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NUMBER 8 .— VOLUME 44.
Dade Chairman
Outlines Aim Of
Anti-Cancer Drive
"Treated in Time, Cancer Can
Be Cured,” will be the slogan of
the eighth annual National En¬
listment Campaign to be con¬
ducted throughout the country
April 1 to 30 by the Women’s
Field Army of the American So¬
ciety for the Control of Cancer.
The announcement was made
by Mrs. S. J. Hale of Trenton,
bade County Captain. Dates for
the local campaign will be an¬
nounced later.
"We are emphasizing the time
element in the cure of cancer
this year,” explained Mrs. Hale,
"because studies have shown
that procrastination is the great¬
est cause of death. Cancer in its
early stages, when it is most
easily curable, is usually pain¬
less, so the victim delays visit¬
ing his doctor. In many cases
the delay of even a month may
mean the difference between
victory and defeat. Our cam¬
paign will try to impress this
fact on every man, woman and
child in Dade County.
“We also shall try to teach
everyone the early signs of
cancer. These are: Any persist¬
ent lump or thickening, par¬
ticularly in the breast; any ir¬
regular bleeding or discharge
from any body opening; any
persistent and unexplained in¬
digestion ; any sore that does
not heal normally, especially a-
bout the tongue; any sudden
> change in the form or rate of
growth of a mole or wart; any
persistent hoarseness or cough
not explained by a cold.”
Plans Announced
For Filling Out Farm
Sheets in County
Plans for filling out the 1944
farm plan sheet for each farm
in Dade County under the War
Food Program were announced
today by William C. Ledford,
county administrative officer,
who has received copies of the
farm plan sheets from the State
AAA office.
Mr. Ledford said that com¬
munity meetings will be held
throughout the county where
AAA workers, vocational teach¬
ers and other agricultural lead¬
ers, will help farmers fill out
their farm plan. Producers may
also fill out their farm plan
the county AAA office if they
prefer, Mr. Ledford said.
The county administrative of¬
ficer requests that all
give careful thought to their
1944 farm plans, list the acre¬
age they plan to plant in each
crop, decide on their
and poultry production
duction, determine the
vation practices they plan
carry out and be prepared
fill out their farm plan
contacted.
When the farm plans are as¬
sembled and a sample
ized, they will give a picture
what Dade County farmers
to produce in 1944, and the
and extent of conservation prac¬
tices they plan to carry out.
The farm plan is organized in
sections to record crops
land uses, livestock and
1943 production of certain
conservation practice
and conservation practices to
carried out.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our
preciation and thanks to
friends and relatives for
kind expressions of sympathy
our bereavement and the loss
dear husband and father,
W. Gearrin, who died
8,1944; also for the many
ful floral offerings.
We also want to extend
thanks to the Rev. T. J.
of Chattanooga, and Rev. F.
Wyatt of Rising Fawn, for
consoling and comforting
Also the Smith Funeral
for their splendid service.
Mrs. Ida Smith Gearrin,
Lee, Noel and McCellan
Gearrin.
Card of Thanks
We wish i,o thank each
everyone for their kindness
sympathy shown during the
ness and after the death of
loved one, Mrs. Polly Ann
zort. Also, for the beautiful
al offerings.
Misses Bettie and Judie
Services Are Made
Available by Dade
Soils Association
With the shortage of labor, e-
quipment and fertilizer it will
be economical and profitable for
the farmer to make every acre
produce it’s maximum this year.
This can be done by (1) plant¬
ing the crops requiring the most
cultivation on the most produc¬
tive land; (2) using an adequate
amount of the best fertilizer a-
vailabie, including lime and
phosphate and soda or nitrate;
(3) by adequate preparation of
seed bed before planting; (4) by
using the very best seed avail¬
able; (5) adequate cultivation.
Good seed and fertilizer can
not be over emphasized. If a
farmer plants seed with a low
germination count he is half
licked to begin with, and if the
plant doesn’t have plenty of
food in the soil to feed on, it
certainly can’t produce it’s
maximum. Good seed should
show from 85 to 100 per cent
germination. Since calcium and
phosphate are two of the most
important plant foods there
should be an abundant supply of
lime and phosphate in the soil.
In order to help the
of Dade County produce the
maximum crops, the Dade Coun¬
ty Soils Association will handle
lespedeza seed, lime and amon-
ium Nitrate and any other item
the farmers want. The Associa¬
tion was organized to serve the
farmers and will continue to
do so just as long as the farm¬
ers of Dade County stand be^
hind the Association.
Legal Notice
WHEREAS, it having been
made to appear to the Dade
County Democratic Committee
that the place fixed for
elections in the 1037th
of Dade County by law is at the
home formerly owned and occu¬
pied by Hon. A. W. Peck, Justice
of the Peace of said District;
and
WHEREAS, it? further appear¬
ing the said A. W. Peck has sold
his said homeplace and moved
from said District and that said
legal place for holding
in said District no longer
by legal permission of the
of said property, and that it
now incumbent upon this Exe¬
cutive Committee to provide a
place for holding said election;
and
WHEREAS, it further appear¬
ing that Mr. W. C. Lockmiller,
a prominent merchant of said
District owns and operates a
centrally located public store in
said District and is willing that
election be held in his store
building.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it re¬
solved that the Primary Election
of March 4th, 1944, and all sub¬
sequent primary elections, until
a legal place is established pur¬
suant to law for holding elec¬
tions in said District, or
further order of this Committee,
be held in and for the 1037th
District of Dade County, in the
store building of said W. C.
Lockmiller, and that this reso¬
lution be published in the Dade
County Times so as to give the
voters of said District notice
thereof.
This 22nd day of Feb. 1944.
W. P. COLE,
873rd District.
MARVIN FORD,
974th District.
J. E. STRAWN,
1089th District.
J. p. GASS,
1222nd District.
R. M. CASTLEBERRY
875th District.
GUS FORESTER,
1037th District.
S. B. AMOS,
1129th District.
E. A. ELLIS,
960th District.
R. P. FRICKS,
1038th District.
DADE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Boyd Crisp Chosen
For Further
S (3-C) Boyd Crisp, upon com¬
pletion of his recruit
has been chosen for
training, and upon his return
from a 15-day leave will be as¬
signed to one of the Navys ser¬
vice schools. . High .
He is a graduate of Davis
School, and a son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Crisp of Sand Moun¬
tain. We are very proud of hnn.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24. 1944
VOTE FOR
L. M. Allison
(A Native Dade Countian)
CANDIDATE FOR
COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
To the People of Dade County:
I have had the pleasure of serving as Superintendent of
your schools for the past three years and two months, the
last two of which have been the most difficult of any in re¬
cent years, especially in maintaining full faculties; however,
we have kept all the schools in this county running in spite
of the scarcity of qualified teachers. This has not been true
in other counties of the state, as some schools have had to
suspend on account of not being able to keep teachers.
This work has been a genuine pleasure to me even
though we have had some unpleasant situations to deal
with.
AS TO MY QUALIFICATIONS TO DO THE WORK, THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOLS GAVE ME AN EX¬
AMINATION WHICH I PASSED TO THEIR SATISFACTION
WHICH MIGHT MEAN BETTER QUALIFICATION FOR
ADMINISTRATION THAN ANY NUMBER OF DEGREES.
I am a native of Dade County, having spent all my life
here. I appreciate the confidence you have placed in me by
electing me to this office for the present term, and if re¬
elected, I promise to continue to give the office my whole¬
hearted attention,.
Sincerely Yours,
L. M. ALLISON.
Don’t Let Wild
Onions Ruin Milk,
Farm Agent Says
Milk is too valuable for Dade
County farmers to let wild onions
spoil it, County Agent L. C.
Adams said this week.
When it is not possible to keep
the milking herd off onion in¬
fested areas, cows should be re¬
moved from the pasture as long
as possible before milking, he
declared. The longer the period
between removing the cows and
milking, the less danger there
will be of having onion flovor
in milk.
"Cows can be turned on onion
infested pasture right after the
morning milking and allowe dto
graze until noon, if the night
milking is not done before five
o’clock,” Mr. Adams said. “They
should be taken from the pasture
at least four hours before milk¬
ing and fed dry roughage.”
On some farms the problem
can be solved by grazing the
milking herd on areas without
onions and letting the dry cows
and heifers graze the onion pas¬
ture.
Wild onions are hard to de¬
stroy, the Extenson Service A-
gent declared. However, by ex¬
posing the onions to winter freez¬
ing through shallow plowing
and then discing in the spring,
growth or seed formation can
be kept down.
To Mrs. Polly Ann
Cuzzort
In the passing of Mrs. Polly
Ann Cuzzort, Dade County has
lost one‘of her finest Christian
characters.
While many people today
count only social attainment
and financial gain as success;
these standards of success pale
into insignificance when com¬
pared to a long life of real
Christian service, when we re¬
spond to the call of Him “who
giveth and who also taketh a-
way.” She lived for Him; she
died with Him.
I have known this beloved
Christian woman for three score
years, and have marked her un¬
selfishness and devoted service
to her family and all with whom
she came in contact.
Her life, filled with love and
piety and devotion to her God
and her family, has been an in¬
spiration to me, and many oth¬
ers whom she loved and served
so faithfully, and her passing is
a loss to all who knew and loved
her so well.
I deeply grieve with her aged
sisters and other relatives and
Associational
School Meeting to Be
Held at Cloverdale
An Associational Sunday
School meeting will be held Sun¬
day, February 27 at the Clover-
dale Baptist Church from 2 to 4
o’clock p. m.
All the Sunday Schools of the
Lookout Valley Association are
urged to send a good represen¬
tation so that we may perfect
our Sunday School organization,
and be better fitted to do great¬
er work for God’s kingdom. The
86 Associations of Georgia are
holding meetings at these same
hours. The goal for Georgia is
10,000 members present.
Sand Mountain News
The Church of Christ con¬
tinues to meet every Sunday aft¬
ernoon at 3 o’clock at the home
of Mrs. Gladys Duncan. Every¬
one is cordially invited to at¬
tend and hear the gospel.
Orval Gass spent the week¬
end with relatives here.
Jewel Daniel and Gladys Dun¬
can were in Trenton Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Walden and her
brother, Gordon, were in Chat¬
tanooga recently.
Mrs. Liza Horton and daugh¬
ter spent Friday afternoon with
Mrs. Millie E. Daniel.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob White spent
the week-end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Horton.
Mrs. Dock Steiphel and Mrs.
Fowler visited Mrs. Millie E.
Daniel and Una Belle Stone
Thursday afternoon.
Juanita Daniel spent the week
end with her sister, Gladys Dun¬
can.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Johnston
and baby spent Friday night
with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Car-
roll.
Doyle and Junior Stone are
improving slowly after being ill
with flu.
Pvt. Barnell (Ding) Gass is
spending a few days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley
Gass.
Ines Crisp has returned to Ber¬
ry Schools after visiting her par¬
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Crisp.
Boyd Crisp has returned to
the Navy after spending 14 days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey Crisp.
of life.
Having served her generation
in meekness and genuine hum-
bliness of spirit and Christian
devotion, she has lain down her
cares and passed to a home
promised to all who love and
faithfully serve the Lord. She
is at rest!
Dade Test Farmer
Proves to Others
Program’s Value
W. E. Pike’s test demonstration
farm has convinced the other
150 farmers on Sand Mountain
in Dade County, of the value of
his practices and they are now
organizing a community demon¬
stration in cooperation with the
Extension Service and the Tenn¬
essee Valley Authority, County
Agent L. C. Adams said this
week.
The Pike farm has proven
that by introducing the necess¬
ary minerals, phosphate and
limestone into a farming system
of legume crops turned into the
soil, a more productive agricul¬
ture can be achieved.
Mr. and Mrs. Pike purchased
this farm in 1923. Yet since Mr.
Pike became a demonstration
farmer in 1936, corn yields have
jumped from 15 to 40 bushels
per acre, cotton from 200 pounds
to 500 per acre and hay from
one to two tons per acre. All
of this has been done on land
that has an average slope of 12
per cent.
This farm has only 31 acres
of cropland but it is producing
a good living for Mr. and Mrs.
Pike and six children. Mr. Pike
declared that he either had to
increase his crop acreage, buy
more land or increase the yields
per acre. He chose the latter
course and accomplished it by
using phosphate on lespedeza,
Austrian winter peas and crim¬
son clover and turning these in¬
to the land.
The Dade County agricultural
program has emphasized use of
essential minerals—lime and
phosphate—and close growing
crops, turning under organic
matter, production and preser¬
vation of food crops, and live¬
stock and livestock improve¬
ment, and Mr. Pike has demon¬
strated what can be achieved
with such a program. Last year
$1,415 worth of produce was con¬
sumed on the farm. Income from
crops quadrupled and livestock
receipts have increased 25 per
cent.
Since entering the demonstra¬
tion program, Mr. Pike has used
17,000 pounds of triple super¬
phosphate and 100,000 pounds of
limestone.
Famous Four Tones
To Appear at School
Here Saturday Night
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
‘Sing a Little Song When Things
Go Wrong!” That means Shorty
Bradford with Four Tones are
on the “air” and will be at the
Dade County High School Sat¬
urday night. Yes, the same Four
Tones you heard over WDOD,
Chattanooga, WGST, Atlanta,
and other radio stations. The
boys are dropping over from
Raleigh, N. C., where they have
been on WPTF for the past sev¬
eral weeks.
This is one of the leading
luartets of the south, and Dade
Countians will no doubt pack
he auditorium to hear theii
favorite songs and “Hits of the
Month”. Our “own” Shorty
Bradford, an outstanding mem¬
ber of the group, will have the
boys all geared up and ready
;o go. Lee Roy Abernathy, wiz¬
ard at the piano, is anxious to
ret back for another visit with
lis Dade County friends; also,
‘pint” size Johnny New and Big
Paul Kinsey, other members of
the quartet, are keyed up for
action.
Oh, well, The Four Tones are
coming to town and that enough
;aid. Be at the High School audi¬
torium Saturday night for a real
honest to goodness program. This
is your chance to see and hear
The Four Tones. They are being
sponsored by the Dade County
Lions Club. Be there!
Mrs. M. R. Wilson
Hostess at Shower
Mrs. M. R. Wilson was hostess
to a bridal shower Saturday
evening, honoring Mrs. Ruth
McMahan Boren, a recent bride.
The hostess was assisted in
entertaining by Mrs. Charles
Kirk, which consisted of games
and contests. Mrs. Burton Keni-
mer and Mrs. Boren were win¬
ners of the contests.
Refreshments were served to
about 30 guests by Mrs. Wilson,
assisted by Mrs. Charles Hit and
Mrs. Charles Kirk. Mrs. Boren
$1.50 PER YEAH.
Red Cross Meeting
Held at Courthouse
Sunday Afternoon
A very enthusastic meeting in
the interest of rasing Dade
County’s Red Cross quota which
has been set at $18.00 was held
Sunday afternoon at the court
house. The meeting was called
by Judge J. M. C. Townsend, who
has been named to head Dade’s
war fund drive.
Miss Jewel Graves, general
representative, and George
Broach, field director, now sta¬
tioned at Ft. Oglethorpe, were
present and assisted in working
out details and plans to raise
our quota. Each of these repre¬
sentatives made appropriate
talks and explained the many
benefits derived from the func¬
tions of the National Red Cross.
Miss Graves pointed out that
While Dade’s quota of $1800.00
seemed rather high, it repre¬
sents only a mere fraction of the
national quota of $200,000,000. It
was also pointed out by the field
representative that at least 95
per cent of the $1800.00 would
go to home service for our men
of the armed forces and their
families.
Several representatives from
the various sections of the coun¬
ty were present. Everyone pledg¬
ed their all-out effort in this
and other patriotic drives. The
county, by agreement, was di¬
vided into districts, namely:
Trenton, Rising Fawn, Lookout
Mountain, Sand Mountain, Mor-
ganville, New England and Wild¬
wood. Each of these districts
were given a quota for which
each is to be responsible.
A program which is to be put
on during March is being ar¬
ranged by the American Legion
and Auxiliary, assisted by Grady
Bradford of Lookout Mountain
and Elbert Forester. This pro¬
gram will take the “shape” of an
old time fiddlers’ convention,
quartet program and what-have-
you. This program which no
doubt will require two nights is
tentatively set for the last Fri¬
day and Saturday nights of
March and will round out our
climax to the Red Cross drive.
Other projects are in the mak¬
ing, including one sponsored by
the Lions Club, which is to be
put on at the High School audi¬
torium Saturady night. Notice
of this event, which by the way,
is a return of the famous Four
Tones, appears in this issue of
The Times.
In the meantime, solicitors are
calling on individuals now and
will continue to do so until every
one has been given an oppor¬
tunity to contribute their bit.
When considering the count¬
less benefits derived from the
Red Cross and considering the
fact that the world is at war,
Dade Countians realize that
$1800.00 is not an excessive a-
mount, and Dade Countians will
raise this quota and even more,
the same as she has done in all
other patriotic drives.
Keep this drive in mind . . .
Be ready to show your colors by
'ontributing at the first oppor¬
tunity! You will, won’t you?
Special Notice to Red
Cross Committee
Everyone soliciting funds In
the present Red Cross drive is
asked to send the names of those
contributing, with the amount
each person contributed to The
Times by Wednesday noon to
each week throughout the month
if March, beginning with next
week’s issue. All money collect¬
ed is to be turned over to John
W. Murphy, treasurer, of the
Dade County Chapter, court
houst, Trenton at such times as
will be convenient to members
of the committee during the
month of March, and receipts
taken for same. The total a-
mount collected by each memb¬
er of the committee to raise this
fund will be published at the
end of the drive. Be sure to get
In the names of everyone con¬
tributing, and amount contribut¬
ed by each one, by noon Wednes¬
day. It is also requested that the
name and amount of each school
child contributing be sent in in
the same manner as those of the
adults for publication.
LOST—Black and tan Hound,
wearing collar, no name. Any
information appreciated.—BILL
BRADFORD, Wildwood, Ga. Rt.
No. 1.
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