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Devoted to The Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
NUMBER 3 0.—VOLUME 44.
4H’ers Help Boost
Milk Production In
First Half Of 1944
To meet wartime needs, U. S.
milk production during the first
half of 1944 was 61.6 billion
pounds, which is an increase
of 14.2 percent over the 1937-41
corresponding period average.
Rural boys and girls in Geor¬
gia contributed appreciably to
this increase through partici¬
pation in the National Kraft 4-H
Dairy Production Activity.
"In this activity," State 4-H
Club Leader W. A. Sutton, Jr.,
said, "4-H'ers learn good milk
production methods and dem¬
onstrate them to others as a
part of the Food Fights for Free¬
dom program, and thereby con-
tribue to the improvement of
the dairyindustry in their own
community."
Outstanding records of milk
production and demonstrations,
Mr. Sutton added, are rewarded
with medals, War Savings
Bonds, National 4-H Club Con¬
gress (Chicago) trips, and col¬
lege scholarships respectively
to the highest rating and sec¬
ond place county participants,
eight state top racking memb¬
ers in two classes, TO seceianal
winners, and national cham¬
pions.
Most Fires are Caused
By Man, Agent Says
County Agent L. C. Adams
this week reminded Dade Coun¬
ty farmers that 99 percent of all
woods fires are caused by man
and, therefore, can be prevent¬
ed.
The county agent said that
"while we usually have fewer
fires during the growing season
they do more damage. With
woods full of slash from logging
operations, forest fires can be
more destructive than ever be¬
fore."
Mr. Adams declared that
most woods fires can be pre¬
vented by the following few
simple rules:
1. Be sure every match is out
before it is thrown away. A
good way to do this is to break
the match in half.
2. Do not leave any brush,
wood, or any other fire until it
is entirely out. asserted
The Extension agent
that many hundreds of acres of
woodland burned every year
in Dade County is caused by
someone's carlessness in leav¬
ing firethat has not been ex¬
tinguished.
Dade Fox Hunters
Have Barbecue
The fox hunters of Dade
County gave a barbecue Sat¬
urday night, August 12th, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
Moore in Sly go Valley. The
supper was a return courtesy of
the Tennessee Fox Hunters' As-
sociation.
Those present, other than Mr.
and Mrs. Moore, were: Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Moore and children,
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Moore and
children, Betty Lee Miller and
Mrs. Lawrence Dugan, Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. Jiles and children, Mr.
■ and Mrs. Otis Foster, Mr. and
Mrs. Omer Ryan and children
of Trenton; Mr. and Mrs. Walt¬
er Spiith of New England; Mr.
ana Jvirs. Bill Lynch and child¬
ren of Rising Fawn; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hixon and child¬
ren, Mrs. M. M. Stephens, Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Raines and W.
W. Hixon of Morganville; Mr.
C. M. Smith, Mr. Ordell Ginn
and son of Hooker; Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Wilson of Wild¬
wood; Mr. and Mrs. Lake
Swdfford and daughter of Har¬
rison, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs.
Hoyle Jackson and children,
Mr. and Mrs. George Dean and
Clara Dean of Signal Moun¬
tain; Billy and Ronald Williams
of Chattanooga.
TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1944.
Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
Christinas Mailing
Period For Overseas
"Save strong string and
material and start to plan shop¬
ping," Postmaster General
Frank C. Walker advises A-
mericans in announcing the
rules for mailing of Christ r.as
gifts for Army and Navy per¬
sonnel overseas.
This year the Christmas mail¬
ing period for both Army and
Navy overseas forces is the
same—Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. After
Oct. 15 no gift parcel may be
mailed to a soldier without the
presentation of a written request
from him.
The great demands upon
shipping and the need for giv¬
ing preference to arms, muni¬
tions, medicine and food is the
prime reason for the early mail¬
ing date. Moreover, gift parcels
must travel great distances to
reach Army and Navy person¬
nel who are located at emote
points, and frequently the
transfer of large numbers *o
new stations necessitates for-
wrading of the packages and
additional time is required.
"The response that our peo¬
ple made last year during the
overseas mailing period dem¬
onstrated that they will co-op¬
erate in any measure designed
for the welfare of our armed
forces personnel," Mr. Walker
said. "It is not easy to con¬
centrate on Christmas gifts in
the midst of warm weather here
at home but our people recog¬
nized the need, and because
they want the men and women
who are absent from their
homes to know that they are
not forgotten at Christmas they
took pains to assure prompt de¬
livery of Christmas gifts.
"I know that our people will
observe the overseas mailing
schedule once more this year,
but I do wish to stress this fact:
More care must be taken in
wrapping and packing parcels
securely and addressing them
clearly and correctly.
"It is not a pleasant thing to
visit a postal concentration
center and see the numbers of
Christmas parcels which will
never reach servicemen and
servicewomen. Postoffice per¬
sonnel have order to do every¬
thing they can to effect delivery
of such gifts, because we know
how important they are for the
happiness of the armed forces.
Too frequently, nothing can be
done.
"I am sorry that anyone ever
mentioned that the size of a
shoe box is the approximate
limit for packages intended for
gift mailings overseas. Unhap¬
pily many people become con¬
vinced that a shoe box is the
best possible container. We
must be mindful that these gifts
must travel far, with shipping
space crowded. If the gifts are
to be protected in transit they
must be packed in boxes made
of metal, wood, solid fiberboard
or strong double-faced corrug¬
ated fiberboard, reinforced with
strong gummed paper tape If both or
tied with strong twine.
tape and strong twine are used,
so much the better. If the outer
wrapper is crushed—and this is
likely to happen—the loss of
contents may be prevented wrapped if
fiberboard boxes are
in heavy paper. unable deliver
"We were to
many parcels which families
and friends sent to men and
women overseas last year be¬
cause they were crushed in
transit and the gift and the out¬
side wrapper became separat¬
ed. We would have been able
to make delivery if the address
had been on the inside wrap¬
per. We advise that everyone
write the address of the sender
and addressee inside the pack¬
age as well as outside.
"Christmas gifts mean much
to our people overseas. Because
strong twine, heavy paper and
boxes and fiberboard will
prove of real help in making
delivery of gifts possible, I urge
those at home to begin saving
these materials now. As time
goes on they are going to be¬
come even more scarce than
Published Weekly — Since 1901 .
Annual Forester
Reunion August 27th
Following is the program for
the annual Forester Reunion
to be held at Cloverdale, Sun¬
day, August 27:
Song—"Amazing Grace," led
by Frank Forester.
Prayer—Frank Forester.
Welcome Address: Gus For¬
ester.
Response: Irene Forester.
Reading of the minutes of last
reunion and election of officers
Song Service: directed by
John Warren.
Talk: by Mrs. M. G. Bradford.
Reading: Betty Bates.
Song: John Warren's quartet.
Sermon (11 o'clock): Rev. Von
Crawford.
DINNER.
Song Service: directed by
John Warren.
Address: Elbert Forester.
Solo: "Shorty" Bradford.
Address: Judge J. M. C.
Townsend.
Song: John Warren's quartet.
Talk: J. Laurel Johnson.
Reading: Aubrey Forester.
Talk: Mrs. Jim Reeves.
Song: Uncle Jim Bradford.
Talk: Judge J. M. C. Town¬
send.
Talk: Dr. D. S. Middleton.
Song: Lookout Mountain
quartet (directed by Grady
Bradford).
Talk: L. M. Allison, County
Supt. of Schools.
Reading: Marjorie Morgan.
Talks: Uncle Bob McKaig,
Chas. Bible, Mrs. John Phillips,
Uncle Jim Bradford and others.
Closing: Frank Forester.
Song: "God Be With You."
All Forester and friends are
cordially invited to come and
spend the day.
Gus Forester, Chairman.
Inez Forester, Secy.
they are now."
Among the more important
rules for Christmas mailings to
the armed forces overseas are
the following:
The parcel must not exceed
five pounds, 13 and must not be
more than inches in length
of 36 inches in length and girth
combined. It should be marked
"Christmas parcel" so that it
may be given special attention
to assure its arrival before Dec.
25th.
Not more than one parcel
may be mailed in any one
week to the same member of
the armed forces by or in be¬
half of the same mailer.
When combination packages
are made up of such items as i 1
miscellaneous toilet articles,
hard candies, soaps, etc., the
contents should be tightly pack¬
ed so that they will not become
loosened in transit and damage
the contents or the cover. Hard
candies, nuts, carmels (includ¬
ing those covered with choco¬
late), cookies, fruit cake, and
chocolate bars, individually
wrapped in waxed paper
should be enclosed in inner
boxes of wood, metal or card¬
board.
Perishable goods, such as
fruits and vegetables that may
spoil, are prohibited. materials Intoxi¬
cants, infammable
such as matches or lighter
fluids, poisons and anything
that may damage other mail,
also are prohibited. Gifts en¬
closed in glass should be sub¬
stantially packed to avoid
breakage. Sharp instruments,
such as razors, and knives,
must have their edges and
points protected so that they
cannot cut through the cover¬
ings and injure postal person¬
nel or damage other packages.
Relatives and friends who
know that the personnel in the
armed services to whom they
plan to send gifts are at far dis¬
tant points should begin to
mail their packages on the
opening day—Sept. 15—of the
mailing period. Last year late
mailings, causing concentra¬
tion of great numbers of pack¬
ages in the final days of the
mailing period, threatened to
defeat the program. It is stress¬
ed that success can be assured,
with the limited personnel and
facilities available, only if the
public .gives full cooperation
through prompt mailings of the
Your Ranger Says...
By Buck Pace
"The past few days have
been busy ones for your Rang¬
er. With the help of our District
Forester, Mr. J. F. Pullen, some
rangers from nearby counties,
and several
home county
men, we have
really made
some progress
on the tele¬
phone line over
which the "S.O.
S." will be sent
when a forest
Pace fire is discover¬
ed. Every effort is being made
to get our towers built and to
establish our telephone connec¬
tions as soon as possible so
that we can put our fire protec¬
tion system towork in an ef¬
fective way. But folks, we hav¬
en't waited for thecompletion
of all these facilities before be¬
ginning fire control. With the
help of some volunteers, we al¬
ready have save some of our
Dade County timber.
"However, for us to have suc¬
cessful fire protection means
more than having someone to
put out fires—it means that ev¬
ery man, woman and child will
have to begin more careful hab¬
its in handling fire. Very few
fires are unavoidable in this
count. Most of them are started
through carelessness. Burning
brush, smoking and uncontroll¬
ed pasture burning cause most
of the fires that do so much
damage to our timber. We are
needing timber badly now, and
in all probability will continue
to need it for generations to
come. So, regardless of whcrt
we are doing or where we are
Let's Protect our Forest
"Mr. John Hinton, who is with
the TV A, will be in our county
for several months during the
installation of our fire protec¬
tion system. Several nights
each week he will present for¬
estry movie programs in some
part of the county. He has some
mighty intersting pictures and
we hope everyone will make
an effort to attend one of these
shows each month. Everywhere
we have shown these pictures,
they have been received with
keen interest—so be sure to be
present when a show is adver¬
tised in your section. We prom¬
ise you an evening of worth¬
while entertainment. Next week
we will have a show at:
Shanty Town Church, Aug.
21st; Scealf School, Aug. 23;
Head River School, Aug. 25.
The above scheduled programs
will begin at 8 p. m._
SPECIAL SERVICES SUNDAY
NIGHT AT MORGANVILLE
Special services will be held
at the Morganville Methodist
church on Sunday night at 8
o'clock, in honor of the men
and women in the armed forces.
The pastor, the Rev. Edward
Steffner, urges all members of
the community to be present,
especially those having loved
ones in the service of their
country. will be
A boquet of flowers
presented to the parents of the
boy who hasn't been home on
furlough for the longest time.
There will be prayer for the
boys, special music and preach
ing by the pastor.
All young people are invited
to attend League at 7 o'clock.
AVANS HOME DEM. CLUB
MET TUESDAYAFTERNOON
The Avans Hame Demonstra¬
tion Club met Tuesday after¬
noon at the home home of Mrs.
Lillie Hardeman, with Mrs.
Verna Hood presiding. dem¬
Miss Berryman gave a
onstration on pickles and brine-
ing, which was very interest¬
ing. The September Murdock meeting
will be at the old
place with Mrs. C. C. McAbee.
All members are urged to be
present. Bodenhamer,
Mrs. H. H.
Reporter.
LOST, Strayed or Stolen— One
Brindle Bulldog, answers to the
name of “Bud”. $10.00 Reward.
GEORGE GIFFORD, Trenton,
Ga.
overseas gift from the opening
of the mailing period.
Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
SCHOOL LUNCHES
AVAILABLE FOR
ANOTHER YEAR -
School lunches for some 145,-
770 children of Georgia's
schools have been assured a-
gain this school year by the
appropriation by Congress of
$50,000,000 for its operation, T.
Walter Hughes, state supervisor
of the War Foo dAdministrtion's
office of distribution, said this
week.
More than 4,000,000 children
in 31,000 school throughout the
nation received lunches
through the federal-local pro¬
gram ending the 1943-44 pro¬
gram. This year's lunch pro¬
gram will be similar to that car¬
ried out last year.
Designed to operate under
local sponsorship by school
boards, or other school orga¬
nizations, parent-teacher groups
and civic clubs or other non¬
profit organizations, the pro¬
gram also helps in moving sea¬
sonally abundant foods, and in
giving farmers and food distrib¬
utors additional outlets for these
commodoities.
The War Food Administration
reimburses local sponsors for
their purchases of food for the
program up. to a maximum a-
mount, determined by the type
lunches served. In addition,
suitable foods purchased under
the WFA price-support program
are distributed directly to the
schools.
The school lunch program,
created to safeguard the health
of the nation's children by as¬
suring them at least one-third
of their daily nutritive require¬
ments, also helps in develop¬
ing good food habits among
children, and teaches them the
use of highly nutritious and a-
bundant foods, Mr. Hughes de¬
clared.
Meals are provided free of
charge to children unable to
pay for them, without any dis¬
crimination.
Lookout Valley Baptist
Association to Meet
On August 23 - 24
The 42nd annual session of the
Lookout Valley Asociation will
meet with the New Home Bap¬
tist church on Sand Mountain
August 23 and 24.
The program is as follows:
Wednesday Morning Session
10:00 to 10:15—Song, by con¬
gregation, and devbtion by Rev.
Von Crawford.
10:15 to 10:45—Digest of let¬
ters and setting of Messengers.
10:45 to 11:00—Election of of-
ficers
11:00 to 11:15—Repbrt on Sun¬
day School by Miss Birdie John¬
son.
11:15 to 11:45—Report on Or¬
phans’ Home by Rev. J. L. Fort¬
ney. 12:15—Dbctrinal
11:45 to Ser¬
mon by Rev. J. N. Roach.
12:15 to 1:15—Lunch.
Afternoon Session
1:15 to 1:30—Song service, by
choir, and devotion by Mr. C. L.
Holmes.
1:30 tb 2:15—Report on State,
Home and Foreign Missions by
members of State Board.
2:15 to 2:30—Report on Relig¬
ious Literature, by Mrs. S. J.
Hale.
2:30 to 3:00—Evangelism Ser¬
mon by Rfcv. Frank Hixs'on.
Thursday Morning Session
10:00 to 10:15—Song and de¬
votion by Rev. D. W. Crawford.
10:15 to 10:40—Report on Hso-
pital by Dr. Dick H. Hall, Jr.
10:40 to 11:00—Christian Edu¬
cation by Arthur Jackson.
11:00 to 11:15—W. M. U. re¬
port by Mrs. Ray Smith.
11:15 to 12:00—Mesage by Dr.
W. H. Foust.
12:00 to 1:00—Lunch.
Afternoon Session
1:00 to 1:10—Devotion by Mr.
Gus Forester .
1:10 to 1:30—Repbrt on Bap¬
tist Training Union by Mrs. El¬
bert Forester.
1:30 to 1:50—Report on Tem¬
perance by Rev. Pearl Tinker.
1:50 to 2:20—Our Part in the
Cooperative Program by Dr. W.
H. Foust.
2:20 to 2:30—Report Nelson. on our
deceased by Rev. T. C.
2:30 to 3:00—Report of Com¬
mittee in response to entertain¬
ment by hostess church, by Mrs.
J. Nelson Roach.
$1.50 PER YEAR.
Annual Garden Club
Picnic Held at Home
Of Mr. and Mrs.Brock
The annual picnic of the Gar¬
den Club of Trenton given for
the families of the members
was held Saturday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Brock. Plans were for it to be
an out-of-doors affair, but the
downpour of rain at the ap¬
pointed hour drove the guests
to the large porch of the Brock
home. Tables were soon trans¬
ferred to the porte-cochere,
where the chicken feast was
served.
Mrs. T. S. Renfroe was chair¬
man of the committee, assisted
by Mrs. E.G. Wright and others.
A. J. Brown, of Valley Head,
Ala., gave the invocation. Mrs.
L. M. Allison is president of the
club.
No set program was planned,
but the group sang patriotic
songs, led by Mrs. E. A. Ellis,
following the supper, and were
later entertained by violin and
guitar numbers by Sen. Elbert
Forester, of Atlanta, and radio
artist Carroll Bradford, of Vir¬
ginia.
The following members, their
families and guests attended:
Mr. and Mrs. Flake N. Belk,
and Flake, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Peck, Mr. and Mrs. Jiles O.
Gass, Lebron and Arthur Gass,
and guest, Carroll Bradford, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred A. Morgan and
daughters,Martha Ann, Mar¬
jorie and Lauretta, Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Raulston and sons, Marvin
and Gilbert, and guest Bill Till,
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Brown, Mrs.
W. G. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs.
R. M. Morrison and children,
R. M. Jr., and Kathleen, and
guest, Ellen Morrison, Mr. and
Mrs. R. S. Townsend and child¬
ren, Billy Mike and Stony, Mrs.
W. W. Williams, Mrs. M. R. Wil¬
son and daughter, Jacqueline,
Mrs. W. N. Tatum, Mr. and Mrs.
Early Ellis and E. A. Jr., Mrs. E.
S. Pace and daughter, Judy,
and Eddy Pace, Mrs. John E.
Woodfin, Mrs. A. L. Kuyken¬
dall and daughter, Martha, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Thomas, Mrs. S.
L. Sells and Jack Sells, Mrs. M.
G. Bice, Mrs. W. L. Wilkinson,
Mrs. G. C. Tatum, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Nelson Roach, Mr. and Mrs.
L. M. Allison and L. M. Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Scruggs and
guests, P. O. 3 C and Mrs. Chas.
Wright and daughter, Patricia
Ann, Mrs. Mabel Russell, Mrs.
H. P. Tate, Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Wright and E. G. Jr., Miss Hel¬
en Wright and guests, Mr. and
Mrs. W. K. Levi, Miss Kathryn
Berryman, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Gray and daughters, Evelyn
and Jean, Judge and Mrs. J. M.
Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. T. S.
Renfroe and children, Myma,
Bobbie, Kelly, Patsy and Peggy,
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Carpenter,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Street, Mrs.
Roy McBryar and children, Roy
Jr., and Sherry Ann, Elaine Dy¬
er and Mr. and Mrs. Brock.
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DADE COUNTY TIMES
COMMENDED BY GEN.
FREDERICK E. UHL
Maj.-Gen. Frederick E.
Uhl, commanding general
of the Fourth Service com¬
mand, Atlanta, has a-
warded The Dade County
Times a certificate of ap¬
preciation "for public ser¬
vice rendered under ad¬
verse conditions in time
of war."
Signed by General Uhl,
the certificate says, in
part:
"The news media in the
Fourth Service command
have rendered valued pa¬
triotic service by keeping
the civilian members of
the national civilian-mili¬
tary team intelligently in¬ f
formed both the news and
the needs of the military.
Their sustained, energetic
support contributes direct¬
ly to our certain victory."
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