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Neville is elected
boa rd chairman
Cummlng attorney Richard
Neville was elected Chairman
of the Forsyth County School
Board Tuesday at the first re
gular meeting of the board this
Fire volunteers
ready to help
The Forsyth County Volun
teer Fire Department wants It
known that they now have two
pieces of equipment, 38 volun
teers and are ready to help when
emergencies arise.
Care center
gets grant
of SBI,OOO
A federal grant of $81,248
for the Forsyth County Day Care
Center was announced by tele
gram to The Forsyth County
News from Georgia Senators
Sam Nunn and Herman Tal
madge.
The wire said the senators
“are pleased to announce” that
the grant for the local center
was made by The Appalachian
Regional Commission through
the Georgia Department of Hu
man Resources.
The money Is ear marked “for
continuation of the compre
hensive day care program In
Cummlng and Forsyth County,”
the wire stated.
The center was closed Tues
day and officials were unavail
able for comment. Rev. Robert
C. Bowling, -hairman of the
center's executive board, said
he was not certain how the
money would be put to use.
“We’re very glad to have It
and hope to continue the fine
service that has been provided
In the past year,” Bowling said.
City Council raises
water, business rates
The Cumming City Council
raised its business license fees
for the first time in years
and increased water rates for
the first time anyone can re
member.
Cumming Mayor Ford Gravitt
said it was the first business
rate hike in a least seven yea
rs. He said he doesn’t think
water rates have been hiked
since the city got in the water
business more than 30 years
ago.
According to Gravitt the wa
ter rate hike will not be felt
by most homeowners who use
less than the minimum of 2,500
Water works’ Wolfe retires
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Milas Wolfa
The first time lifetime For
syth Countian Miles Wolfe read
water meters In the City of
Cummlng there were 32. Today,
there are approximately 1,200.
Wolfe, supervisor of the
Cummlng Water Works, has
seen many changes since March
16, 1939. Last week, Wolfe ann
ounced to the City Council that
he was retiring.
year.
Neville, who also serves on
the State School Board, was the
only one nominated for the post
and was elected unanimously by
More volunteers are needed,
however, and the strictly vol
unteer unit could use some cash
donations, according to Chief’
John C. Moore, who retired
afte 25 years experience with
the Atlanta Fire Department.
Chief Moore Is one of six
experienced firemen who bring
more than 60 years of service
to the county fire - fighting
group. They Include Asst. Chief
Mack Bailey, who has 22 years
experience; Northslde Capt.
Charles Manders, who has six
years; Southside Capt. James
Avery, with nine years; and
Central Capt. John Denny Moore
with five years.
Chief Moore said that more
volunteers are needed espec
ially In the north and north
east portions of te county. Vol
unteers must be 18 years old,
physically and mentally fit and
of good character.
The department now has a
1,000 gallon fire truck and re
cently added a 2,000 gallon
tanker. Chief Moore said the
additional tanker “makes us
pretty well equipped for areas
which do not have an adequate
water supply.
Moore advises anyone spot
ting a fire to immediately call
for help at the county jail. The
phone number is 887-2375.
Donations for the non-profit
volunteer unit may be made
through sin account which has
been opened at the Bank of
Cummlng.
gallons per month. The mi
nimum rate for less than, 2,500
gallons will be $2.50 a. month
Inside the city limits and $3.75
outside.
Increases for heavier users
of water vary. A user of 10,000
gallons per month within the
city was paying $6.19. Under
the new 'rate he will pay $6.73.
Business fees Increased by
an average of about $lO, ac
cording to Gravitt. He said
most of the businesses which
were paying sls per year will
nowj'pay $25 annually. The bus
iness license hike should net
th« city about $3,000 extra per
y'sar, Gravitt
/
When he began more than
33 years ago, Wolfe was the only
employee. At that time, Wolfe,
“pumped water and Installed
water meters.” Then the city
water plant was situated at Eas
i tern Heights on Pirkle Ferry
Road.
After Wolfe was with the plant
I for ten years, the City
announced It would construct a
new facility on Dobbs Creek
north of Cummlng on U.S. 19.
“That,” Wolfe said, “was an
(SBO,OOO project which expanded
the facilities and staff.” He be-
Came supervisor.
t
During the past 20 years,
the water works has exper
ienced constant expansion to
meet the demands of the public.
“The growth has been tremen
dous/? Wolfe said, “I stuck
with the job night and day.”
Water lines continued to finger
Into subdivisions and outlying
sections of t* county.
By the City under the
administration of Mayor George
Ingram repealed the largest
expansion la the City's history.
Wolfe said, the plant advanced
to a pumping capacity of one
other members of the board.
Almon Hill was named as
vice-chairman of the body.
The board agreed to a policy
where purchases of more than
SI,OOO would require competi
tve bids and set a S3OO limit
on purchases made by the
superintendent without board
authorization.
In other business the board
discussed the possibility of ph
asing out private operation of
county school buses. Members
were told that costs for county
run buses are less and that more
state funds could be made avail
able If all the buses were oper
ated by the county Instead of on
a mileage and fee for students
basis using independent opera
tors.
Further consideration of ch
anges in the busing system will
be given at a later meeting.
Bonds set
for suspects
in deaths
Two persons charged in con
nection with separate Forsyth
County shooting deaths have
been released on SIO,OOO bond
each pending trials.
Judge Marlon T. Pope Jr.
set bonds for James Barrett who
is charged with killing his cou
sin, Milton Payne, 31, and for
Wanda Hood Cowart Monroe,
who is charged with killing
her common - lav - husband,
Arnold Lackey.
Commital hearings have been
held for both suspects and Jus
tice of the Peace A.E. Mar
jenhoff bound both over for
Grand Jury action.
Payne died after being shot
In t’ e leg and left side while
he was at Barrett’s home Dec.
22. The murder warrant was
taken out by the victim’s wife,
Linda Payne.
Lackey was shot fatally
during a quarrel Dec. 9, accord
ing to deputies.
Both cases are expected to be
heard In the March term of
Criminal Court.
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Yup, the level of
Lake Lanier is rising!
See page 2 for this
week's lake levels
and one half million gallons of
water per day. The expansion
also Included “35 miles of pipe
lines into the county.”
Through all of the progress,
Wolfe said he served under five
mayors. They were Roy P.
Otwell, Marcus Mashburn Jr.,
Marcus Mashburn Sr., George
Ingram and the current mayor
Ford Gravitt.
Wolfe grew up In the Spot
Community h northwest For
syth County. He attended For
syth County Schools and Is mar
ried to the former Lila Mae
Cain. The couple has three dau
ghters and seven grandchildren.
Two of their daughters, Mrs.
Virginia Wood and Mrs. Nancy
Sue Spence, reside in Cummlng.
The third daughter, Mrs. Geral
dine Perrin resides In Virginia,
where her husband is a Lieu
tenant Colonel.
Wolfe, who described him
self as having the “job In his
blood,” enjoys fishing, hunting;
and traveling. He.nas toured the
States and usually spends his
vacation In Florida. “We go
every year and we will probably
go this year.”
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CUMMING, GEORGIA
CRIPPLING ICE STORM
HITS NORTH GEORGIA
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way; Steve, 8; Tracy, 6; and Cory , 3, make the most of the storm’s aftermath with
a little yankee-land styled fun.
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A NUISANCE FOR OTHERS - Getting out of the driveway proved to be a formi
dable task for this unlucky pair. The ice caused a miss and they had to dig out of
a ditch to get going.
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BIG TROUBLE FOR I FEW - The driver of this feed IruJ C T [ ,a Hb on
Ga. 369 in Northeast Forsyth County and eml/duttuin nad his belt
fastened and escaped injury. PrAe may h*. Daddy, Wife I wasn’t.
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DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF CUMMING AND FORSYTH COUNTY
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Much of North Georgia spent
the early part of this week
crippled by ice and power out
ages, but Forsyth County got
off comparatively lightly.
Sleet mixed with light snow
piled In two to four inch dep
ths throughout the county, but
the freezing rain and Ice which
snapped trees and broke power
lines stayed mostly south of
here.
Hazardous driving conditions
prevailed during Sunday,, Mon
day and Tuesday in the less
day and Tuesday and in the
less travelled portions of the
county, many roads were im
passable. None of the major
arteries In Forsyth stayed
closed for more than a few
hours, although U.S. 19 was re
ported shut down In North Ful
ton Monday.
The experts claimed a diff
erence In the texture of the
wintertime precipitation caused
the milder effects In the Cum
mlng area. Our white stuff bla
nketed the ground while the
wetter droppings In Fulton and
other counties stuck to the 11-
Permits at
$635,000
Forsyth County fell below
the sl-million per month aver
age In new home valuation for
the first time in 1972 during
the final month, but the drop
off did not mar the county’s
sl-million plus a month aver
age for the year.
With permits issued for
$635,000 In new home's for Dec
ember, the total for the year
climbed to $12,515,740 for all
of 1972.
G. W.“ Joe” Blair of the
Cummlng-Forsyth Planningand
Zoning office said 22 permits
for new homes were issued.
That is nine more than during
December 1971.
A total of 701 new home
permits were Issued by
Blair’s office for 1972 which
Is 252 new home s above the
1971 total of 449.
Mobile home placements
were almost identical In both
years with 516 Issued In 1972
and 515 issued in 1971.
Permits issued In December
for construction other than new
homes amounted to $93,000
bringing the monthly total to
$728,000.
Blair said the low figure
for December probably re
flected a normal seasonal
slow-down and bad weather co
uld have caused delays In buil
ding starts.
W illiams
appointed
ATLANTA—House Speaker
George L. Smith 11, Swalns
boro, has appointed Rep. Wil
liam M. "Bill” Williams of
Gainesville as chairman of the
House committee on Banks and
Banking.
Representative Williams
served as chairman of the
House Committee on Legislative
and Congressional Reappor
tionment during the past two
years. He previously served
eight years as chairman of
the House Motor Vehicles com
mittee.
Williams, who is president
of Bell Petroleum In Gaines
ville, was first elected to the
House In 1955. He has served
consecutively since 1959.
The Banks and Banking com
mittee chairmanship was pre
viously held by Rep. Alan Gay
nor of Savannah, who did not
seek re-election to the House.
JAN 11 1973
nes and the trees.
A number of accidents were
reported, but most were minor
with few injuries. A grain truck
went out of control on a slick
spot on Ga. 369 in northeast
Forsyth and ended up on its
side in a ditch. The driver of
fered praise for seat belts.
He had his buckled and wasn’t
injured.
Julian Gravitt, manager of
Sawnee Electric Membership
Corporation, said power was
restored to all Forsyth cus
tomers by Tuesday night.
According to Gravitt, there
was little outage in Forsyth
County with most of the troub
le concentrated down around the
Fulton County line. He said
none of Sawnee’s customer’s
were without power for more
than a day.
Sawnee was able to get things
in order with its regular crews.
Unlike Ice storms In recent
years, no help from South Geo
rgia was brought in, Gravitt
said.
A Forsyth County Sheriff’s
deputy reported no major pro
blems. “All things consider
ed, it’s been pretty quiet,”
he said.
But elsewhere power com
pany offlcialswerefeelingluck
y to break even. In some areas
new formed ice was causing
breakdowns almost as fast as
power could be restored.
Reports from Atlanta said
that some Georgians might be
without electricity until at least
the weekend. Some distribution
systems ripped down by large
trees will have to be rebuilt
according to a Georgia Power
Company spokesman.
The heaping dose of winter
forced many Georgians out of
their homes and into emergency
shelters. In many cases, home
owners learned that their gas
and fuel oil heating systems
offered little appreciable
warmth without electric power
to the blowers.
Georgia Power borrowed em
ergency crews from the Car
ollnas, Alabama, Florida, Mis
sissippi and Kentucky.
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Jim Ingram
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leaves
sheriff
Jim Ingram has left the For
syth County Sheriff’s Depart
ment. Ingram said “There were
no hard feelings between me and
the sheriff. I wasn't fired. 1
enjoyed working with (Forsyth
County Sheriff) Donald (Pirkle)
for the last three years and en
joyed serving the people of
Forsyth County.”
The former deputy started
as a special deputy with the de
partment about five years ago
and went to work fulltime as a
deputy three years ago. He said
he will be In the “carpentry
business” for a while.