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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS THURSDAY DEC. 16, 1971
UPPER CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER SOIL
AHD WATER CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION PLEDGE
I give my pledge as an American to save and faithfully 1
defend from waste the natural resources of my country
its soil and minerals, its forests, waters, and wildlife.
FORSYTH COUNTY
Otwell Motor Company Cumming, Georgia
Sawnee Electric Membership Corp Cumming, Georgia
Forsyth County Bant Cumnung, Georgia
Heard and Vern0n,1nc........ Cumming, Georgia
Farmers Mutual Exchange of Cumming, Inc Cumming, Georgia
Heard Milling Co., Inc Cumming, Georgia
Mills Fuel Service Cumming, Georgia
Bank of Cumming :. Cumming, Georgia
Forsyth County News Cumming, Georgia
WSNE Radio Station Cumming, Georgia
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THESE ARE SCENES AT BANQUET in- Ballroom of Dixie
Hunt Hotel, Gainesville, last Thursday evening when Mr.
and Mrs. Mather E. Jennings of Forsyth County were awarded
a certificate proclaiming them as Mr. and Mrs. Farmer of The
Year in the Upper Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Con
servation District Top picture on left shows the Jennings'
belnftpresented certificate by John Foster of Habersham County.
Top, right, is picture showing Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Coots of
Cummlng. Mr. Coots Is with the .local Conservation Office.
MR. AND MRS. JENNINGS HONORED AT CONSERVATION BANQUET
Hie Upper Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Conservation
District’s annual meeting and banquet was held In ballroom of
mm Dixie Hunt Hotel at Gainesville, last Thursday evening,
December 9th. Outstanding farmers and conservationists were
recognized for their superlative and rewarding contributions
at the affair which honored the ladles and affiliate members
of the district.
The Dixie Hunt Ballroom was filled to capacity by the
members and their wives, visiting dignitaries and news’ media
personnel. Perhaps the most Interesting highlight came with the
presenwion of a certificate to Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Jennings,
which read: “To The Outstanding Conservation Farmers Of
Forsyth County, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Jennings. In recognition
of your planning and accomplishing the needed soil and water
conservation measures on land vested in your care; to provide
for the use and treatment of land according to its needs, your
needs, and for future needs to provide for continued benefit
to crops, woodland and wildlife through wise use and management
of land and water resources; and for having set an example
of conservation work worthy of notice and for others to follow
In your county, you are hereby awarded this certificate by the
Upper Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Conservation District,
this 9th day of December, 1971.”
The highly respected couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jennings, are
receiving from other sources outside the
affiliated group. Friends from almost every walk of life have
expressed pride and admiration for having in our midst such
a fine family to represent Forsyth County In the farming
Industry and the rural community of Elmo, north of Cumming.
Mr. Jennings is visibly proud of the award, but modestly
stated ”1 feel that others were just as deserving. Yet, lam
happy and honored to have received the certificate.”
J. T. Coots, of the local conservation office, had this to say
about the Jennings family: "Mr. Jennings and wife represent
an A-l family in this county. They have done a marvelous Job
in converting their farming from row crops to grasses andi
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BY: JOHN REYNOLDS
Center picture (left) shows Joe Booth of Gainesville; Hoyt
Robinson, State Purchasing Agent; Amon Corn of Forsyth
County, District Supervisor, and Ben Overstreet of Dawson
County. Center (right) is a shot of Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Watson
of Cummlng. Mr. Watson is affiliated with the North Georgia
Rendering Company. Lower left is seen Dr. Owen of North
Georgia College, Dahlonega, delivering the feature address of
the evening. Lower right shows Roy G. Holtzdaw, District
Supervisor from Forsyth County, and Elmer Truelove of Hall
raising of fine cattle. They have likewise shown excellent
results in management of woodlands property.”
The Jennings family has cooperated with the Upper Chatt
ahoochee District since 1946, and have farmed thirty-nine
years at the present location. They are now pasturing sixty
head of Herefords and Black Angus Cattle, including some
cross-breeds. A crop of broilers keep the Jennings busy.
The chicken houses have a capacity of 22,000 when at fuU
operation. The woodland crop expands over a 60-acre area and
is kept in prime condition to accentuate the best possible
results from its potential as an added source of income.
Mather Jennings was one of first farm-owners to plant fescue
la Forsyth County, and has always maintained his own hay crop
sufficient enough to supply the cattle weather permitting.
The broiler operation serves a two-fold purpose In providing
litter for the pastures. When grass gets a little lean, the cattle
are sold-off in proportion to the number that can be grazed
on the pasture-lands.
Jennings is a Director of Etowah Watershed Association
and holds a directorship in the Farmers Mutual Exchange.
He is a former Director of Sawnee Electric Corporation, a
position he held for six year. He is also recognized as a leading
member of The Georgia Farm Bureau, and is affiliated yvlth The
Masonic Order locally.
Mrs. Jennings is the former Edna Westray. Both husband
and wife are native Forsyth countlans. They have five children
- consisting of three boys and two girls. The girls are
Martha Ethelene (Mrs. Gene Mauldin), and Debra Jane (Mrs.
Marion Evans). The three boys are: Lynn, Ferrell and Morris.
Farming has been a way of life for the Jennings family.
Proof is recorded in the fact that Mr. Jennings has farmed all
his life - with the exception of one year when he forgot and
went to Tennessee for one year. Nevertheless, Forsyth County
reached out to claim its own for all time.
We give you Mr. and Mrs. Mather E. Jennings Forsyth
County’s Mr. and Mrs. Farmer of The Yearl
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Social Security
In addition to paying:
me cash wages, the farmer I
work for furnishes me with
room and board. Can the value
of this room and board be cou
nted as wages for social se
curity purposes?
A. No. If you work on a farm,
only wages paid in cash count
for social security purposes.
Q. I recently had my annual
physical examination. Will the
doctor’s charge be paid by Med
icare?
A. No. Medical insurance
under Medicare does not cover
routine examinations which are
not for the purpose of diagnos
ing or treating specific sym
ptoms.
Q. Does social security pay
benefits to dependents of a per
son who is disabled?
A. Yes. Social Security will
pay benefits to the wife of a
disabled person if she is 62
or has a child under 18 in her
care. Benefits will also be paid
to unmarried children between
ages 18 and 22 who are full
time students, or children over
age 18 who were disabled before
their 18th birthday.
Q. I have employees in my
store and I plan to operate a
farm beginning this year. May
I add the farm employees to
the report I file for the emp
loyees at the store?
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ployees regardless of the
imount of their wages. A farm
worker’s wages are not repor
ted unless you pay him cash
wages of $l5O during the year or
if he works 20 days on a time
basis (by the hour, day, etc.).
The store returns are filed
quarterly and the farm empl
oyees are reported annually
in January.
Q. My 16 year old son helps
me in my business. Should I
take social security out of his
pay?
A. No. If you are sole owner
you should not deduct social
security. Work done for a parent
by a child under age 21 is not
covered by social security.
Q. I got married recently
so I wrote my new name on my
social security card. Is that
all right?
A. No. You need to comp
lete a form to change your name
on your social security record
of earnings which is kept in
Baltimore, Maryland. You can
get the form from your social
security office. After you send
it in to the Social Security
office, they will mail you a
new social security card with
your new name and the same
number.
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LAST SATURDAY EVENING THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS’
STAFF and their wives and husbands (as the case happened
to be) were accorded a repast of fish and hushpuppies, more
commonly known as a “fish supper” at Kiwanls Club Building,
in Cumming. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Tony Maddox and
children, Sharon Elzey and husband, Anne Chester and her
husband, Mary Wright and Mr. Wright, Robin Anderson and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Minor Martin and Mr. and Mrs. John
Reynolds. Missing was one employe, Mrs. Sheila Martin and
husband, due to illness of little daughter.
The supper was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Robin Anderson
and the Maddox twosome, Tony and Sarah Gaye. The fish were
compliments of Robin Anderson and the Anderson’s private
lake all of which were personally hooked by Robin and
his winning ways with % hook, line and sinker and talk.
The fish and hushpuppies were “out of this world” and were
personally prepared by Robin Anderson, master chef of Forsyth
County and just a great guy in all respects. Besides, he sang
a few melodious notes from well-known and often sung “Silent
Night”. Who could have done so much for any evening of enjoy
ment and feasting except Robin?
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