Newspaper Page Text
Baby’s breath
Whether in protest or just out of
boredom this little infant decided to
hold its breath during the Forsyth
Central High School graduation held
last Friday. Mother decided to pay no
attention knowing sooner or later the
baby would give in. As always moth
er knew best.
Gubernatorial candidate, ‘Link’ Veazey
from Snellville campaigns in Cumming
By Kristin Jeffries
Staff Writer
Gubernatorial candidate retired
Colonel Eli “Link” Veazey is running
on a platform of conservative Repub
lican stances and turning out the “old
guard.”
He made a stop in Forsyth County
last week to continue his low budget
grass roots campaign. He has limited
contributions to his campaign to SIOO
per person in order to limit the influ
ence of special interests.
“Even with a $3,500 limit it is clear
government will most likely be of the
people, by the few and for the few,”
said Veazey.
The candidate from Snellville has
more than 30 years in the U.S. Army
and is a graduate of Johns Hopkins
University with a Bachelor’s degree
in life sciences and of the University
of Georgia with a Bachelor’s degree in
agriculture.
He wants voters to understand
where he stands on each issue.
SMALLWOOD’S Z
2168 Canton Hwy. - Cumming
I Power Equipment - Lawn & Garden Supply
Fertilizers - Animal Feed
sr a
=i_f SpectrackMT 5
== 1 LAWN WEED I rtr
\ KILLER / __
"las II
Ml
Spectracide 9
ROSE & GARDEN
INSECT SPRAY
• Widest protection: roses.
- tomatoes, flowers, vegetables,
shrubs & houseplants
-• Low odor
• Safe for use up to harvest time
"• All natural product
5039 150 Z
AEROSOL
r*
rose&garob
Utkvuseupb
», more tar—
iMiaknl inactt*
■;
i*M, *r TOTAL FLEA CONTROL
'W9wr t '2^ r jit —,
here V 7 FLEA&
« shampoo rm ,Jl?er I Rid-a-Fleoj V^sller *
/ ~o\ rUrl . S / YARD FLU KILLER .
/ NN ANIMALS / —A for Dogs & # Covers 3,500 sq.ft.
) r Cats • Dursban
r -i Kills Fleas & Ticks. • Kills Ticks & Fleas • Use in yards & dog pens
RkkflM NOW JUST ®<Ma* N ow h JUST Odor ' -Jf
Nuwjubi now just
Ma *3 79 ™ $099 W\\ SCSO
—l6 oz. 26 oz. ™„H'lVw4
' size K— size
Mggyi/ y '-K'*'
life.,
Eli ‘Link’ Veazey
“I’m opposed to gambling but would
not oppose a referendum on the lot
tery,” he said.
He is also against abortion but in
favor of gun control.
He is concerned with the problem
Georgia has in education and would
WIN THE WAR AGAINST
LAWN WEEDS.
Spectracide 9
LAWN & GARDEN
INSECT CONTROL
(Concentrate)
Protects more I
areas (lawns, vege- ‘
tables, fruits & nuts,
roses, flowers,
trees, shrubs.)
NOW JUST
$599
Spectracide 9 NOW JUST
LAWN WEED KILLER NUW JUb I
• Kills on contact (roots and all) £ Q
• For all lawns (southern or “ w
northern grasses)
• Kills most problem broad leaf
weeds including: dandelions, Quart size
i clover, plantains, chickweed & makes up to 32 gal.
r ooisor. ivy
/GU \ ;RLI Y
N. s' V ANTS > ""I U*«4G*BOBt H=
/j "
Pint Size
SPECTRACIDE®
Pruning Seal
• Protects Tree Wounds From Disease
• Won’t Crack
• Effective Waterproofing Formula
• Won’t Clog - Does Not Have to be Turned
Upside Down to Clear Valve.
NOW JUST
$039
13 oz size
i
fSpctracW
l PRUNING 1
L SEAIJ
« -
Staff photo - Sallylyn Hill
appoint a committee to evaluate the
success of the Quality Basic Educa
tion Act. Veazey believes more of an
effort to monitor children’s individ
ual goals throughout their school
years would bring the state up from its
low standings.
Veazey condones strict punishment
of criminals, especially those who
commit drug related crimes and if
elected plans to beef up law
enforcement.
In the area of taxes Veazey would
like to see the abolition of taxes on
food and medicine. Instead he wants a
10 to 15 percent cut across the board
in all governmental departments.
Finally, Veazey is committed to
making a change in the people run
ning state government “The good ole’
boys must be turned out to pasture,”
he said.
“If people really want a change they
are going to have to vote for a Republi
can and not a straight Democratic
ticket,” said Veazey.
■
/ Sjsr
/m Isl.^
Friends&Neiahbors
A happy man, a fortunate man
By Pam Pettit
Spaclal to th« Forayth County Nawa
You wouldn’t have to talk to Ed Led
ford very long before knowing how
much he loves his job as Counsel to
the Board of Commissioners in For
syth County.
‘The position became available
and I applied and luckily I got it,” said
the retired attorney.
Lucky for Ledford means not only
getting the job itself but where it is
and with whom he works.
“Cumming is a beautiful city with a
lot of beautiful people. I really mean
that It’s a great place,” Ledford said.
He has been a part of the community
for 12 years and knows some of the
people. Not wanting to sound overly
enthusiastic he added that it was “just
the grandest job.”
Even though a typical day could
keep him studying impact fees and
working on legislation until 11:00 at
night he attributes being surrounded
by competent people as making his
job easy.
Ledford has been practicing law for
31 years, sometimes under stressful
circumstances requiring constant air
plane travel. In a given week he could
fly to several different places. Places
that took him from Little Rock, Arkan
sas, to Puerto Rico, to Washington,
D.C., New York and home again.
Now Ledford’s travel consists of a
21 mile peaceful drive from Duluth to
County police arrest 10 in drug raid
By Brad Hundt
Staff Writer
Forsyth County police arrested 10
people Friday night in a drug raid on
a mobile home in the northern part of
the county.
Police made the arrests at a party at
the mobile home on Lanierlands
Farm Drive. All were charged with
possession of suspected methamphet
amine or “crank,” a form of speed,
said Forsyth County Sheriff Wesley
Walraven.
Police also seized $2,500 in cash in
the raid.
Tony Lamar Wright, 26, and his
brother, Jem Lee Wright, 25. have
been charged with possession with in
OPEN HOUSE WEEK
June 4-9, Monday - Saturday
FREE* WORKOUTS
FOR A WEEK!
*During our OPEN HOUSE, we will open our doors For
FREE CLASSES EACH DAY! Come Workout everyday at
10 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. and try our unique program.
Celebrate the onset of summer with 6 Wonderful Days
OF FREE EXERCISE. Those of you who dislike vigorous,
bouncy workouts will love this - It’s geared for all levels of Fitness.
Again, that’s FREE WORKOUT THE ENTIRE WEEK OF
JUNE 4-9, Saturday’s session starts at 10:00 a.m. and
lasts 1 1 /2 hours -NO 5:30 class.
We’re an exclusive women’s only studio
(A hide-away from the men and children in
your lives.)
<7 <7
103 Dahlonega Street (Hwy. 9) xSjff’
fnmvini jslv Ramev’s Shoe Store)
887-8625
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS —WEDNESDAY, JUNE *, 1990
Cumming every day, a drive he finds
as pleasurable as the job he has wait
ing for him.
“I enjoy getting up every morning
and driving here and they even pay
me for it,” he said.
Ledford said he always liked to
work. His first job was in 1943 as a
paper boy When he was 14 he moved
to Washington, D C., as a page for the
U.S. Senate and at 17 became a door
keeper for the U. S. Senate At that
time President Harry Truman was in
office and Ledford recalls how Mrs
Truman as First Lady had the job of
being “Godmother of the page boys.”
“Mrs. Truman would have tea for us
every month and was the only First
Lady to take the job so seriously. We
were required to attend,” he said.
And tea not being the sport of teen
age boys, Ledford and the other pages
were not enthusiastic.
"At the time it wasn’t wonderful. We
would try to think of ways to get out of
them,” he said.
It was while he was a page that Led
ford graduated from Capitol High
School and was one of few who can
say his diploma was literally signed by
a president.
After four years in Washington,
D.C., Ledford attended Birmingham
Southern College before serving two
years in the Army. After his discharge
he attended the University of Ala
bama and graduated from law school
in 1959. After leaving his private prac-
Police arrested “every
one the officers felt was in
volved” at the party, Wal
raven said. The mobile
home is owned by the
Wrights.
tent to distribute the drug. They are
being held in the Forsyth County jail
pending a bond hearing.
The Wrights were the subject of an
on-going investigation by police, Wal
raven said.
Others arrested and charged with
WttlEfjL i „. ,
y;-xyy,
jypi "./ 4
Ed Ledford
tice in Alabama. Ledford became Re
gional Counsel forthe Small Business
Administration for about 12 years in
Jacksonville and Atlanta before going
on to work forthe Department ofCom
merce in Washington. D.C.
As the son of a Methodist preacher
living in several small towns in Ala
bama, Ledford is used to the slower
pace and friendly atmosphere a small
town offers, which is one of the rea
sons he is so comfortable with his job
in Cumming.
“Few people are so fortunate as to
find a job such as this,” he said.
drug possession are: James Michael
Smith, 34, Christopher Gordon Rue
disueli, 27. and Angie Darlene Mill
wood, 26, all of Cumming. *
Larry Picklesimer, 24. and Sue Ann
Warner, 23, listed Michigan
addresses.
Pamela Ann Hyde. 30. of Dawson
ville was also arrested, along with Ma
rie Arivella Pruitt. 33, and Canance
Gravitt Jennings. 23. of Bremen.
Police arrested "everyone the offi
cers felt was involved” at the party.
Walraven said. The mobile home is
owned by the Wrights.
Several of those charged with pos
session of suspected methamphet
amine have been released on SIO,OOO
bond. Walraven said.
»
PAGE 3A