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Lee Gilsfrap Is Nabbed
GAINESVILLE Six area
persons, including a Cummlng
woman, were arrested Tues
day afternoon and evening here
on counts of the Georgia Drug
Abuse Control Act.
Included in the arrests was
Lee Gllstrap Sr., a well-known
figure in Gainesville and
Hall County.
Others arrested and lodged in
Hall County Jail are Betty Lee
Hester, Route 2, Cummlng; John
Tolbert Rockholt, Route 1, Dal
ton, Kenneth Wabale, Dalton;
Robert Allen Puckett, Buford-
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Conroy Has
Arraignment
Arraignment for Charles Ed
ward Conroy, charged with mu
rder and armed robbery of Bill
Cagle, June 22, was brought be
fore Arnold Marjenhoff, Justice
of the Peace, last Friday mor
ning.
Warrants were Issued July
24th by Marjenhoff against Co
nroy for the capital felonies, S
heriff Pirkle said. Conroy was
bound over to the Superior Co
urt of Forsyth County. With su
bstantial evidence, Conroy will
be held in jail without bond un
til a grand jury considers the
evidence against him.
The 26 year-old Sandy Sp
rings man was arrested July 24
in Sandy Springs by D. 0.1. Pin
yan and a Cobb County detective.
Other arrests are expected to be
made lnthenearfuture,theshe
Schools Will Not Be
Postponed
Schools in the Forsyth County School System will not have
to be postponed this fall , according to Supt. Clarence N. L
ambert.
Three of the new schools will be ready for opening in the
latter part of August and two will not be finished, Lambert
said.
However, there will be no problems on operating with the
two unfinished schools, which will be Big Creek ind Chesta
tee.
Lambert said there would be no double sessions.
and Billy Wayne Dooley, Atlanta
Highway, Gainesville.
Betty Lee Hester was ch
arged with one count of the Ge
orgia Drug Abuse Control Act;
Rockholt was charged with one
count of the Drug Abuse Act;
Gllstrap was charged with five
counts of the Drug Abuse Act
and possession of an over limit
of taxpaid whiskey; Puckett was
charged with one count of the
Drug Abuse Act; and Dooley was
charged with two counts of the
Drug Abuse Act, according to
Stan Bullock of the Hall County
riff said.
Criminal Court of Forsyth C
ounty will convene August 14,
1972. Scheduled on the court
calendar are the five defendants
being held on the Morgan mur
ders.
Sheriff Pirkle said, “Mich
ael , Hollis and Steve Morgan
are undergoing in -patient eva
luations at the Mtlledgevllle
State Health Center." Judge M
arion Pope prepared an order
that the three defendants be ad
mitted for psychological test
ings before the Criminal Court
convenes.
The eighty-five jurors were
selected from the jurors box in
July by Judge Sam Burtz. There
are expected to be other jurors
selected for jury duty on August
14, the sheriff said.
Sheriff’s Department.
State Department of Invest-,
lgatlon agents. Sheriff’s depu
ties, Alcohol, Tobacco and Tax
and Federal agents assisted in
the arrests, authorities said.
The six were taken into cus
tody beginning at 4 p.m. Tues
day and continuing into Tues
day night, according to the Hall
County Jail.
The six are in jail in Hall
County and bail is expected to
be set Wednesday, Bullock said.
ATLANTA—Georgia local go
vernment officials are looking to 1
Governor Carter and the 1973 :
Georgia General Assembly to 1
take action to provide city and :
county governments with sources 1
of revenue, in addition to the :
property tax which is the one 1
general source of revenue open
to local governments. i
At a joint meeting in Atlan- 1
ta, the Boards of the Georgia I
Municipal Association, Assocla- 1
Cancer Society Sponsoring
‘Save A Life Day’ On Aug. 17
The Forsyth County Unit of
the American Cancer Society
is sponsoring a “Save a Life
Day” on Aug. 17th.
The fund raising event will
be through the facilities of ra
dio station WSNE in Cummlng.
The all-day marathon will
consist of educational messages
regarding ways to guard against
cancer, local talent and appeals
for the listeners to call the sta
tion and make a generous con
tribution to the fight against
cancer.
Many citizens of the county
have already made contribu
tions, but the county’s fair s
hare of the state goal has not
been reached. Many have not
yet been contacted. This will
give them a chance to do their!
part as citizens of Forsyth C
ounty, who want to have a part
in the winning of the fight a
TUI 1 foHPh MPllfg
1 XlCi cMvty IT Ei WSI
Dedicated To The Cum m ing And Forsyth County
CUMMING, GEORGIA
Landslide For Pirkle,Otwell
Sri
ROBERT OTWELL
Officials Looking For Tax Sources
tion of County Commissioners of
Georgia and the Georgia Assoc
iation of Assessing Officials ad
opted a strong resolution calling
attention to the critical problem;
of financing new and costly local!
services in the face of const
antly increased property taxes.
The resolution expressed al
arm that the General Assembly
continues to erode the property <
tax through class exemption, wh- |
lie placing new burdens on city i
galnst this dread disease. So-,
me will want to make a second |
contribution to help the county I
reach its goal.
During the last three years
Forsyth County has contributed
less than 15 per cent of its ,
goal . The American Cancer
Society has not failed to serve
patients during this period, even
though the county was not supp
orting the Society in its fund '
raising efforts. This year we •
have an opportunity to make up |
for our negligence by helping 1
our county to reach and sur
pass her goal. The county’s
fair share is $4,260. As of this
date, the county has raised
$2,537.13.
The incidence of cancer in
this county is very high. Dur
ing the 10 year period 1960 th
rough 1970 the county lost 173
citizens to cancer.
ISSUE 32
LXV
The primary election of 1972
in Forsyth County is over—
for some.
There will be at least four
run-offs for county commission
posts.
Larry D. Watson and Weldon
Mathis will face each other in a
run - off primary on Aug.
29 for the seat on Post 5 of
the county commission. J. Cr
awford Roe and Weldon Stewart
will face each other in the run
off for Post 2 on the comm
ission. J. Lanier Bannister and
Lamar Sexton will face each
other for the Post 1 run-off.
Garland C. Barron and Herman
Hamby will battle for the Post
4 seat.
1 and county governments. It po- ]
ints out that 42 per cent of the <
property value in Georgia is 1
already exempt, resulting in 58
per cent of the taxpayers paying :
100 per cent of the load. I
Tom Callaway, DeKalb County
Commissioner and President of <
the County Association, had this i
to say, “This resolution clearly I
defines the problems of locaL!
governments. We can no long- I
er increase the burden of the pro- i
Many more citizens died from
cancer outside the comity, in
hospitals etc. This would make
the number much higher if we
had this information.
In the year 1971 24 were lost
to cancer. If the present rate
continues, 4,200 of our people
now living will someday deve
lop cancer.
Many of these can be saved
if the Cancer Society can con
tinue it’s educational and fund
raising efforts. Your support
of this special event is needed.
Throughout the day, citizens
are asked to call the station and
make their contributions. Don
ors are asked to bring their g
lfts to the station if possible; if
they cannot bring the gift, a
volunteer driver will come for
it. j
15 CENTS PER COPY
Probably the hottest race of
late was that of the sheriff
and incumbent Donald Pirkle
won an endorsement term han
dily over former Forsyth
iff Carroll Tallant. Pirkle de
feated Tallant almost three to
one.
Incumbent School Superinten
dent Clarence N. Lambert lost
his seat io rcobert utweii. ui
well handed Lambert a defeat,
of more than three to one.
The tax commissioner’s
office seat will not be taken be
fore a run-off primary. The two
frontrunners in Tuesday’s Pri
mary, Bobby Gilbert and Donald
Major, will vie for that seat.
Cecil McClure, Clerk of Su
perty tax. Relief is in the hands
of the Governor and the Leg
islature.’’
Columbus Mayor J.R. Allen,
President of the Georgia Mun
icipal Association, had this to
say, “The Governor and the lead
ership in the Georgia General
Assembly have got to do some
thing to help local governments.
Some of our cities, and, part
icularly, our small towns are
struggling for survival in the
face of increased demands for
services. Yet we must control;
pollution, provide clean water,
control traffic, provide police
and fire protection on behalf
of our citizens. Continued neg
lect on the part of the state,
government would be irrespon
sible and contrary to the best
interests of our citizens.’’
“Due to Increased demands
Drive-In Workshops Scheduled
In Forsyth For Superintendents
The State Department of Ed
ucation has scheduled four re
gional drive-in conferences for
superintendents.
The first conference will be
at Forsyth County High School
Aug. 10, 1972, from 1 p.m. to
5 p.m.
The purpose of this special \
series of conferences is to fa
miliarize the superintendents and
local school officials with the mo
st recent developments resulting
from legislative action, state b-
THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS
perior Court, has won another
term in that office by defeating
his challenger, Paul Hammond,
by a margin of more than two
to one.
Royston A. Ingram Jr.
has won the coroner’s office ha
ndily over his nearest opponent,
F.C. Tatum Jr.
On the board of education in
District No. 3, incumbent Loy
C. Day was unseated by Al
mon HilL
Lawton M. Sosebee was the
only county commission can
didate to win his seat without
a run-off. And, he won it eas
ily over his only opponent,
Floyd Jones.
; for local government services,
the poor property owner is being
soaked more and more for taxes
,to underwrite the cost of local
i government services. Yet, the
property tax is the one general
[ source of revenue open to cities
' and counties. In Alabama, across
' the river from my city, the rafe 1
[of assessment is 16.7 per cent
[ of market value compared to 40
' per cent In Georgia. Alabama
cities have abailable the sales |
11 ~
, 1
. tax, payroll tax, gasoline tax,'
r tobacco tax, and hotel occupancy l
. taxes to name a few. All these'
. revenue sources are denied Ge- 1
■i ' '
t orgla local governments, res
ulting in high property taxes,” j
; reported the GMA President. <
John Mize, Director of Leader
ship Services and several dlrec
■ tors of special programs.
George Nelms, Dlrectorof Fi
i eld Services for the Ninth Dlstrl
, ct, will be in charge of tht Prog
ram.
Clarence N. Lambert, Superin
tendent of Forsyth County Sch
ools, and Richard Neville, State
llßoard member from Forsyth Co-,<
unty, will welcome the Superin- <
: tendents and State Department
■ of Education personnel.
AUGUST 10, 1972 !
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DONALD PIRKLE
Forsyth
? Man
Shot
A Forsyth County man died
Monday night in a shooting inci
dent apparently resulting from
a family argument.
Dead was Wylie Elmer Gee,
age in his late 40’s, of Bethel
Park Road.
Authorities said that Gee’s
son was found injured on the,
porch of the home. Edwin Gee
age 19 told officers he had been
hit on the head by his father,
,who was wielding a hammer in
the altercation. He told officers
,he fired a 12-gauge shotgun in
self defense. The elder Gee
was struck one time in the
stomach.
■ No charges have been filed
’ln connection with the Incident J
CDI Agent Ray Plnyan is aiding!
in the investigation.
oard policies and administrative
procedures.
In addition to the 75 superin
tendents in North Georgia, the 1
State Department of Education
will have la attendance Dr. Jack
Nix, State Superintendent of sc
hools; Dr. Joe Edwards, Assis
tant State Superintendent of Sch-.
fools; Dr. Titus Singletary, Ass-!
oelate Superintendent in Charge
of Instructional Services; Oscar
: Joiner, Director of the Office of.
School Administrative Services;