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g e A Dade County Booster
Always — Everywhere
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to the BEST INTERESTS OF DADE COUNTY.
20 VOLUME XLIVH.
Times to Publish
Edition’
To Be Off Press In
About Six Weeks
For the benefit of the
munity county and this
generally, The Times
nlans for the issuance of a
Booster-Progress off the
which should be
within five or six weeks.
This Edition will differ
siderably from our last
Edition, which was published
April, 1938, in that it will
just what is being done in
County, the possibilities here
the progress that has been
during the past few years.
Centennial Edition was made
principally of historical data
cerning Dade and pioneer
dents.
The size of the paper to
used in the special edition
be the same as usual, however,
will be divided into sections.
columns will be filled with
prehensive and descriptive
ter concerning our
churches, all commercial
prises, resources, historic
scenic spots, agriculture, etc.
so several individuals,
Robert Sparks Walker,
known naturalist and
former Governor E. D.
Herman Talmadge and others.
Of course, the object of
Special Edition is to advertise
tell the world of Dade and
possibilities. Since we plan
several thousand
,T“riis number, our county
North-west Georgia will
much national publicity.
will be distributed to Editors
leading newspapers,
manufacturers, publicity
and libraries throughout the
Since we deeply feel that
publication of this Edition
more or less a response to
obligation on our part, The
earnestly asks the
cooperation of everyone in
compilation and publishing
this publication. It is quite
undertaking, and an
which will require
effort. It will be
and will be of great benefit
our county for years to come.
Dade County is no longer
the mud. We are
progressing rapidly—we are
gressive people—we have
ited possibilities—Let’s tell
world!
Vaudeville Club
Tomorrow Night
Known as one of the best
tertainments in the South,
Ben and his Chattanooga
ville Club will be at the
High School auditorium
row (Friday) night.
The widely known club
sents Delbert Falk’s
Orchestra; Stowe, the
Miss Pearl Banks Stowe,
Ventriloquist and Miss
Vick, the Nightingale of
South. -
The show, which is
the Dade County Lions
Promises to be one of the
shows ever staged here.
The, show starts promptly
eight o’clock.
Mrs. J. M. Forester, of
River; Mr. and Mrs. Harry
ester and family, of
Gd.. were recent guests of
vat^Mrs. Max Forester.
Board of Education
Elects Teachers
At the regular meeting of
County Board of Education
uesday, June 3, the
eachers were elected to fill
cancies at North Dade and
England schools:
North Dade: Miss
Eubanks and Mrs. Cora
''>ew England: Miss Lucy
tain ay Principal; Mis s Edna
> assistant.
ttws
TOMORROW’S’ SUN
By J. C. WILSON
Newspaper Features, Inc.
One of the finest gems of true
American philosophy th*u has
ever been written, is an article
in the June issue of American
Magazine by Robert W Wood¬
ruff, Chairman of the Coca-Cola
Company. “Take Off Your Coal”
is the title, and the theme of the
article is that hard work is the
only salvation in times of great
crisis. Mr. Woodruff’s phenome¬
nal success at the head of Coca
Cola has made him truly a world
figure in industry. He is a Geor¬
gian by birth and rearing ar.d
has a host of warm personal
friends all over the State H.s
article appears below.
AS ONE Southern-born, I
have long believed that one of
the postwar adversities of the
South was the perpetuation of a
tradition which, pleasantly but
inaccurately, pictured a region of
magnolia blossoms, mint juleps,
and jaunty banjo tunes.
When the Southern soldiers
reached home after the Civil War
they found their currency value¬
less, their property gone, their
way of life destroyed. In those
hard circumstances, some went
to pieces; others drifted to for¬
eign countries; a few chose the
easy way out.
But most of them just took off
their army ooats and went to
work. And that, it seems to me,
is the story—and the salvation—
of this country. There have al¬
ways been enough people will¬
ing to see us through our crises
by taking off their ooats and go¬
ing to work. This nation has
worked out of its troubles. To¬
day, in another darkening hour,
it is learning again that its great¬
est need is just to get down to
work.
Our forebears were not just ac¬
customed and reconciled to toil.
They were incurably industrious.
Woodsmen and farmers, shop¬
keepers and industrialists, they
hunted work—and they found it
or they made it. That has been
our national character. The Pil¬
grims celebrated that first
Thanksgiving because they
labored to produce a crop that
would see them through the win¬
ter, whether a supply ship came
or not. Out of the spinning wheel
grew whirring mills. The barrow
trails of pioneers are now broad
highways. Fitted stones have be¬
come towers of skyscrappers. By
rivet and grinder, by motor and
dynamo, by forge and crane,
great cities and huge industries
have risen on the firm founda¬
tions of human efforts.
Some people have always be¬
lieved that we can stop creating
and live upon what has already
been made. Fortunately, though,
the wastrels and the drones, and
the exploiters, too, have been
more than minor impediments
the current of progress.
The real wealth of this coun¬
try isn’t in the gain already
made. It lies in the limitless
ues still to be established;
subsrances yet to be dug
the earth, drawn from the
taken from the forests; in
teific discoveries still to
from the laboratories; in
growth of business that
strate, by management and
duction, an ability to foster
common wealth. In
these values, there is no
tute for work.
Many of us have misgivings a-
bout the future. Conditions
appear disturbing. But for
years people have been
civilization on a brink which
has never quite tumbled over.
I don’t think it will
There are enough workmen
the United States to prevent
I mean makers and doers
work, and I mean work
hand or mind.
I like to recall how Bill
Georgia soldier and
philsopher, summed up bis
“Square and on the Square”
TRENTON, DADE COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1941.
Memorial Will Be
Completed on Side of
Stone Mountain
Atlanta, June
looks now as if the long-delay¬
ed, much talked of Stone Moun¬
tain memorial is finally going
become a reality. Plans for
completion of the memorial
the conversion of the
monolith into a state park
announced in Washington
week. At the same time it was
dislosed that Julian Harris,
known Georgia sculptor,
been selected to conclude
sculptured portrayals of Lee,
Jackson and other heroes of
Confederacy on the face of
mountain.
The enterprise, the announce¬
ment said, will involve an ex¬
penditure of $2,500,000 or
of which $<71,000 will be
for title to the mountain
fee simple. This will pass to
State Park Authority. The au¬
thority will exercise options
the 2,250 acres embracing
tract upon which the
is situated, the Venable heirs
receive $650,000 for 1,700
and the heirs of lindsey
to be paid $21,000 for 550
The cost of the sculptural
is estimated at 350,00, and
conversion of the entire
into a beautiful park,
by a mainificent boulevard,
represent an expenditure of
than 1,500,000, it was pointed
The project will be
through the Reconstruction
ance Corporation.
A. W. Peck Gives
Flag Pole to The
American Legion
In the write-up appearing
The Times last week in regard
the flag pole being erected
the American Legion Home
we failed to mention the
thait the pole and expense
erecting it was contributed
A. W. Peck of New England.
The gift was made to the
Post by Mr. Peck in memory
his brother, Charles Albert
a veteran of foreign wars,
died in 1934; he being in
try Co. F.-Battalion E.,
A. E. F.-140 and member of
tin and Barrett Post No. 37,
Providence, La.
This represents quite a
bution on the part of the
and one which everyone
preciates.
‘Calling all Cars’ to
Davis Jr. High
For Big Barbecue
“Calling all cars” and
body to Davis Junior
School on the 4th of July for
real honest to goodness
cue.”
Arrangements are being
for a program of some fine
tertainment. Mr. S. P. Cook,
trict School Supervisor, will
liver an address at II
Plans to have music and
singing for the occasion are
underway.
“Uncle Doug” Thomas,
“for cne million miles” as
“Barbecurer”, will have
of preparing the barbecue.
Doug can really arrange the
becue with all the
don’t forget.
Proceeds will be applied to
finishing of the new school
ing. It is hoped that a
crowd will take the day off,
out and spend the
for dinner, anyway. Plan to
there____ Davis Junior
School, Sand Mountain, July
senal situation at the end of
Civil War. “I killed as many
them as they did of me",
drawled. “Now I’m goin’
and make a crop.”
Without that instinct of
manship, that homely urge to
a job, we are lost. With it,
are invincible. It has been
guide in time past. It is, I
our sure foundation now and
promise of power and glory
days to come.
Talmadge Speaks
At LaFayette, 18 th
LAFAYETTE, Ga. —
Eugene Talmadge has
an invitation to make the address
at the dedication of the munici¬
pal park at Lafayette June 18.
The park ia now complete with
golf course, swimming pool, ten¬
nis courts and playground equip¬
ment.
The work has been done joint¬
ly by the WPA and the city, and
a number of WPA officials and
other federal officials are expect¬
ed for the dedication. The Lions
and Rotary clubs are sponsoring
the event.
Georgia Motorists to
Pay Share of Extra
1 Million Dollar Levy
Georgia motorists will pay a
substantial share v&ll of the $1,000,-
000,000 that be collected in
1941 over and above their “fair
share” of highway costs, George
T. Dickinson, President Dixie
Motor Club, said today in com¬
menting on the proposal before
Congress to increase the federal
gasoline tax.
“The staggering total of ap¬
proximately $2,100,000,000 will be
paid to federal, state and local
governments in gasoline, regis¬
tration and other taxes in con¬
nection with motor vehicle opera¬
tion. According to the formula
for the allocation of road costs
developed by experts of the fed¬
eral government, approximately
one billion dollars of that a-
mount will represent contribu¬
tions over and above the ‘fair
share’ of road costs assignable
to highway users,” said Mr.
Dickinson.
“This is yeqp yeqjr the th federal govern-
meut, at at current enrrer tax rates, will
take nearly $500,000,000 from the
motor vehicle owners in the var¬
ious states. Two-thirds of
revenue will be derived
gasoline, the tax rate on which
was increased by 50 per
last year. Highway
that is subjected to special tax¬
ation by the federal government.
“Despite the fact that highway
users are paying out a billlion
dollars annually over their
share of road costs, and despite
the fact that the federal tax on
gasoline is paid chiefly by fami¬
lies having incomes of less
$30 a week, a proposal has been
placed before Congress to in¬
crease still farther the federal
tax on gasoline.
“The burden of Federal
state taxes on motor fuel
amounts to half of the
price. The limit of taxation of
gasoline has been reached. To
pile more federal taxes on
fuel would make an unfair sit¬
uation more unjust.”
Singing at New
England Sunday
Sunday is the day for the an¬
nual all-day singing to be held a£
New England and preparations
are being made to make the oc¬
casion an outstanding event.
The latest books will be
and singers, musicians,
quartets and classes from
boring counties are scheduled
be on hand. John Warren,
will have charge of the
program, said he was
a large crowd and was
forward to the event in a
way.”
Everyone cordially
Bring a basket of lunch.
Ice Cream Supper
The Ladies Auxiliary of
local Post of the American Leg¬
ion is sponsoring an Ice
Supper at the Legion Hall
urday night, 14th.
Everybody come, enjoy your¬
self and help us out.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Morgan,
Mrs. R. S. Townsend, R.
Massey and John Murphy attend¬
ed the State Legion
at Valdosta, this week.
Ernest Heard Held Without
Bond For Child’s Death
This is Last Week For
Entertainers to Get on Air
This is the last week for tal¬
ented entertainers to make their
applications for an appearance
on the “Salute to Georgia Coun¬
ties” broadcast, which will be
presented here free for the pub¬
lic on Thursday night, June 26,
at 7:30 P. M. Eastern Standard
Time, in the Dade County High
School Auditorium.
Persons who can sing, play a
musical instrument, tap dance or
furnish any other type of enter¬
tainment may contact the office
of this newspaper. Persons mak¬
ing such applications will be giv¬
en auditions before a special
committee, which will in turn
pick those to appear on the air.
Marcus Bartlett, production man¬
ager of WSB. will be here to
supervise the talent auditions
for the show.
On the night of the show, WSB
will bring its latest radio equip¬
ment to transcribe the entire
program. Then on Saturday night,
June 28, at 7:30 P. M., Eastern
Standard Time, the show will
be broadcast over WSB.
Besides the various entertainers
several prominnt citizens of Dade
County will speak on the show.
Highlights of importance about
12,885 Cars Seen For
Georgia Peach Crop
Atlanta, June 13—(GPS)—With
the peach season at hand, the
Georgia Peach Growers’ Ex¬
change estimates that the Georgia
peach crop this year will be 12,-
885 carloads. The estimate divides
the number of car s by varieties
as follows:
Elbertas, 6,950 cars; Hileys, 4,-
350 cars; Red Birds and Early
Rose, 585; early yellow varieties,
465; Uneedas, 235; Georgia Belles,
210; Mountain Rose, 90. The re¬
port said the Mountain Rose var-
ieety will be the first on the mar¬
ket, followed by Uneedas, Red
Birds and Early Rose, Hileys,
Georgia Belles, with Elbertas
last to ripen.
“The Georgia commercial peach
growers, almost without excep¬
tion, have done a better thinning
job this year than ever before,”
the report went on to say. “Ev¬
erything possible has been done
J 'the to insure good drouth quality, and reduce while
prevailing may
the size of the fruit somewhat,
the eating and carrying qualities
should be exceptionally good.”
‘Bdtter Know
Your Snakes - - -
“Better know your snakes”----
We guess that’s what Carl Haney
thinks.
Recently, Carl Haney, son ot
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Haney, of
New England, ran across what
appeared to be a chicken snake.
To kill an ordinary chicken snake
was a mere trifle for young
Haney, so he proceeded with the
“operation." After the first blow,
however, Haney found himself
“face to face” with a big rat¬
tler... and not a chicken snake.
This fact, of course, brought on
more talk and was emphasised
by the rattler’s s-s-s-s-s-s. Any¬
way, the youngster stood his
ground and after a few moments,
the diamond back yielded to his
conquorer and was laid out cold.
The rattler carried 8 rattlers and
a “caboose.”
Hartline - Ryan
Mr. and Mis. S. J. Hartline, of
Morganville, announce the mar¬
riage of their daughter, Virginia
Mae, to Isaac Newton Ryan, also
of Morganville.
The wedding was solemnized at
the home of Judge and Mrs. W.
W. Hale at Rising Fawn; Judge
Hale officiating, in the presence
of Miss Lucile Hartline as brides
maid, and Miss Beula Porter, as
ONLY NEWSPAPER IN THE COUNTY.
the history of the County and its
principal towns will also be re¬
called.
Citizens throughout the County
are cooperating to make this one
of the biggest shows ever put
on here. Hundreds of persons are
expected to attend, and all will
get to participate in the broad¬
cast, since the program will be
concluded wtih a mass singing.
This occasion will allow many
persons who have never seen a
radio to watch “The Voice of
the South” put on an air show
with the finest and most mod¬
ern broadcasting, equipment.
All details of the radio pro¬
gram will be carried out just
as they are done in the studios
of WSB, and those taking part
in the performance will be heard
by the thousands of listeners who
keep tuned to the South’s oldest
radio station.
More details about this special
radio presentation will be given
in next week’s issue of The Dade
County Times. Meanwhile, all
persons are urged to promote in¬
terest in the approaching event
so that it will be one of the
greatest entertainments ever
staged in Dade County.
John Lee Forester,
Aged 68, Dead
John Lee Forester, 68, well
known farmer of Cave Springs,
died at his home early Sunday
morning. He had been ill for
several months.
Funeral services were held at
the Cloverdale Baptist church
at 11 o’clock; Monday morning,
with the Rev. William Steele
officiating. Interment was in the
Miller cemetery.
Active pallbarers were: J. W.
Forester, V. E. Allen, H. G.Allen,
Homer Lee Forester, Guy Hughes,
J. A. Reeves, J. Z. Bobo, C. W.
Chadwick, Gordon Forester E.E.
Riddle; honorary: Dr. W. T.
Payne, Dr. D. S. Middleton, Dr.
J. L. Gardner, J. G. Forester, W.
R. Riddle, W. C. Amos, Charles
Bible, S. J. Hale, A. J. Brown,
Brown, W. W. Cureton, J. C. Ab¬
ercrombie, S. B. Amos and P. G.
Bible.
The funeral was attended by a
very large crowd of friends and
relatives. Uncle John will be
missed in his community and
throughout the county. He had
many friends with whom The
Times joins in expressing deepest
sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Mrs. Charles Hamlin entertain¬
ed with a dinner last week for
her son, Vernon, who left for
the training camp. Those present
were: Mrs. N E. Fugatt and child¬
ren, Mrs. Charles Hixon and
daughter, Betty Sue, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Hamlin, Vernon
and Carl Hamlin and Misses
Myma and Sue Hamlin.
maid of honor, and a few close
friends.
The bride attended the schools
of Dade County and is a member
of the Trenhomec Club. She is
the sister of Lucik, Carolyn and
Patricia, Jimmie, Charles, Tom¬
mie and Buford Hartline, all of
Morganville. Her grandparents
are Mrs. W. H. Massey, of Mor¬
ganville, and Mr. and Mrs. M.J.
Hartline, of Chattanooga Valley.
Mrs. Ryan is conected with the
McLellan Department store in
Chattanooga.
The groom is a graduate of
the Dade County High School.
He is the youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Ryan, of Morganville,
and is the brother of Omar,
Reuben, Edgar, Reed, Carl, Erskin
Robert and Hicks Ryan. He is
connected with the Davenport
hosiery mill in Chattanooga.
The bride and groom are now
residing in Morganville for a
short while.
The ‘State of Dade'—Pick
Of Georgia s 159
$1.50 PER YEAR
Case Heard Before
Squire A. W. Peck
Earnest Heard, 26, accused of
fatally shooting a 15-month-old
Hooker, Ga., girl and severely
wounding her sister, was given
preliminary hearing here Monday
afternoon and is being held in
the County jail without bond.
Heard wa s arrested early Sun¬
day morning by Sheriff Tatum
and deputies in (the Hooker vi¬
cinity.
The young man allegedly kill¬
ed Imogene Chapman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Chapman,
and seriously wounded 7-year-old
Louise Chapman as the girls lay
asleep in their bed room.
At the preliminary hearing,
which was before Squire A. W.
Peck, of the 1037th district, Mrs.
Chapman, mother of the slain
child was the first to be ques¬
tioned. The mother testified be¬
fore a packed court room that
no trouble had previously ex¬
isted between her family and
that of the Heards, and that she
knew of no reason for such an
action on the part of the acused
man. Mrs. Chapman reiterated
at length the tragic details of the
murder. According to Mrs. Chap¬
man, Heard came to their home
on last Saturday night shortly
before eight o’clock. “He just
pushed the button off the door,”
she said, “and walked in with a
shot gun. My husband was sit¬
ting on the side of the bed
where the children were asleep,
and I was sitting across the
room on another bed,” she said.
After Heard “cocked” the gun,
Mrs. Chapman said, she and her
husband grabbed the barrel of
the weapon and in the scuffle it
was discharged, and most of
the charge striking the
younger child in the head caus¬
ing instant death. The other
child was struck in the arm and
shoulder. She was taken to a
Chattanooga hospital, where
three of her fingers were ampu¬
tated, it is said. After firing the
shot, Mrs. Chapman said
Heard, leaving the gun, ran a-
way from the scene. Not a word
was spoken by Heard when he
came into the room, she said.
Relating further, she stated that
they had never had any “words"
with the Heard family and that
they had always been friends.
Asked by Squire Peck if he
wanted to ask Mrs. Chapman any
questions, after she had complet¬
ed her statement, the accused
man said “no.”
A number €f witnesses were
called up at the request of Heard
in an effort to show that th*
families had been at “outs” prev¬
iously. Jim Drew testified that
Heard had previously told him
that there was confusion be¬
tween the Heard and Chapman
families and complained of some
of the family connections going
in swimming near the Heard
home. It was later brought out
however, that the “swimming
hole" was about three hundred
yards from the Heard home.
Drew, upon being called to the
stand for the second time, stated
that he had sold Heard a shot
gun about two weeks before the
shooting.
The substance of the statements
of Lonnie Drew and Arthur Well-
burn who were called to the
witness stand, were about the
same as that made by Jim Drew.
T{ie wife of the accused man,
Mrs. Inez Heard, stated that she
thought the families had had
words.
Heard was permitted to make
a statement, in which he stated
that he and Chapman had had
trouble. Asked if he was drunk
on the night of the shooting.
Heard said he was not drunk,
but had been drinking.
Heard, in an interview Monday
morning, told the Editor of The
Times that he was drunk. “They
kept on running over and curs¬
ing me... I couldn’t stand if
any longer,” he said. Asked if
he knew what he had done, the
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