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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY DEC. 16,1971
f THE 35R7 NEWS
Established 'I9OB
Tony Maddox, Editor & Publisher
Minor Martin, Advertising Managar
John Raynoldt, Nawt Editor
Published every Thursday by The Forsyth
County News Company. Second Class Pos
tage paid at tha Post Office in Cumming ,
Georgia, under tha Act of March 8, 1897.
Subscription rates in Forsyth and adjoining
counties, $4.12 par year, including state
sales tax; elsewhere, $5.16 per year. Telephone
887-3127.
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What's NEW in
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DOLLS BY THE HUNDREDS
The Georgia Power Company's annual fashion show is under I
way once again.
Unlike events in the glittering fashion marts of Paris, London
and New York, this show features dolls instead of people.
The dolls, some 1,200 of them, are on display in the lobby of
the Georgia Power Company's general office building inAtlanta.
Women of the Georgia Power Company help sponsor doll
dressing activities in many t areas.
The display of dolls, a project in cooperation with the
Salvation Army, is being presented for the 21st consecutive
year by a Georgia Power employe organization, the Employe
Forum. Forum members each fall receive the dolls from the
Salvation Army and turn them over to fellow employes, friends
and relatives, who dress them and return them to die power
company offices.
After being displayed in the lobby, the dolls are collected
by the Salvation Army shortly before Christmas and delivered
to a special list of parents. As a result, on Christmas morning,
many little girls who would otherwise face a drab and doll-less
Christmas receive attractive presents.
To the employes, ranging from burly linemen to petite
secretaries, the high point of the project is the knowledge
that they have contributed to a little girl's merry Christmas.
The display itself shows creative artistry. The dolls are
colorfully presented on mounted tiers built especially for the
event. The display attracts hundreds of persons to the Georgia
Power lobby. A special lighting system provides illumination
at night and brings in additional visitors who have first viewed
the display from busy Peachtree Street.
Today, 21 years and 16,000 dolls later, the utility employes
display the same enthusiasm toward the doll dressing as they
did originally. As things look now, the activity could continue
for another 21 years.
NIX APPLIES FOR APPALACHIAN FUNDS
State School Superintendent Jack P. Nix has applied for
$143,947 to be used In 47 school systems in the Georgia Appa
lachian region.
The funds will be used during fiscal year 1972 and will assist
in the purchase of Instructional equipment and materials as
well as in minor remodeling designed to Improve instruction
in the arts, civics, economics, English, geography, history,
the humanities, industrial arts, mathematics, modern foreign
languages, reading and science.
Presently, these 47 school systems, located in 35 counties
in the Appalachian region, are required under NDEA Title
in-A to match federal funds on a 50/50 basis. These additional
funds will lower their required local funds to 20 percent.
Federal funds for matching purposes currently total $239,911.
If the application for additional funds is approved, an additional
allocation of $143,947 for a total of $383,858 in federal funds
will be available. Local funds required on a2O percent matching
basis will be $95,964 for a total amount available for NDEA
Title ni-A purchases of $479,822.
Under the application proposal, regular NDEA Title 111-A
funds for the 1972 fiscal year will be allocated to eligible school
systems on a "per teacher" basis with the provision that
unclaimed funds will be further reallocated to those eligible
systems desiring additional funds.
The proposed allotment for Forsyth County School System
would amount to $5,069 .00 under NDEA 111-A; Appalachian
$3,041.00, and $2,028.00 in local effort. Total purchasing
power would equal $10,138.00.
BOY SCOUTS COOPERATE
Smokey the Bear and the Boy Scouts of America have joined
forces to provide high-adventure outdoor camping experiences
to thousands of boys across the U. S.
The BSA and the U.S. Forest Service have revised and expanded
a 1955 agreement to provide continued cooperation between
the Government agency and Scouting activities in the national
forests.
The agreement ensures continued cooperation between local
units of both organizations through exchange and distribution
of publications, training activities, counseling service to Scout
officials, and service by Forest Service officials as volunteer
BSA leaders.
The Forest Service will encourage development of the
Campways BSA tour and travel program that now makes avail
able several hundred campsites to the BSA under this program.
In turn, the youth organization will be responsible for seeing
that units traveling under the Campways BSA program meet
certain standards and requirements. The Forest Service will
also encourage use and expansion of the BSA Historic Trails
Program.
Through a cooperative work program initiated between local
units of the BSA and the Forest Service, Scout groups wUI be
permitted to camp on national forest lands and perform pro
tection and Improvement work such as tree planting, road and
trail signing, maintenance of recreation areas and trails, cer
tain types of timber stand improvement work, and similar
activities.
In 1907, 35,000 Scouts attended the 13th World Jamlxiree,
and i 960, 40,000 attended the 7th National Jamboree at Farragut
State Park. The new Pennsylvania site Is about 35
mill's north of Pittsburgh and consists of 10,000 acres of re
claimed strip-mining land.
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PICKENS TECH RECEIVES ACCREDITATION
The week of November 28-December 4, 1971 will be long
remembered at the Pickens Area Vocational-Technical School
as the week when the school received its certificate of accred
itation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Pickens Tech thus became one of only four vocational-technical
schools in the state to be accredited and one of only 31 in the
entire region of eleven southern states.
Realizing the importance of being an accredited school,
the Pickens Area Board of Education gave encouragement to
the staff at Pickens Tech to pursue accreditation for the school.
The school became an affiliate member of the Southern Associa
tion in 1969. The faculty and staff members engaged in a self
study evaluation for a period of four to six months during 1971
in preparation for the evaluation.
As a result of this self evaluation and the recent evaluation
by a visiting team, consisting of seven members from throughout
the southern states, the Pickens Area Vocational-Technical
School received its accreditation for a five-year period. This
is the maximum length of time for which a school engaged
in training people for employment can be accredited. The school
was evaluated on the basis of twelve standards, including
philosophy, community relations, financial responsibilities, pro
grams, staff, and job placement and follow-up.
Pickens Tech offers a wide range of day and night courses
twelve months a year and serves the eight county area immed
iately adjacent to and within easy commuting distance of Jasper
and Pickens County.
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GOVERNOR'S MANSION TO BE TELECAST
Georgians may enjoy the holiday decorations bedecking the
Governor’s Mansion this year by viewing "Christmas at the
Mansion" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 21). It may be seen
locally over Channel 8.
Mrs. Jimmy Carter will host the televised tour through the
public areas of the governor’s home on West Paces Ferry Road
in Atlanta. With news commentator Judy Woodruff, Mrs. Carter
will relate some of the history associated with the furnishings
and some memorable experiences which have occured in the
state drawing room, family living room, library, state dining
room, guest room and family dining room.
During the program the Cross Keys Chorale under the dir
ection of James Mcßaney from Cross Keys High School of Atlanta
will sing seasonal airs from the mansion lawn.
The hour-long telecast will be the first time the Georgia
Department of Education Television Services’ remote color
equipment will be utilized for a broadcast over the state
owned network, according to William H. Johnston, the telecast’s
producer.
iLETTERStoEDnn^j
Dear Editor:
This is a long overdue "Thank you” for the tremendous
coverage you gave Governor Carter’s Goals for Georgia Program
throughout the summer and fall. Through your efforts we were
able to involve over 14,000 Georgians in the regional conferences
and nearly 4,500 in the eight statewide conferences in Atlanta.
The Goals for Georgia Program exemplifies the best of
the democratic process, the people telling their government
how it can best serve them. The ideas and suggestions expressed
at the conferences and written directly to the Governor are
being used to formulate a master plan for the growth and
development of this State. This Goals for Georgia plan will be
released by the middle of January and I will be sure that you
receive a personal copy.
Again, thanks for your cooperation in making the Georgia
people aware of the Goals for Georgia Program.
Sincerely,
B. Roland McElroy
Dear Editor:
As CARE’S 25th anniversary year draws to a close, we wish to
thank the American press for its outstanding role in rallying
public support. From the start, newspaper coverage of CARE’S
work has helped make possible the food, self-help and health
programs and services that bring new life and hope to needy
peoples across the world.
Unfortunately, we cannot simply say "thank you.” In India
alone, the Pakistani refugee crisis has necessitated massive
aid. To provide such emergency relief in addition to regular
programs aimed primarily at nourishing children, the CARE
Food Crusade appeal now under way must raise $7,500,000.
Again, our deepest appreciation of your cooperation. The
CARE staff at headquarters, at our regional offices and overseas
stations Join me in extending to you and your staff Holiday
Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year.
Sincerely,
Frank L. Gofflo
Executive Director
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LETTERS TO EDITOR CONTINUED
Since my announcement sev
eral months ago that I would be
a candidate for the U. S. Sen
ate next year, I have received
a great deal of encouragement
from friends and supporters th
roughout the state.
Many of them have expressed
their desire for me to remain
as Commissioner of Labor but
have pledged their support if
I chose to run for the Senate
seat. For this I am grateful
and because of this I feel very
confident that my chances of
being elected would be excell
ent.
However, there are several
other factors which have influ
enced me to make a final de
cision to not be a candidate
for the Senate. First of all the
duties of my present position
require my full attention. I am
proud of the accomplishments
made during the past five years
in. the Georgia Department of
Labor, and 1 am particularly
proud that it is recognized as
one of the most efficient gov
ernmental agencies in the na
Dear Sir:
It was distressing to read in
the Forsyth County News of
November 23,1971, that children
of the Cumming Lower Elemen
tary School were used to donate
money to U.N.1.C.E.F., (an or
ganization which will in turn
hand over the funds to commu
nist ruled countries), under sp
onsorship of some no doubt
well-meaning school people.
U.N.I.C.E.F. is an organiza
tion of the United Nations, which
enlists children in pre - Hall
oween season to carry out a part
of its fund raising program.
It makes an appeal under the
guise that its purpose is that
of furnishing food and medicine
to help children throughout the
world.
U.N.I.C.E.F. renders no dir
ect services to children or to
citizens in any country. U.N.I.
C.E.F. is strictly a supply ag
ency. Its only activity is that
of furnishing supplies to United
Nations specialized agencies
and to governments, including
those countries under com
munist control.
Informed Americans know
that the communists use food
and medicine as political wea
pons by awarding them to those
who submit to their tyranny
and withholding them from those
who dare to favor freedom.
Boldly announced plan of
U.N.I.C.E.F. to funnel money
to the government of commun
ist North Vietnam, (Human Ev
ents for June 28, 1969), must
be especially galling to untold
Americans whose loved ones
have been killed or wounded
CITY AND COUNTY TO GET MONEY
State Representatives Bill
Williams, Doug Whitmire and
Joe Wood together with Senator
Howard Overby all of Gaines
ville announced that tentative
approval has been given for
the cities of Gainesville and
Cumming and the counties of
Hall and Forsyth to receive
grants t0ta11ng5284,355.00. The
Legislators stated that they
were advised of the tentative
approval by Governor Jimmy
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tlon.
We have received national
acclaim on several occasions
for various programs and in
novations in making the depart
ment a worthwhile service to
the people.
I feel very strongly that if I
continued as a candidate for the
U. S. Senate the efficiency of the
department would be impaired.
Also I could not campaign
effectively without resigning my
present position and this would
necessitate a new Commi
ssioner being appointed. This
would be unfair to the employees
of this department and those
who re-elected me last year
for a four-year term.
Finally, financial require
ments of making this race would
be a great Handicap. I am not
so fortunate as some of the other
potential candidates in having
access to the financial resour
ces which would be required.
This decision is final and
irrevocable.
Respectfully yours,
Sam Caldwell
in the war in Vietnam.
Do you remember the United
Nations aggression in Katanga
in 1961, when hospitals were
bombed and civilians were in
discriminately killed? Well,
U.N.I.C.E.F. helped finance it.
The Indianapolis (Indiana) News
for January 26, 1962, stated:
"When the United Nations was
out of money for its Congo
aggression, it borrowed $lO
million, earmarked for U.N.I.
C.E.F., from the United States
Government. This was U.N.I.
C.E.F. money—handed * over
with U.N.I.C.E.F.’s express
consent. In short, U.N.I.C.E.F.
money was used to subsidize
the Katanga aggression."
Operations such as U.N.I.
C.E.F. are examples of big
government doing what ch
urches and private charity or
ganizations should be doing.
Expansion of this type charity
programs tends to encourage
churches to neglect their own
missionary programs. The
spirit of Christian charity is
weakened.
So, while teaching children
to have concern for others, why
not help those who preach and
spread the Gospel of our Lord
and Saviour? A glass of milk
is meaningless without die
BREAD OF LIFE. You have a
choicel Choose to be a part
of a relief program that not
only ministers to the physical
needs of children, but to the
salvation of their souls.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. J. H. Turner
P.O. Box 8143
Atlanta, Georgia 30306
Carter.
The funds will, upon final
approval, be allotted under the
Omnibus Crime Act tor addi
tional law enforcement equip
ment, personnel training and
for community relations.
The application was prepared
by the Georgia Mountains Area
Planning Commission and sub
mitted to the Bureau of State
Planning and Community Af
fairs for approval.
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An artist’s drawing dramatizes the wide-screen presentation of
“The Atlanta Story,” an historical documentary now being
shown at Underground Atlanta. (PRN)
GEORGIA
Underground Atlanta has
become an international
byword where tourist
attractions are concerned.
Thousands of visitors from all
over the world have been
caught up in the excitement of
the revival of a Victorian “Old
Atlanta” beneath the streets
of a vibrant, new-as-tommor
row city.
Now to its captivating
collection of one-of-a-kind
shops and nightspots,
Underground Atlanta has
added “The Atlanta Story,”
an historical documentary
tracing the city from its
inception as a railroad crossing
called Terminus, through its
early boom days as the
renamed Marthasville. It deals
at length with what is
probably Atlanfe ’s best known
era - the Civil War years of
“Gone With the Wind” f ame -
concluding with the city’s
dynamic modem saga.
The theater designed to
showcase the production is
called Chimeric Atlanta. The
word “chimeric” is taken from
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE
The recent White House Con
ference on Aging challenged
churches and denominations to
evaluate their programs and
enrich their ministries to the
elderly.
The inclusion of representa
tives from religious bodies
"recognized the important role
they exercise in service to eld
erly people."
Hie conference succeeded in
bringing together persons in
leadership positions, as well as
representative older Ameri
cans to consider the acute
needs, desires and aspirations
of 20,000,000 people in
country.
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TREE SEEDLINGS READY
The lifting and shipment of the Georgia Forestry Commission's
1971 tree seedling crop is underway, announces Ray Shirley,
Forestry Commission director.
Shirley pointed out that excellent planting mnrtmopg exist
throughout the state. The rains of the past two weeks have brought
about the excellent conditions.
The Forestry Commission has approximately seven million
tree seedlings left for sale to Georgia landowners. The initial
crop was 48.6 million trees, Shirley added.
The total crop was reduced approximately 20 percent due to
high winds and rain at the Herty Nursery, Albany; hall storms
at the Morgan Nursery, Byron; and hail and high winds at the
Davisboro Nursery.
Shirley stated that slash pine seedlings constitute 70 percent
of the remaining trees. The cost per thousand is $5.
He also announced an abundance of red cedar and dogwood
species. Red cedar make excellent Christmas trees, fenceposts,
windbreaks and hedge rows. Other than its ornamental use,
dogwood, as a specialty wood, brings a good market price.
The red cedar is priced at $lO per thousand and dogwood at
$25 per thousand trees.
Upcoming special beautification occasions for tree planting
include Make Georgia Beautiful Month in January, Richard B.
Russell Beautification Day, February 10 and Arbor Day. Feb
ruary 18.
Other available species and cost per thousand are
$5; bicolor lespedeza, $6; and eastern white pine, $9.
Priced at $lO per thousand are Arizona Cypress.
black locust, sawtooth oak and yeUow poplar.
A transportation charge of 50 cents per thousand trees must
be added to the above costs if trees are delivered by state truck
to county ranger headquarters.
James C, Wynens, chief, Commission Reforestation Division,
emphasizes that payment must accompany all orders before
shipment can be made.
Wynens pointed out that seedling application forms can be
obtained from the Forestry Commission county rangers, county
agents, Soil Conservation Service technicians and Agricultural
Conservation Program officers. All orders must be submitted
on a Forestry Commission application form.
For assistance in determining your reforestation needs,
contact your local county forest ranger.
Planned Community
A New York developer plans
to build 6,000 apartment units
on 700 acres in central Gwinnett
County. Promising a planned
community, the developer says
Greek mythology to define
the theater as particularly
fascinating and iiqaginative. Its
special building is located
alongside what is to become a
primary entrance into
Underground Atlanta, just off
busy Central Avenue in the
downtown area.
The revolutionary new
production makes use of three
cinerama projectors, 22 slide
projectors, three special
effects projectors and
extensive lighting effects - all
pre-programmed and
synchronized for maximum
dramatic effort.
Chimeric Atlanta is open
Monday through Friday from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for showings
to school, convention and
other groups, and from 6 to
11 p.m. to the general public.
Theater hours on Saturdays
and holidays are 1 to 11 pjn.;
Sundays 1 to 9 p jn.
The Department of
Industry and Trade, Tourist;
Division, believes you would
enjoy this new entry in the
endless surprises that make up
Underground Atlanta.
Older people are often lonely
and frustrated and have unmet
spiritual needs. They wish to
share in the fruits of the so
ciety which they have helped
to create and to enjoy the dignity
and freedom of choice to which
they are entitled as human
beings.
The conference challenged
churches and denominational
bodies to look again at their
programs of ministry, to con
sider these programs in light
of the known needs of older
people.
Georgia Baptists have two
wonderful institutions, Baptist
Village, Waycross, and Peach
tree Inn, Atlanta for older per
sons needing a Christian home.
NEWS