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Groceries HOURS
Business Hours H& K Fri. 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. JT *
Alpine Sports and Craft Shop Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Barnett's Gro. Fri. 8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. f \
Cumming Drug Store Fri. & Sat. 8:30 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. Thriftown Fri. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. 1
The Classic Shop Fri. & Sat. 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Robo Mini Mart Fri. 7 a.m. -11 p.m. Sat. 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. V
The Sewing Shop Fri. & Sat> 9;00 a>m> _ 6 p>mt Cumming Superette Fri. 8 a.m. 9 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. X.
| aUy ’ s Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Holbrook Store Fri. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. %y|Jg
Parson's, Inc. Fri. & Sat. 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Golden Pantry Fri. 7 a.m. - 12; 00 midnight Sat. 7 a.m. - 12:00 midnight Iffl
Gordon s Fri. & Sat. 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Fowler's Gro. Fri. 7 a.m. - 12:00 midnight Sat. 7 a.m. - 12:00 midnight lift
western Auto Store Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Restaurants HOURS
Roper's Hardware Store Fri. & Sat. 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Dairy Queen Fri. & Sat. 7 a.m. -11 p.m. 9
Ramey's Store Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. The Harvester House Fri. & Sat. 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. W
The Shoe Tree Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Jack’s Rest. Fri. & Sat. 6:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Store Fri. & Sat. 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Lantern Inn. Fri. & Sat. 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. The Bank of Cumming, The
MCBrayers Fri. & Sat. 8 a.m.-7 a.m. Mr. Swiss Fri. & Sat. 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Forsyth County Bank and Home
Tatum s Ready To Wear K ri. & Sat. 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Pine Ranch Cafe Fri. & Sat. 7 a.m. -11 p.m. Federal will continue their
Holbrook Hardware Store Fri. & Sat. 830 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Vaughan’s Bar-B-Oue Fri. & Sat. 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. same schedule Friday and Sat-
Pruitf sT. V. and Appliances F ri. & Sat. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Lanier Fri. & Sat. 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. urday. AH banks will close
* amDro s Fri. & Sat. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Pioneer Fri. & Sat. 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. Christmas Day.
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DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF CUMMING AND FORSYTH COUNTY
CUMMING, GEORGIA
Injunction orders county to cease
hauling gravel to private property
WALTER STAPLETON
‘Phone
manager
selected
Walter Stapleton, formerly
Southern Bell plant foreman
In Colquitt, Georgia, has been
named manager in Cummlng,
replacing Harry Blalock, who
Is now supervising a group of
instructors at Southern Bell's
Georgia Plant Training Center
in Decatur. The changes were
effective December 1, according
to Southern Bell Manager Ned
Blackman.
A native of Savannah, Staple
ton is a graduate of Amerlcus
High School and Auburn Uni
versity where he received a
B.A. in Finance. While in high
school, he was named to the All-
State Football Team as a full
back. He Joined Southern Bell
in June 1971 as a plant depart
ment service foreman in Tif
ton, Georgia, and two months
ago he was transferred to Col
quitt. From 1968 to 1971 he was
employed by the Citizens Tele
phone Company in Leslie, Geor
gia.
Stapleton Is a teacher of a
college age Sunday School class
at the Northside Baptist Church
In Tlfton and is a member of
the Kiwanls Club In Amerlcus.
He, his wife, the former Claire
Smith, and their two children,
Lyn and Claire, will be moving
from Tlfton as soon as they lo
cate a home in Cummlng.
The Blalocks have moved
near Stone Mountain, Georgia.
LXV
Forsyth County’s three out
going commissioners have been
named as defendants in a legal
action enjoining them from
using county funds and equip
ment for private use.
The court order signed by
Superior Court Judge Marion
T. Pope Jr. lists as the plain
tiff developer Bobby D. Tram
mel.
Trammel, acting individually
as a resident of the county, filed
the legal action Monday.
The action lists as defen
dants Commission chairman
A.R, “Gus” Housley, and Co
mmissioners Loyd Smith and Wil
liam Billy Mcßrayer. None of
the three will be on the new
five member commission which
, takes over Jan. 1, however,
Housley is being considered for
the post of county manager.
The suit alleges that during
the months of November and
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A sudden blaze started in Cumming late Tuesday afternoon on Dahlonega Street.
The building which is owned by Roy P. Otwell was not destroyed as the fire department
crews' and volunteers brought the blaze under control.
ISSUE 51
December of this year rock was
hauled by county trucks, paid for
by the county and delivered to
private property. It further ch
arges that private trucks were
hired by private individuals to
haul rock which the county re
quisitioned and paid for and the
rock was delivered to private
property.
It further states that a con
tract for 13,000 tons of rock
for the paving of Nichols Road
(formerly Drew Bagley Road)
was given to a contracting com
pany without bids being taken.
According to the suit the
county commission adopted
procedure policy about four
years ago in which the com
missioners agreed not to enter
into any negotiations to allow
any county equipment to be used
for private purposes.
Mcßrayer said he recalled
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the meeting when that agree
ment was made and added that
he did not participate in any
session where the policy was
rescinded. “I only missed one
meeting in all that time and it
was a called meeting to decide
a specific issue.”
He said as far as he was
concerned the policy was the
same and that any change in
policy or action was done with
out his knowledge.
Housley said that the matter
was in the hands of County att
orney John Shinail. He said he
had no comment on it but he
added "I don’t think it will
ever get to court.”
Smith was unavailable for
comment.
Sources confirmed that the
three members of the commi
ssion did meet with Shinail
and his law partner Richard
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Neville Tuesday morning.
New Commission Chairman
Lanier Bannister, who is Hous
ley’s brother-in-law said the
action was ‘‘purely political”.
Bannister indicated the civil
action would have little bearing
on his decision in regard to
appointing a county manager . .
‘‘l was planning on abstaining
but I may have to vote now,”
he said.
In seeking the injunction, the
civil action, filed by Trammel’s
attorney Jane K. Plaginos,
claimed that‘‘unless restrained
and enjoined from mis-use of
public taxpayers’ money be
tween now and Dec. 31, 1972,
when the defendants go out of
office, defendants will continue
to mis-use money belonging to
the taxpayers, taxpayershaving
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Services
ordered
Ninth District Opportunity
Inc. opened a new Neighborhood
Service sub-center for Forsyth
County on Tuesday, December
12th. It is located at the Family
and Children Services Office in
Cumming.
It will be open on Tuesday of
each week from 9:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., and will be staffed
by employees now working full
time at the Dawson County Cen
ter. Mrs. Frances Stowers will
coordinate work in both
counties. Assisting in the
operation of the new sub-center
will be Mrs. Ginny Melinda Ray,
full-time aide.
According to Frank Hill, Dir
ector of Neighborhood Service
Centers for Northeast Georgia,
the new office in Cumming “will
enable our staff to better serve
low-income people.”
“We willworkclosely withall
other agencies whose purpose is
to help those in need,” he said,
“Our staff will work princi
pally in the areas of intake, as
sessment of needs, referrals
for assistance, and follow-up.”
Outreach to locate those in
need will also De provided if
circumstances make it necp
sary, Hill said.
Newspaper's
holiday
schedule
THE FORSYTH COUNTY
NEWS will go to press next
Thursday morning - a day later
than usual because of the Mon
day Christmas holiday. News
papers will be on sale at all
outlets Thursday and sub
scribers will receive their
papers through the mail Thurs
day afternoon and Friday.
Seat belt
law possible
Atlanta -State Public Safety
Commissioner Col. Ray Pope
said today the Department of
Public Safety is willing to offer
any kind of assistance neces
sary for Georgia Law Makers
to adopt a mandatory seat belt
law in the 1973 session of the
General Assembly in January.
Citing that several hundred
lives could be saved in Georgia
each year by simply requiring
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Beauty queen named
Christmas came early for
Rhonda Wallace this year with a
crown and a dozen red roses
when she won the Miss Merry
Christmas title for 1973 last
Saturday night.
Rhonda is a Junior at Forsyth
County High School and the 16
year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Wallace, 602 Can
ton Road, Cummlng.
Rhonda was chosen by popular
vote from 10 contestants of
the Science Club prior to the
dance. She was crowned dur
ing the annual Merry Christmas
dance by Miss Phyllis Martin,
Miss Merry Christmas of 1972.
Rhonda has long medium brown
hair and green eyes.
She is an active student at
F.C.H.S. enjoying the curri
culum and extra-curricular ac
tivities. English and psychology
are her favorite two subjects.
"The discussions in the psy
chology class are very Interes
ting," she said.
She has ilso enjoyed three
seasons with' the Flash of Cri
mson Band as a majorette. "I
really do enjoy the band," she
said, "we get to perform in
front of people and also travel."
After she completes high sch
ool, Rhonda said, "I plan to at-
Rhonda Wallace
tend college, but I have not
decided upon a major." Away
from school, twirling her paton
in practice is one of her inter
ests.
Drug store
burglary
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s
Department Investigated a bur
glary at Goodson’s Drugstore
after thieves entered a back
door sometime last Tuesday ni
ght.
Officers said, "the burglar a
larm was shot off at the front
entrance." Then, officers said,
"the thieves made entrance thr
ough a rear door."
Deputy Jim Ingram said the
owner, Dr. Jim Goodson, made
an Inventory to determine the
amount of stolen items. "Good
son had approximately 100 col
lector's guns in his office," In
gram said. Seven of them were
reported taken. No drugs were
missing, according to the
authorities.
Deputy Ingram and Division of
Investigation (DOs Ernest
Cathey investigated the break
in.