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Chosen 'Miss Bulldog’
The very pretty and strikingly attractive
Janice Willard was chosen recently to
reign as Miss Bulldog for year 1971-72.
The panel of judges made their choice
after much interest had been promoted in
the annual selection of the coveted title
by many Forsyth County High School
lovelies. With the pendulum swinging in
Janice's favor, everyone concluded that
she is truly deserving of the appellation.
She is, and will be, a charming repre
sentative to grace the school and the
Bulldog’s reputation as a team of unusual
talent and wide acclaim. The honorable
judges have chosen well.
Janice was sponsored by The Varsity
Cheerleaders who appreciated her efforts
as one of the group and her vibrant
personality and winning smile. The con
test itself is prompted by The Bulldog
Annual Staff, and no doubt Janice’s lovely
countenance will be prominently and per
Oldtime Preacher Proves
Life Can Be Very Beautiful
It was 1909 when the first cry of a
baby boy was heard in the household of
a certain young couple in Wilkes County.
The exact Date was March 12th. The
winds were whistling around the eaves of
the humble surroundings; but, inside, the
warm glow of the fireplace was tempered
in its intensity by the loving glow of pride
on the blushing cheeks of the young mo
ther. For, even then, visions of a beaut
iful life for the new arrival was already
destined by a hand much higher than her
own, or that of the excited father.
At the age of eight years, the little
family changed directions and sought a
home in Athens, Georgia. There they
lived until the male child had his twelfth
birthday and an early experience which
was to alter his course in the fruitful
years ahead. A tent revival was being
held in Athens; and, during the course
of events that followed, the young lad
walked the sawdust aisle straight into
the arms of The Almighty. When the
revival was ended, he and seventy-one
others entered the watery grave to become
new converts in a Christian society.
Little did the youngster know that seven
year’s hence he would receive “a call"
to the highest echelon known to man—
that of the Ministry. Nor could he have
known that his ordination would come
sixty months later.
The divine calling led him to The Sou
thern Baptist Theological Seminary, at
Louisville, Kentucky. While pursuing his
studies there, this young man pastored
a church across the border in Montgo
mery, Indiana.
With a Th. M. Degree tucked snugly
under his arm, the youthful preacher
returned to Georgia and supplied a field
of churches at Watklnsvllle, Bishop and
Farmington. The pastorates paid little,
however, and the dedicated circuit-rider
taught school in Hall County to supple
njent the meager income.
In the years to follow came many calls
to many pastorates. Among them was
his services for two years at First Bap
tist Church in Cummlng. While there
in the young depression period of the
1930’5, the beloved Pastor conducted the
manently displayed in the pages of The
Annual itseii.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Willard, 123 Ridge Crest Avenue,
Cumming, Janice is a Senior of Forsyth
County High.Shehas been a Varsity Cheer
leader for two years, and is affiliated
with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
the 4-H and FHA, F-Club, Newspaper
Staff and is an Aide in the school offices.
She was also a player on The B-Team
Basketball line-up.
At home Janice is "big sister" to
three other youngsters Nancy, Sandra
and Susan. At church, she actively part
icipates in The Youth Choir at The First
Baptist Church of Cumming. In the future
Janice expects to attend Lanier Tech and
study the Secretarial Sciences there.
So, ladies and gentlemen, meet the
beauteous and charming Janice Willard—
MISS BULLDOG!
BY: JOHN REYNOLDS
first Vacation Bible school ever held in
the Hightower Association. This is a
remarkable contrast when we contempl
ate that 23 such schools were had in
the association this year.
To the credit of the then 40-year-old
Minister, another call came from Uncle
Sam. This time he was to serve four
years as Chaplain in the United States
Army. Before entering the service of his
country, he had served the church at
Comer for more than four years. At
that pastorate, 132 additions were made
to the church—Bo by Baptism.
Just after leaving the army, there was
a long tenure of labor as Associational
Missionary in the Bethel Baptist Asso
ciation. At that time he maintained
residence at Edison, Georgia.
Al the age when many men have long
been retired from active participation in
church leadership affairs, our hero be
came Pastor of the Shores of Lanier Bap
tist Church, just South of Cumming. The
church is only fourteen and one-half
months old at this writing, but the growth
has been outstanding and refreshingly eff
ective in its outreach. Reverend Dun
agan of Etowah Association has said that
the Shores of Lanier Baptist Church
has made more progress and added more
members than any proportional church
in the entire association.
The Shores of Lanier Church has a pro
gressive Sunday School Superintendent in
the person of Hansel Bailey, with a High
average in Sunday School attendance being
maintained from week to week. This
past summer four Deacons were ordained
and the congregation cooperates fullv with
Associational, state, southwide and world
wide mission programs. The wide-awake
Women’s Missionary Union has added sub
stantially to the latter outreach and is a
great asset to the church as a whole. The
Vacation Bible School this year was very
successful and had an average attendance
of forty-eight students. Five professions
of faith were recorded at the summer
session.
Since the man of this story assumed the
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THE «7 NEWS
Dedicated to the ProgreWdg Cumming and Forsyth County
CUMMING, GEORGIA VOLUMN number LXIV ISSUE 48 Fifteen Cents Per Copy
Legislative Delegation Calls Special Public
Meeting Of Forsyth Citizens December 11Tb
Contract Letting For
Highway 400 Dec. 17th
On Friday, December 17th,
the State Highway Department
of Georgia will cap its biggest
year in highway spending with
its largest single contract let
ting, from a money standpoint.
Bids expected to total some
$41.3 million will be received
on 37 roadwork projects, for
work in 43 counties throughout
the state. The December let
ting is expected to push the
yearly total for highway funds
spent to $l7B million, the lar
gest ever.
The December fund total in
cludes some sls million from
a S7OO million package released
by the U.S. Department of Tran
sportation last October. The
S7OO million is intended for use
in safety improvement or em
ployment stimulation roadwork
projects, throughout the rest of
the fiscal year.
New road projects scheduled
to be let in December include
9.7 miles of the Appalachian
Developmental Highway in Ful
ton and Forsyth Counties.
Contracts will also be let
for adding passing lanes to
several two - lane roads th
roughout the state. That work
will be financed by the state’s
one cent per gallon gas tax
increase.
Three contracts will be let
under the Federal-Aid TOPICS
urban area road improvement
program, for work on streets
in Savannah and Albany.
Projects advertised for let
ting in local areas, are:
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Debbie Faces 11th Surgery
On January 3rd., Debbie Major, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Major of Route 4. Cumming, will undergo surgery for
the eleventh ume. The operation will be penormed at Mayo
Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Debbie is the victim of a very serious and complicated
kidney condition and will be hospitalized at the Rochester Clinic
from four to six weeks after additional surgery is performed.
Prior to this Ume, Debbie Major has experienced ten other
major operations. One of them resulted in amputation of both
legs.
The surgery in January wUI be very expensive and Mrs.
Major, the mother, will be staying at a nearby motel during
Debbie’s recuperative period.
Many friends of the Major’s have expressed a desire to help
the family with the expenses of this further operation and
attendant costs relating to it. For this reason, a special fund
has been set up in Debbie’s name at the Bank of Cumming.
All wishing to participate may leave their contribuUons at
Bank of Cumming; or, if • more convenient, mail to Debbie
Major Fund, Bank of Cumming, in care of Mr. Jimmy Fagan.
Also, provisions are available for contributions at numerous
business places all over the county.
9.765 miles of grading and pa
ving and also eight single and
two double grade separation
structures on the Appalachian
Development Highway, begin
ning at Union Hill Road east of
Alpharetta and extending north
east to Ga 20 near Cumming.
1000 Calendar days.
JACKSON-A concrete bridge
culvert and 0.289 miles of pa
ved approaches at Indian Creek
on the Hoschton-Pendergrass
road, Ga. Route 332, east of
Hoschton. 45 Available days.
HALL-Construction of three
passing lanes on the Dawson
ville Highway, Ga. Route 53,
Coal Mountain - Gainesville
Road, Ga. Route 369, and the
Buford-Gainesville Road, Ga.
Route 13. 120 Available days.
JACKSON-A new bridge and
0.875 mile of paved approaches
on the Pendergrass to Jefferson
Road, U.S. 129, beginning app
roximately 0.5 mile south of
Pendergrass and extending so
utheast over Middle Oconee Ri
ver. 145 Available days.
HABERSHAM-1.469 miles of
grading and paving with one
bridge, on the Demorest-Camp
Creek Church Road, beginning
at U.S. 441 and extending east
and southeast toDemorestLake
Road. 140 Available days.
JACKSON- 2.302 miles of
grading and paving and also a
new bridge on the Braselton-
Talmo Road, beginning at Ga.
Route 53 and extending North
east to Ga. Route 60. 160 Avail
able days.
J. Lanier Bannister, Secretary for Con
cerned Taxpayers of Forsyth County, has
today announced that State Senator Howard
Overby and Representatives Bill Williams,
Joe T. Wood and Doug Whitmire have
called an open public meeting at Forsyth
County Court House. The open session is
for purpose of hearing any questions or
suggestions concerning the internal affairs
of the State or County. The Legislative
Delegation has made it known that they
will be present at the 4 p.m. gathering
on December 11th and will answer all
questions pertaining to matters of conc
ern as it relates to the next session of
The Legislature early in The New Year
of 1972.
It is well to inform the citizens of For
syth County that the upcoming meeting is
not a sponsored affair of Concerned Tax
payers of Forsyth County, but is a meet
ing called by the aforementioned legis
lators.
Furthermore, there is no special ag
enda being set up at the called session of
interested citizens. It is to be “Open"
in every respect and will allow any and
all people to be heard and participate in
the afternoon assemblage. The Delegation
Members will assist the audience in what
ever manner possible as to any issue facing
Older People Will Reap Greater
Benefits Under New Proposal
Social Security and Adult Assistance
proposals (H.RJ), now before Congress,
add significant new benefits to Social
Security and introduce improved income
assistance provisions for those with low
incomes.
The legislation establishes two primary
goals for retirement years. FIRST, the
establishment of an income floor for
poor older Americans, and SECOND, the
guarantee of inflation-proof Social Se
curity benefits.
To achieve this first goal, H.R. 1
provides a new Federal assistance pro
gram for the aged, blind, and disabled.
When fully effective, this program will
provide assistance payments to about 5
million low income older Americans.
Payment levels under H.R. 1 will reach
$l5O per month for an individual and
S2OO per month for a couple, approx
imating the current non-poverty threshold
level.
H.R. 1 will also greatly strengthen the
Social Security program for other older
Americans. The President has urged es
tablishing inflation-proof benefits for all
Social Security recipients now receiving
monthly Social Security benefits more
than 17 million older Americans today—
and all those who will receive benefits
in the future. This assurance comes in
addition to a 5% across-the-board increase
in Social Security, effective in June 1972.
H.R. 1 will also increase basic benefits
for older widows and liberalize the re
tirement test, permitting older workers
to earn more without the present man
datory reduction of benefits. Under Pres
ident Nixon’s proposal, older workers
will always be assured of more in total
income as a result of engaging in active
work.
The enactment of H.R. 1 creates a new
Federal income security program, offer
ing the following benefits:
Establishes a national benefit program,
administered by the Social Security Ad
ministration, for low-income aged, blind
or disabled people. (Thus, for those whose
other retirement income is insufficient
to support a decent level of living, the
Federal government will establish a guar
anteed annual income—below which no
older American will fall.)
Provides a nationally uniform eligibility
standard which will replace 54 different
systems with widely varying eligibility
and administrative methods.
Provides higher payments for Individual
older Americans in 31 states and for
couples in 26 states.
Allows older Americans to qualify for
assistance while retaining assets that do
not exceed $1,500 in value. In counting
assets, the home, household goods and
personal effects of reasonable value, and
tools of a trade will not be considered.
In addition to other assets, the aged
American may have life Insurance po
llcie s with a total face value that does
not exceed $1,500,
THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY DEC. 2, 1971-PAGE 1
BY: JOHN REYNOLDS
the General Assembly next year. More
especially, perhaps, will be those matters
of vital interest to the people of Forsyth
County as it affects the local constituency.
The called meeting will be in charge of
the Legislative Delegation members, and
they in turn are inviting the elected off
icials of the county and other interested
taxpayers to be present. Since the Senator
and House Delegation has proposed this
open meeting to the people, it has been
voiced that the Officials of Forsyth Co
unty should follow suit and hold like open
meetings for the citizens whom they re
present on the local level.
After the* delegation meeting is con
cluded, certain members of Concerned
Taxpayers of Forsyth County will be
present to answer any questions dealing
with local matters exclusively. It is to
be noted that this “Question and Answer”
series will be after adjournment of the
Delegation Meeting and is not to be con
fused with the audience given by
Senator Overby and Messrs. Williams,
Wood and Whitmire.
Every vitally concerned citizen of For
syth County is urged to be present at this
important gathering, December 11, at 4 o’
clock in the afternoon.
BE CONCERNED. BE INFORMED.
Pays an individual up to $l3O a month
in the first year the program is in effect,
up to $l4O a month in the second year,,
and up to $l5O a month after two years.
Pays a husband and wife up to $195
a month in the first year the program
is in effect, and up to S2OO a month
thereafter.
Establishes eligibility for assistance on
the basis of an older person’s own need
rather than the ability of his children
to provide support for him.
Allows Federal payments to be supple
mented by the states if the states wish
to maintain or exceed existing payment
levels where they are now higher than the
new Federal level. At the option of the
states, their supplemental payments may
also be administered by the Social Se
curity Administration.
The proposed improvements in the
Social Security system will benefit the
more than 17 million people older Amer
icans now receiving Social Security re
tirement benefits, but will also aid all
older people in the future—that is, the
94 million who are contributing to the
system this year. More than 90% of the
current elderly are eligible, and more
than 9 out of every 10 people reaching
65 this year will also be eligible.
—The general benefit increase (5%)
provided by H.R. 1, together with the
across-the-board Increases enacted in
1969 and 1971, will mean that during the
Nixon Administration Social Security
benefit levels will have been improved
for everyone by one-third. The 5% general
benefit Increase in H.R J alone will raise
benefit payments by more than $2 billion
in the first full year.
—H.R. 1 will provide that, in the ab
sence of congressional action to increase
benefit levels, Social Security benefits
will be automatically increased if the
cost of living rises by 3% or more.
—Not only will benefit amounts be kept
up to date under H.R.I; but also the am
ount of exempt earnings under the "re
tirement test". The maximum amount of
annual earnings on which contributions
are paid, and which are counted toward
benefits, will automatically keep pace
with future Increases in individual earning
levels.
Under present law, a recipient may
earn up to $1,680 in a year without
losing any benefits. There is a $1 reduc
tion in the benefits for each $2 earned
between $1,680 and $2,880. Finally, there
is a dollar-for-dollar reduction in bene
fits for any earnings above $2,880. This
confiscatory reduction means that it is
possible for a beneficiary to have less
total Income (that is, Social Security bene
fits plus earnings after taxes if he had,
in fact, earned less.
—Under H.R J, amount of exempt earn
ings would be Increased to $2,000 and
would automatically be adjusted in the
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