann mcwhorter
rEGGY RICH
MILDRED HOLBROOKS
T. R. THORNHILL
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MARTHA ROSS