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eat. Once we spread lunch close
where the old Methodist Church
was.”
Mr. and Mrs. Williams are
the parents of seven children,
five of whom are still living:
Mrs. Robert Tidwell and Mrs.
Eugene Buice of the Daves Cr
eek Community; Mrs. Irene St
ewart , of Illinois; Mrs. Edna
Fuller of Haleyvllle, Ala.; and
Ralph Williams, of PhenixClty,
Walter
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I can't sing them but I sure
do like them," he said.
Hardin has lived in Forsyth
County all his life and for the
past 32 years has operated a
grocery store, 28 years at his
present establishment.
Through the years, Hardin
has had perfect attendance at
the singings for several rea
sons: "I go to listen and sing
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Mr. and Mrs. Emory Williams pose for a picture
Ala.; the grandparents of 15;
the great-grandparents of 24;
and the great-great-grandpar
ents of three.
Among the memories of the
"June Singing”, is Mr. Wil
liams recollecting the very first
song sung on the "JuneSinging*
day in July when they exchanged
wedding vows: "When the Roll
is Called Up Yonder."
both-mostly listenlng-and lots
of times just because I hadn't
missed any,”
Interest may have dwindled in
the "June Singing” somewhat by
the majority, but the event still
has a staunch supporter in Wal
ter Hardin.
This Sunday, "H nothing ha
ppens, I'll sure be there," he
smiled.
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The owner and manager of the
Lantern Inn, Harold Jones,
Route 1, Gainesville, announces
he is a candidate for County
Commission Post 5, the Chest
atee Areato
Jones said all commissioners
meetings should be open to the
public.
Jones stated his '‘goal is to
work with each and every cit
izen to make Forsyth County a
better place to live.”
Jones says he wants more in
dustry in the county.
Also he reported he would
help secure State and Federal
aid and to operate the county
on a balanced budget.
Another goal is to "seek
other sources of revenue so that
the burden on property can be
reduced, and to let every tax
payer know where every dollar
of histax money is being spent.”
Weldon H. Stewart announces
his candidacy for Post No. 2
County Commissioner of For
syth County.
He stated, "that he decided
to seek this office because he
believes that he can do more
for the people and Forsyth Co
unty than either of his
opponents.
Stewart is a life long resi
dent of this county. He is a
member of the Pleasant View
Baptist Church. Also, he is a
member of the LaFayette Lodge
No. 44, and a member of Yaarab
Temple of Atlanta and the Cu
mming Shrine Club.
Stewart is 49 years old, and
he is married to the former
Monteze Barnett. They have
two children, Carole and Tony.
He sincerely has the Interest
of Forsyth County at heart and
his complete platform will be
announced in the near future,
stated Stewart.
Garland C. Barron announces
he is a candidate for County
Commissioner Post 4, Coal M
ountaln Area.
In the 1968 election, Barron
was a strong contender for this
position,
Barron is a native of Forsyth
County. After attending Forsyth
County Schools, Barron served
two years in Korea with the
40th Division of Infantry with
the United States Army.
He works with the plumbing
and heating business.
Barron is married to the for- j
mer Margie Starecypher. They i
have one child. The family are
members of the Oak Grove B
aptlst Church and also Barron
is a member of the Matt Lodge
No. 694.
Postmaster
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His job as a substitute clerk
was only temporary but Taylor
wound up staying lnCummlngto
this day. On July 31, 1958, he
was named acting postmaster
and was confirmed as regular
postmaster on April 29, 1960,
by the late President Dwight
Eisenhower.
Post Office receipts those
first years he was in Cummlng
totaled somewhere between
SB,OOO and $12,000. This year,
the Cummlng Post Office will
do better than $150,000 in rec
eipts, Taylor said.
"One of my accomplish
ments,” along with the help
of Congressman Phil Landrum
and Postal Officials, Taylor
says, is Cumming's new Post
Office, occupied since Dec. 1,
1969.
The Post Office has a total
of 22 employees, including eight
rural carriers and two city c
arriers.
Nobody likes to pay more for anything.
But you know what inflation’s done to the
price of a hamburger. A new car or home.
Even a postage stamp.
■ Inflation has affected us, too. For ex
ample, since 1960 finished steel has gone
up 30 percent; utility poles, 48 percent;
labor costs, about 60 percent.
Yet, while the price of almost every
thing you buy was going up, the price of
electricity was coming down. During the
’6os, Georgia Power’s average price per
residential kilowatt-hour dropped nearly
16 percent. Since 1927, when the com
pany was founded, the average price has
decreased by 77 percent.
• Costs Keep Rising
But such low prices just aren’t realistic
in today’s economy. Our present earnings
cannot offset the sharp rise in business
costs brought on by inflation, the growing
demand for electricity and the added ex
pense of environmental protection.
So, we’ve had to ask for an increase
in electric rates. We can find no alter
native if we are to continue providing the
quality of service you’ve come to expect.
Your energy needs keep climbing. So
do those of your neighbors, and those of
many people working to improve their
standard of living. Several thousand new
customers come on our lines each year.
And we must supply electric service to
all who request it.
Construction Vital
To fulfill all these obligations, we’ve
had to undertake a massive construction
program. It will cost $457 X A million this
year, and a total of $1.5 billion over the
next three years. The revenue from cus
tomer bills doesn’t come near supporting
such capital expenditures.
Races Crowded In Other Counties
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SHERIFF—RaIph B. Pirkle,
Roy L. Helton, Lyndon West,
J. O. Berry, John Davis, G. L.
(Slim) Robertson.
CORONER—Ford Bannister.
ORDINARY—Mrs. Andrew B
earden, incumbent.
TAX COMMISSIONER—Hub
ert Bailey, Incumbent; Jimmy
Jenkins, Linda Townley.
Following is a list of Dem
ocratic candidates seeking state
posts in this area.
House of Representatives,
But, even though there is an
enormous volume of mall, Tay
lor is confident that the service
will remain as speedy and effic
ient as possible because he feels
he has "the bestcrew anywhere
In the state."
And, too, "I have had the
splendid cooperation from the
public which I appreciate very
much. If you don't have the
public behind you, you're a
goner," he said.
What's the postmaster to do
now that he's retiring? "No
thing's set yet," he says.
"When a person has been on
call for 43 years, it's time to
take it easy."
We'll buy that - signed, sea
led and delivered.
Two reasons
for an electric rate increase:
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You want dependable electric service.
We want to supply it.
District 4: (Rabun, Towns, U
nlon, White, Lumpkin Fannin,
Gilmer) Post I—Carlton Col
well, incumbent; Harold Sim
mons; Post 2—Osborn L. Fos
ter, Ralph Twiggs, Fred Jones
Jr.
District 8: (part of Bartow,
Pickens, Dawson, Cherokee) P
ost I—Joe Frank Harris, inc
umbent; Post 2—Boyd Thom
ason; Post 3—Thomas Andy R
oach, incumbent.
District 9: (Hall, Forsyth)
Otts Elected New
High School Principal
J. H. Otts, of Decatur, has
been elected as principal of
Forsyth County High School b
eginnlng July 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Otts are from
Sulllgent, Ala., where they a
ttended the public schools.
Otts received his college ed
ucation at Coplah-Lincoln Jun
ior College, Wesson, Miss.,
Mississippi State University,
Stanford University, Birming
ham, Ala., and the University
of Alabama, where he received
his Master Degree in School
Administration.
Otts attended college on an
Athletic Scholarship at Copiah-
Lincoln, Mississippi State C
ollege and Stanford University.
Otts taught for the Chilton C-
Percent Change from 1927
100
1927 1937 1947 1957 1967 1971
The major part of our construction
funds must be borrowed. And the interest
runs into millions of dollars. Unless we
can finance construction of the necessary
generating plants, we can’t guarantee that
we’ll be able to continue supplying all the
electricity you need and want.
This construction program is import
ant in other ways, too. It employs more
than 5,000 people, with an annual payroll
of $73 million. About one out of every
16 Georgians working in construction jobs
works for us. That’s a lot of men and
money geared into the state’s economy.
Should this building program be cut
back it also would seriously affect the
power supply of other businesses and in
dustries that employ many additional
thousands of Georgia workers.
Georgia Power Company
A citizen wherever we serve ®
THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - JUNE 22, 1972 -
Post I—Joe T. Wood, incum
bent; Post 2—Doug Whitmire,
incumbent; Post 3—Bill Will
iams, incumbent.
Senate race, District 49:
(Hall, part of Forsyth, part of
Jackson) Howard Overby, inc
umbent.
District 50: (Dawson, Fannin,
Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin,
Rabun, Towns, Union, White)
Maylon London, incumbent.
District 51 part of
Forsyth, Gordon, Pickens, part
ounty Board of Education, Cl
anton, Ala., and was head c
oach in basketball, baseball and
football from 1956-62.
He went to the DeKalb Co
unty Board of Education where
he was teacher and assistant
principal from 1962-65.
In 1965-66 he was employed
as principal of the Monroe Ar
ea High School.
Otts returned to DeKalb Co
unty in 1966 to become princ
ipal of Gordon High School, w
here he has been to the pre
sent time. Gordon High S
chool has 78 teachers.
The Otts* will be moving to
Cummlng with their son, Terry,
who will be a high school fr
eshman.
The generating plants we’re building
are needed now, to supply demands that
already exist. And to assure reliable ser
vice for the future.
Price Below Nation’s Average
It is important that we maintain a sound
financial position in order to continue
borrowing money for construction. Such
a position enables us to borrow at lower
interest rates, which in turn helps to keep
the price of electricity low.
That’s why it’s necessary to ask for a >
rate increase, averaging about 12.3 per
cent. For a residential customer using 760
kwh a month, this would add about $1.70
to the monthly bill, or 5.7 cents a day.
Our average residential price is 20.6
percent below the nation’s average, and
it has been lower for 43 years. Even with
the requested increase it would still be
well below national average.
Environmental Costs
All over the country, electric companies
face economic difficulties. Fuel, wages
and materials have skyrocketed in price.
Environmental protection measures are an
extremely expensive factor in new plant
construction, adding many millions of dol
lars. Just this year, for example, such
equipment will cost us about $45 million,
yet add nothing to the power supply.
We’ve already cut expenses in every
way we know in an effort to avoid asking
for a rate increase. But we’ve reached a
point where we’re no longer able to ab
sorb the higher prices through further
efficiencies and cutbacks.
We don’t like asking you to pay more
for your electric service, but we do ap
preciate your taking time to read about
the problems we face in serving you.
of Whitfield) Jack Fincher, in- ‘j
cumbent; James Beverly Ltuy
ford.
c
The races for judges and dis- J
trlct attorney la the Blue Ridge
Circuit have only Incumbents ,
qualified: Marlon T. Pope, Jr.,
Sam Burtz, for judges,andC.B. 1
Holcomb, for district attorney. r
Phil Landrum, Jasper, is un
opposed for his seat as Ninth
district Congressman in the
U.S. House of Representatives.
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J.H. Otts
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