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il Affairs Trying A Different Approach
The Forsytl of the
Northeast Ge j< Moral
Affairs is takii oach to
local businesses, in an enon to rid
shelves of what they feel is porno
graphic material.
Don Voss, coordinator of the local
chapter, appeared before directors of
the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber
of Commerce last week, and made a
presentation to the group of the coun
cil’s approach.
Voss said his group was trying to
avoid “the legal route,” and said in
stead they were distributing a business
Six Rezoning
Requests Are
Approved Here
By CHUCK THOMPSON
News Editor
Six rezoning requests were recom
mended for approval, and action on
another was delayed by the Cumming-
Forsyth County Planning and Zoning
Commission, in its regular monthly
meeting, on Tuesday, Sept. 28.
Final approval of the requests will be
made by either the county commission
or city council, depending on the loca
tion of the property to be rezoned.
The planning commission voted to
delay action on a request from the
McQuinn and Palaio company, for a
commercial business (CBD) zoning on
14.73 acres.
The company, which deals in used
restaurant equipment, is located on the
former site of a hatchery, about two
tenths of a mile south of Lanier Village
Shopping Center, off Georgia 9.
Betty Ann Savage, spokeswoman for
a citizens group, presented the planning
commission with a petition against the
rezoning. She said the company was a
“commercial endeavor for the benefit
of non-county users, at the expense of
county residents.”
Company spokesman Sam Palaio
said he and a partner had spent be
tween $40,000 and $50,000 to refurbish
some old chickenhouses, and other
buildings on the property. “We’ve done
nothing to degrade the property,” he
added. “We took 60 truckloads of trash
from the property, and have an individ
ual living in a house there.”
Palaio also invited members of the
citizens group to visit the company, and
view the improvements made on the
property. The planning commission
expressed an interest in viewing the
property, and tabled action on the re
zoning until next month’s regular meet
ing.
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Mrs. Bramblett Is
‘Teacher Of Year’
By GREG LITTLE
Staff Writer
Forsyth County’s Teacher of the Year
Mary Ann Bramblett has spent the past
25 years of her life teaching in the
area’s elementary schools, having
started her career at the old Friendship
Elementary School in 1957.
Since she began teaching, Mrs.
Bramblett’s teaching philosophy has
been that first and foremost in a teach
er’s goals should be to “instill in chil
dren a desire to learn,” and to create an
environment and an atmosphere that
motivates students to want to learn.
As a means to this end, Mrs. Bramb
lett believes “the teacher should be a
model for the students. If they see in
him or her the effects of education, this
should help to create that desire to
learn.”
Mrs. Bramblett has sought to prac
tice her philosophy at Ducktown El
ementary and Sawnee Elementary,
where she has taught the past 14 years.
In addition to her career, she has
served as a Sunday School teacher at
Friendship Baptist Church.
She also has enjoyed working with the
community’s underprivileged children
since 1957. “With some encouragement
from people in the community, some of
these children hopefully will seek a
better education and a better life.
In the classroom, Forsyth County’s
top teacher spends a lot of time on
individualized instruction whenever
possible, believing that “the child
should see a purpose in each thing he
does. If he sees a reason for his work, he
will be more cooperative” with the
teacher and more receptive to the
classroom material.
In addition, individual instruction
allows her to view “the total child,” and
judge exactly where that child is devel
opmentally and mentally. Then, she is
able to proceed with that child “as far
as he is able to go.”
As Forsyth County’s Teacher of the
Year, Mrs. Bramblett will now be con
sidered by the State Board of Education
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decency code to local stores in efforts to
have some magazines taken off the
shelves.
Voss said little response had been
obtained from the community thus far
in the local chapter’s efforts to rid the
magazines here.
“In our opinion the Georgia law is
being violated in our community,” said
Voss. He told the group the law states
that it is up to a community to govern
pornography. “A community sets it’s
own standards as to what is and what
isn’t pornography,” he added.
Voss felt if the books weren’t re
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Halloween’s Almost Here
Little Megan Stamey is far from being a witch, but with a black cat and
surrounded by pumpkins, it appears she’s ready for Halloween. It’s October
already, and Halloween is just around the comer and more than likely, Megan
will get lots of treats. As for the pumpkins nearby they’ll be good for jack-o
lanteras and pumpkin pies and as for the black cat, he’ll be good for petting and
loving for the time being. The kitten Megan borrowed for a hug from the Forsyth
County Humane Society. Megan is the daughter of Billy and Yvonne Stamey, of
Cumming.
for Georgia Teacher of the Year hon
ors.
Mrs. Bramblett was chosen by her
peers for the honor, from a list of 10
other county teachers.
Those others nominated for the honor
included Dorothy Reardon, Big Creek
Elementary; Betty Brumbelow, Ches
tatee Elementary; Shirley Holtzclaw,
Coal Mountain Elemtary; Sue Tribble,
from Cumming Elementary; Wanda
Reid, from Mashbum Elementary;
Linda Lange, from Midway Elemen
tary; Dorothy Collins, North Forsyth
Junior High; Marcie Gravitt, Otwell
Junior High; Carol Woodward, South
Forsyth Junior High; and Katy Vail,
Forsyth County High.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1982 CUMMING, GA. 30130
moved, it was possible, in the council’s
opinion, that a book store might be the
next thing that happens in Cumming
and Forsyth County.
“If you let pornography alone, it
doesn’t go away, it gets worse,” he
said.
Voss said some of the decency codes
had been distributed to local stores, but
still no response had been received by
the council. He said other businesses
would be approached soon.
The decency code was drawn up by
the council and asks store owners here
not to sell certain magazines. The code
MRS. BRAMLETT
...with student
is broken down into seven sections and
asks business owners to sign at the
bottom.
The seven parts of the code outlined
are as follows:
1) As owner of a business in Forsyth
County, I support the efforts of the
Forsyth County Chapter of the North
east Georgia Council on Moral Affairs
to stop the sale of pornographic mag
azines in our county.
2) I agree that the sale of such
material has a degrading influence on
our citizenry and lowers the moral
standard of our community.
AMI Has New Proposal
For Hospital Authority
By MERRI BRANTLEY
News Staff Writer
American Medical International is in
the process of drawing up a new propo
sal to submit at the October meeting of
the Forsyth County Hospital Authority.
According to Robert Fennell, vice
president and director of Health Care
Development for AMI, the new propo
sal will involve AMI managing the
hospital for about a year, with the
option to purchase the facility should
AMI wish to do so, and should the
hospital be willing to sell.
Last spring, AMI submitted a propo
sal to Forsyth County Hospital to lease
$3,000 Grant Is Awarded
Park For Wall Construction
Erosion problems which have
plagued Cumming City Park should be
headed toward a solution soon, with the
help of a $3,000 state grant awarded the
city by the Georgia Department of
Natural Resources (D'NR).
The grant, awarded from DNR’s Rec
reation Emergency Fund, will offset
the expense of installing a crosstie wall
to prevent the soil from washing onto
the athletic fields.
Cumming City Park Director Gerald
Blackburn said that ten years ago, the
park fence and a steep hill behind the
ballfields were as much as 12 feet
apart. Due to runoff from Bald Ridge,
the hill gradually began to wash toward
the fence, and finally made its way onto
the ballfields. The extreme weight of
the dirt has also bent a large section of
the fence out of proportion.
Blackburn said the park asked for a
grant of $6,000, to build a wall consist
ing of 700 crossties. With the $3,000
grant, and matching funds from the
city, the wail will consist of 400 cross
ties, when completed. “It’s all we were
able to do with the money we have,” the
park director said. “Mabye we can
scrape up some more money some
time.” The wall will be built by city
employees.
Runoff from Bald Ridge has not only
resulted in washing behind the fence,
but has created problems in other sec
tions of the park, as well.
Blackburn said that 10-12 loads of dirt
were needed to fill in areas which were
washed out on the ballfields. An 18”
gulley was also washed out behind
tennis courts at the park.
A previous attempt to hydroseed the
hill behind the park failed. Blackburn
said that because of soft, layered rocks
in the hill, the grass took root, but was
unable to keep the hill from washing
toward the fence. He said that when
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3) I agree that local citizens are the
ones who must exert control over this
spiritual pollution, as they do in other
areas of environmental pollution.
4) I agree that the only way to stop
pornography is to eliminate completely
its sale in our county.
5) Therefore, our store will not sell
any material of pornographic nature.
We will not sell Playboy, Penthouse and
other such magazines.
6) Due to the fact our employees do
not control the stocking of reading
material in our store, please inform me
the hospital over a period of 29 years,
and within this time span, expand the
hospital to meet growing needs of the
county. Under the lease proposal, AMI
would purchase the equipment and
assets of the hospital, but not the build
ing or the land.
The authority asked AMI to draw up a
new proposal under a management
contract to expand the facility.
One reason for the one year manage
ment agreement said Fennell, is be
cause of a suit pending against the
hospital.
The suit F ennell refers to involves the
hospital authority and Robert Paul
rains occurred, large clumps of the
grass would break loose from the hill,
and wash toward the ballfields.
The new wall will serve a dual pur
pose: to prevent washing onto the bal
lfields, and to hold back water which
would otherwise run into the lower
sections of the park. The major con
cern, Blackburn said, is water control.
Approval of the grant for Cumming
City Park was jointly announced by
Senators Nathan Deal (D-Gainesville)
and John Foster (D-Comelia), and Rep
resentatives Joe T. Wood (D-Gaines
ville), Bobby Lawson (D-Gainesville)
and Jerry Jackson (D-Chestnut Moun
tain).
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DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE ALONG FENCE AT PARK
...grant will help finance wall construction
County Gets Tough
On Illegal Dumping
By CHUCK THOMPSON
News Editor
Forsyth County’s litter problem has
cropped up again, and as usual; one of
the most natural, untouched areas in
the county has become the target for
illegal dumping.
Underneath a “no dumping” sign on
Shiloh Road lies a heap of garbage’ on a
hill south of Big Creek. Just down the
hill is a ragged couch, which someone
has dumped into the creek appar
ently from one of the two bridges on the
road. Beside the creek are the remains
of still yet another dumping area.
Forsyth County Commissioner Don
ald Glover says the commissioners
have agreed to get as “tough as is
necessary” to stop the illegal dumping.
The Shiloh Road area is located in
Glover’s district.
“In the last few weeks, the litter
problem seems to have gotten worse,
and the most popular dumping areas
are being kept under surveillance,”
Glover said. He added that cases will be
immediately if a questionable item
appears in our store.
7) Let us all work and pray together
to make our country a good place to
raise our families and a decent commu
nity in which to live.
Voss appeared before the chamber
directors to give the presentation and
said he would offer the program to any
other local civic and community group
that was interested.
He said any questions about what the
local chapter was doing could be pro
vided by him by calling him at his
home.
Revis, who was involved in an auto
mobile accident in 1979.
Revis filed suit against Forsyth
County Hospital, Dr. Everette Lee,
Brookwood Health Services and Brook
wood Management.
Defense attorneys for the hospital
have filed a motion for a new trial in the
case of Revis. Because of an undeter
mined amount of time it will take for
the case to be finalized, the authority
has no clear title to the hospital, and -
may not be able to sell the hospital until
the case is settled, Fennell said.
Continued on Page 2A
Currently, Cumming City Park has
two lighted ballfields with bleachers,
two tennis courts, a swimming pool, a
playground/picnic area and a conces
sion stand.
The Forsyth County legislative dele
gation expressed apprecation to DNR
and Commissioner Joe D. Tanner for
the grant, and added they are pleased
to have worked on behalf of Cumming,
to help secure funding for the wall.
Tanner said the $3,000 grant is part of
$390,000 appropriated by the 1982 Gen
eral Assembly, to assist counties and
municipalities in meeting critical rec
reational needs.
made against individuals found dump
ing garbage in unauthorized areas of
Forsyth County.
Individuals who are caught dumping
garbage illegally can be jailed for up to
12 months, and fined up to SI,OOO. “Our
litter control officer has caught dozens
of people in the past year or so,” Glover
said, “and in these cases, people were
required to go back and clean up those
areas they dumped in.” He added that
individuals who refused to clean up the
areas in which they had illegally
dumped their garbage, were threat
ened with more severe penalties.
Glover said he felt it was necessary to
remind some county residents that a
landfill is in operation on Kelly Mill
Road’ six days each week. Dumping
hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The county also has built a drive-up
area, so that individuals may park their
cars, and throw bagged garbage di
rectly into a dumpster. “You don’t have
to drive down into the dump, unless you
have bulky garbage,” Glover said.