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To Feature Talk On Airport By Terriberry
Chamber Of Commerce Dinner
The recently elected 1970
Board of Directors of the For
syth County Chamber of Com
merce held its first monthly
meeting Tuesday, January 13,
at 12:30 p.m. The entire Board
attended. Also present wereL.
B. Munda, Chairman of the For
syth County Board of Commis
sioners, and Joe Nunn, Execu
tive Secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce with his Office
Staff, Mrs. Ruth Long, Accoun
tant, and Mrs. Joyce Turner,
Office Secretary.
A number of vital matters
were on the agenda, as the
Chamber of Commerce, with its
phenomenal growth in 1969,
faces this year, and the future,
under the new Board, with in
creasing problems and a deter
mination to meet these with rea
son and decision.
The Financial Statement for
1969 was reviewed, discussed,
and approved by unanimous
vote, as was the proposed Bud
get for 1970. It was agreed that
the Board of Directors would
meet monthly, and that a full
membership meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce would
be held the evening of January
29, 1970, at Lower Elementary
School.
The Forsyth County Cham
ber of Commerce received the
first invitation to enter the 1970
STAY & SEE GEORGIA Pro
gram and participate in the Ex
hibit at Lenox Square July 27-
August 1. Because of the im
pact of the 1969 participation,
and the tremendous amount of
favorable publicity given to
Forsyth County , it was voted,
without discussion, to return a
gain to Lenox.
Oby Brewer, Jr., of Bald
Ridge Marina, offered use of
his exhibit space at the Atlan
ta Boat Show Feb. 6-15 for dis
tribution of Chamber of Com
merce literature as another
means of promotion of this a
rea. The offer was gratefully
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BAD SITUATION. This is a picture of the traffic hazard made last weeK
on a Forsyth County road by a Gwinnett garbage truck. When the driver found that he could
not get off the road to dump this trash, he simply emptied it there. (See editorial page for fur
ther details.) A tour of county roads showed that Gwinnett garbage men aren’t the only ones
who are littering the county. Areas of dumped trash deface lovely country roaas over the county.
Evidence points to both merchants and residents as the culDids.
Medical Corpsman Sees Action In Viet Nam
And Win Is Honored With Purple Heart
Army Private First Class
Larry W. Cash , 20, son
of Mr. and Mrs. KalphW.Cash,
Route 4, Cumming, receives
the Purple Heart during cerem
onies near Bien Pheu, Viet
nam.
Site A Is Still Considered
THIS MAP SHOWS ONLY THE NOISE AREA WHICH WILL ENCOMPASS THE ACTUAL AIRPORT
SITE. THE LONG STRAIGHT LINES INDICATE POSSIBLE RUNWAYS. THE FHKSICAL SIZE OF
THE AIRPORT WILL BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THAT AREA SHOWN AS NOISE AREAS ON THIS MAP.
accepted. L. B. Munda pro
posed similar action at the An
nual County Commissioners’
Meeting to be held at the Mar
riott in April, the details of
which will be worked out later.
The most important order of
business before the Board was
the election of Officers for
1970. Nominations were made,
votes taken, and Ken H. Cree
was re-elected to the Office of
President. Joe Brooks declined
the nomination to serve a sec
ond term as Vice-President,
under pressure of business, and
Richard Neville was elected to
this post. Jimmy S. Fagan was
re-elected Treasurer. All can
didates were nominated without
opposition, and were unani
mously elected.
A resolution was made and
accepted to appoint the Mayor
of Cumming and the Chairman
of the County Board of Com
missioners ex-officio members
of the Board of Directors,
should they not be duly elected
members.
Many ideas, projects, and o
Police Get
Chevrolet
The City of Cumming has pur
chased a 1970 Chevrolet from
the Andean Motor Company to
replace the one which was wr
ecked in December.
Mayor George Ingram and the
council members had accepted
several bids on a car and An
dean was the lowest one. This
brings the total number of po
lice cars back to two. The po
lice department has been us
ing a black Ply mouth which they
borrowed until a new car could
be purchased.
Thurman Green, Police Ch
ief, heads a department of five
officers and patrol cars are
on round the clock duty in the
city.
Pfc. Cash was presented the
award for wounds suffered in
action against nostue forces
in Vietnam.
A medical corpsman with Co
mpany B, 2nd Battalion, 47th
Infantry of the 9th Infantry Di
ther pertinent matters were
brought out in discussion, and it
was generally agreed by all
present that the Board of Di
rectors, and the membership of
the Chamber of Commerce,
have a full, active year ahead
as these projects become reali
ties, and as the problems facing
Forsyth County and Cumming
are duly dealt with by the or
ganization as far as is possi
ble and within the scope of its
Constitution.
As the meeting was ad
journed, it was felt that a sig
nificant beginning had been
made by the 1970 Board of Di
rectors toward the realistic
confrontation of problems and
opportunities facing the resi
dents of this area in the cru
cial months and years ahead.
The Annual Membership Get-
Together, set for Thursday,
January 29, 1970, at Lower El
ementary School, will begin at
8 p.m. Sounds of music from
Forsyth County High School’s
Red Peppers will greet mem
bers and their wives and hus
bands as they gather to be
brought up-to-date on the af
fairs of their Chamber of Com
merce, to socialize a bit, hear
the speaker, and enjoy refresh
ments.
Guest Speaker will be Oliver
Terriberry, Executive Director
of Georgia Mountains Planning
and Development Commission.
Mr. Terriberry will discuss the
total impact on Forsyth and
Hall Counties should the new At
lanta Airport be located at Site
A in north Fulton County.
Anyone interested in becom
ing a Partner in Progress by
joining the Chamber of Com
merce is invited to attend the
January 29th meeting, and be
come acquainted with those 156
who have already joined in a u
nited effort aimed toward the
realization of the best possi
ble future for Forsyth County
and Cumming.
vision, the private enieieu uio
Army in June 1969 and was st
ationed at Ft. Sam Houston,
Tex., before arriving overseas
in November.
His wife, Bonnie, lives on
Star Route, Buford. Ga.
THE COUNTY NEWS
Dedicated to the Progress Cumming and Forsyth County
CUMMING, GEORGIA 30130
$110,000.00 Recreation Is Planned For Forsyth
Youngsters On Acquired Land On Pilgrim Mill
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Mayor Ingram Signs Jaycee Proclamation
Mayor George Ingram with Jaycee President, Jack Tribble looking on, prepares to sign the
proclamation declaring January 18-24 to be Jaycee Week.
WHEREAS, the civic bodies and service organizations of our community and the departments
of the local government recognize the great service rendered to this community by the Forsyth
County Jaycees, and
WHEREAS, The United States Jaycees and its affiliated states and local organizations have
set aside the week of January 18-24, to observe the founding of the Jaycees, and
WHEREAS, this organization of young men has contributed materially to the betterment of
this community throughout the year,
THEREFORE, I George Ingram, Mayor of the City of Cumming, Georgia, do hereby proclaim
the week of January 18-24, 1970, as JAYCEE WEEK and urge all citizens of our community
to give full consideration to the future services of the Javcees.
Search For Missing Man Dies As Police Fail
To Find Reliable Clues In Lake Lanier Area
Fourteen days have elapseo
since Kenneth Gene Lesesne
was last seen leaving his home
in Marietta for a fishing trip
to Lake Lanier. The Forsyth
County Sheriffs Department
has discontinued the search
which lasted for over a week
and included heliocopters, boats
and volunteers on foot.
Forsyth County Band Boosters Club To Discuss
Plans And Projects For 1970 At Next Meeting
Tne rorsytn County Band
Boosters Clubwill meet Thurs
day, January 22, at 8 p.m. at
the High School Band Room,
President A. Y. Howell an -
nounces.
Parents of Flash of Crim
son, Red Flame, and Spark
ler Band members are urged
to attend, as well as all mem
bers of tne Boosters Club ,
which has a 1969-70 member
ship of over 200.
Dr. Howell emphasizes that
the meetings are heldtoanhour
limit, for the convenience of
those attending, leaving ample
Atlanta Representative To Explain Forsyth’s Position
Lesesne, 34, a brickmason,
and an expert swimmer and
boater, had apparently launched
his craft into Lake Lanier, leav
ing the noat trailer and truck
on the shore off Brown Bridge
Road where it was finally found
around 2 a. m. Saturday morn
ing. The Sheriff's department
said that the boat was the “un-
time for parents to discuss in
dividual problems with Mr.
Turner or Mr. Jonnson ioiiovv
ing the meeting.
Plans and projects for the
New Troop: Senior Girl Scouts
The newly organized Senior
Girl Scout Troop in Cumming
will hold their second meeting
this Monday night, January 26,
at 7 p.m. The meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Louise
Moseley on Oakwood Drive.
Mrs. Moseley extends an
invitation to all girls ages 15,
’lt’ For Second Atlanta Airport
—BY SARA FLINT
Mayor George Ingram talked
with Atlanta's Mayor Sam
Massell this week concerning
the Site A airport location in
North Fulton county and plans
are being made for a represen
tative from the Atlanta mayor’s
office to come to Cumming.
He will discuss various aspe
cts of this site selection. Fo
llowing a request made by Ma
yor Ingram, Massell stated that
the representative would be av
ailable to furmsn information on
buffer zones, industrial sites
and other questions which might
be asked by Forsyth county re
sidents. When a definite date
is set, the public will be in
vited to attend.
CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE
Meanwhile, a citizens comm
ittee headed by Atlanta lawyer
Alford Wall, has another mee
ting scheduled this Sunday at
2 p.m. at Milton High School
in Alpharetta. Representatives
from the airlines will be pre
sent to answer questions along
with other informed citizens,
TEN CENTS PER COPY
sinkabie” type ana they experi
mented with another boat of
this kind and were unable to
sink it.
The only clue to what hap
pened to this man could be a life
jacket found during the search.
It was spotted in the lake and
could possibly have belonged to
Lesesne according to police.
remainder of this school year
will be discussed, and good at
tendance is a vital factor in de
termining the success of the
Band Program in the months to
come.
16 and 17 or in the loth, 11th
and 12th grades to come and be
a part of this new troop. Re
gistration dues are SI.OO. Girls
that wish to join are urged to
attend this meeting as plans
and activities for the year are
being madp
according to Mrs. Marjean Birt
of Alpnareua, wall, who
had formea a citizens comm
ittee to oppose the airport, had
been circulating maps which sh
owed among other things, noise
areas surrounding the airport.
According to Jeff Wingfield of
the Metropolitan Planning Co
mmission, these evidently afe
the maps the Commission ori
ginally made but since they were
being misinterpreted by resi
dents the maps are no longer
available. He said that some
of the residents, looking at the
map, think the actual physical
boundries of the airport are
represented by the noise area
lines.
RUNWAYS
Max Walker, Planning coui -
dinator at the Atlanta Airport
in Hapevllle, said that the phy
sical bounderies of the airport
will only extend into Forsyth
County for one hall to one nme
The City of Cummin g has
acquired eight acres of land
for a $110,000.00 recreation
park from the Sawnee Mountain
Recreation Association. The
land is located just past the Me
thodist Church on Pilgrim Mill
Road.
According to Mayor George
Ingram, the area will be de
veloped into a little league ball
park, swimming pool, tennis
courts, and other recreational
facilities. Specific plans are
still in the development stages.
Clyde Mize is acting as a
representative for the city in
an effort to get a Federal grant
for part of the park develop
ment. A Board of Directors
will be appointed later.
At present, the city has no
recreation facilties for its
youth except those available
at the high school.
In past years the city op
erated a public pool but it was
closed down when funds were
not available to make expen
sive repairs.
667 School Children Receive
Attention Through Services
Forsyth County School Child
ren are currently enjoying the
benefits of $91,919 in ESEA
Title I federal funds. These
monies come to Forsyth County
to be used to supplement the
regular school program. In no
sense can this money be used
to pay for the regular school
services but is to be used to
benefit the educationally disad
vantaged child through addi -
tional teachers, teacher aides,
more teaching materials etc.
Each school in Forsyth Co
unty shares in these benefits.
Of the total school population
667 school children are recei
ving special attention through
additional services. County
wide services are provided in
reading, special materials cir
culation, and through the use
of para-professionals and tea
cher aides. The class for the
Trainably Mentally Retarded at
the Educational Center has two
aides and is benefiting through
remodeling of the existing cla
ssrooms.
Big Creek School has one
teacher aide and shares a
reading teacher with Sawnee.
Cumming Elementary School
has three aides two of which
received the extra training to
become para- professionals.
Cumming Upper Elementary
School has one teacher aide and
Forsytn county High has th
ree teacher aides. Midway
School has one teacher aide
and shares a reading teacher
with Big Creek. Sawnee School
has two aides, one which took
the training for a para-prof-
at the most and that the seven
runways indicated on the map
will not be completed for many
years. As far as determining
just where the actual bound
eries of the airport will be
turning into an impossible task
for all concerned for officials
do not have this information
available for public distribu
tion.
GAINESVILLE OKS SITE
The Daily Times in Gaines
ville stated in their January
19 edition that Gainesville Area
Chamber of Commerce and ot
her organizations in the area
are supporting the airlines’ ef
forts to have the airport built
tn Site A. They stated that
the airport would be within easy
driving distance of much of
northeast Georgia.
LATE SUMMER
The site for the second air
port won’t be picked before
late summer so the city, air
lines and passengers may still
be huncr un in the decision
making process until tms time
next year.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, ia/0
Mayor Ingram says that with
the opening of the park, a re
creation program will be in
stigated for county and city
youngsters during the summer
months.
Mothers’
March
The Forsyth County Mother’s
March will be the week of
January 25.
During the week, mothers
will be marching in their var
ious communities collect
ing funds to aid in the battle
against birth defects.
Any volunteers without the
necessary campaign material
can get supplies at the For
syth County Bank or call Mrs.
Charlotte Shoemake at
887-6392.
Mrs. Shoemake pointed out
that additional volunteers are
needed at the present time and
mothers wishing to help out
should contact her.
esslonai and the other aide
who works in independent study.
Sawnee shares a reading tea
cher with Chestatee.
In addition each school sh
ares in special materials and
supplies. Also some help is
given to students needing me
dical and/or dental aid, eye
glasses etc. One part of this
Title I project provides a co
mmunication link between the
Forsyth County High School and
two home-bound students. Th
ese students listen to their re
gular classes and can talk with
the teacher and entire class
from their homes.
The Title I monies also are
assisting a group of bright stu
dents to push beyond the normal
academic range expected in high
school and discover additional
learnings through guided inde
pendent study, field trips etc.
Roper Home
Destroyed
A raging tire which com
pletely destroyed the home of
Mrs. Dorothy Roper on Tolbert
Street, and all of her belongings,
was spotted Saturday night ar
ound 11 p.m. by passers-by.
By the time the Cumming Fire
Department arrived on the
scene a few minutes later, the
iouse was beyond saving.
Mrs. Roper and her four
children were not at home at
the time of the fire and the
Cumming Fire Department said
that it could have been caused
by an electrical failure in the
wiring.
State legislators; have come
up with proposals to ask the
Federal Aviation Administra
tion to study the method of
selection, to ask the city to
pick the Henry County site, and
to set up regional and state
wide airport authorities. Air
port authorities say there are
strong Indications that the air
lines are not going to back away
from the North Fulton site.
So unless the legislature acts,
many people officially Involved
feel that the north Fulton site
will be the one.
But even before the airlines
and the city readi an agreement,
the Federal Aviation Associa
tion will wait at least 75 days
before it holds public hearings.
Their decision will be based
mostly on air space available
for planes around the site and
it would come several weeks
after the hearings.
HENRY COUNTY
And finally, there are me
Henry County Commissioners
who stated emphatically in De
cember that Henry County did
not want the airport and could
not adequately supply it with
facilities.