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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS, JULY 27, 1972.
NIUVI FOBSYTH mVl>lifC
JL XlEl COUNTY IV Cl vw 9
Established 1908
Tony Maddox, Editor & Publisher
Minor Martin, Advertising Mgr.
John D. Solaibaa, News Editor
Published ovary Thursday by The Forsyth County
Nows Company. Second Class Postage paid at: Post
Office in Cumming. Georgia under Act of March Bth
in 1897. Subscription rates in Forsyth and adjoining
counties, $4.12 per yeer, including State Sales Tax.,
elsewhere, $5.15 par year.
107 OAHLONEGA ST. CUMMING. GEORGIA...
887 3127 30130
Welcome H And K
Our congratulations this week to Mark Heard
Jr. and Larry Kohn, owners of the new H and K
Supermarket in Cumming.
This new 16,000 square foot store opens this
week and will provide the largest grocery shop
ping center in Forsyth County.
We join with the business community in saying
welcome to H and K Supermarket of Forsyth Cou
nty and wish the owners many successful years
of operation.
NEWSWINDOW ill
111 t°ny maddox
Hilly Martin, the President of Unirity, Inr., says he intends
•to exercise the option he holds on Canongate Golf Course. Bi
lly, former football standout both in college and pro ranks, is
- planning a large development around the golf course. (See sto
- r - v U
Z The Chamber of Commerce this week has announced that
“planning is underway for an industrial office park in Forsyth
'..County. The new park is being contemplated by Stewart Aaron
and Associates, and this firm expects to scam present plans to
the Planning and Zoning Board.
Also joining the crunch of new development near Cumming is
- the Pleasure Island project planned by Emory Lipscomb 111 at
• Mary Alice Park. The plans for this recreation project should
lie complete within 30 days. The Mary Alice Park area, one of
the most attractive points on Lake Lanier, has been a hotrodder
■%iangout and a law enforcement problem for years. The new deve
lopment there should eliminate the bad element from the Mary
"Mice Park area and create an attractive family recreation area.
I’ve received a lot of comment concerning the editorial in last
.Week’s NEWS, entitled, “Only $1,000?”
j To answer the two most frequently asked questions, “Yep, the
was really on the level, and nope, no-one has taken up the
offer to date.”
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1“ On a recent weekend, the inhabitants at mortgage manor decided
fib take a quick trip to the beach. If you have ngyer traveled on an
_2irliner with three youngsters, ages 2, 5 and?, you have missed
'Die experience of attempting to answer a million questions on a
Two-hour flight. The five year old really broke me up when he
.asked, “Are we going to Cuba?”
I Out To Launch
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By Jan Hughes
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When a newspaper woman goes out on a feature, she digs for
k|ic ifics. Anything appealing to readers is what she desires to
learn. Which shoe do you put on first? II v do you like your
prepared in the morning'.' Dm you have a pet?
'T. Now, when a newspaper woman goes observing a town, she
Ji>oks for attitudes, progress, uniqueness in manner, systems,
'dates on plaques, and infinite
Had I been a reporter when Union general Sherman paraded
Through Atlanta to cut the feeder rail lines, perhaps I would
Save reported upon the uniqueness of manner in southern
people. Sherman knew so little of the pi hie and fortitude in
Georgia personalities.
? Atlanta didn’t dwell on her pain. She looked forward, and she
Is still expanding. The little town of la,ooo, smaller than For
<ytli County’s population, planned, constructed, and grew. At
the time, Atlanta wasn’t even the Capitol of Georgia. Today,
i«he is boundless.
Daring the 30’s and 40‘s, Atlanta engineers designed freeways.
They ran north, south, east and west.
People bounced to the urban life. It was convenient, but as
rjie skyline filled, the traffic increased, and the pull >f pressure
demanded lives away from their environment; the mental goal
felt shortchanged.
As y.tawth follows freeways, the peoole began to oxptndto
suburbs.
In the 110's, because of the Atlanta airport, the growth could
not flow south of Atlanta. Because of racism, the growth could
not flow east or west of Atlanta. Atlanta looked north. Miles
and miles of earth and Like 1 inter lured people to go to the
luxuriant atmosphere.
To the North, Sandv Springs is over two hills and around a
few curves. At .•.run- ms abundantly stand, and R -well doubled
within five years. Today, driving 40" is like a lyric,
-So here we are summer of '72 introducin. \letro-l-Ursyth
County: The announcement of Unicity’ s three million dollar
residential development, the Forsyth County Hunk's expansion
of $200,00 , Butler’s office center with .10 executt e oitices,
tiew schools, Sfhnumnnn- Hill Company survey ing for the shopping
center. Jack's Hestaurant going self service, Ai tioti F.ibri
cutors and Bidders, Frank Alderman set to build ?!-init
apartment budding (.that's the sixth apartment complex', 1 an-
Mar Marina expanding dockage space, Al ivmi S. i'obb Jr.
Uid \< tlon Fabricators w B lilders, General Cos u'actor announce
a. 400 square foot retail store in Cunm.ing and behold, a baby
tiler at City Patk.
t Can you believe it? Pea; I have a uniqueness of manner.
They are spirited!
From a reporter's eyes, it’s a county th t is acquiring
the respect of Georgia. A county cited in renowned journals.
.The luminous feeling is here to stay, and • or-yth ( ounty
is out to launch!
PAGE 2
A Lost Puppy
Is Found
Sometimes I wish I didn’t become so easily attached to dogs
and have that soft spot in my heart that I have for them.
But dogs and I have always been best friends and I’ve always
naturally been as kind to them as possible. For some reason
I’ve always felt that dogs deserve better than they get and yet
I realize that some of them have an easier and better life than
most people do.
If I didn’t have these feelings for dogs, I could have shrugged
off a telephone call from my wife the other day when, in an
evidently upset voice, she told me that the remaining two of
our litter of five puppies were gone and had been gone for most
of the day.
It was close to getting-off time so I knocked off early and
started home hoping that when I got there the puppies would be
there and all would be well.
Half the problem w as solved when I got there. Some neighbors
had spotted a puppy wandering along the roadside and brought it
home.
We went to the place where it was found in hopes of finding
the other one somewhere nearby. The only thing we found made
our hearts beat a little faster and our worry a little deeper.
There where the first puppy had been found were two skid
marks from an automobile. We searched both sides of the road
and the high grass looking for, but hoping we wouldn’t find,
a dead puppy. There was nothing in sight.
An hour later we were still searching and nothing had turned up,
not even the faintest whimper from a lost puppy. The wife had
just about given up hope and had surmised that either the auto
mobile had hit the puppy and killed it and had taken it off; or
had hurt the puppy and had taken it to the veterinarian; or had
seen “how pretty it was” and had stolen it.
She gave up the search for the puppy we had intended to keep
and went back home to make better friends with the one that had
been found, because now it would be the only one we had left.
Maybe it was a little faith on my part or positive thinking or
maybe my weakness for dogs but I wasn’t going to give up so
easily. I headed out for the thick woods in the vicinity of where
the first puppy had been found.
Not far into the woods, I heard some leaves rustling. That’s
him, I hoped to myself. A further investigation showed me only
a bird scratching in the leaves.
About 30 minutes later and after hollering “Puppy” (we
haven't named him yet) about 100 times, the only thing I could
show for my efforts were two ticks, a bee buzzing around my
head and undoubtedly, I figured, plenty of chiggers on me.
But, I still couldn’t give up because hopeless as it seemed at
the time, I still had some hope. I continued to yell for “Puppy”.
When the wind would die in the trees I thought I could hear a
faint whimper that sounded very much like a puppy. I would call
again, and again I would hear the cries. Then I saw a Mockingbird
fluttering around and again I was disappointed.
I had been gone an hour and I still didn’t have “Puppy” and
now I didn’t even have the whimperings I had a few minutes ago.
I turned back toward home and, on the way, again searched
the roadside for a dead puppy.
On the way home I decided to try one last time on another
road, corning into the same woods from a different area.
DR. W. R. HUGHES
DR. N. BROCK GARRETT
422 Brenau Ave. Optometrists Phone 534-5305
Gainesville. Ga. 536-3231
To The Voters of
North Forsyth County:
Are You Satisfied With Your State Senator?
Think About It.
I have traveled hundreds of miles seeing, listening and talking with the voters of our District. These people are not sat
isfied with the representation they have been receiving in the State Senate. There has been too much support of special
interest legislation in the past by the incumbent Senator from the 51st District. The average citizen has not been told
what legislation was pending, how it affected him, nor what position the Senator was going to take concerning the mat
ter.
You are entitled to know these things, and I promise that I will send a regular report to your newspaper. Further, that
I will discuss the pending legislation with you and listen to your opinion.
North Georgia has been neglected. We need more active representation at this time. Finally, people from other areas
are recognizing that we have more to offer. Our people are excellent workers. We need better industry with more
benefits. Our agricultural efforts are continuing to improve; our land values are increasing; we have recreation facilities
seldom found in the whole country. Everything good can be found in our area.
It is necessary that we keep up with the times. Elect Beverly Langofrd. State Senator from the 51st Senatorial District.
Elect a man that will listen to you; elect a man that will tell you what is going on in Atlanta; elect a man that wants to
work for you: elect a man who has no special interest: elect a man who loves North Georgia, and what it offers to all of
us: elect a man w ho will speak up loud and clear for you: elert a mail who will he active and progressive.
Vote For
Beverly Langford for State Senator
from the 51st Senatorial District
on August Bth
Johnny Solesbee
Write On!
I parked the car and headed into the woods. The now familiar
“Puppy” yell was ringing out once again.
The only sound I was getting in return was the leaves crunching
under my feet. The woods were getting thicker and the going
rougher so without even a hint that the puppy was in there, I
decided to call it quits. And I wondered why “Puppy" had to meet
some fate, what I didn’t know.
But, as I retreated from the woods, I couldn’t believe that the
old Mockingbird could sound so much like a puppy. And there
wasn’t any blood at the skid marks.
I stepped on a twig and as it cracked, I was sure this time I
heard a puppy crying. I yelled. I was positive this time of a
puppy, but it was very far away.
I did an about face and fought my way through what must
surely be termed a “jungle.” The cry now was distinct and getting
louder. It wasn’t moving though, only I was getting closer.
I felt the briars tearing at my legs and arms, but the cry was
so clear 1 couldn’t have turned back for anything. I thought of
a snake being hidden somewhere in that jungle and if I had been
bitten by a poisonous one, I would be a goner, too. It would have
taken someone a while to find me. But the crying became more
frequent as I kept yelling for “Puppy”. Snakes, briars, ticks,
chiggers or what not I was determined that I would get to
“Puppy”.
Then, I came into another briar patch, so thick I couldn’t
turn around, and so thick I wondered if I’d ever get through.
I let the briars tear at me and the sweat running into the cuts,
mixing with the blood, stung.
I tried to jump a creek but landed in the middle and had to
crawl up the other bank. I went to another bend in the creek
and if the place hadn’tbeensothickin underbrush could probably
have seen “Puppy” sitting in the creek.
I called “Puppy” one last time and there he came, wet,
shivering and his snub tail fanning the air.
I talked to him and I think he understood that I was just as
glad to see him as he was me.
And I was even gladder that my weakness for dogs had not
been thwarted by a few briar scratches, ticks and chiggers.
Lost “Puppy”, wet and shivering in my arms and licking
me all over, and I headed for home.
Vote For
Royston A. Ingram, Jr.
for
Forsyth County Coroner
Democratic Primary August 8, 1972
YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT WILL BE APPRECIATED
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