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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS-WEONESOAY,OCTOBER 1,1980
From The Front
credit.
At Lakeview, Hans is taking an
American literature course and an En
glish literature course. He is also tak
ing two history courses and a French
class.
Because of his advanced study in
French, Hans is primarily assisting his
teacher, Mrs. Berryman, the same
Mrs. Berryman who is his host mother.
(Mrs. Berryman is also a volunteer
area representative for YFU.)
Hans is also playing on Lakeview’s
soccer team.
Comparing Lakeview to his school in
Zurich, Hans notes the fact that stu
dents in the U.S. go through the same
schedule each day. In Switzerland, he
says, “This isn’t the case.”
Hans’ school schedule in Zurich can
vary from day to day. Students attend
classes on Saturday morning. But they
also sometimes get one or two af
ternoons off during the week.
The school year is different, too.
School in Switzerland starts in mid-
April. Students attend classes for
something like eight weeks, followed
From The Front
into account values provided by profes
sional appraisal companies, local con
tractors, and others in the building
materials business, Switzer said.
The values determined by the com
puter will be compared with “actual,
bonifide, varifiable sales” of similar,
nearby property to determine a final
value for each house.
This part is almost finished.
Commercial and industrial property
will probably be appraised by an out
side firm of professionals because it is
so complex, Switzer explained.
After all the buildings have been
done, a similar process will be followed
for all the land in the county.
Such factors as the location, the to
pography (gullies, steep slopes) and
the drainage will be considered in re
valuing land. Road frontage and the
type of road will be considered, as will
the availability of electricity and sewer
service.
Other less quantifiable factors also
will be used to accurately value land,
such as the quality of the neighborhood,
if there is a view and how pretty it is,
and for property on Lake Lanier, the
depth of the water.
The computer values will be com
pared with actual sales, just as build
ings were, to make a final
determination, Switzer explained.
Farmland will be revalued similarly
to ‘residential land. Its topography and
road frontage and other factors will be
compared with recent sales of nearby
land to help arrive at an accurate as-
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11:30 a.m. in Cumming.
After lunch, the group will
go to city park for a chal
lenge from the Gainesville
AARP group.
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by a five-week summer vacation.
School resumes for six weeks and then
students enjoy a two-week fall vaca
tion.
School goes on like this for the rest of
the year with a two-and-a-half week
Christmas vacation, a one-week winter
vacation and a three-week spring vaca
tion. Needless to say, Hans prefers his
Zurich school schedule his to school
schedule in Gainesville.
In Switzerland, public education con
sists of six years of primary education
and six-and-a-half years of secondary
education. Hans is in his fifth year of
secondary education.
After Hans signed up for the YFU
program, he had no idea where he
would be going for his one-year stay.
All he knew was that he was going to
the U.S. When he was finally told that
his destination was Marietta, Ga.,
which is where he stayed for two weeks
after first arriving, he said he had to
search for it on the map. “But, I
couldn’t find it,” he added.
Hans explains that he was “pretty
well prepared” for what life would be
like in the U.S. One thing that has im
pressed him, however, in the Forsyth-
Revaluation
sessed value.
A professional forester may be hired
to cruise timber, Switzer said. This has
not yet been finally decided, he added.
“At present, it (farm land) is sup
posed to be valued on its best use, how
ever a determination (by state
officials) is being made as to whether
or not this is ready practical,” Switzer
said. State officials may decide before
the revaluation is finished whether or
not to tax land based on its actual use,
he said.
The aerial photographs of the county
in use now are old, Switzer said. These
have the property boundaries drawn on
them, which makes changes and cor
rections difficult, he said.
He has asked for a new set of photos
as part of the revaluation. Boundaries
would be drawn on a clear plastic sheet
laid over each newspaper-sized photo,
which would make corrections and ad
ditions much easier, Switzer explained.
If they are approved, the new photo
flights will be flown this winter when
the leaves are off the trees. This will
enable his staff to locate every parcel
of property and sep what buildings are
on it.
Still, his workers will have to physi
cally visit and inspect every piece of
property as part of the revaluation,
Switzer said.
Changes in property values will not
be made until the entire revaluation is
finished, Switzer said.
“There very probably will be
changes in the value on every property
in this county. It could be more, it could
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Hall County area, is “the importance of
the car.”
Back home, Hans’ family doesn’t
own a single automobile. People get
about by taking either a train or a bus.
Where Hans lives is ten minutes from a
main train station. And it takes Only
ten minutes by train to get to the air
port.
Another thing Hans has noticed here
is that, “Everything seems so cheap.”
He cited the fact that a pair of blue
jeans which costs sl4 to sls here would
cost $45 in Switzerland.
All students in the YFU program
bring with them their own spending
money and are fully-covered by lhedfl
cal, dental and liability insurance. IH
host parents provide the student
room and board and the same attent:
they give their own children. .
Before students are selected for
program, they are carefully scret
According to Mrs. Berryman, “I
all are in the top of their class.” H
in fact, said that before being accep
for the program, he had to submit
school grades and “answer a lot
questions.”
be less. We won’t know until the reval
uation is completed,” Switzer said.
When the revaluation was first con
sidered, a private firm was estimated
to cost about $570,000. Switzer hopes to
make use of GMAPDC’s computer and
has asked the county commission for
about $60,000 for the work.
Georgia law requires all land and the
improvements on it, such as buildings,
be accurately .valued at the price it
would bring in a free sale. Taxes are
normally levied on property based on
40 percent of this value, which is known
as the fair market value.
Forsyth County, for example, levied
property taxes in 1979 at the rate of 3.81
mills on 40 percent of the fair market
value.
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From The Front
agreement.” The “understanding”
would amplify the importance of the
clinic’s responsibility to keep the hospi
tal medical staff informed of potential
patients’ conditions.
The authority agreed to this, with
Brandon saying he would draw up “a
letter of statement of understanding.”
Dr. Mashbum pointed out that his
views were in no way an affront to the
George Wilson Clinic. “The hospital
should not obligate itself in a written
agreement with the Wilson Clinic or
any clinic,” he said.
“It’s good to work with the Wilson
Clinic,” remarked Mashburn.
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Grace Pilcher Ward, 64, of
1355 Greenland Drive Dr.,
N.E. in Atlanta was buried
at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28.
Mrs. Ward died Sept. 26.
Surviving are her hus
and, F. Baxter Ward of At
mta; her daughter, Mrs.
fetHaymond Ruth Ward Gray
gpf Riverdale; two sisters,
nfinelle Harrison of
3astpoint and Mozelle Pear
3on of Cumming; two half
sisters, Ineel Grogan of
Cumming and Bernice Mar
tin of Alpharetta; seven
brothers, Hoyt Pilcher,
Glenn Pilcher and Clarence
Pilcher, all of Cumming,
Delma Pilcher of Brookha
ven, W.A. Pilcher of Gaines
ville, Hugh Pilcher of
Loganville and Joe Pilcher
of Marietta; a sister-in-law,
Myrtle Pilcher of Cumming;
a stepmother, Leola Pilcher
of Cumming; and several
other relatives.
The Rev. Lynn Holbrook
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Club To Meet
The Forsyth County Band
Boosters Club will hold its
monthly meeting Thursday,
Oct. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the
high school band room.
All parents of band mem
bers, drill team and flag
corp members and majo
rettes are invited to attend.
Coupons Sold
By Day Center
The Forsyth County Day
Care Center is selling cou
pons for an 8 by 10 family
portrait.
Cost of the coupons is $5
each and additional informa
tion may be obtained by call
ing 887-7701.
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September 19, 1980
Mr. Billy Howell
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112 East Main Street
Cumming, Georgia 30130
Dear Mr. Howell:
I was one of those customers that bought an 80 Ford from
Roswell Ford.
As a result of your recent advertisement on the radio, I
just this week, brought this car to your service department
for service.
This was a graduation present for my 17 year old daughter
and her first car, so she naturally had a long list of
items for adjustment, as she expected a new car to be
perfect.
I am happy to report that your Mr. Bill Avery was most
courteous and did not complain or grumble about a single
thing on the list.
I had expected to leave the car for several days, even
with your radio advertisement, since on another vehicle
some years back, similar to this situation, I had been
told by another dealer they would repair, but I would
have to leave it 2 weeks.
In just 1% days, this car was completed and we again had
the use of it.
It is certainly your type of business, and especially in the
automobile business, that the American public needs to have
available to them.
You can bet that I will spread this around and when I am in
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officiated. Burial was in
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p.m. Mr Stewart died Sept.
27.
Surviving are his sister,
Levie Day of Alpharetta.
The Rev. Bud Boles offi
ciated. Burial was in the
Pruitt cemetery.
Ingram Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange
ments.
Junior Miss
Rehearsal Set
Rehearsals for the Lanier
Junior Miss Pageant to be
held Friday and Saturday,
Nov. 7-8, will begin Sunday,
Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. in the For
syth County High School
Gym.
This will be the talent por
tion of the contest.
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