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High-tech advance forthcoming for one of life’s luxurious necessities
: Their timing couldn’t have been
better.
Seems Kimberly-Clark has
come out with a new spin on toi
let paper. Oh sure, it boasts that
•its Cottonelle with Cushy Ripples
/leaves consumers feeling clean
iand fresh, but then so does every
•other wipe wannabe.
' No, Cushy Ripples’ claim to
fame is that its texture is pro
duced using what they call “a
•patented proprietary process,”
’one which dries the tissue during
manufacturing without compress
ing it flat or embossing it.
"This method allows the tissue
to hold its rippled shape when
wet,” proclaims the company’s
promotional materials.
• Frankly, I’ll have to take their
; On your payroll
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor, H. Ford Gravitt, 212 Kelly Mill Road,
- . Cumming, Ga. 30040. (770) 887-2352.
, Mayor Pro-Tem, Lewis Ledbetter, 205
’ ’ ‘Mountain Brook Drive, Cumming, Ga. 30040.
i (770)887-3019.
! Ralph Perry, 1420 Pilgrim Road, Cumming,
J Ga. 30040. (770) 887-7474.
j Quincy Holton, 103 Hickory Ridge Drive,
f Cumming, Ga. 30040. (770) 887-5279.
I Rupert Sexton, 705 Pine Lake Drive,
Cumming, Ga. 30040. (770) 887-4332.
: John Pugh, 108 13th St., Cumming, Ga.
• 30040.
J (770) 887-3342.
J
» COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
I
i Chairman Bill Jenkins, 430 Oakleaf Trail,
J Suwanee, Ga. 30174. (770) 887-0935;
1 office, (770) 886-2809.
; William “Andy" Anderson, 9740 Misty Cove
• Lane, Gainesville, Ga. 30506. (770) 889-
1829; office, (770) 886-2806.
John Kieffer, 4403 Pine Tree Close, Cumming,
> Ga. 30040. 889-3255; office, (770) 886-
i 2810.
, Julian Bowen, 5035 Pilgrim Point Road,
! Cumming, Ga. 30041. (770) 887-0784;
5 office, (770) 886-2802.
i Michael Bennett, 4301 Post Road, Cumming,
: Ga. 30040. (770) 889-4515; office, (770)
i 781-2101.
j BOARD OF EDUCATION
i
• Chairman Ben Benson, 1265 Dahlonega
• Highway, Cumming, Ga. 30040. (770) 889-
• 9892.
’ Vice-Chairman Paul Kreager, 9810 Kings
• Road, Gainesville, Ga. 30506. (770) 889-
t 9971.
J Don Hendricks, 5985 Polo Drive,
J Cumming, Ga. 30040. (770) 889-2909.
> Sherry Sagemiller, 1460 Squire Lane,
Cumming, Ga. 30040. (770) 887-8388.
• Eddie Taylor, 4195 Morningside Drive,
Cumming, Ga. 30040. (770) 887-4405.
I FIRST CALL I
I FORT HELP
1781-HELP
(4357)
Emergency help line for
Forsyth County.
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©I9OB Jeff Bucchlno
word for it, because once those
technologically-achieved ripples
are wet, I’m going nowhere near
them. But, evidently, ever since
poet Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow became in 1840 the
first American to have plumbing
installed in his home, the blotting
quest has been ongoing ... er...
behind the scenes.
Joseph Gayetty was the first to
attempt toilet paper marketing.
Ironically, his sales plunged
when folks realized they had
plenty of outhouse paper
resources of their own. Besides,
they could still get plenty of
reading out of last year’s newspa
pers.
Around the turn of the century,
however, a paper products com-
NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell
100 Colony Square,
Suite 300,
1175 Peachtree St.,
Atlanta, Ga. 30361.
Telephone: (202) 224-3643;
Atlanta (404) 347-2202
Washington, (202) 224-3643.
U.S. Senator Max Cleland
75 Spring Street, Suite 1700
Atlanta, Ga. 30303.
Telephone: (404) 331-4811
Washington: (202) 224-3521
Fax: (202) 224-0072.
U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, 9th District
P.O. Box 1015,
Gainesville, Ga. 30503.
Gainesville, (770) 535-2592
Washington: (202) 225-5211
Fax: (202) 225-8272.
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
Senator Billy Ray, 48th District
State Capitol, Suite 327, Legislative Office
Building, Atlanta, Ga. 30334. (fax) (404)
656-6581
Telephone: (404) 656-0048 (office)
or (770) 822-0900.
e-mail: bray@legis.state.ga.us
Senator Casey Cagle, 49th District
325-B Legislative Office Building, Atlanta,
Ga. 30334. (fax) (404) 657-1424
Telephone: (404) 656-6578.
Rep. Mike Evans, 28th District
18 Capitol Square,
Legislative Office Building, Room 604
Atlanta, Ga. 30334.
Telephone: (404) 656-0265
(fax) (404) 463-7652.
e-mail: mevans2B@mindspring.com
Rep. Bobby Reese, 85th District
State Capitol, Suite 511,
Legislative Office Building
18 Captiol Square, Atlanta, Ga. 30334.
Telephone: (404) 656-6372.
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pany was launched in
Philadelphia which incorporated
advertising onto the individual
sheets of toilet tissue, stressing
each was “soft as old linen.” Still
left newsprint on your fanny, I
imagine, but in an ever so sooth
ing way. Scott Paper was born.
Ever since, it seems bathroom
habits have taken on a life of
their own. Certainly, they have
provided plenty of fodder for
marital discord. Among 1,000
people surveyed in a recent
national poll. 58 percent felt
strongly that tissue should be
folded neatly for use, while 35
percent opted to scrunch. The tis
sue, that is.
I personally hope that I’m never
so close to my spouse that he
notices whether I’m folding or
scrunching. But I confess that I
am one of the majority who insist
that the roll should be hung with
the first sheet coming over the
roll, not under. I admit I have
even reversed rolls in public
restrooms. (Is that legal?)
Hard to believe that long ago,
whatever was on hand was the
cleansing status quo. For cave
men. historians suggest the origi
nal material used was most likely
leaves and sticks. Mussel shells
were popular in coastal regions,
coconut shells in tropical cli
mates. During the Renaissance
period, royalty were known to
have used wool or lace for added
comfort. Colonial Americans
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thursday, Saptambar 18, 1998 -1
chose corn cobs and newspapers.
Well, color me spoiled. For my
children, running out of toilet
paper is tantamount to a cata
strophe. I will never forget the
day I looked up from my maga
zine to see a naked Corey dash
ing from the poolside restroom,
announcing to the world at the
top of his lungs that "They're out
of toilet paper and I need to
wipe. Mom!”
He’s not alone. Forty-nine per
cent chose the rolled squares as
the item they would most like
to have on hand while waiting
to be rescued from a desert
island. Higher even than food.
Researchers have determined that
the average family has eight rolls
Cheryl
Vaughn
in reserve to make certain there
are no emergencies.
Guess I’m not average, because
I sure was glad when Kimberly-
Clark’s press release - and
accompanying roll - arrived.
1 can’t say for sure whether or
not it held its shape when wet -
or even if it had the promised 500
sheets. But it definitely flushed
better than old linen.
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