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Observe Flag Day
On Sunday June 14
Sunday, June 14 is Flag Day.
It’s a day the nation sets aside
each year to commemorate the
symbolism of our freedom and
our heritage.
The Ladies Auxiliary to VFW
Post 7583 in Cumming has in
keeping with this special obser
vance submitted the follow
ing about our flag.
We ask our citizens to be
mindful of this special time of!
year and thank God that our
flag can fly over our nation in
peace.
I Am Your Flag
I was born on June 14,1977.1
am more than just a cloth
shaped into a design. I am the
refuge of the world’s oppressed
people. I am the silent sentinel
of Freedom. I am the emblem
of the greatest sovereign nation
on earth. I am the inspiration
for which American patriots
gave their lives and fortunes.
I have led your sons into
battle from Valley Forge to the
steaming jungles of Viet Nam. I
walk in silence with each of
your honored dead, to their
final resting place beneath the
silent white crosses, row upon
row. I have flown through
Quick Response Vehicle
Is Needed In Forsyth
Forsyth County’s newly-ac
quired quick response vehicle
should be a tremendous asset to
the community in rescuing ac
cident victims.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s
Department recently com
pleted a training program that
gave personnel instructions on
how to operate the equipment
in the new vehicle.
The vehicle was acquired by
the department through a grant
from the state and will al
low the county to have some
much needed equipment in the
rescue of automobile accident
victims.
Those who were trained gave
a demonstration last week at
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peace and war, strife and pros
perity, and amidst it all, I have
been respected.
My red stripes symbolize the
blood spilled in defense of this
glorious nation. My white
stripes signify the burning
tears shed by Americans who
lost their sons. My blue field is
indicative of God’s heaven un
der which I fly. My stars clus
tered together unify 50 states as
one, for God and country. “Old
Glory” is my nickname, and
proudly I wave on high.
Honor me, respect me, de
fend me with your lives and
your fortunes. Never let my
enemies tear me down from my
lofty position, lest I never re
turn. Keep alight the fires of
patriotism, strive earnestly for
the spirit of democracy.
Worship eternal God and keep
His commandments, and I shall
remain the bulwark of peace
and freedom for all mankind.
The ladies auxiliary will ob
serve Flag Day in a special
ceremony with the Veterans
Administration Monday. Let’s
join them in keeping this day a
special one in the hearts of all
Americans.
the jail to show how some of the
equipment is used.
Forsyth County is fortunate
to have been able to acquire
such a vehicle and we’re glad
some many of the men in the
community had an opportunity
to have instructions on its use.
No one knows when the vehi
cle will be needed, but it’s a
comfort to know it is available
and that qualifed personnel
know its advantages.
The acquisition of the vehicle
is yet but another sign of the
progress being made in the
community. A vehicle like this
one is a must for a growing
community. We’re glad it’s
here.
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Acids In Some Drinks May
Cause Your Teeth Problems
You know how it is in the dentist’s
office. He pokes around in your mouth
for a few minutes and hands you the
bill.
The dentist keeps up a constant
stream of chatter and “be-sure-and
brush-your-teeth” soft sell.
“Good morning! Now, open wide.
Bite down just a bit. How are you
today?”
Your mouth is full of tubes and fin
gers and instruments of torture. You
say “snorfle.”
“You know, you really ought to quit
eating all that junk food. Rots your
teeth out. Especially soft drinks. And
especially if you don’t brush your teeth
regularly, and floss, too, And ’specially
if you don’t brush your teeth regularly.
And floss, too.
“When I was in school, we did an
experiment. Put a tooth in a soft drink
and let it sit there and fizz. Did, too.
Rotted it right out. The acid does it.
“Course, if you brush your teeth and
they don’t have any plaque on them,
there’s nothing for the apid to react
with. Teeth come through a lot better.”
You thrash wildly. Your knuckles
turn white as you grasp the arms of the
chair. He has just stabbed you with one
We’ll Remember Bob Bowling
On several occasions over the last
few years this column has been written
strictly on emotion with little thought
given to proper grammar and punctua
tion. Those columns have probably
been among my better efforts and are
about very special people and events.
On more than one occasion these col
umns have been about my very special
friend, Bob Bowling.
Bob has always been there for me,
my family, and for others when he has
been needed. When emergency eye
surgery was needed by my brother-in
law, when my father died, when my
father-in-law died, when our five-year
old had surgery, when our sons decided
to join the church, and when there were
situations of stress, Bob was there.
When the troubles and burdens of life
seemed to bog us down, when we had
lost someone who was very close to us,
Bob was available, When I needed
someone to listen and really hear what I
had to say; when I hurt from the loss of
a very close friend; when my mind was
confused and no solutions were needed,
but someone to listen was what I
wanted, Bob was there.
When I have been on top of the world
and the miracles and blessings of life
were unbelieveable, Bob understood.
When everything went right for a
change, when everything was bright
and beautiful, Bob understood. When
Plants Do Better When They're Watered
Have you ever gone to a greenhouse
or nursery and bought a beautiful plant
to carry home only to watch it wilt,
draw up, turn brown and die no
matter how hard you tried to make it
live?
Well, I have a number of times.
Only recently have I felt I’ve made
some accomplishments in the area of
making houseplants survive.
Yes, I’ve tried all those things that
you hear about like playing music,
talking sweet and watering and baby
ing them. I’ve always felt a little foolish
about doing that kind of stuff.
I mean, I’d hate for someone to see
me talking baby talk to one of those
plants. It gets kinda ridiculous some
times.
I have several new houseplants and
experimented a bit with some of them
to see what would happen.
Back in the beginning when I got my
first one, I thought I would do some of
those weird kind of things to keep it
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of those jewelry store ice picks dentists
use.
“Sorry ‘bout that.” A pause. He is
peering and poking. “No cavities this
time. This time. Remember about all
those soft drinks and to brush your
teeth.”
And you swear to brush your teeth at
least eight times a day and after meals,
too. And to never, ever, ever drink belly
wash again. You even adhere to it
faithfully until next Tuesday. Maybe.
Being of an investigative turn of
mind, I procured two teeth and sealed
one of them in a plastic food container,
the kind you put leftover butter beans
in. To this, I added a nail and 12 ounces
of soft drink.
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playground equipment needed to be
moved, boards needed cutting, light
bulbs changed, "trash hauled off, clean
up time was scheduled, floors needed
waxing, Bob was there with his family
to help.
At life’s happiest and saddest times;
when life was just medicore; when
there was more work to do than hands
to do it; when he has been needed by
me, my family, the members of our
church or any other church, or the
people in this community, Bob Bowling
has not shirked his responsibilities.
When I hear people say, “What will
we do when the Bowlings move?, I want
to tell them, "We will do fine.” I want to
say to them that Bob has done his job
well and has instilled in us part of his
determination to succeed and to move
forwards and not backward. I want to
say that the programs in our church
and in our community that he and
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alive. I played it music. The best I can
tell, that weird little ivy plant I have
doesn’t take too much to the Oak Ridge
Boys. It doesn’t like Elvis either. I
figured what the heck, any plant that
don’t like the Oak Ridge Boys and Elvis
ain’t worth keeping alive anyway. Be
sides, ivy just isn’t that pretty, you
know.
When I first got my philodendron, I
worked very hard to do what was right
to make it grow and look pretty. I found
that by just leaving it alone, it would do
The other tooth and a second nail
were to be scientific controls, the “be
fore” part of “before and after.” News
room rumor had it that the acid soft
drinks would eat right through the
cans if you let it sit long enough. I
wanted to see.
Anyway, the concoction spent most of
the first day fizzing. I opened the lid
every day or so to check.
After two weeks, the tooth in the soft
drink was darkened and roughened.
The smooth surface of the enamel was
now almost like a blackboard when you
scraped your fingernail across it. There
was a big glob of crud on one side. The
beginnings of cavities in the sides were
greatly enlarged and darkened.
On the top of the tooth, there had been
two small holes. Now, they were notice
ably larger. Two more small holes, pin
holes, had appeared near them. The
entire top of the tooth had once been a
point. Now, part of it was simply dis
olved away. There was a crater with a
pinhole in it.
The nail was darkened and looked
like it was just going to start rusting.
I’d be lying if I said I’d gone on the
wagon. But I sure have cut down.
Ferocious stuff, that soft drink.
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Robin have begun, will continue. I want
to say that Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts,
kindergarten programs, and other ac
tivities will continue. I want them to
know that the interest and the commit
ment that the Bowlings have demon
strated over the last 10 and a half years
will continue to be a part of all of us who
know them. I want to say the organiza
tions, activities, and community pro
jects started or supported by the
Bowlings will continue.
The Cumming United Methodist
Church and the people of Forsyth
County will miss the Bowlings. We will
miss their cooperation, their will
ingness to be involved, their caring and
compassion, their abilities in many
areas, and their creative talents. We
will miss Bob’s ready smile and his
contagious laughter. We will miss Ro
bin’s cooperation and guidance in many
areas.
However, we tarry not in the past; we
do not lose hope for the present; and we
dread not the future. We will be evei
grateful that Bob and Robin Bowling
and family passed this way and made a
difference in our church, in our commu
nity, and in our lives. We wish them
every success in Thomson, Georgia,
and from II Timothy:3,l give thanks to
G0d,... as I remember you always in
my prayers.
lots better.
One morning I thought it might do the
plant (Phil I call it for short) some good
to get some sunshine and fresh air. So,
before I went to work, I sat it on the
patio.
I forgot about it.
That day, the temperature went up to
about 90 degrees and when I got home,
every single leaf was on the ground. I
worked very hard to revive him.
There’s no doubt the plant hated me.
Every time I would get close to it, the
leaves would move away, as if it were
afraid of me.
I repotted it, gave it some plant food,
watered the heck out of it and rubbed
it’s leaves. I think the nibbing the
leaves part it liked best.
Something happened to it. I soon
discovered that it wasn’t a Phil at all. It
was more like a Phillis. In the last two
months, the plant has grown eleven new
leaves.
I can’t believe what a little water will
-THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS-WEDNESDAY. JUNE 10, I*ol
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The Silent
Killer May
Be Avoided
It’s known affectionately as the “si
lent killer” because persons can have it
and not know they have it.
The American Heart Association
says it’s the main reason people have
strokes, heart failure and kidney dis
ease.
35-million Americans are said to have
it, according to the AHA, but what’s
really alarming is that only 19-million
know they have it and only 14-million do
anything about it.
“It” is high blood pressure also
known as hypertension. It concerns the
pressure of the blood within the arte
ries.
If the above national figures don’t
bring the matter of hypertension home,
consider that an estimated 800,000
Georgians have the condition one in
every eight whites, one in every four
blacks and one in every 100 children.
And if that’s still not local enough,
heed the results of a high blood pres
sure screening held in Cumming a
couple of weeks ago.
The Forsyth County chapter of the
Georgia Heart Association and the For
syth County Hospital sponsored the free
blood pressure checks in the front of
Food Giant at the Lanier Village Shop
ping Center on Friday, May 29.
Ann Grimes, the hospital’s in-service
director, last week shared the overall
results of the readings she took
throughout the day:
Out of a total of 78 persons checked
for high blood pressure, Ms. Grimes
said five showed elevated readings and
were advised to see about a checkup
with their doctor.
By examining this figure, we realize
that six percent of just a sampling of
people off the streets of Cumming
showed signs of high blood pressure
that they either didn’t know they had or
knew they had and weren’t doing any
thing about.
It’s not surprising that a lot of people
don’t know they have hypertension.
There aren’t, afterall, any symptoms
like pain or discomfort.
The only way a person can know they
have the condition is to have their blood
pressure checked and checked regu
larly.
Ms. Grimes also noted that 20 percent
of the persons she checked admitted to
histories of high blood pressure and
were now under a doctor’s care. That’s
almost 26 percent of the total screened!
It’s unfortunate that many so hyper
tensive patients are aware of or don’t
do anything about their condition
because there is treatment. Drugs are
available that can drastically reduce
the problem avoiding the possibility of
disability or death.
So, during these health-conscious
times that we all live in, doesn’t it make
sense to have one’s blood pressure
checked regularly— Detection, af
terall, is simple and takes no time at
all.
And if there is evidence of the pro
blom, why not attempt to control it with
painless medicines?
Most of all, though, see a doctor for
advice and information about this “si
lent killer.”
On Your Payroll
The names and addresses of your
elected representatives in Washington
are:
Senator Sam Nunn, Senate Office
Building, Washington, D.C. 20510.
Senator Mack Mattingly, Senate Of
fice Building, Washington, D.C. 20510..
Congressman Ed Jenkins, 217 Cannon
House Office Building, Washington,
D.C. 20515.
do for a plant on occasion.
When Phil, I mean Phillis, started her
new growth pattern, I figured I had
mastered a real challenge and could
stand to take on some additional house
plant responsibilities.
Now, I have about 15 new houseplants
and they are all growing like mad.
There are limbs and leaves just flying
around all over the place.
Every plant I have has a new growth.
Some I acquired a month to six weeks
ago are already getting too large for
their pots.
Now I know why they call a Mother-
In-Law Tongue a Mother-In-Law
Tongue. Have you ever seen one of
those things when it’s feeling good?
Hopefully, I can add to my plant
collection this summer. It’s an interest
ing new hobby I have now that I really
enjoy.
I don’t plan, however to add any
carnivorous plants. Somehow, I just
don’t think we would get along.
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