GwinnettForum | Number 22.66 | Sept. 8, 2023
THIS PHOTO OF LILLIAN WEBB PARK in Norcross is among a series of photographs that were taken by photographers on the Fourth of July. They are now on display at three locations in Norcross. See Upcoming below for more detail.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Hill to address the Sugar Hill Preservation Society Sept. 20
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Early way to get electricity to Gwinnett homes: barbed wire!
SPOTLIGHT: Peach State Federal Credit Union
ANOTHER VIEW: Bidenomics are working, but messaging doesn’t get through
FEEDBACK: Victim of senseless shooting was North Gwinnett grad
UPCOMING: Fourth of July photos of Norcross now on display
NOTABLE: Two national grants help GGC students broaden base
OBITUARY: Lucy Jones Hutchins
RECOMMENDED: It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
GEORGIA TIDBIT: 1920s proved to be the high point of railroad service
MYSTERY PHOTO: Somewhat familiar faces are today’s mystery
CALENDAR: Combating sexual trafficking talk is Sept. 10 in Norcross
Hill to address the Sugar Hill Preservation Society Sept. 20
By Kim Landers
SUGAR HILL, Ga. | The speaker series of the Sugar Hill Historic Preservation Society on Wednesday, September 20, will be former Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Wayne Hill. The event will be at the Eagle Theatre. Doors open at 6:30 and the program starts at 7 p.m.
Landers
Wayne Hill, a Gwinnett native of Sugar Hill, Ga., was elected chairman of the Gwinnett County Commission from 1993 to 2004. He has an impressive legacy, particularly in the growth of parkland in the county. County parks during his time in office went from 1,800 acres to 8,000 acres. While chairman, Gwinnett’s population grew by more than 300,000 newcomers.
Hill
He joined his father’s business, a small cabinet shop in Sugar Hill, in 1960, and took over the business in 1972 when his father retired. He expanded business over the next two decades. He was a member of the Sugar Hill Volunteer Fire Department.
After being elected to the Gwinnett Commission, he served at the state and federal level on several groups. Hill was chairman of the Atlanta Regional Commission. He was also president of the National Association of Regional Councils Board and a director of the National Association of Counties. He served a term as president of Association County Commissioners of Georgia in 2001, and got their Emory Greene Leadership Award in 2003.
Mr. Hill also a founding director and chairman of the Board of the Peoples Bank and Trust in Buford. He is active in charitable initiatives, is a graduate of Leadership Gwinnett and is a member of the Gwinnett Rotary Club. He and his wife, Carolyn, live in Suwanee. They have three children, nine grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. All the Hill children went through the Gwinnett County School system, enriching the community’s educational legacy. Wayne is also a member of the Family Church in Sugar Hill, originally known as Sugar Hill Baptist Church, where he has been an integral part of our spiritual community.
The Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce named him the Citizen of the year for 2003. He is employed by Atlas, a project delivery management firm formerly known as Moreland-Altobelli.
Kathryn A. Baskin, chairman of the Sugar Hill Historic Preservation Society says: “Please join us in celebrating Wayne Hill’s incredible journey, his dedication to our community, and his unwavering commitment to public service. Share this event with your friends and family, and let’s come together to honor a true legend. Let’s make this event a memorable one and show our appreciation for Wayne’s lifelong contributions. Together, we can celebrate a leader, a legend, and an extraordinary public servant and family man.”
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Early way to get electricity to Gwinnett homes: barbed wire!
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
SEPT. 8. 2023 | Today’s modern electricity is a far throw from when electricity was a new product for homes.
Roy Stowe, chief operating officer of Jackson EMC, wrote us the other day about some of the early days of his co-op. Finding a page in the Jackson EMC history book, People Power Progress by Jackie Kennedy, he shows how different the early wiring of homes were compared to today’s modern techniques.
Back in its early days, (Jackson EMC began in 1936), the fledgling rural electricity industry did not have a modern stockpile of material needed for its new customers. In some instances, the book recounts, “electricity providers were short on supplies and told the would-be customers they would have to wait until the war was over” to have electricity run to their homes.
Then the article tells of the can-do spirit of Jackson EMC. One of the first “superintendent” was Robert J. “Rob”Kelly, a Georgia Tech graduate who came up with an ingenious way around the lack of traditional copper or steel wire.
“He used barbed wire to run electricity to some of the areas of Gwinnett County,” said his daughter-in-law Imogene Kelly. She even doubled-checked with the lady who was telling her this: “Are you sure, Frances? I thought barbed wire was to keep cows in.”
The book continues: “Of course, the barbed wire was only a temporary fix in hard times, and had to be be replaced as soon as adequate supplies were available, but it helped Jackson EMC to extend service into Gwinnett County areas that ultimately became home to the largest concentration of the co-op’s members.”
It adds: “If copper or steel had been in big supply in the 1940s, or if Kelly had not resorted to barbed wire, perhaps another electric cooperative would have beaten Jackson EMC to Gwinnett and benefited from its eventual growth.” Imogene added: “Probably Jackson Electric wouldn’t be in Gwinnett County now if it hadn’t been for him having the foresight to stretch his money and stretch the supplies and meet the demand. If they’d waited ‘til after the war, someone else would have taken it (Gwinnett.)”
So as the history shows: Gwinnett became a large part of the modern Jackson EMC somewhat because of barbed wire!
THOSE SCAMMERS have all sorts of ways to try to get to you. Be aware!
One that hit my computer several times over the last few months looks like it is coming from someone I know. The subject line is: “(Photos) to you from Sam Smith (who you know.)”
Then for the body of the email, it says “On Wednesday, September 06, 2023 11:09 AM, Sam wrote: Finally! Those 2 .” Then it offered an innocuous-looking link.
Don’t you dare click such a link! If so, we bet the scammers can get into your computer.
The reality is that this is not Sam, but some foreign-based scammer. Clicking the link would open your computer to him, making him eventually a little better off because you were curious! Don’t do it!
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S 2024 BUDGET proposes to reduce the federal deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade by raising taxes on those who make more than $400,000 a year. His budget would effectively repeal the Trump tax cuts for the wealthy, restoring the top tax rate to 39.6 percent rather than the 37 percent the 2017 cuts established. It would also raise corporate taxes from 21 percent, to which the 2017 tax cuts dropped them, to 28 percent, lower than the high of 35 percent before the Trump tax cuts.
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Bidenomics are working, but messaging doesn’t get through
“Over 13.5 million jobs have been added since President Biden took office, and we are moving into a new stage of stable and equitable economic growth that is delivering on the promise of good jobs for all and lowering costs for working families everywhere.” – Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su, Sept. 1, 2023 .
By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. | The most recent U.S. economic figures are out. And they are most positive for our nation, despite the negative reaction of Georgia Rep. Mike Collins (see below).
In large part because of right-wing propaganda, including from Collins and other GOP leaders, much of the American public doesn’t believe reality. They believe that the economy is sinking- “Most Republicans (54 percent) say that conditions are “very poor,” with only about 15 percent of Democrats saying the same,
Check the recently released economic figures:
- New jobs are up, once again. Last month, the US economy added 187,000 jobs. Healthcare was 70,000 of those jobs.
- Unemployment remains very low, 3.8 percent.
- Inflation (PCE index) has been brought down dramatically from its Covid highs and is now only 3.3 percent.
Unfortunately, when I speak with MAGA Trump supporters, they either do not believe the above facts or have never heard these facts because they only watch Fox and/or access radical MAGA social media. These conservatives, many of whom are working class and relatively uneducated per polling, prefer to believe what they hear on Fox, Newsmax and OAN. Specifically, the lie that the economy was great under Trump and sank under Biden.
And GOP Congressmen like Collins mislead the public by saying things like: “We’re now experiencing the highest joblessness rate since February of last year,” even though they know that the unemployment rate is at historic lows.
What is the truth? In the words of one commentator- “Trump didn’t build something new; rather he inherited a pretty good situation.” In fact, during the last year of the Trump reign:
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) actually went down 3.4 percent. And prior to that, GDP growth was much less than other presidents.
- Under Trump, the economy lost nearly three million jobs.
- The unemployment rate was over six percent.
- Our trade deficit increased 40 percent, while our national debt increased by $7 trillion.
And yet many people feel Trump was a business president? How can they?
What can be done about this lack of acceptance of reality by MAGA people is the question facing not just the Democrats, but the nation as a whole? How can we ever come together if one segment of our population is fed “alternate facts” (i.e., lies) and steadfastly refuses to believe the truth?
There’s no optimism in me that things will change in the short term, at least with Donald Trump head of the GOP and no one willing to challenge him.
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Victim of senseless shooting was North Gwinnett grad
Editor, the Forum:
Olvey
Harrison Olvey, a 2017 North Gwinnett High School graduate, was killed in a shooting last week at a Buckhead nightclub,where he was working as a valet as he interrupted a car break-in.
Harrison was a wonderful young man who played on the recreation and high school lacrosse teams along with my son. He went on to earn a finance degree from Kennesaw State University.
I am at a loss for words for the senseless loss of this incredible young man who brought nothing but joy and inspiration to all who encountered him. May he rest in peace.
– Joe Briggs, Senoia
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Fourth of July photos of Norcross now on display
Amazing photographs taken throughout Norcross on the weekend of July the Fourth will be displayed at Norcross Gallery and Studios, Café 45 South and The Rectory September 14 through October 31. The photographs depicting the city life of Norcross were all taken and submitted by professional and amateur photographers.
There will be a reception in the Norcross Gallery on Sunday, September 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. Prizes will be awarded at the reception, so come and see the winners!
The event is an effort of the city of Norcross, Norcross Public Arts Commission, Georgia Council for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts and April McManus, Realtor of Keller Williams.
County opens application for Small Business Grants
Gwinnett County is now accepting applications for the Gwinnett Small Business Grant, a program that provides financial assistance to small businesses that were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gwinnett received $181 million in federal funding as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, and the Board of Commissioners allocated $6 million to help small business owners who experienced income loss or increased costs while continuing business during the pandemic.
Estimated funds ranging from $3,000 to $15,000 will be awarded based on factors such as the number of employees, gross revenue, total COVID-19 impact on the applicant, available funds and the number of applications received.
Applicants must present verification of their business license and payroll records, as well as documentation of COVID-19’s impact on their business. Assistance for the application process is available through phone and email and offered in multiple languages.
For those interested, eligibility pre-screening is available to verify qualification before applying. To apply, visit GwinnettCounty.com/SmallBusinessGrant.
Two national grants help GGC students broaden base
Anca and Zimmerman.
Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) will be able to broaden opportunities for science students and offer state-of-the-art equipment, after two National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling more than $500,000.
- An interdisciplinary team of chemistry, biology and physics faculty,led by Dr. Kathryn Zimmermann, associate professor of chemistry, received a $203,047 NSF Major Research Instrumentation (NSF MRI) grant for the purchase of an inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS).
- The second grant will help expand and broaden the impact of GGC’s Technology Ambassador Program (TAP), which was established in 2012 to increase the number of students in information technology (IT) majors, particularly those underrepresented in computing like women, African Americans, Hispanics and people with disabilities. Led by Dr. Anca Doloc-Mihu, associate professor of IT, the faculty team was awarded $300,000 for two years of support.
The cutting-edge piece of equipment, capable of measuring very small concentrations of metals, is not typically found at primarily undergraduate institutions, said Zimmermann, and will raise GGC’s appeal to prospective science students in the county, state and beyond.
Dr. Charles Pibel, associate dean of the School of Science and Technology, said the ICP-MS will allow researchers to investigate samples for their elemental composition and any harmful, heavy metals or other elements of interest.
The second grant will help expand and broaden the impact of GGC’s Technology Ambassador Program (TAP), which was established in 2012 to increase the number of students in information technology (IT) majors, particularly those underrepresented in computing like women, African Americans, Hispanics and people with disabilities. Led by Dr. Anca Doloc-Mihu, associate professor of IT, the faculty team was awarded $300,000 for two years of support.
Pibel said the IT grant will go a long way in leveling the playing field in one of the most vital job markets in the modern world.
“The TAP program’s goal has been to recruit and train young people in computer technology for the last 10 years,” said Pibel. “They have done this through the development of engaging, hands-on activities for K-12 and college-age audiences. Sharing a repository of this work will allow other groups to adopt and disseminate these activities in communities across the country and beyond.
Gwinnett’s 116th Police Academy graduates 31 officers
The 116th Gwinnett Police Academy graduated August 24 at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. During the ceremony, Gwinnett Police welcomed 31 new officers to its ranks. The 116th academy class exemplifies diversity that embodies Gwinnett’s mission of delivering superior services to its vibrantly connected community. Graduates of the 116th academy speak more than a dozen different languages ranging from Creole, Swahili, Arabic, Russian French, Korean, Spanish, German, and Ukrainian.
As part of the academy, graduates completed a 408-hour training course required by the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council. Gwinnett Police also administers an additional 400 hours of training in pursuit of the highest caliber officers.
Lucy Jones Hutchins
Lucy Jones Hutchins, 91, of Buford, passed away September 4, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Hutchins; parents, Clint and Ara Higgins Jones; sisters, Louise Gooch, Vera Moulder, Elizabeth Scott, and Ruby Crowe; brothers, Bobby Jones, Edwin Jones, and Howard Jones; niece, Jeanette Gooch Cruse. She is survived by sisters-in-law, Jannean Jones of Buford, GA, and Shirley Jones of Sugar Hill,; many beloved nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins.
Hutchins
Mrs. Hutchins was born April 16, 1932 in Buford, She was a 1951 graduate of Sugar Hill High School. She attended Gainesville Junior College. Mrs. Hutchins was a retired secretary from Sears Roebuck Co., Ponce DeLeon Store. She began her career as secretary to the Personnel Manager in Baltimore, Md. She was a member of Friendship Community Baptist Church, Buford. She was also a member of Stone Hedge Garden Club. Mrs. Hutchins also worked at Pine Isle Hotel at Lake Lanier.
She was an avid gardener and loved flowers. She was all about taking care of members of her family. She had a quick wit and a generous spirit.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 8, the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, with Rev. Wayne Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 11 am. until 2 p.m. on Friday, September 8 at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Friendship Community Baptist Church in memory of Lucy Hutchins.
It Can’t Happen Here, by Sinclair Lewis
The time is 1936 in the USA during the Depression, just before the Democratic National Convention. A popular senator takes on Franklin Roosevelt, promising the people a better life through a guaranteed $5,000 a year for every family. He wins the nomination, then is elected president, as his government takes over. He becomes a despot, overriding a timid Congressional action, and virtually eliminating the Supreme Court. Incompetents get government jobs. People are thrown into prison by his new Minutemen, his virtual army, as the people must submit to brutal government. All this is seen through the eyes of a Vermont editor, who himself is roughed up, but used by this fascist government to spread the propaganda. Eventually thrown into prison, he is tortured severely, and shares a small cell with five other beaten-down men. Reading this book today makes you wonder about how one man can destroy a country”–eeb
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1920s proved high point of Georgia railroad service
After the Civil War, investors began building new lines and acquiring existing railroads, consolidating them into larger systems. A Connecticut entrepreneur, Henry Bradley Plant, purchased several railroads in the South in the 1880s and 1890s. Although his railroads generally kept their original names, Plant operated them in a unified manner, as a system. In south Georgia, the Plant System reached across the state from Savannah to Alabama and Florida. In north Georgia, the East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia expanded from Dalton west into Alabama and south to Atlanta, Macon, and Brunswick. Also in north Georgia, the Virginia-based Richmond and Danville system stretched across the southern Piedmont, connecting Richmond, Virginia; Atlanta; and the Mississippi River.
During this period the Central of Georgia expanded and assisted other railroad-building efforts in Georgia through loans and stock purchases. It also acquired a number of existing railroads and created subsidiaries to expand its own lines. By 1929 the Central had created a nearly 2,000-mile network, reaching across much of Georgia into Alabama and Tennessee. At various times it was controlled by several different larger railroads, among them the Southern, which bought the Central in the 1960s.
A holding company, the Richmond and West Point Terminal and Warehouse Company, controlled the Richmond and Danville beginning in 1880 and the ETV&G beginning in 1887. When the holding company collapsed in 1892, the banker J. P. Morgan created Southern Railway out of the financial wreckage. Southern would become one of the dominant railroad systems of twentieth-century Georgia.
In 1900 two other major systems, the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) and the Seaboard Air Line Railway, were established. ACL gained dominance in south Georgia through its purchase of the Plant System in 1902. Seaboard’s predecessors had acquired major lines in the Georgia Piedmont and Coastal Plain; these were supplemented in 1904 by a link from Atlanta to Birmingham, Alabama.
Connecting to the major systems were such short lines as the Wrightsville and Tennille and the Tallulah Falls. Many of these were controlled by larger railroads, typically through stock ownership. At the bottom of the railroad hierarchy were the logging lines, scattered across the state from the Appalachian Mountains to the Okefenokee Swamp. Most were abandoned after the forests were cut, but a few became “common carrier” lines, carrying freight of many types, at least for a time.
By the 1920s railroads covered almost all of Georgia, and the period would prove to be the high point of railroad service in the state, although some residents of mountain counties had never seen a train other than the log-haulers.
Passenger service declined steadily after 1920, except for a brief resurgence during World War II (1941-45). Automobiles were becoming affordable for the average family, and an ever-rising number of new drivers called for improved roads. As the roads improved, rail passenger numbers declined. The low point came in the 1960s and 1970s, as the great terminal stations and union stations in Atlanta, Augusta, and Savannah were demolished. Hundreds of small-town depots were likewise torn down, moved, or converted to other uses.
- To view the Georgia Encyclopedia article online, go to https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
Somewhat familiar faces are today’s mystery
Ever see these two figures standing guard somewhere? Carving like are not unique, but figure out where these two are located. Then send your answer to elliott@brack.net, to include your hometown.
The last Mystery Photo we thought would get many more replies, since the U.S. Army Europe was stationed in this German city after World War II, and was a most visited site. Margaret Halbert, Roswell of Roswell told us: “It is the bridge over the Neckar River in Heidelberg, Germany. The official name is the Karl Theodor Bridge.: The photo came from Lea Moore of Shelby, N.C., via Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill.
Others recognizing the photo included Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Laura Johnson, Cumming; Allen Peel of San Antonio, Tex.; and George Graf of Palmyra, Va., who added: “I was stationed there twice. First as a US Army Private First Class during the Cold War in 1971-1972. Second time as a US Army employee in 1990-1993 working deployments and support during the first Gulf War.The Bader-Meinhof Gang bombed our building during 1972 and killed three of my Army comrades. I was lucky leaving the building five minutes before the car bomb detonated.”
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Combating sexual trafficking talk is Sept. 10 in Norcross
A production of The Nerd by American actor/playwright Larry Shue will be featured at Lionheart Theater, 10 College Street in Norcross September 8-24. Friday and Saturday evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m..
The 22nd British Car Fayre will be Saturday, Sept. 9 in downtown Historic Norcross, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Join as many as 15,000 who visit this annual event, showing British automobiles and motorcycles from the past. The featured vehicle this year is a Marque MG. There will awards, raffle and “boot” sale, with all earnings going to the Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries. For details, visit this site.
Watch local art come alive in Downtown Braselton! ArtRageous in a juried art festival and live paint project on Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Braselton Town Green. This indoor-outdoor festival will feature artists showcasing their best works, available for purchase. During the festival, 12 commissioned artists will paint eight-foot cubes on the Town Green, which will be displayed for at least one year at various locations downtown.
Reading is FUNdamental series is scheduled for the Norcross branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. Do you believe that reading is fundamental? Would you like to learn how to improve your child’s speech, language, and emergent literacy skills, while reading together? If so, this series is for you!
Successfully combating sexual trafficking will be the topic at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Men’s Civic Breakfast at Christ Episciopal Church. Speaker will be Attorney Jonathan Tonge of the Anderson Tate and Carr firm. Come and have breakfast prior to the talk, especially enjoying the way they serve bacon.
Gwinnett officials will pay tribute to SWAT K9 “Blue” Sunday, Sept. 10, at 2 P.M. at Graves Park dog park, 1540 Graves Road, Norcross. K9 Blue was shot and killed while tracking a stolen vehicle suspect. All officers made it home safely because of K9 Blue’s sacrifice. The ceremony will unveil a dedicated sign to commemorate K9 Blue’s valor and service. Gwinnett Police Chief J.D. McClure will emcee. Speakers include Gwinnett Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson and District 2 Commissioner Ben Ku, Gwinnett Police Corporal William Webb, and Houston K9 Academy Owner and Trainer Jason Stanze.
Foster parent Information Session will be Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Dacula branch of Gwinnett County Public Library. Information will come from the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services-Gwinnett County on learning how to become a foster parent.
The 69th Gwinnett County Fair begins Sept. 14 and continues through September 24 at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. The fair is operated by the nonprofit Gwinnett County Livestock and Fair Association.
Get to know Gwinnett’s first responders at the Public Safety Fall Festival. It will be Saturday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Coolray Field, 2500 Buford Drive in Lawrenceville. Join Gwinnett police officers and firefighter-paramedics. This family-friendly event features giveaways, food trucks, touch-a-truck experiences with SWAT vehicles, fire trucks, and other activities.
The Lawrenceville Boogie, a new music and arts festival on the Square in the heart of Downtown Lawrenceville, will be Saturday, Sept. 16, from 3 to 6 p.m. There will be live music, artist alley, craft beer garden, and a taste of Lawrenceville’s food scene. Explore the vibrant artist market and even dance to your own beat at the silent disco.
Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s annual Directors’ Gala will be Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at The Eagle Theatre in Sugar Hill. It will have a masquerade theme. Cost is $65 per person. Enjoy an extraordinary evening of elegance and enchantment. Enjoy mesmerizing performances, delectable dining, captivating cocktails, and an exclusive silent auction as the new season is launched.
Put on your calendar: The 44th Annual Elisha Winn Fair will be Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8, at the Elisha Winn House, Gwinnett’s birthplace, at 908 Dacula Road in Dacula. Enjoy a living history exhibit, good food, craft vendors, music, blacksmithing, weaving, spinning and military enactors. The fair is sponsored by the Gwinnett Historical Society.
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