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Suddenly there were strange noises being heard from outside the entrance to The Forsyth
County News’ offices, and even stranger looking people with shaven heads, long robes and instru
ments of unusual design were dancing and chanting odd phrases in the worship and adoration for
their God.
The group said they represented The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (KSKCON)
which practices bhakti-yoga, supposedly a loving service to God. It is represented as a science
(an eternal science) described in Vedic literatures which were compiled 5,000 years ago.
Their chanting was done in Sanscrit and designed to be spiritually inspired praise in the use of
God’s name. Seemingly the youngpeople were thoroughly dedicated to their work and made several
trips over the town, promoting their cause and distributing a magazine
County Taxes More
Than S2OO Per Capita
Are residents of Forsyth County paying
a high or a low price for the operation
of their local government?
How much does it cost them per capita
in state and local taxes compared with
the cost for people in other communities?
Locally, as in almost every other area
of the country, taxes have been rising
sharply in recent years, in line with the
mounting cost of government.
To provide the services that peoplfe want,
such as better educational facilities, more
police protection and improved health
care, and to meet their welfare, trans
portation and other needs, has put nearly
every community in a squeeze. ,
The net result, according to statewide
figures released by the Commerce Clear
ing House and by the Tax Foundation,
specialists in government finances, Am
ericans paid an average of $427 in state
and local taxes last year, up $47 from the
previous year. It was more than twice
as much as they paid in 1960.
In Forsyth County, based upon their
figures and data from other sources, such
Phyllis Martin Is "Miss Merry Christmas”
By DIANNE BALL
This year’s coveted tide of Miss Merry Christmas went to Miss Phyllis Martin. She was
crowned December 18 at the annual Christmas dance held at the high school.
Phyllis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Martin of Rt. 1, Cumming. She is a Junior
at Forsyth County High where she holds offices and is active in several clubs such as Science
Club President, Student Council Treasurer, 4-H Song Leader, Music Club, Barker Staff, Annual
Staff, Alpha Tri-Hl-Y, and she is a Girl Scout.
Her hobbies include Piano and Reading. She plays trumpet in the Flash of Crimson and Red
Peppers. Phyllis plans to attend the University of Georgia and hopes to play in the Dixie Red Coat
Band. She will Major in Music Education or Music Therapy.
Miss Van Mashburn, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jim Mashburn of 515 Pilgrim Mill Rd. was one
of the candidates for Miss Merry Christmas.
Van, a Junior, is in the Science Club, and Vice-President of FTA. Her hobbies are swimming,
working with children and playing the piano.
Pam Merritt was the fourth candidate. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Merritt of
Rt. 1, Cumming.
As a Senior, Pam is a member of the Science Club and Alpha Tri-Hi-Y. She is also a Student
Council Representative.
Pam enjoys sewing ' and cooking. She wants to attend Hall County Schopl of Nursing
and become a nurse.
Karen Hamby, a Senior this year, was another candidate. She is the daughter oi Mrs. Mary
Hamby of Rt. 3, Cumming.
Karen is a Basketball cheerleader, is in Alpha Tri-Hi-Y, Science Club, Spanish Club, F Club
and is on the Pep Squad. She enjoys art and likes to paint.
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Mr. Fred Drlskell of Route 5, Cummlng, Georgia Is a man known for whatever he does, he does
it well and above the average of normal proportions. He is shown here with a giant purple top
turnip grown in his own garden, with the luscious greens still intact. He says also that he has a
bumper crop of mustard as well. He healthy turnip specimen weighed well over six pounds and
was as firm as the American dollar used to be before it was devalued.
Mr. Drlskell has lived in Forsyth County for the most part of his life, was bom in it and expects
to remain for as long as kind providence will allow. He is one of five boys in the immediate family,
having been bora in 1888. He has a younger sister residing at Sandy Springs.
i Over the years Mr. Drlskell became well-known as a teacher In the public schools of Colquitt,
Townes, Hall, Gwinnett and Forsyth Counties. He is considered one of Forsyth County's most lear
ned Individuals and is aptly considered as one of the leading senior citizens within the area. He
lives alone and is very active and up-to-the-minute on all matters of concern within a wide radius
of topical conversation. At a later date the Forsyth County News expects to have a more lenghty
feature story about this interesting man which, no doubt, will delight his host of friends throigtoot
this section of Georgia.
taxes came to neany $220 per capita in
fiscal 1970.
By way of comparison, the average
throughout the state of Georgia was $312
per capita, which was $42 more than in
the prior year. In the South Atlantic
States as a whole, the average was $352.
In some states, because of special
local conditions, such as unusually heavy
welfare costs, the tax load was much
greater than in others. The range was
from a high of $652, in New York, to a
low of $252, in Arkansas.
On an overall basis, state and local
taxes in the past fiscal year reached a
record total of $86.8 billion, which was
slO.l billion more than the year before.
In Forsyth County, the tax burden came
to approximately $3,696,000.
Local governments have been faced
with money problems because of rising
payrolls and because of the inflated pr
ices they have had to pay for equipment,
supplies, services and capital financing.
They have had to boost taxes as a con
sequence.
THE 3P NEWS
Dedicated to the Progremdg Cumming and Forsyth County
CUMMING, GA. VOLUMN LXIV ISSUE 52 15? PER COPY
Cray Home Burns Monday Morning, Leaving
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Family Of Nine Completely Destitute
Thefts In County Keeps
Sheriff Department Busy
The activities of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department
during late November and throughout the entire month of
December has been pronounced. It is to be noted, however,
that the Christmas Holiday week-end was quiet compared to
some Christmases in prior years.
On or about December sth the store belonging to J. G. Green
on Canton Highway was entered by breaking through front door.
Some change was taken, as were keys to a Ford Mustang in the
used car lot next to the store building. A watch was staked-out
and the culprits returned and attempted to steal the mustang
for which they had the keys from the previous night’s break-in.
Three juveniles fled into the woods nearby and bloodhounds
were summoned and put in pursuit of the fleeing trio. They
were caught at 2 o'clock in a Chrysler automobile which had
been stolen near Milledgeville, Georgia. Two of the youths
were escapees from The Youth Development Center at Milledge
ville and were returned to the center. The remaining juvenile
was returned to Rome, Georgia Youth Development Center. All
will face charges when Superior Court convenes in January.
On December 10th the sheriff’s department accompanied by
agents of Georgia Bureau of Investigation, raided a trailer park
and arrested Harold Reese, Herbert Dean Smith and Ruby Mae
Gaines for possession of dangerous drugs; Smith was returned
to DeKalb County authorities who were holding warrants for his
arrest there. The trio had in their possession 1,187 pills of
the dubious variety whicJi were turned over to the crime labor
atory for test procedures.
On Sunday night, December 12th., a car stolen from Ben
Gilbert of Holbrook’s Campground section was recovered, but
had been stripped of tires, wheels, seats and radio. The car,
a 1963 Chevrolet, had been taken earlier from parking area
at Forsyth County Hospital. It was found later near Pool’s
Mill Bridge. Officers arrested Earl Bums, 23, of Canton
Road, near Cumming and a juvenile of Spot Road. The stripped
items taken off car were recovered.
In another action by the sheriff’s office, a tandem-wheeled
truck stolen at Ellijay, Georgia was found and recovered off
Brown’s Bridge Road. Ralph Ximsey was charged with the
theft and placed under $5,000 bond. He is reported to have
had items that came from the truck in his possession. Another
party is being sought in connection with the theft. At last reports
he had not been apprehended.
Livestock Dealer Is
Charged With Violation
Carl Newton Miller, a live
stock dealer, of Cumming, Ga.,
has been charged with violating
financial, payment, and record
keeping requirements of the
Packers and Stockyards Act,
the U. S. Department of Agric
ulture said last week.
USDA’s Packers and Stock
yards Administration charged
in an administrative complaint
that Carl Newton Miller:
0) Had current liabilities in
excess of current assets by over
$lll,OOO, as of August, 1971,
and has current liabilities pre
sently in excess of current
assets;
(2) Issued insufficient funds
checks in payment for over
$39,000 worth of livestock;
(3) Failed to honor and pay
sight drafts drawn in payment
for over $27,000 worth of live
stock; and failed to pay, when
due, the full purchase price for
such livestock; and
(4) Failed to keep complete
accounts and records which
correctly disclosed all transa
ctions involved in his dealer
business under the Act.
Mt. Miller purchases live
stock throughout Georgia, and
parts of North and South Caro
414 Names In Jury Box
The total number of names in
the Forsyth County Grand Jury
Box is drawn by Militia Dis
tricts. These are men and wo
men of Forsyth County honored
to have their names placed in
this box. They have the Power
and Sworn Duty to represent the
entire population of this county.
The total number is only 414,
with the 1970 census showing 16,
928 people. This gives a per
centage figure amounting to 2.44
percent . Each Juryman or
Jurywoman acts for 100% of the
people of this county, even
though their numbers are lim
ited to the low percentage.
Each person drawn for Grand
Jury duty during the next two
years should remember what
their sworn duties are, and sh
ould either carry them out or
request that their names be
lina.
Livestock dealers are re
quired under P&S regulations
to maintain current assets equal
to or in excess of current lia
bilities. Dealers must also pay
for livestock by no later than
the close of business on the day
following purchase, unless cre
dit has been arranged in ad
vance. These are designed as
measures of financial protec
tion for sellers.
Mr. Miller has a right to
request a hearing on the char
ges. If the charges are proven,
he could be placed under a
cease and desist order, and his
registration could be tempor
arily suspended.
The P&S Act is a fair trade
practices law. It promotes and
maintains fair and open comp
etition in the marketing of live
stock, poultry and meat. The Act
is administered on a nondlsc
rimlnatory basis.
The record in this case is
open to the public. Copies of
the complaint, P&S Docket 4601,
may be obtained from the In
formation Officer, Packers and
Stockyards Administration,
USDA, Washington, D.C. 20250,
withdrawn from the box. Gen
eral ly speaking, the main dut
ies of a Grand Jury Body con
sists of Recommending and in
dicting. Actually, these duties
are far broader; including supe
ona and complete investigat
ing power. Last, but not least,
power to compel compliance by
elected officials to do their sw
orn duties as described by law.
This is broad and takes in the
power to have a sub-committee
of the Jury, or someone app
ointed by the Jury being given
legal right to check each ele
cted officials records to in
sure that they are properly kept
and that each dollar is being
wisely spent. For any official,
using tax money Incorrectly, th
ere is the power of Indictment.
THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - THURSDAY DECEMBER 30. 1971 - PAGE 1
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FIRE LEAPS HIGH AND WIDE TO ENVELOP the entire frame structure and home of Horace
Croy and family in the early morning blaze which totally destroyed it and all contents, including
the toys and gifts for seven children at Christmastime. Fire had already reached such a state of
conflagration as to make it impossible to enter the house at time it was discovered. None of the
family was in the house at the time. The home was owned by J. C. Nix and was being leased along
with all the laying houses for egg production by the Pillsbury Company for whom the Croy’s worked.
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This further pictures amply depicts the feelings of the father, Mr. Horace Croy, as he contemp
lates the loss of his home and his family’s future in the immediate days ahead. The little house
behind him is the one he referred to as the possible residence for the nine-member family until
further accomodations are provided. It is expected that better things will be in store for them,
however, and that more appropriate and comfortable facilities will be available until they are again
in a new home of their own.
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In this picture is shown the Horace Croy family whose countenances reflect the sorrow felt in the
loss of their home and all earthly possessions in the Monday morning fire of this week. It is hoped
and expected that the citizens of Cumming and Forsyth County will again live up to their fame as a
compassionate and generous people and will respond quickly to the immediate needs of this sorrow
ing family of nine persons.
BY: JOHN A. REYNOLDS'
The Horace Croy home was a total loss
as flames devoured the frame structure
alongside Highway 306, approximately four
miles north of Cumming last Monday
morning. The fire burned rapidly and was
beyond salvage before county fire trucks
arrived.
The scene was a tragic one, as not a
single item was spared the consequence
before flames had made havoc of the home
and all contents. Christmas gifts, clothing
and every item of furniture met the same
fate as the house itself. The resulting
tragedy left seven children toyless only
two days after Christmas and the happy
receipt of many gifts bestowed upon the
parents and the lovely children.
The father and mother are employed by
the Pillsbury Company and work in the egg
houses just a few hundred yards to the rear
of the former home. They and all children
were inside the layer houses when the fire
struck and were unaware that their home
was burning until a passers-by saw the
flames jutting from the roof, kicked-down
a door but was repulsed by the heat and
smoke. Fearful that someone might have
been in the house, the man went to the
chicken houses for Mr. Croy. By that time,
however, the roof was falling.
The family was visibly shocked by the
sudden catastrophe which left them
tearfully clinging to each other and friends
who later arrived too late for anything but
heartfelt sympathy. Reassuring neighbors
tried to give them comfort in their hour of
loss. More stirring was the fact that all
the family were wearing their older gar
ments in anticipation of working that morn
ing in the egg houses. What they were
wearing was every item of clothing saved’
from the blazing inferno.
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