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LOOK WHAT I CAUGHT—Three year old Cindy Pendley is
proud of the big catch she recently made. The big fish couldn’t
have been caught by a prettier young lady with a prettier
Voters May Take
Oath Election Day
If you’re worried that you won’t be
able to vote in the upcoming Aug. 13
primary because the records were
destroyed in last November’s courthouse
fire, then your worries are over.
H. R. Bramblett, chief of the board of
registrars for Forsyth County, said this
week that voters who take an oath that
they were registered voters of this
county at the time of the fire, will be able
to cast their ballots.
Bramblett said he and his staff have
been working diligently to put together a
list of registered voters. He said the
latest list they have is from 1972 and that
500 to 600 persons have registered since
Trailer Decal
Fee Ignored
The county is having trouble collecting
the $25 required by county ordinance
regarding special decals for mobile
homes.
The issue was brought to the comm
mission table this week when Joe Blair,
chairman of the planning and zoning
board, told the board that they’re losing
money by not collecting this fee.
Blair pointed out that there are bet
ween 1,500 and 1,800 mobile homes in
Forsyth County and only about 700 have
bought this decal. We’ve been to the
Sheriff’s Department and they sent out
warrants, but most of them came back,
he pointed out.
A list was presented to the board
containing 224 names of persons who
have not paid the county fee and who
cannot be reached.
The commissioners agreed that
something must be avidly done to
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that time.
Bramblett told The News that he
called Secretary of State Ben W.
Fortson to see what could be done about
the situation.
“Fortson told me that we could allow
persons to sign a card stating that they
are registered voters of this county and
they will be able to vote,” Bramblett
added.
He said they have around 5,200 voters
on the present list and believes that
several more hundred will show up on
election day to sign the oath and vote.
Bramblett said he will assign a special
upgrade the observance of this county
law. Blair said that many mobile home
owners look at their neighbors and see
they haven’t purchased the decal and see
no reason they should themselves.
The commissioners agreed and in
structed Sheriff’s chief deputy Dorsey
Rogers to assign one of four new
deputies to serve these 224 warrants and
get some action.
Deputy Rogers was told to tell the
person assigned to the cases to come
back to the commission table with an
answer on each person, whether it be
they’re no longer residing in Forsyth
County or just didn’t respond to the
warrant originally sent out by mail.
Commission Chairman Herman
Hamby said, “If we allow this to con
tinue we might as well do away with the
requirement of the decals. It’s not fair
for some to pay and others not.”
smile. Cindy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pendley,
Pendley Road. She said she’s heard a lot of “tall fish tales” but
added that her’s is the truth and nothing but...
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person at the polls on Aug. 13 specifically
to take care of those persons not on the
list, but who were registered. He did
point out that anyone found lying con
cerning their registration could be liable
for perjury. “But, I don’t think we’ll
have any of that going on here,” he
stated.
The chief registrar said that by the
November general election, Forsyth
County’s voter list should be up to date.
“With the list we already have, plus
adding those who come in on Aug. 13 to
sign up, we should have a pretty ac
curate list by the general election,” he
said.
NEW COURTHOUSE—An architect’s model of the proposed
new Forsyth County Courthouse and complex is shown above.
The complex will include a dominant building featuring all
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1974
Bannister Blasted
By Commissioners
By JIM COSEY
Editor
The Forsyth County Board of Com
missioners took a surprise move this
week when they publicly passed a
resolution “condemning and censuring”
a fellow commissioner.
The resolution was directed at
Commissioner Lanier Bannister who is
seeking re-election to his post.
The resolution was presented by Larry
Watson who passed out the papers to all
the commissioners.
As Bannister read the resolution he
started laughing and said aloud, “This is
just a cheap way of playing politics. This
should be a big laugh for the entire
county.”
Watson said, “Lanier, you’ve cost the
county more in state and federal grants
and aids than all five of us could steal! ”
Bannister retaliated, “That’s your
opinion. If ya’ll want to oppose me, why
don’t you do it publicly and as an in
dividual, not as a political board?”
Bannister added, “If I win this election
I can’t see how you can continue to serve
on this board. I think you should resign
and I’ll pay for a new, special election.”
He was talking to Commissioner Watson,
Commissioner Crawford Roe and
Chairman Herman Hamby. Com
missioner Lawton Sosebee abstained to
vote when the resolution was read.
Watson continued by telling Bannister,
“Your problem is that if folks don’t
agree with you, then you think they’re
crooked.”
A barrage of loud talking broke out
around the commission table and
Watson told Bannister, “Lanier, slander
is your bag. You don’t care who you talk
about publicly.”
Bannister replied, “Then why don’t
you prosecute me!”
A vote was taken and all but Sosebee
voted to pass the resolution. Bannister
voted yes and said, “I’ll vote for this. It’s
a big laugh.”
The resolution reads in full:
WHEREAS Lanier Bannister has
publicly insulted or made disparaging
remarks about his fellow Com
missioners, the Board of Education, the
Sheriff and his deputies, the Mayor and
City Council of Cumming, the Planning
and Zoning Board and its employees, the
County Attorney, our state represen
tatives and one state Senator, the state
legislature, the Forsyth County Hospital
Authority and administration, the State
Director and Department of Trans
portation, the state GBI Director, the
State Crime Commission, and the State
Revenue Commission; and
“WHEREAS his intemperate and
abrasive behavior has caused to be
delayed several state contracts for
roadwork in this county and has resulted
in a loss of potential financial assistance
from the state and federal governments
for recreation and law enforement; and
“WHEREAS his behavior has brought
disgrace to the Board of Commissioners
and Forsyth County and has harmed the
reputation of the county government and
caused resentment toward the Board on
the part of other officials, thus impairing
cooperation in government; and
“WHEREAS his repeated in
consistencies and contradictory
statements about issues before the
Commission have caused confusion and
disorder; and
“WHEREAS he has shown that he
does not believe anyone can possibly
have an honest difference of opinion with
him—if someone disagrees he thinks
county municipal offices with the county jail and jailer’s
quarters (at left, back) and the Sheriff’s Department and Fire
Department (at left, front).
they’re corrupt and against the people;
and
“WHEREAS he has absolutely refused
to be cooperative and courteous and has
responded to our pleas to work together
by slandering the good names of his
fellow Commissioners; and
“WHEREAS he urged the Commission
to order a re-evaluation of property and
then for political purposes attacked that
same re-evaluation and even claims to
have contributed money to the Com
mittee fighting the re-evaluation, thus
helping to cause the county tremendous
extra legal expense; and
“WHEREAS his abrasive behavior
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LISTENING—County Commissioner Lanier Bannister (1) listens to resolutions
passed this week by his fellow commissioners concerning his conduct in office
Commissioner Lawton Sosebee is also attentive to the resolutions presented by
Commissioner Larry Watson.
Courthouse
Costs Told
“The maximum the new courthouse
and land could cost Forsyth Countains
for a family with a $25,000 home would be
the cost of a half gallon of milk a month
or around the cost of two gallons of
gasoline.”
This statement was presented to the
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners
this week by Steve Sloan, representing
Jared, Mulcay & Co., Inc. of Atlanta,
hired by the commissioners to present a
financial analysis for the general
obligation courthouse bonds.
A special bond referendum will be held
at the same tim? as the Aug. 13 primary.
Voters at this time will decide whether
or not to approve the new courthouse on
Highway 19 between the present location
of Mr. Swiss restaurant and Cumming
Supply Co. at Meadow Drive and the
Buford Dam Road extension.
The county commissioners earlier
took out a $1 option for this tract of land.
The proposed courthouse complex will
feature a main building housing all
municipal offices, a county jail with
separate quarters for the jailer and a
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has interfered with efforts to broaden the
tax base of Forsyth County by bringing
in industry and business; and
“WHEREAS his attitude has caused
this county to be deprived of much of the
professional assistance it needs and
deserves; and
“WHEREAS he has so alienated our
legislators as to deprive this county of
the representation in state government
that it deserves; and
“WHEREAS his continued craving for
more power has alienated other officials
who could be of great help to Forsyth
—See BOARD, Page 8
combination sheriff’s office and fire
department office.
A tunnel is being proposed to run
underground from the jail to the cour
thouse, according to architect Bert
Millard of Atlanta.
The bond official told the com
missioners that the estimated cost to the
county was estimated at a maximum
rate. Stone said that the estimated
maximum increase for only one year for
this bond issue would be one mill and the
other years would be considerably
lower.
The study shows that a person with the
appraised valuehof their property at
SIO,OOO would only have to pay 33 cents
per month or $4 per year. At the other
end of the spectrum, a person with ap
praised value of property at $75,000
would have to pay $2.50 per month or S3O
per year.
At the commission meeting, members
were presented with bumper stickers to
distribute urging voters to “please, vote
yes for courthouse.”
School Opens
Here Aug. 26
Forsyth County students have only
four more weeks of summer vacation.
The first day of school will be Monday,
Aug. 26 and it will be a full day schedule.
Pre-planning for local teachers will
begin Aug. 20.
Forsyth County school buses will
travel their routes the first day.
A spokesman from the school
superintendent’s office said that officials
are hoping the new Middle Grade School
will be ready for use by the first day of
school. An announcement will be made
later concerning this.
If the Middle Grade School is com
pleted, the sixth grade students from
Cumming will attend, plus seventh and
eighth grade students from throughout
the county.
All told students pre-registered at the
end of last year. All new students to the
Forsyth County School system should
report to the school office on Aug. 26 for
registration.
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