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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1945)
lib Itnttii o • Devoted to The Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia. VOLUME XLV Dade County Folk Asked To Be Liberal In Polio Fund Drive T. S. Renfroe, Chairman of the Dade County March of Dime committee to raise funds for the fight on infantile paralysis to¬ day announced that the appeal will open January 14 and con¬ tinue until January 31. “All people,”Mr. Renfroe said, “have come to know that the National Foundation for Infan¬ tile Paralysis is a necessary and invaluable force in our national life. We know how effective it has been in epidemics of polio, providing medical care and tre¬ atment for poliomyelitis patients regardless of age, race, creed or color. “We realize that much of the knowledge of the disease and its treatment results from scien¬ tific research made possible by the National Foundation. I am sure that everyone will contrib¬ ute more generously this year than ever before.” As in former years, Mr. Ren¬ froe said, one half of all the money collected in the county will remain here to finance the hospitalization, care and treat¬ ment of local sufferers. The oth¬ er half goes to headquarters of the National Foundation and is used for continuing research, education and emergency aid in epidemics throughout the nat¬ ion. Dade County has several cases including, Lou Ada Lynn at Mor- ganville ; Virgil McKnight of Trenton; Leroy Veals of Look¬ out Mountain; The following named people have been tured of this dreadful disease in rec¬ ent months, Hobart Patterson, Trenton ; Juanita Hooker; and little Ewell Dick¬ erson is now under private tre¬ atment. We We urge urge every every citizen citizen of oi County J to give & liberally in mighty effort to stamp out this scourge of mankind. Postmaster Brock Retires After More Than 44 Yrs. After more than .. 44 years as postmaster . . at , Trenton _ , and , important government positions, Mr. W. H. Brock has announced his retirement from active ser¬ vice. Mr. Brock has created a feeling of good-will for all those who have come in contact with him in his long and faithful ten¬ ure Postmaster ' of Trenton as postoffice, and he will be sorely missed by those of us who have come to know and respect him for the businesslike way the postoffice has been managed. R. M. Morrison, popular rural mail carrier, assisted by capable Miss Doris Gass, will be acting postmaster until a successor is named for Mr. Brock. Why Georgia Needs Additional Tubercular Sanatorium Facilities 1- State, city and county san¬ atoria can accommodate only about 900 patients—not even a bed per annual death, when na¬ tional standards demand for its rarest minimum not less than 21 2 beds per annual death. 2 More than 8,000 cases are known to the State Health De¬ partment and more are being f ound each day. 3 2,600 to 3,000 new cases are ie Ported each year. This num¬ ber will increase as we expand case finding by mass x-ray sur¬ veys. 4 Mass surveys in Georgia and the United States indicate -hat 1 per cent of the general Population have tuberculosis. r hat means there are about 32.1 °°0 cases in Georgia. 5. There is a constant load of tuberculosis in the counties with Public health departments of about 6,000 cases in 120 counties. 6- There has never been less ban 1,107 deaths in a year from tuberculosis in Georgia. TRENTOT, DADE COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1945. $5,000,000 ELIZABETH KENNY INSTITUTE CAMPAIGN 'NO llfflE CHIU) OH EARTH SHOULD BE ASKED fO SUFFER PAIN, HUMILIATING DMORMtfttSOR OTHER COMPLICATIONS UNNCCSSSARltV" -2 ifttSfCR KtNNV s; -v\ | mm0 ooooooooooooooo ooo pooooooooooooooooooooooooQQOOQQQQCQ iliuuuuixiuliouuo^ Motorists Sigh At Of Tire Rationing DADE CAR OWNERS HAPPY OVER NEWS Trenton car owners w{ numbered 1 « n u prp( j fu the p npws news of of the the of tire rationing as one of good holiday tidings in 1945. Announcement tire rationing would end ary 1st was made December by Office of Price tion in Washington. The country’s stock of was frozen on December 8, the day after Pearl Harbor, rationing began January 5, 42. Rationing ® lacked four of „ , being . m . effect . three ,, years But l the i 1 _ _ nation’s _ — 1.1 ___J ^ sweet t ACI still isn’t going to be satisfied for awhile, as sugar remains on the ration chart. In fact, it is the only item left on the ration list. Mr. R. L. Dyer, chairman of the local ration board, said would' be hard to say as to when the tire situation would be back to normal in Trenton. How¬ ever. tire production for the quarter reached 11,000,000 pas- enger tires. All holders of tire purchase certificates had 11 days from announcement (Dec. 20) to in their certificates to dealers, which would enable dealers to supply them before the end of rationing. This means that local car owners who hold a certificate authorizing them to purchase tires must make the purchase before January 1 and turn in the certificate in order that all re¬ cords of this nature may be drawn to a conclusion. Since the announcement was made no additional certificates were to be issued exeept in emergency cases. The tire production increase will make it possible for most motorists to get tires within a reasonable time, Price Admini¬ strator Bowles said. The end of rationing does not mean, how¬ ever, that there will be an ample supply. Bowles requested con¬ tinued conservation measures. He cautioned dealers to take care of hardship cases and not to sell complete sets of tires to motorists who can get along with one or two during the next few months. The quartermaster general of the U. S. Army claims that the American soldiers like spuds, wanting potatoes twice a day. and consuming 219 pounds a year on an average. Published Weekly — Since 1901. LOCALS ~ PERSONALS Mr. E. E. Walraven of Sulphur Springs, spent Tuesday in Tren¬ ton on business. Our sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. George Davis, due to the death of their baby. Mrs. Nettie Mae Fleming spent last week with her uncle, An¬ drew Jenkins, and Mrs. Jenkins in East Lake. Our sympathy is extended to the Wheeler family, due to the death of their husband and fa¬ ther, I. Houston Wheeler, Sr. Clyde Patterson, who is at present employed in Dalton, spent Christmas with his family here. Miss Edna Frazier of Chattan¬ ooga, was the week-end visitor of her brother, Ralph Frazier, and her sister, Mrs. Max Page, and family. Miss Mildred Parham of Chat¬ tanooga spent a few days with her mother, Mrs. Ike Thompson, and family in Southeast Tren¬ ton. Bro. Paul Buchanan of Chat¬ tanooga preached at the Church of Christ here last Sunday. Bro. Joe Mayhew will preach there at 11 o’clock next Sunday morn¬ ing. Mr. John L. McCauley visited his son, Terrell McCauley, in Milledgeville during the Christ¬ mas holidays, and reports that Terrell is doing fine and expects to be back in Dade county in the near future. We are happy to say that Mrs. Arnold Daaniel is able to be up again, after a long period of ill¬ ness. From Big Top To Work Shop m&M. Dade County Farmers Must File Income Tax Returns By Jan. 15th Dade County farmers who re- leive two thirds or more of their 1945 income from farming must file income tax returns on or be- January 15, 1946. Marion H. Al¬ len, Collector of Internal Rev¬ enue in Atlanta announced As an aid to farmers of the county, Mr. Fred J. Howard, Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue, will be at the post- office in Trenton on Monday, January 7, for the purpose of lisssting farmers in the prepa- ation of 1945 income tax re¬ urns, and others concerned vith the current January 15, !94G, filing date. According to Mr. Allen, every rmer who has a gross income of $500 or more is required to ile an income tax return. Gross ncome from farming is held to the difference between the ctal amount of farm products oroduced for sale and the cost f production of such farm pro- ’ucc. In order that assistance may be given to the greatest number >f farmers, Mr. Allen states that ( is imperative that every Dade bounty farmer assemble his in- ormation in the following man- ier; He should have a state- lent prepared showing his total ncome from each class of farm product or other sources for the ■'ntire year of 1945; he should have a statement made showing the total amount of each class of expense and deductions, such as fertilizer, labor, seed, feed, etc Each class of expense should be itemized, but should show the total amount of such expense for the entire year. Business people other than farmers were required to file es¬ timates of their 1945 tax liability on or before March 15, 1946, and to pay the estimated tax in quar terly installments, Mr. Allen ex¬ plains, but in the case of far¬ mers, no estimate was required to be filed with respect to the 1945 income until January 15, 1946. He adds that a farmer may file an estimated return on or before January 15, 1946, and thereafter file his final return on. or before March 15, 1946, or if he prefers, he may file a com¬ plete return by January 15, 1946 and thereby avoid the necessity of filing any estimated return. Service News Among those recently dis¬ charged from the U. S. Army at Fort Knox was Edward T. Sin- iard of Route 1, Rising Fawn. * * * It has been announced by the Navy that Haston J. Hibbs S/3C has been granted a honorable discharge at the Naval Separat¬ ion Center, Jacksonville, Fla. * * * It has been announced by the War Department that Grover C. Whitley, husband, of Mrs. Gro¬ ver C. Whitley of Sulphur Springs, has been promoted from the rank of Pfc. to Corpo¬ ral. Corp. Whitley is at present serving with the Air Borne En¬ gineers on Okinawa. * * * Eugene Wood of Wildwood, re¬ cently discharged from the U. S. Army, was a welcome visitor to the Times office this week. We arc always glad for the returned servicemen to drop by and talk with us, for we realize that the debt we owe to them for the noteworthy feats performed in the war can never be repaid. BUBBLES SEZ • Know what character is? Cleaning the comers nobody sees! And say, cleaning’s extra tough now, with soap so short. You can help by turning in USED FATS to help make it. Keep saving, wontcha? Chad Skaggs of Indiana spent the holidays with Billy Frank Newby at New England. Mrs. N. N. Lawrence and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Yarbrough visited relatives in Alabama re¬ cently. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gass of Chattanooga have been visiting Mrs. Gass’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wallace, here. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Price and family attended the Cureton family reunion on Signal Moun¬ tain last Sunday. Miss Jerry Sheridan of Oak Ridge, Tenn., visited Mr. Clar¬ ence Sanland and other friends here during Christmas. Mrs. Roy Graves and daugh¬ ter, Joyce, are spending a few days with Mrs. Graves’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Parker, in Whiteside, Tenn., this week. John Forester Reeves has re¬ turned to Freed-Hardeman Col¬ lege at Henderson, Tenn., after spending several weeks with his famil^at New Nngland. Don’t forget the March of Dimes that begins January 14 and continues until January 31. We must not let the unfortun¬ ates that have been stricken with this dread disease suffer from the lack of funds to carry on the vital research so neces¬ sary in eombatting Polio. We are happy to announce the opening of the Free Will Gospel Mission at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Daniel. Services each Saturday night at 6:30 and on Sunday afternoon at 1:30. Everybody is invited to come and help us out. Bro. George Stephens is in charge. Dade County’s Only Newspaper. NUMBER 52. North Dade Junior High School Building Destroyed By Fire Fire of undetermined origin this (Wednesday) morning swept through the North Dade Junior High School, totally des¬ troying this modern brick struc¬ ture. The loss was estimated at $30,000.00, only a part of which is covered by insurance. The fire, which was one of the worst in Dade county history, is now being investigated by County School Superintendent L. M. Al¬ lison and other school officials to determine the possible cause of the conflagration. Plans for the students at the school have not been announced as yet. Mrs. DeWitt Williams Buys Scruggs Home Mr. H. F. Allison, enterprising real estate broker of Trenton, announces that the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Scruggs has been sold to Mrs. Dewitt Will¬ iams of Chattanooga. Mr. Scrug¬ gs has accepted a position with the A.G.S. Railroad and hence¬ forth he and Mrs. Scruggs will reside in Picayune, Miss. The sale of this desirable lo¬ cation by Mr. Allison is more evidence of the progressive spir¬ it of this wide-a-wake business¬ man, who we believe is always looking toward the betterment of Trent on and Dade County. May we have more and more of this progressive spirit is our plea. The purchase price of the'Scrug- gs residence was not made pub¬ lic. OBITUARY ISAAC HOUSTON WHEELER Isaac Houston Wheeler, 72, died at his home in Trenton at 1:15 o’clock Monday afternoon, De¬ cember 31, 1945. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha J. Wheeler; two daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Ryan and Mrs. Kather¬ ine. Mayhew, both of Trenton; seven sons, W. F. Wheeler, of Trenton; W. B. Wheeler, De¬ troit: J. T. Wheeler, Bremen, Ga.; J. V. Wheeler, Chattanoo¬ ga; I. O., T. T. and I. H. Whee¬ ler, Jr., all of Trenton ; 30 grand¬ children and seven great-grand¬ children; two sisters, Mrs. Bess Newby and Mrs. Nan Tatum, both of Trenton; three brothers, F. T. Wheeler of Oliver Springs, Tenn.; T. B. and Eli Wheeler of Trenton. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning from the Trenton Church of Christ, with Minister Paul Buchanan officiating. Active pallbearers were Brown Newby, Joe Mayhew, Homer Ryan, Tom Tatum, L. C. Spears and Woodrow Daniel. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. D. S. Middleton, W. L. Wilker- son, A. L. Dyer, Wiley Gass, Frank Morrison, Hugh A. Price, W. O. Stephenson, W. H. Brock, L. E. Ryan, W. B. Cureton, Joe Tatum, James C. Case, P. F. Newby, Lewis McBryar, W. I. Price, Bert Fridell and Will Reeves. VERLON WOOTEN Verlon, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wooten of Avans, passed away early Saturday morning. He is survived by his parents, one brother, Kenneth, and one sister, Shirley Ann; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Vance Wooten, and Mrs. Whit- zell. Funeral serivices were held Sunday afternoon at Brown Gap church, with the Rev. Bill Gass officiating. Interment . was in the adjoining cemetery, with McBryar Funeral Home in charge. ERDY DAVIS Erdy, two-weeks-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Davis, pass¬ ed away at their home in Tren¬ ton Friday December 28, 1945, after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Church of Christ, with Rev. Joe Mayhew officiating. Burial was in Deer Head cemetery, with McBryar Funeral Home in charge,
