The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965, February 24, 1944, Image 1
(fnnn(n Devoted to The Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. Published Weekly — Since 1901. Dade's Only Newspaper. 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. The Mars is the world’s larg¬ est flying boat. It weighs 160,-