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DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS
OF CUMMING AND FORSYTH COUNTY
CUMMING, GEORGIA
Big Parade Here Thursday
By VIRGINIA WOODWARD
News Editor
Forsyth County’s annual steam engine
parade, unique in the nation, is expected
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IN TRAINING—Laurie Moseley, (L), and Julie and Richie Neville of Oakwood Drive,
are training the turtle they caught last week after the rains, for the turtle race at the
Forsyth County Bank on the Fourth. The trio won the first turtle race two years ago.
They came in second last year because, Richie said, “One boy had a big old turtle.”
Development
Proposed Here
A public hearing has been scheduled
for July 27 in the Forsyth County
courtroom on a recommendation by the
planning and zoning board that a 2,400
acre development proposed by Lewis
Reeves be approved.
Joe Blair, planning administrator,
said today that the program for
development of the property off Hwy. 141
near the Fulton County line, is projected
for a 15-year period.
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WAITING—A jury of 12 men last Tuesday found for sheriff Donald Pirkle in a
superior court hearing on a move by district attorney C.B. Holcomb to remove him
from office. The jury deliberated less than three hours. Pirkle is shown above, with
well wishers, waiting for the verdict. Holcomb alleged that Pirkle has misused the
office in payment of salary checks and failing to keep prisoners in custody at all
times.
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to draw spectators from a number of
states, when it moves onto Main Street
and around the square at 10 a.m.
Thursday.
It will include 5,739 housing units, a full
golf course, a 70 acre lake and a 44 acre
school site. If approved by the county
commissioners, the development must
begin within two years.
Blair said the developer has already
made arrangements for sewer and water
lines to be extended from Fulton County.
The developer will also be responsible
for all streets and roads.
Some units will form down the Canton
Highway and come up the hill into town.
The steam engines, which cannot make
the hill, will join the parade at the Post
Office, coming from Thomas and Webb
Lumber yard.
The Forsyth County Flash of Crimson
Band will join the parade at the Kelly
Mill Road.
The Shrine Club from Gainesville will
be present with their bag of antics, and
other visiting units are expected.
While the parade moves, the tan
talizing smell of chickens and h&ms on
the barbecue on the square will tempt
the several thousand spectators ex
pected. The Lions Club is in charge of the
barbecue with the proceeds to go to their
civic enterprizes.
The Forsyth County Day Care Center
will have a stand adjacent to the bar
becue and will sell cakes and cookies.
The funds will be used for matching
money to keep the center open.
Immediately following the steam
engine parade, the Forsyth County
Jaycees and Jaycettes will conduct
several funfilled contests and activities
in the square.
At the present time the Jaycees are
selling chances on a 12-gauge shotgun
and a B 6 repeater and pellet rifle to be
given away at 4:30 p.m. There will also
be Jaycees and Jaycettes perched on a
dunking machine for the people to dunk
if they have a good throwing arm.
A cross cut sawing contest will be
running throughout the day with two
trophies going to the team with the best
time for the day.
There will be first and second place
trophies for the persons who shoot the
most baskets in a basketball shooting
contest.
For the old timers, horseshoe pitching
will be offered and trophies will go to the
persons throwing the most ringers.
The annual turtle race will be held at
the Forsyth County Bank at 11:30 a.m.
Prizes of sls, $lO and $5 will go to the
boys or girls with the three fastest
turtles.
Checker enthusiasts from Gwinnett,
Forsyth and Hall Counties will wage a
battle for the Gwinnett County title,
beginning at 9 a.m. at Andean Motors.
Lonnie Appling 72, of Sugar Hill will be
on hand to defend the title he won last
year.
The checker tournament is held at
Andean, because of the late James
Otwell, an ardent player. His son is
carrying on the tradition. There were 18
players last year, when Gwinnett and
Forsyth were the only two counties in
volved. Now that Hall County players
have been invited, more are expected.
Three move restriction is the form of
play and players shake for color. Official
colors for tournament play are gray and
green, and the player plays until he loses
one game.
Bank employees will have a double
holiday, the regular bank holiday on
Wednesday and the Fourth. The Forsyth
County News and other businesses will
be closed Thursday.
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Family Is
Injured In
Accident
A family of five from Alpharetta was
injured in a two car wreck last Friday at
Haw Creek Road in Forsyth County.
According to reports, Marcus McClure
of Rt. 2, Alpharetta, his wife and three
children were seriously injured when
their car and another vehicle struck
head-on.
McClure is listed in satisfactory
condition at the Hall County Hospital.
His wife, Cynthia is listed in critical
condition at Northside Hospital in
Atlanta. The three children, Harold, 8, is
listed in critical condition and Theresa,
2, is listed as serious. The other child,
Melissa, 5, is listed in good condition.
The other vehicle involved in the ac
cident was driven by Charles St. John
Dyer of Buford. Others in the car were
Mike Tonay of Buford and Tommie Lynn
Mooney of Cumming.
The Georgia State Patrol investigated
the incident and was assisted by the
Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department.
TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1974
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Steam Engine
Stations Built By
Volunteer Firemen
Forsyth Countians should consider
themselves extremely lucky when it
comes to fire protection.
Lucky because they probably get the
most for the least of any county in the
state.
Forsyth County has a unique situation.
The volunteer fire department consists
Couple Is
Ambushed
A Zebulon, Ga. couple on the way to
their cabin on Lake Lanier Saturday
morning was ambushed on Thurman
Mountain Road, according to Forsyth
County Sheriff Donald Pirkle.
Sheriff Pirkle said Walter Allanson
and his wife were traveling on Thurman
Mountain Road around 10:30 a.m.
Saturday when their car was riddled
with bullets. The couple was not
seriously injured and suffered only a few
minor cuts from broken glass.
The sheriff said persons unknown were
apparently hidden behind brush on an
eight foot bank and obviously knew the
couple would be traveling the road on
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of 225 men who give of their time and
efforts without compensation. The only
county paid employee is Chief John C.
Moore who operates the entire county
force on a budget of just $24,000.
There are eight fire stations located
throughout the county with two more in
Saturday morning. As the car went by
the embankment, Sheriff Pirkle said
someone with a .22 automatic rifle
riddled the car with bullets. He said the
car had around nine bullet holes in the
windows and side.
Allanson is a current candidate for
judge of the civil court in Fulton County.
Pirkle said he doesn’t suspect anyone
locally in the shooting incident. He said
there are suspects under investigation.
Other Sheriff’s Department reports
show that last Tuesday Deputy Robert
Turner was apparently traveling north
on Highway 19 in pursuit of a speeding
vehicle when he struck a car head-on,
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Model Fire Station
NUMBER 27
the planning stages. Chief Moore points
out that anyone living within five miles
of one of the stations can now get
cheaper insurance rates, which could
mean nearly one-third savings. He
suggests homeowners contact their
insurance agents for further information
concerning these new rules.
Chief Moore said the eight stations are
constructed at no cost to the county. “We
get someone to donate the land, then the
men gather the material and do the
construction themselves. This is real
unusual, but it works and doesn’t cost the
taxpayers a cent,” Chief Moore stated.
The eight stations are located at: the
county bam; south of Hwy. 141 on Hwy.
19; Matt; Ducktown; Pilgrim Mill Road;
Midway, Silver City; and Chestatee. The
two new stations in the planning stages
will be at Farmer’s store and on Hwy.
369. Chief Moore said that when these
two new additions are completed, the
county will be completely covered with
fire protection.
the volunteer department isn’t
lacking for equipment. Chief Moore
pointed out that they have nine pumpers
or trucks and seven tankers.
He said if citizens need fire help
anytime they should dial 887-HELP. This
will put you in contact with a central
dispatcher who will contact the station
nearest you and help should be on the
way within minutes.
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