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DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF CUMMING AND FORSYTH COUNTY CUMMING, GEORGIA !PBjSl^Kjppi@gpgs’ i ' * '" ,„ ■ ‘u ! * r '' -£& r-/ #»■ St"™ M**'®’ ll8 ’ *■ ' ■P|p||B j^p £* * . '..Sir jF tffiMmSl v4N4B|WP|M^ < - j_~?Bhi- New Flag For County The Forsyth County Superior courtroom and the flagpole that once stood in front of the courthouse, now have flags for the first time since the courthouse burned last year. Veterans of Foreign Wars Monday presented United States and Georgia flags to Judge Marion T. Pope, and raised flgas at the court house. Participating in the ceremony (1-r) were: Doyle Jim Cosey Is New Publisher-Editor mjKkW ;.w . - ■;■ Jim Cosey News Will Print Early The Forsyth County News will be printed a day early next week due to the Fourth of July holiday and deadlines have been pushed up ac cordingly. Next week’s edition will be printed on Tuesday and delivered to the stores Tuesday. Home delivery will be on Wednesday. All church news and community news should be submitted by noon Friday to assure publication in next week’s paper. News of weddings and women’s events must be in by 5 pjn. Thursday. mUfl FORSYTH MflflfC lull COUNTY JNEIVWtfeP VOLUME LXVII Jim Cosey, 30, has assumed the position as publisher-editor of The Forsyth County News. Cosey comes to Cumming for Warner Robins, Ga. where he was executive editor of The Daily Sun. He was born and raised in Butler, Ga. where he was graduated from high school. He attended Georgia State University in Atlanta and received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism in 1966. While in high school, Cosey was editor of the newspaper and was an honor graduate. At the university he was a member of the college newspaper staff and the annual staff. He is a charter member of the Men’s Society for Journalism, forerunner of Sigma Delta Chi. He received the Senior Award for scholastic and extra-curricular ac tivities upon graduation. Cosey went to The Warner Robins Sun as news editor in 1966 which at the time was a semi-weekly newspaper. In 1969 the paper went to a daily operation was he was named managing editor. In 1971 Cosey was appointed executive editor in charge of all departments. While at The Sun, Cosey led that paper to being named the best daily newspaper Carder, commander; Everett Tate, senior vice commander; Walter Rucker, trustee; and Ed Woods, quartermaster. They also installed a gas light for a perpetual flame in front of the memorial to the dead servicemen, and the county will have it connected to gas. in Georgia with circulation under 20,000. The Sun also won several awards through the Georgia Press Association in areas of local news coverage, typography, advertising, local sports coverage and local pictures. In 1972 Cosey was named Outstanding Continued On Page 14 ■■■■■■■l j IKi ■* . *• yt Kf- m Wm O I ! M v ' \ \ iI ■ *' Jfejjfc if' , tan & . J* Mm , * „ „* "/ , * jßLt* " Youthful Artists Display Talent Tina Manders, 14, won the Best in the Show honors in the annual Home Savings Federal and Loan Art Festival for children held in the parking lot on Dahlonega Street last Saturday. Her picture will be framed by Home Decorating Center in Lanier Village • Shopping Center. On display, and for sale at the festival, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1974 County-City Clash On Dump Problem By JIM COSEY Editor The city and county clashed heads Monday in a fiery debate at the county commission table over what to do about the controversial garbage dump that has been smouldering for nearly six weeks. After an hour of words between Cumming Mayor Ford Gravitt and members of the commission, it was decided that the county will hire a man to be in charge of the dump. This new “dump watcher” will determine where garbage may be unloaded and also have the responsibility of covering the trash with loads of dirt to extinguish the fire that is presently burning there. The meeting opened when Mayor Gravitt told the county governing body that he had received a letter from the Department of Natural Resources in structing him to get dirt and cover up the trash that has been burning for six weeks or close up. Mayor Gravitt stated, “I told you (commissioners) to decide what to do. Two loads of dirt was hauled in to put out the fire, but it didn’t do the job. The only alternative we had was to close the dump to everyone. We have no ill will toward the county, it’s just a matter of con forming with the state health depart ment.” He continued, “We were also being sympathetic to the people who live in that area!” Commission Chairman Herman Hamby told Gravitt, “I got a letter from the state people too, but mine said we had 30 days to do something.” Mayor Gravitt instructed that the dump be closed to all residents last Thursday. Gravitt retaliated, “We were trying to help the people out there. We feel like it’s a county problem, not a city problem. Folks in town are being double-taxed and we want more service from the county! ” Commissioner Lawton Sosebee asked Gravitt if other counties furnish landfills for cities. He answered that many do, but they charge. “It’s our thinking that the county should pay for it all,” the youthful mayor replied. Outspoken Commissioner Lanier Bannister jumped into the argument when he said, “I agree with the mayor that it’s a critical situation out there. I’m willing to do whatever is necessary. The county can handle the problem, but we’d have to charge for the use. It would be a service charge, not a tax charge.” Gravitt answered, “I disagree. This shouldn’t be a joint thing. It’s a county problem. Whether you believe it or not, the city is also a part of Forsyth County. We want county services, too!” Chairman Hamby told the mayor, “We’re working on getting another site for a landfill approved. A state man told me we could go ahead with the way the present site is now, just put out the fire.” Commissioner Bannister made a motion to haul the dirt to put out the fire. The motion did not receive a second. Mayor Gravitt told Bannister, “There’s no way to put that fire out. were works by local artists, and several hundred people were present for the event which was coordinated by Raine, local artist, and judged by Marsha White, art teacher in the Forsyth County Schools; June Lane, local real estate agent; and Dixie Mason, artist. Fifteen $5 awards were made. Children painted with materials furnished by Garbage is still being dumped there and it just adds fuel to the flame.” A specialist from the state department who was present at the meeting told the board that covering the dump with dirt would not work. He said the only way to ' jfe. gm - ' ,'j ■>''/„'> * r c. >s * iPP " , O’'‘ 4 ‘ ' V v ’ ”: ■ >v ‘ V "H■ v Chairman Hamby Listens To Mayor Sheriffs Trial Continues Here Hearing on a quasi-criminal suit to determine if Forsyth County sheriff Donald Pirkle should be removed from office was in its second day Tuesday with Judge Marion T. Pope Jr., on the bench. The suit, brought by district attorney C.B. Holcomb, contends that Pirkle permitted a prisoner to escape from the county jail on March 4 and that he was guilty of theft by deception by unlawfully causing to be issued payroll checks to one Lloyd Gerald Bums for working as radio dispatcher at the jail, when in fact Bums’ brother, Earl Bums, who was being held in the jail, did the work. The prisoner involved in the escape contention was Jimmy Dean Hester, who was being held in the jail to face charges of burning the Forsyth County court house last year in lieu of $200,000 bond. Hester was later convicted. Hester allegedly was transported to Gainesville for a radio interview, which repudiated his earlier statement in volving two other men, and his own guilt. A criminal case concerning the same allegations against Pirkle is pending in superior court. The current case is civil in nature and does not bring any charges against the sheriff. Home Federal, from 10 a.m. until noon, with no ehlp from adults. The judges retired at noon to make their decision. The winners, in the up to nine group, were Leanne Chester, nine; Ken Padgett, seven; Kay Studdard, six; Rachel Worley, six; and Karensa Shoemake, five. The judge was Mrs. White. NUMBER 26 stop fire is to get the material that’s burning out. Bannister withdrew his motion after this fact was revealed. Member of the Cumming City Council Continued On Page 14 The plaintiff rested his case at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday after Earl Bums was recalled to the stand and testified that he had left the jail to go to town on an errand and to his brother’s home to shower. Early in the afternoon Hester testified that he left the jail March 3 without permission and asked Carl Turner for help in getting someone to listen to his story. Hester also said that Turner drove him to the home of Tony Maddox, news director for radio station WGGA in Gainesville and that he made a tape at Maddox’s home and a second one at the station. Hester said he had made no attempt to escape but wanted to tell his story because he was mad at GBI investigator Oscar Keenan who had promised him that he would be kept in the Forsyth County jail and had not kept his word. Keenan said after it became known that Hester had testified before the grand jury, he had warned Rogers that he may not be safe in the Forsyth County jail. He said that on one occasion he had Continued On Page 14 Ten to 12 winners, judged by Mrs. Lane, were Elizabeth McGary, 12; Barbara Harold, 12; Barry Manners, 11; Tracy Evans, 12; and Lisa Martin, 12. Mrs. Mason judged the 13 to 16 year olds, won by Tina. Second was Denise Martin, 13; followed by Robin Lane, 15; Randall Holbrook, 13; and Penny Walker, 13. 15 CENTS PER COPY TELEPHONE 887 3127